Samuel Woodward

Samuel Woodward was the son of Christopher Woodward who came to Virginia in the "Tryall" in June, 1620. He was listed as dead in Martin's Hundred but a year later he was named in the Muster at West & Shirley Hundred. He represented Westover in the General Assembly of 1629. He had a grant of 300 acres on 9 Nov 1635, increased to 350 acres on 8 Mar 1637 and then renewed and increased on 24 Aug 1637. Some of this land eventually found it's way into the hand of William Williams who left it to his daughter Leah, wife of Ralph Jackson Sr.

Samuel married Sarah Hallom in 1654. Sarah was the daughter of Robert Hallom Sr and wife Ann. Land patents dated Aug. 10, 1654 show that Samuel Woodward and Sarah, his wife, sold to William Edwards, cooper, one third of 1000 acres purchased of Mr. Richard Cocke and given to Sarah by the will of her deceased father Robert Hallam.

Samuel died c.1658 in Charles City Co., Virginia. Sara Woodward, "relict" or widow, received letters of administration on the estate of Samuel Woodward on Feb 3, 1659.

Before 14 Sep 1660 Sarah had married John Sturdivant. In 1673 he received permission from the county court to "entertain Indians" and was apparently an Indian trader in the employ of William Byrd I of Westover. William Byrd wrote, 29 Apr 1684 to Thomas Grendon in England that "old Sturdivant, his son, Milner, Shipy, Womacke & Hugh Cassell were killed by the Indians in their returne from the westward".

Letters of administration were granted at January Court, 1691, to Daniel Sturdivant on behalf of himself and his brothers, on the estate of their mother, Sarah Sturdivant, deceased.

Children of Samuel Woodward and wife Sarah Hallom:

• Samuel Woodward, Jr.

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• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~katy/price/b18840.html
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• https://books.google.com/books/about/Woodwards_of_Colonial_America....

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• Encyclopedia of Virginia biography Vol. 1 by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner
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• Woodward, Christopher, born 1594, came to Virginia in 1620, and was burgess for Westover, 1629. Probably he was ancestor of Samuel Woodward, of Charles City county, who married Sarah, daughter of Robert Hallam, and died In 1680, having a son Samuel Woodward, who settled in Massachusetts.
• Woodward, Thomas, assayer of the mint in London and a royalist, was dismissed by the parliamentary authorities in 1649, and came to Virginia. At the restoration he and his son John were appointed assay masters, but Thomas remained in Virginia, and was appointed first surveyor-general of Carolina. He patented large tracts of land in Isle of Wight county, Virginia. He had two sons, John, above named, and Thomas, who left descendants in the south.
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• Encyclopedia of Virginia biography Vol. IV. by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner
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  William James Woodward. History informs us that several persons bearing the name of Woodward suffered persecution among the Friends of England, and one of them, named Henry, died in prison. In Worcestershire we find the names of Joan, John, Richard and Thomas, all of whom suffered more or less for their religious opinions. From careful research we find that there appears to have been as many as five different settlements of those bearing the name of Woodward in the early colonization of this country. They settled in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. Those of Maryland, in the counties of Anne Arundel and St. Mary's were found there among the earliest settlers, near St. Anne's chapel, which is supposed to be one of the earliest churches of the Episcopal denomination in America. The Woodwards of Virginia antedate all others of the early settlers. Henry Woodward came to Virginia in the ship "Diana," and was living at Hog Island, with Jane, his wife, in 1624. The Rev. James Bacon, of England, first cousin of Sir Francis Bacon, married Martha, a daughter of George Woodward, of Buckinghamshire, England, and had issue, Nathaniel, born 1620, died in 1692, member of council in Virginia, 1657; burgess of York, 1659; acting governor, 1689; this was not the rebel. During the reign of Charles, fifteen thousand families had been ruined for their religious persuasions, and on the accession of James, twelve hundred Friends were released from filthy prisons and noisome dungeons, in which five thousand had perished for conscience's sake. In 1690 grants of land were made in North Carolina to William and Samuel Woodward. In 1719, grants were made to Henry, James and Edward Woodward. We find other records as follows: Thomas Woodward, clerk of the assembly, in March, 1655 ; Thomas Woodward, of the Isle of Wight, in 1678; Thomas Woodward constituted sole surveyor of North Carolina, in 1662. Captain Henry Woodward was an active participant in the French and Indian wars,

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• 1755-57. Eliza Cocke married Lawrence Woodward, a descendant of Christopher Woodward, mentioned below.
• Christopher Woodward, born in 1594, came to Virginia in the year 1620. In 1629 he was burgess for Westover. The name was found in Henrico county, where the patent was found at a later date. Christopher Woodward received a grant of three hundred acres on the Appomattox river for transportation of wife and four persons. He married (first) Margaret ---- , (second) Dorothy ---- .
• Samuel Woodward, son of Christopher Woodward, of Charles City county, Virginia, died in 1680. He was prominent in Virginia, and wealthy, owning a large part of Turkey Island. He married Mrs. Sarah (Hallam) Sturdivant, a daughter of Robert Hallam, of James City county, Virginia .
• Samuel Woodward, son of Samuel and Sarah (Hallam) (Sturdivant) Woodward, was born in Virginia, and removed to Boston, Massachusetts. In the county records there is a deed, dated 1705, from this Samuel Woodward, conveying to William Randolph a one-third interest in one thousand acres of land on Turkey Island. He had inherited Turkey Island from his mother. There is a record of his removal to Massachusetts, at which time he left a power of attorney for the sale of his property in Virginia. Subsequently he removed from Massachusetts to North Carolina, where he became a large land owner. He was known, as Captain Woodward, 1730-31 (?). An act of assembly appointed Samuel Woodward, Esq., powder receiver of Brunswick county, North Carolina, 1739. He died March 13, 1752. He married (first) Elizabeth ---- ; (second) Sarah, daughter of Edward Cannon. Children: Samuel; Edward; Richard, of further mention ; Elizabeth.
• Richard Woodward, son of Samuel Woodward, married, in 1752, Abigail White, and removed to Portsmouth, Virginia. .... etc. ____________________________
• Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-century English ... By Lothrop Withington
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• Christopher Woodward, born 1594, came to Virginia in 1620, and was member for Westover in the House of Burgesses in October, 1629. There is on record in Henrico county, a deed, dated 1705, from Samuel Woodward, of Boston, Mass , son of Samuel Woodward, of Charles City county, Va. (who died in 1680), and his wife Sarah, daughter of Robert Hollam.
• Thomas Pawlett, born 1578, came to Virginia .... etc. _______________________
• The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 4 edited by Philip Alexander Bruce, William Glover Stanard
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• (263) CHRISTOPHER WOODWARD [1], 300 acres on Appomattox river,
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• and adjoining the land of Mr. Farrar; due, 50 acres for his personal adventure, 50 for the personal adventure of his wife, and 200 for the transportation of four persons, Wm. Thomas, Thomas Williams, Richard Burpott, and Thos. Jones. 1635.
  • NOTE.
• [1] Christopher Woodward, born 1594, came to Virginia in 1620, and was Burgess for Westover 1629. The name was found in Henrico (where the patent was) at a later date. In the county records is a deed dated 1705, from Samuel Woodward, of Boston, Mass., son of Samuel Woodward (who died in 1680), of Charles City county. Virginia, and his wife Sarah, daughter of Robert Hollom. In 1708 Launcelot Woodward, of Charles City, married Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Cocke.
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  • IV. THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM COCKE.2
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• 3. Elizabeth Cocke,3 born c. 1692; married Lawrence Woodward. Their maternal uncle, John Flower, lived in James City county. In 1629 Christopher Woodward was a Burgess for Westover, and there was a Captain Henry Woodward in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-57.
• The Rev. James Bacon, Eng., first cousin of the great Lord Bacon, married Martha Woodward, and had issue: Nathaniel Bacon, born 1620; died 1692; member Council in Virginia 1657; Burgess for York 1659; Acting Governor 1689. This was not the "Rebel."
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