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John8 Woodson[1]

Male Est 1783 - 1832  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name John8 Woodson 
    Born Est 1783  Carter's Ferry Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1832  Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Died without issue and left legatee Kennon Children of his sister, among other bequests.
    Person ID I18213  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 

    Father John7 Woodson,   b. Est 1755,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F6659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Arithmetic Book Belonged to Joseph Woodson
    Arithmetic Book Belonged to Joseph Woodson
    JosephWoodsonb1787book.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S228] jstor.org, http://archive.org/stream/jstor-1915487/1915487_djvu.txt.
      John2 Woodson made his will 20 August 1684, which was proved October 1, 1684. He mentions a wife, without naming her, and two sons, John3 and
      Robert3, "who hath labored for himself 3 years." He mentions also son Robert's two children, Jane and Samuel.
      John3 Woodson (John2, John1) married before 1680
      (date of a deed recorded in. Henrico) Mary Tucker, orphan, of Samuel Tucker, master of the ship Vinetree, whose widow Jane married, secondly, John Pleasants, of Curls, in Henrico county. (See X., p. 186.) He made his will May 1, 1700. His wife
      Mary made her will in 1710. Issue named in said wills, 80 Joseph, eldest son, 81 Samuel Tucker, 82 Benjamin, 83 Jane, married her first cousin, once removed, 7 Joseph3 , son of 2 Robert2
      Woodson. (See issue, Vol. X., p. 47 and 186.)
      Joseph5 Woodson (Joseph4 , John3 , John2 , John1) had issue 96 Joseph, who died in Henrico in 1752.
      Joseph6 Woodson (Joseph 5, Joseph4, John3 , John2, John1) had issue, 97 John7 Woodson, to whom his grandfather, 88 Joseph5 , made a deed in 1752 for land on Four Mile Creek, in Henrico, calling him "son and heir" of his son Joseph Woodson, dec'd.
      John8 Woodson, son of John7 Woodson, of "Carter's
      Ferry," calls himself in his will of Bear Garden, in the county of Buckingham, died without issue, and by his will, proved May 28, 1832, in Cumberland county, he left legacies to his sister
      Nancy Deane, his nephew Francis B. Deane, his niece Elizabeth, wife of Robert Irving, deceased sister Sally Overton's children, and deceased sister Elizabeth Kennon's surviving children. He
      made Francis B. Deane, Sr., Randolph Harrison, John H. Cocke and nephew Francis B. Deane, Jr., executors. Witnesses, William Woodson and Carter H. Bradley.
      Named with brother Robert in his Father's Will