John Woodruff, Sr.

Biography

John Woodruff was baptized in 1574 in Fordwich, Kent, England.[1], the son of Robert Woodruff and Ann Russell.

He married Elizabeth Cartwright in 1601 in Kent, England.[2]

John Woodruff, upon coming to man's estate, took up his residence in Northgate, where his uncle William Russell was a churchwarden.

John Woodruffe died in 1611[1] and was buried on 4 Oct 1611 in St. Mary-Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England

Notes

He resided in the parish of St Mary Northgate, Canterbury, in which parish his uncle, William Russell, was churchwarden. "his will, dated in September 1611, and proved in October of that year, provided that he be "buried at the discretion of my well beloved wyffe," made minor legacies to his young and only son John, and to others, and bequeathed the remainder of "Goods and chattills" to his wife Elizabeth. The witness to this will was John Gosmer. (Canterbury and St Mary Northgate Wills; C E Woodruff's search and correspondence.)"

• CNW I p 28

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From https://www.longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I00754&tr...

John Woodruffe 1574-1611 was apparently a member of this parish also, as was John Gosmer. He probably married Eliz. Cartwright there in 1601. According to CNW, 'the Canterbury Marriage Licenses, 1568-1618, p. 181, record that on October 24, 1611, a marriage license was issued to "Gosmer, John of St. Mary Northgate, Canterbury, joiner, and Elizabeth Woodruffe of same parish, widow. Marriage to be held in St. Mary Bredin parish, Canterbury."' John Gosmer was witness to John Woodruffe's will there (Canterbury and St. Mary Northgate Wills). John Woodruffe, the Immigrant, was baptized in 1604 in St. Mary Northgate, Canterbury also. However, he was recorded as a churchwarden in Fordwich in 1636 and probably married Ann there (date?). Their son John was baptized in 1637 in the adjoining parish of Sturry, Kent, England. CNW does indicate, though, that the Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Fordwich, Kent, England is "a burial ground for Woodruff ancestors" and he has a picture of this pre-Norman church in his Vol

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Woodruff-423 cites
   1. Woodruff Chronicles a genealogy Vol I. Glendale, California: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1967, Page 28.
   2. The Woodruffs of New Jersey who came from Fordwich, Kent, England, by way of Lynn, Massachusetts, and Southampton, Long Island. by Woodruff, Francis E. (Francis Eben), 1844-1914. (1909). Page 12-13 < Archive.Org >
   3. Ancestry.com. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=elizawoodruffs&id... (dead link)