Brief Life History of John
When Colonel John Woodward was born on 19 February 1681, in British Colonial America, his father, Dr. Henry Woodward, was 34 and his mother, Mary Godfrey Davis, was 31. He married Elizabeth Stanyarne on 11 May 1702, in Charleston, Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. In 1717, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as member, commons house of assembly. He died on 7 January 1726, in Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 44, and was buried in Saint Helenas Episcopal Churchyard, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States.
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- Richard Woodward in the Family Data Collection - Births
- Richard Woodward in the Family Data Collection - Marriages
- John Woodward, "Find A Grave Index"
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1721 · Incorporated as a Royal Colony
On May 29, 1721, Sir Francis Nicholson is appointed as the Royal Governor of South Carolina by King George I.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).
History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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