William "Indian Interpreter" Woodward

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William Woodward's origins are unknown.[2][3] In 1657 a land grant to a Col. George Reed listed "Wm. Woodward" as one of forty headrights. It is unknown if this is the same man.

Disputed Origins

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• John Woodward and Eliza Woodward
• Christopher Woodward[1] and Dorothy Wilkinson
• Christopher Woodward, Il, of London and Katherine Audley

Biography

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The identity of William's wife is not known,[2][3] but an undocumented person named "Martha West" has been suggested.[3][5] He had two daughters,

• Ann (m. Wm. Spencer) and
• Martha (m. Gideon Macon, m. Nathaniel West, m. William Bigger), [6]

and was an ancestor of Martha Washington,[2] a great-grandfather through his daughter Martha and her first husband. It is suggested that he had three more children but they are not named.[3]

William was an Indian Interpreter and patentee in 1664 of 2100 acres then in New Kent (later in King William) county in Virginia.[2] The Virginia land grant stated the land was sold to him by Queen Cockacoeske of the Pamunkey and a petition to the governor stated her desire to have him as a neighbor and translator for her people.[7] [3] His death date is unknown, but there is a record of the disposition of his land dated July 20, 1703. [8]

Sources

1. ↑ mentioned as a possible but unproven son here: http://woodardfamilytree.com/christopherwoodwardofva.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 William Woodward, Indian Interpreter, Biographical and Genealogical Notes and Queries, in The William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr., 1934), p. 178
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Patricia Brady. Martha Washington: An American Life, Penguin, 2006. Ch. 1
4. ↑ Nugent, Nell. Cavaliers and Pioneers. 1934. reprint Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. 1983. Vol. 1, Patent Book 6, pp. 389-390
5. ↑ Genealogy Forum: William Woodward
6. ↑ Dorman, John F. Adventurers of Purse and Person. Fourth Edition. Genealogical Publishing Co.Inc., Baltimore, Md. 2007. Vol. III, p. 491
7. ↑ Library of Virginia, Northern Neck Land Grants, record at [0Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,William%20Woodward&facet=lds04,include,LAN&offset=0 LVA]
8. ↑ Dorman, Adventurers, p. 391 citing King William County, VA, Record Book 1, pp. 109-110.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Dandridge.ftw