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First Generation
John WOODWARD of Upton, Buckinghamshire.
The General Armory book by Burkes' states that the arms for this family of WOODWARD - both of co Bedford, and Upton, co Bucks, [and the arms granted in 1527 co Bucks] were: Barry of six az and ar three bucks' heads cabossed or, on a chief of the third a wolf pass gu between two annulets sa. The crest for Woodward's of County Bedford and Upton, Bucks were: A wolf's head ar collard sa studded or, between an acorn branch and a branch of fern ppr. While the crest for the Woodwards of co Bucks were: A wolf's head couped ar gorged with a collar sa charged with three plates.
Arms were granted to the Woodward - Buckinghamshire family in 1527; also to families of the name in Gloucester and London, England. Nearly all the arms of the Woodward family resemble each other. For instance: Barry of six azure and argent over all three harts' heads caboshed or ; on a chief of the third a wold passant gules, between two annulets sable. Crest: A wolf's head argent collared sable studded or between an acorn branch and a branch of fern proper.
The Edwardian Inventories for Buckinghamshire - By Great Britain Commissioners (page 58): 18 July 1552: UPTON "Uppon (sic). The invitarie indented made [18 July 1552] of all the goodes...of the parish of Upton...between [the same commissioners by virtue of the same commission] and Richard Urlin and John Pytte...all which goodes [etc. as above]. In primis iiij belles / on chalice 'of silver' with a silver paten / / on crosse of latyn / ij latin candelstyckes . the pixt of latin iij sortes of vestmentes / on corpus clothe iij autor clothes / ij sirplices / on twell f / on cawderon on brasse potte / on spytte ij silver cruettes ' one broken chalice ' a payer of shoes of sylver ij latyn candelstyckes which is in the custodie of Mr JOHN WOODWARD [Signed] by me Rychard Urleyn terner [A mark] [Iver.]"
Our Southern Cousins - http://oursoutherncousins.com/Woodward's%20of%20Buckinghamshire.pdf
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1477
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Upton, Buckinghamshire, England
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1507 |
1507
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Upton, Buckinghamshire, England
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1566 |
July 8, 1566
Age 89
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Upton, Buckinghamshire, England
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