William Woodward

• Son of Richard Woodward and Deborah Stanfield
• Birth: Date: 1702 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[1]
• Death: Date: Mar 1769 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[2]
• Burial: Date: Mar 1769 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
• William Woodward was the oldest son of Richard and Deborah Stanfield Woodward of England and West Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Eliza Marshall Woodward was the oldest daughter of Abraham and Mary Hunt Marshall of England and Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Her name was spelled "Elizah" on her birth record. Eliza is the mother of the Woodward children.

Married

• Married: Elizabeth ( Elizah) Marshall on 4/7/1733 listed in Kennett Monthly Meeting, W. Bradford, Chester County, PA, USA .
• Married: Hannah Lewis on 7 May 1762 listed in Monthly Meeting: Goshen Monthly Meeting in Chester, Pennsylvania USA. After the death of Eliza, William married Hannah Lewis, widow of Jabez Lewis on 5th month 13th day 1762 at Goshen Monthly Meeting, Chester County. Hannah is the wife named in his will given below. William is styled as "yeoman" in the marriage record, i. e., a landowner who worked his own land. Hannah apparently was quite a bit younger than William or lived to a very ripe old age. An abstract of her will is appended at the bottom of the page and she died between December 28, 1801 and March 20, 1802 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Children with Elizabeth (Elizah) Marshall

• Mary Woodward born 4/11/1735 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married Aaron Mendenhall, Jr.
• James Woodward born 11/28/1736 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married Sarah Alice Thornbrough
• Abraham Woodward born 4/17/1740 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married Hannah Thornbrough
• William Woodward born 6/8/1743 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married (1)Lydia Lewis (2) Elizabeth Stalker
• John Woodward born 4/30/1749 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married Lydia Martin
• Hannah Woodward born 3/7/1753 West Bradford, Chester County, Pa; married Abraham Taylor (more below)

History

William & Eliza Marshall Woodward

Abraham Woodward's birth is recorded at Bradford Monthly Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania on 4th month, 17th day, 1740. His parents are listed as William and Eliza Woodward.
Married: 5/24/1733 Kennett Monthly Meeting, W. Bradford, Chester County, Pa Marriage Certificate of William Woodward and Eliza Marshall "Whereas William Woodward of West Bradford in the County of Chester and province of Pennsylvania, son of Richard Woodward, and Eliza Marshall of ye county and province aforesaid having Declared their intention of marriage with each other before severall monthly meetings of the people called Quakers held at Center in County of Newcastle Kennett in ye County aforesaid according to the Good order used among them and having Consent of parents and parties Concerned, their said prayer of marriage was allowed of by ye said meetings."Now these are to Certifie whome it may consarne that for the full accomplishing theire said intentions of marriage this 24th day of 3rd month in year of our Lord 1733 the said William Woodward and Eliza Marshall appeared in a publik meeting of the said people at the meeting house in west Bradford and there the said William Woodward taking the said Elizah Marshall by the hand did in solemn manner openly Declare that he took her the said Elizah Marshall to be his wife promising with Divine assistance to be unto her a Loving and faithful Husband until Death should separate them and there in the same assembly the said Eliza Marshall did in like manner declare that she took ye said William Woodward to be her Husband promising with Divine assistance to be unto him a Loving and faithful wife until death should separate them And moreover they the said William Woodward and Eliza Marshall (She according to the Custom of marriage affixing the name of her Husband) as a further Confirmation thereof did then and there to these presents set their hands, and we whoso named and hereunder also subscribed being present at the solemnization of the said marriage and subscription have as witnesses thereunto set our hands ye Day and year above Written.

William Woodwad, Eliza Woodward, Richard Woodward, Mary Marshall, Jane Hays, Jos.Hays, John MarshallJames Woodward, Hannah Woodward Eliz. Marshall, Jane Woodward , Eliz. B. Woodward, Eliza, Claiton: Peter Collins Abiah Taylor, Joseph Townsend , Richard Buffington, John Cope, Francis Way, Sam. Marshall, Georg Aston Jr., Elisha Barnes, Thos. ParksEdward Clayton, William Marshall, Jos. Howe ,Eliz. Ashton, Susanna MorrisMary Enlan(?) Phebe Buffington, Eliz. Collins, Mary Ashton, Rose Mendenhall, Jane Davis, Mary Woodward, Ruth Buffington Mary Woodward ,Mary Vernon, Hannah Harlan .

Will and Inventory of William Woodward

I William Woodward of the Township of West Bradford in the County of Chester and province of Pennsylvania, being Weak of body, but Sound and Disposing Mind and Memory, Calling to mind the uncertainty of time here as Well knowing that it is appointed once for all men to Die, Do therefore Order and Dispose of such Worldly Effects as kind Providence hath Bless'd me with in the following Manner Vis
It is my Will and I do Order that in the first place all my Inst. Debts and funeral Charges be fully paid and Satisfyed by my Executors hereafter Named as Soon as Conveniently may be after my decease. I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving wife Hannah Woodward one Horse Creature & one Cow which she may Chuse, together with all the Household Goods and effects which She brought with her or belonged to her and the Sum of Ten pounds, to be paid her by my Executors. I likewise leave unto her use the Room where I used to Lodge with the privileage and Liberty of Cellar room and use of the Kitchen & Water at the Well &tc Sufficient for her use with other priviledges in the house to pass & repass as she may have occasion, also my son John is to pay unto her the Sum of Five Pounds a year and keep her one Horse & one Cow winter and summer & also provide Sufficient fire wood at the Door for her use and Also allow her Twelve Bushel of Wheat yearly. During the time she remains my Widow also the priviledge of the foot & rail Garden at the Northeast Corner of the House. Item, I Give unto my Son Abraham Woodward the Sum of Seventy pound money of Pennsylvania I Give unto my Daughter Hannah Woodward the sum of Forty Pounds together with all the furniture belonging to the Lower Back room I Give unto my son James Woodward the Sum of Ten pounds I Give unto my daughter Mary Mendenhall the Sum of Ten pounds I Give unto my Step Daughter Betty Lewis the sum of Ten pounds I Give and bequeath unto my son John Woodward and to his heirs and Assigns forever all that the Tenement & plantation wheon [whereon] I now Dwell together with all the Buildings Gardens Orchards Improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him his heirs and assigns forever. Nevertheless subject to the priviledges reserved to my widow before Mentioned -- All the Remaining part of my personal Estate after Debts & Legacies before mentioned are paid I leave to be Equally Divided between my four sons & Two Daughters Share and Share alike. Lastly I do hereby Ordain Constitute and Appoint my Loving wife Hannah Woodward & my Son William to be my whole and Sole Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby Revoking and Disannulling all other & former Wills by me heretofore made Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament -- In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this Thirtieth Day of the Seventh Month in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Nine -- 1769 /s/ William Woodward (seal) Signed Sealed published Pronounced and acknowledged by the Testament in the presence of us George Carter James Marshall James Woodward

William's Will Proven 29th August 1769 and the Appraisal of his Estate Totaled over 370 pounds

An Inventory of the Goods and Chattels Effects and Credits of William Woodward late of West Bradford, Deceased:
Purse & apparel, horse saddle & bridle etc, one desk, two oval tables & a couch, two feather beds & bedding, one eight day clock & one silver watch, two old cases of drawers & a chaff bed, Eleven pair of sheets & some table linnen etc., one large chest & 15 chairs, a Quantity of pewter dishes, plates, etc., two iron potts & kettles & a warming pan, one crane pot rack and iron shovel & tongs, some earthen & glass ware on the mantle shelf & cupboard (subtotal 111.18.6 pounds) Goods chiefly in the lodging room willed to the widow, viz, one feather bed & furniture, one case of drawers & small desk, one table, 9 chairs and iron shovel & tongs, some pewter & knifes & forks, a small glass, some bowls, cups & teak kettle, one small cupboard & two wheels, one bed furniture, tea kettle, iron pails, tubb & iron potts, likewise, one mare saddle & bridle and one cow (subtotal 49.4.6 pounds) In the back room left to daughter Hannah one bed bedstead & furniture, one case of drawers, one walnut table & small poplar table, six chairs a pair of andirons, looking lgass, etc. (subtotal 20.18 pounds) Money scales & weights, 5 knifes & forks, frying pan, gridles, smoothing iron, box iron, etc., a parcel of tinware & earthen & wooden ware, a quantity of hogshd barrells & tubbs & in the cellar a quantity of wool & yarn and two pair cards, worsted ..&linnen yarn for bags (subtotal 14.4 pounds) One bible & sundries other books, one pair steelyards a cheese press & vats, t wo hackles,, loom spools, a pepper mills, etc, some old chairs, wheels etc in kitchen loft, two old saddles & pillion, one gun, one curry comb & 11 bags, carpenter & cooper tools & a maul & wedges, spades, shovels, mattocks, axes & forks, some sickles, scythes, and turning tools, one wheel barrow & grind stone & hangings, horse geers, one cart, two plows, an harrow with swingletree, one waggon, one cutting box & hay knife with cyder mill & pprep (subtotal 33.16.6 pounds) Some Indian corn in the ground, one hay stack in the meadow, hay in the barn & hay house, oats, barley & flax, wheat in the barn 419 bushels and rye in the barn 316 bushels, seven swine & 5 smaller swine, 4 cows and steer & one bull, 2 cows and steer & six young cattle, one brown horse, one old horse, 4 of one d..grey...one loft, thirty two sheep (subtotal 75.15 pounds) bonds, notes & book debts 65.3 pounds. A cryptic note at the end of the inventory is interesting: "An Apprentice said time nearly expired & one little boy not bound therefore not valued." Are there any historians out there who might shed light on this? Apparently apprentices were assigned some value? Also William's inventory seemed to indicate a farm - what kind of apprentice would be assigned to a farm? The inventory was dated August 22, 1769 and signed by appraisers James Trimble & John Carpenter.

Sources

William Woodward in entry for Mary Woodward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 - Name: Mary Woodward, Gender : Female, Christening Date: 1735, Christening Date (Original) 1735, Christening Place: PRITTLEWELL, ESSEX, ENGLAND, Father's Name: William Woodward, Mother's Name: Eliza, - Mary Woodward, 1735); citing: PRITTLEWELL, ESSEX, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,499.- https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000006598403318?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000081788792162

S193 Abbreviation: PA-Chester Co. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database online] Title: PA-Chester Co. -Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database online] Publication: Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000 Note: Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service; Lineages, Inc., comp. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Note: listed as brother and executor in Will of Richard Woodward; dated 11 Feb 1760; proved 24 May 1760 Data: Text: Name: Richard Woodward Description: Decedent Residence: West Bradford Date: 11 Feb 1760 Prove Date: 24 May 1760 Remarks: Richard Woodward of West Bradford. 2/11/1760. May 24, 1760. To son Joseph all land at 21. To daughter Rachel Woodward £100 at 18. To daughter Deborah £100 at 18. To wife Abigail all remainder of personal estate, also use of real estate until son Joseph is 17. Executors: Brother William Woodward and George Carter. - https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000003649658054?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000081788868298&position=0

History of William & Eliza Marshall Woodward- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mygermanfamilies/family/WilliamWPa.html

Abbreviation: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Title: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Author: JaAnna Nelson Note: These are compiled records from many sources researched by JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Repository: #R494 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: YRepository: R494 Name: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Address: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson CONT 3835 West 2925 South CONT West Valley City, Utah 84120 USA Name: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Address 1: 3835 West 2925 South City: West Valley City State: Utah Postal Code: 84120 Country: USA Phone Number: 801-968-4206 E-Mail Address: jaanna.nelson@gmail.com

George Maris, Web: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches'- http://books.google.com/books?id=jcYxAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&d...

Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania-http://books.google.com/books?id=ANBfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&d...

Parents of William and record of Marriage to Eliza Marshall-Citation: Woodward family web site with information from Quaker Meeting minutes, Notes: Describes parentage/ marriage info from Quaker Meeting minutes and children of this marriage.

William Woodward in Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825- Name: William Woodward, Description: Decedent, Residence: West Bradford, Date: 30 Jul 1769, Prove Date: 29 Aug 1769, Remarks: William Woodward. West Bradford. 7/30/1769. Aug. 29, 1769. Provides for wife Hannah. To son Abraham £70. To daughter Hannah Woodward £40 and furniture. To son James £10. To daughter Mary Mendenhall £10. To step-daughter Betty Lewis £10. To son John plantation whereon I now dwell. Remainder divided between 4 sons and 2 daughters, viz., James, Abraham, William, John, Mary and Hannah. Executors: Wife Hannah and son William.

Info William Woodward North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Detail Related Source Site Menu Save North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for William Woodward - https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000003649658054?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000081789438935&position=0

William & Elizabeth Woodward listed in U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935- Name: William Woodward, Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, Spouse: Elizabeth Marshall, Event Type: Index, Monthly Meeting: Kennett Monthly Meeting, Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index, Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Meeting State: Pennsylvania, Meeting County: Chester- https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000003649658054?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000081789221182

William Woodward in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-190- Name: William Woodward, Gender: Male, Birth Place: PA, Spouse Name: Eliza Marshall, Marriage Year: 1733, Marriage State: PA, Number Pages: 1 - https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000003649658054?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000081789625929

History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical - https://books.google.com/books?id=jcYxAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&...