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Edward Woodward, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Acton (near Nantwich), Cheshire, England
Death: July 15, 1754 (75)
New Town Square, Chester, Pennsylvania
Place of Burial: Newtown Square, Delaware, PA
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Woodward and Jane Woodward
Husband of Abigail Woodward; Alice [Allen] Woodward and Elizabeth [Taylor] Woodward
Father of Margaret Woodward; Edward Woodward, II; Abigail Vernon; Hannah Hunter; Mary Woodward and 3 others
Brother of William Woodward; Richard Woodward; Ann Woodward; Thomas Woodward; Martha Baker and 4 others

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About Edward Woodward, I

Edward Woodward

Married

  • Married: Abigail Edge on 24 March 1705 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Married: Alice Allin on 23 March, 1722 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , widow, daughter of George & Sarah Smedley.
  • Married: Elizabeth Taylor, Widow of Peter Taylor of Providence

Children with Abigal Edge

  • Margaret Woodward, born 12 month 22 1705; Married Aaron Vernon of Providence
  • Edward Woodward, born 10 month 28, 107; Married Sarah Sharples
  • Abigail Woodward, born 5 month 24, 1710; Married Moses Vernon brother of Aaron
  • Mary Woodward, born 6 month 25, 1712; Probably Died unmarried
  • Hannah Woodward, born 5 month 2 1715; Married William Hunter of Newton

Children with Alice Smedley/Allen

  • George Woodward, died unmarried
  • Jane Woodward, Married Nathaniel Newlin about 1734

The First Fishers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Colonies 1650 - 1747

Pg. 83/4 Lease & Release. 25 & 26 Dec 1733 Jane Newlin exetrx of Nathaniel Newlin of Concord lately dec., Edward Woodward exec. & Ellis Lewis & John Newlin trustees of the will of Nathaniel Newlin, to Thomas Wilson of East Marlborough, laborer. Wm Penn Mar 1681 to Nicholas Moor, James Claypoole, William Shark, Edward Peirce, John Simcock, Thomas Brassey, Thomas Baker & Edward Brooks a tract 20,000 acres laid out with some lots in Philadelphia in the trust of the Free Society of Traders. 1688 Benjamin Chambers, president of the Society…. Now 327 acres to Thomas Wilson, bounded by William Wickersham, George Baily. Pg. 48-49 Deed. On 30 Nov 1731 John Owen, sheriff of Chester County, to Edward Woodward of the County of Chester, yeoman. Whereas Samuel Mickles in the Court of Common Pleas on 27 Aug 1730 recovered against William Fisher, the admin. Of the goods & chattels of Jonathon Bradley, who died intestate, for the debt … goods & chattels of Jonathon Bradley in the hands of William Fisher. Seized a tract containing 200 acres which had been surveyed to Jonathon Bradley 17 June 1729 situated on the branches of Brandywine Creek. … _

Pg. 48-49 Deed

Pg. 48-49 Deed. On 30 Nov 1731 John Owen, sheriff of Chester County, to Edward Woodward of the County of Chester, yeoman. Whereas Samuel Mickles in the Court of Common Pleas on 27 Aug 1730 recovered against William Fisher, the admin. Of the goods & chattels of Jonathon Bradley, who died intestate, for the debt … goods & chattels of Jonathon Bradley in the hands of William Fisher. Seized a tract containing 200 acres which had been surveyed to Jonathon Bradley 17 June 1729 situated on the branches of Brandywine Creek.

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Edward Woodward, I's Timeline

1679
June 10, 1679
Acton (near Nantwich), Cheshire, England
1706
February 22, 1706
Chester County,Pennsylvania
1707
December 27, 1707
Middletown twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania
1710
May 26, 1710
Chester County,Pennsylvania
1712
June 25, 1712
Chester County,Pennsylvania
1715
May 2, 1715
Chester County,Pennsylvania
1723
1723
Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1724
1724