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5 Nathaniel Woodward

1. Biographical notes:

Born in England. Died . Emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony by November 1635, settling initially at Boston. Subsequently moved south to Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Awarded Freeman status on 17 April 1637. Employed as a mathematician, surveyor, and carpenter.

2. Wife: Margaret (?)

Born . Died . Employed as a carpenter.

3. Children: (order uncertain)

a. Child.

b. Nathaniel Woodward, Jr.: See generation 4, below.

c. John Woodward: Born England. Was in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 December 1637, when he was granted a house plot there.

d. Robert Woodward: Born England. Employed as a carpenter at Boston, Massachusetts. Died 21 November 1653. Married, as her 1st husband, Rachel Smith, daughter of John Smith of Boston, who was employed as a tailor, and had children. Widow Rachel (Smith) Woodward married (2nd) Thomas Harwood of Boston on 7 July 1654.

e. Prudence Woodward: Married Christopher Mosse/Morse in July 1661 and had children.

f. Elisha Woodward. (perhaps)

4 Nathaniel Woodward, Jr.

1. Biographical notes:

Born about 1610 in England. Probably died before 6 February 1694 at Boston, Massachusetts. Resided at Boston, Massachusetts. Perhaps subsequently moved to Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

2. Wife #1: Mary Jackson

a. Biographical notes:

Born 1623; had brother Samuel Jackson. Died 1647. Married Nathaniel Woodward, Jr. before 1644.

b. Children: (order uncertain)

(1. John Woodward: Born 1639. Died 10 May 1688 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Employed as a carpenter. Married Sarah Crossman, daughter of Robert Crossman, on 11 November 1675 and had the following children:

(a. John Woodward, Jr.: Born 3 June 1676. Died July 1765. Married (?) and had the following son:

(1) Caleb Woodward: Married (?) and had the following son:

(a) Daniel Woodward: Born 20 August 1758 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1828 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Married Mercy Eddy, daughter of Abiel Eddy, in February 1786 in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and soon afterward moved to Buckland Township, Massachusetts. Daniel and Mercy had the following children:

[1. Mercy Woodward: Born 26 February 1787 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 22 March 1877 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Never married.

[2. Rachel Woodward: Born 22 August 1789.

[3. Daniel Woodward: Born 2 October 1791.

[4. Rhoda Woodward: Born 27 January 1794 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

[5. Joel Woodward: Born 13 September 1796.

[6. Daniel Woodward: Born 15 June 1799 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

[7. Alfred Woodward: Born 2 May 1805.

[8. Cephas Woodward: Born after 1795.

(b. Robert Woodward: Born 2 March 1678. Died 13 July 1767. Married Hannah Briggs (d. 11 Jan 1766) on 2 April 1705 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts and had the following children:

(1) Samuel Woodward: Died December 1770 from complications of a fever. Perhaps married Rebecca Clap of Dorchester, Massachusetts on 10 May 1739.

(2) Josiah Woodward: Born 1711. Died 5 January 1771. Married Hannah Macomber.

(3) Sarah Woodward: Died 22 February 1795. Married William Britain of Raynham, Massachusetts on 21 March 1733.

(4) Mercy Woodward: Married Benjamin Lincoln, II of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(c. Nathaniel Woodward: Born 31 July 1679. Died 1751.

(d. Israel Woodward: Born 30 July 1681. Died 19 December 1766. Married Elizabeth (?) (d. d. Mar 1765) and had the following children:

(1) Abigail Woodward: Born 1 April 1710. Died 4 August 1793. Married David Harvey on 3 July 1733.

(2) Dorcas Woodward: Married Josiah Harvey.

(3) Israel Woodward: Born 29 April 1711. Died 14 March 1792. Married Hannah Keizer of Easton, Massachusetts on 17 May 1742 and had the following children:

(a) George Woodward: Born 22 September 1744; baptized 2 April 1745.

(b) Elizabeth Woodward: Born 9 June 1747.

(d) Seth Woodward: Born 31 January 1756.

(4) Benajah Woodward: Died before April 1792. Resided at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; then, in 1777 moved to Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where is son, Seth, resided. Married Abigail Harvey, daughter of William Harvey, on 17 May 1742 and had the following children: (order uncertain)

(a) Nathan Woodward: Died in Pennsylvania. Married Prudence Briggs (d. Brandon, VT) and had the following children:

[1. Beniah Woodward: Born 29 September 1771 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 16 February 1844 at Barnard, Vermont.

[2. Nathan Woodward: Born 20 February 1773 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 10 April 1850 at Kaneville, Illinois. Married Isabel Whitmore (d. 10 Dec 1849 at Waupaca, WI) on 17 August 1796 at Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

[3. Joel Woodward: Born 28 March 1774 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married (1st) Nancy Comee of Hardwick, Massachusetts on 17 August 1796. Married (2nd) at Orwell, Massachusetts.

[4. Zebedee Woodward: Born 8 April 1776.

[5. Prudence Woodward: Born 9 March 1778.

[6. Daniel Woodward: Born 8 June 1782.

(b) Seth Woodward: Born 1747. Died 16 September 1829 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Veteran of the American Revolution. Married (1st) Ruth Ayers (d. 1786) on 25 August 1778 at Hardwick, Massachusetts. Married (2nd) Elizabeth Barber of Greenwich, Massachusetts about 1 September 1787.

(c) Stephen Woodward: Died about 1779. Married, as her 1st husband, Polly Sibley on 13 May 1777 at Hardwick, Massachusetts; no children. Polly (Sibley) Woodward married (2nd) Stephen's brother, Benjamin Woodward (see below).

(d) Elizabeth Woodward: Married Ephraim Amsden of Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts on 12 April 1786.

(e) Abigail Woodward: Married Job Briggs of Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts on 15 August 1788.

(f) Elisha Woodward: Born 1 November 1754. Died 2 May 1841 at Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Moved to Petersham about 1778. Married (1st) Lucy Manson (d. 9 Jun 1791), daughter of a British officer, on 22 February 1778. Married (2nd) Desire King (d. 26 May 1829) on 22 February 1792.

(g) Benjamin Woodward: Died 1813 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married his brother, Stephen's widow, Polly (Shelby) Woodward, on 17 January 1783.

(5) Samuel Woodward.

(e. Ebenezer Woodward: Born 13 February/May 1683 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 8 May 1745. Employed as a weaver. Married Elizabeth Clark (b. 1688, d. 1 Oct 1758 in Taunton, Twp), daughter of Aaron and Sarah (?) Clark, in 1720 in Taunton Township and had the following children:

(1) Martha Woodward: Born 1722 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 11 March 1791 at Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

(2) Elizabeth Woodward: Born 1724 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 19 November 1776. Married Edward Thayer.

(3) Ephraim Woodward: Born 1728 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 4 January 1800. Married Abigail Burt (d. 14 May 1815, age 87), daughter of James Burt, on 9 August 1746 and had 8 children, including:

(a) Ephraim Woodward, Jr.: Born 16 May 1752 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 22 October 1824 at Taunton; interred Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton. Veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Married Welthia Babbitt (b. 14 Dec 1763 in Berkley Twp, MA, d. 17 Feb 1837 at Taunton), daughter of Elkanah and Hannah (Briggs) Babbitt of Berkley, on 8 February 1781 (intent recorded 3 Nov 1780) in Taunton Township.

(4) Sarah Woodward: Born 1730 in Rehoboth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 8 February 1755 in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Nathaniel Stone of Norton, Massachusetts on 19 February 1746 and had the following children:

(a) Sarah Stone: Born 21 November 1747.

(b) Hannah Stone: Born 1 February 1750.

(5) Ebenezer Woodward, Jr.: Born 1732 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there about 1790. Married Mary Willis (d. before 1790 in Buckland Twp, Franklin Co., MA), daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Pratt) Willis, on 27 July 1758 in Taunton Township and had the following children:

(a) Anne Woodward: Born in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Abijah Babbitt.

(b) Spencer Woodward: Born about 1759 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died before 19 May 1840/14 January 1837 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Married Abigail/Abijah Thayer (b. 5 Jul 1763 in Taunton, Twp, d. 14/15 Aug 1855, age 93 in Buckland Twp; will dated 9 Mar 1841), daughter of Elijah and Lydia (?) Thayer, about 1782 in Taunton Township and had the following children:

[1. Spencer Woodward, Jr.: Born 1783 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died after 1840 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

1810 US Census: Spencer Woodard [note: Woodward and Woodard are frequently interchanged in US Census records] was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under 10; 3 males age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Of interest, his next door neighbor was Lewis Drake, whose household included 1 male under 10; 1 male age 16 to 26; and 1 female age 16 to 26.

1820 US Census: Spencer Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under 10; 1 male age 10 to 16; 2 males age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Three were engaged in agriculture.

[2. Abigail Woodward: Born about 1785 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 16 February 1849, age 63; interred Black River Cemetery, Black River, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Intent to marry Perron/Peron Vebber (b. 1782, d. 4 Oct 1837), son of John, III and Margaret (Avery) Vibber (of originally Charlemont, Massachusetts and later Rutland Township, New York), recorded on 23 August 1806 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Abigail and Perron had the following children:

[a. William Veber: Born 23 October 1810 in New York. Died 5 April 1878, age 67 in New York; interred Kendrew Cemetery, DeKalb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Elizabeth Shew (b. 19 Oct 1812, d. 15 Mar 1874), daughter of Stephen and Susannah (Wells) Shew, in 1827 and had 6 children.

[b. Louisa Vebber: Born 1811 in New York. Died 30 May 1895 in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Married Nathaniel Shew, son of Stephen and Susannah (Wells) Shew, in 1829 in Jefferson County, New York and had 4 children.

[c. Sterling Vebber: Born 1817. Died 1886.

[d. Azubah Veber: Born 1818 in Jefferson County, New York. Died 12 May 1834, age 16, at Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred with her parents in Black River Cemetery.

[e. Lorenzo Vebber: Born 1823. Died 1860. Married Ann (?).

[f. Jane Philinda Veber: Born December 1825 In Jefferson County, New York. Died 1911. Married Matthew Poor (b. 11 Apr 1822 in Rutland Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 4 May 1897), son of Christopher Poor, on 19 June 1844 and had the following children:

[1] Perin V. Poor: Born 1847. Died 10 October 1904.

[2] George A. Poor: Born 1852. Died 31 August 1887.

[3] Mary L. Poor: Born April 1855. Died 16 August 1855.

[3. Ebenezer Woodward: Born 17 October 1787 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died 2 June 1874 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

1810 US Census: Ebenezer Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 16 to 26. His next door neighbor was Jas [James] Woodward, whose household included 2 males age 16 to 26; 1 male over age 45; and 1 female age 16 to 26.

1820 US Census: An Ebenezer Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males age 10 to 16; 1 male age 26 to 45; 3 females under 10; 1 female age 10 to 16; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Three were engaged in agriculture.

1820 US Census: Another Ebenezer Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 16 to 18; 1 male age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45; 3 females under age 10; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Two were engaged in agriculture.

1850 US Census: Ebenezer Woodward, age 61 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included [his wife,] Sylva Woodward, age 60 (b. MA); [son,] Ebenezer Woodward, age 25 (b. NYS); and [daughter-in-law,] Julia Woodward, age 21 (b. NYS)

Ebenezer Woodward married Sylvia Johnson (b. 22 Sep 1789 in Buckland Twp, d. 22 Mar 1871 in Rutland Twp, Jefferson Co., NY; interred with Ebenezer), daughter of Lieutenant Josiah and Martha (Taylor) Johnson, on 17 September 1812 (intent recorded 13 Aug 1812) in Buckland Township and subsequently settled in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Ebenezer and Sylvia had the following children:

[a. Abigail Woodward: Born 23/20 April 1814 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 4/3 April 1887 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Silas G. Phillips (b. 23 Mar 1804 in Oakham Twp, Worcester Co., MA, d. 23 Oct 1876) on 15 December 1836 and subsequently resided in Champion Township, New York. Abigail and Silas had the following children:

[1] John L. Phillips: Born 10 August 1841 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[2] William Erwin Phillips: Born 3 March 1852 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Alice E. Peebles (b. 8 Feb 1852) on 27 November 1889 in Martinsburg Township, Lewis County, New York and subsequently resided there.

[b. Armenia Woodward: Born 14 June 1816 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 26 December 1881. Married George Fredenburg (b. 2 Nov 1803) on 8 March 1838 and subsequently resided near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Armenia and George had the following children:

[1] George C. Fredenburg: Born 14 November 1838 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[2] Ebenezer W. Fredenburg: Born 13 July 1840 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[3] John E. Fredenburg: Born 29 October 1843 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[4] Charles Alonzo Fredenburg: Born 31 May 1845 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 2 May 1857 when a tree fell on him.

[5] William Henry Fredenburg: Born 28 December 1846 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[6] Jennie Fredenburg: Born 29 August 1849 near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[c. Sylvia Woodward: Born 20 May 1820 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 15 August 1886 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Lyman Shew (b. 17 Feb 1809 in Northampton Twp, Fulton Co., NY, d. 12 Oct 1859 in Champion Twp, NY) on 20 October 1840 and subsequently resided in Champion Township. Sylvia and Lyman had the following children:

[1] Albion J. Shew: Born 27 May 1842 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[2] Eugene A. Shew: Born 26 August 1847 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Cora A. Daily (b. 6 Jul 1866) on 17 August 1891.

[3] Ida A. Shew: Born 11 July 1852 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 2 June 1889.

[4] Eva E. Shew: Born 9 November 1857 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[d. Ebenezer Woodward, Jr.: Born 20 October 1824 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1894; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Julia C. Butterfield (b. 1829, d. 1879) and resided at Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County. Ebenezer and Julia had the following children:

[1] Adeline Woodward.

[2] Edwin Woodward.

[3] Wallace D. Woodward: Born 1855. Died 1922, age 66; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Ida A. (?) (b. 1860, d. 1904).

[4] Estelle Woodward.

[5] Jefferson D. Woodward: Born 1861. Died ; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Caroline E. (?) (b. 1873).

[6] Robert L. Woodward: Born 1866. Died 1948, age 79 years, 1 month, 13 days; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Minnie Etta (?) (b. 1864, d. 1906, age 41).

[5. Joseph Woodward: (Twin) Born November 1826 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died young.

[6. Mary Woodward: (Twin) Born November 1826 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died young.

[7. Lucinda Woodward: Born 14 May 1830 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Samuel R. Hubbard on 1 January 1851 and resided at Naumburgh, Croghan Township, Lewis County, New York. Lucinda and Samuel had no children.

[4. Eliphas/Eliphaz Woodward: Born 19 November 1789 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts (also seen: b. Buckland Twp, MA). Died 7 Dec 1846, age 57, in Buckland Township.

Eliphas married Joanna Veber (b. 19 Aug 1796/97, d. 14 Jan 1877 in Buckland Twp, MA) on 18 January 1816 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts and had children, including: (order uncertain)

[a. Joanna Woodward: Born 13 December 1816.

[b. Lura Woodward: Born 25 October 1818.

[c. Eliphaz Woodward: Born 2 June 1820.

[d. Esther Woodward: Born 4 February 1822.

[e. Betsey Woodward: Born 26 December 1823.

[f. Abner Woodward: Born 16 October 1825.

[g. Sophronia Woodward: Born 10 June 1828.

[h. Spencer Woodward: Born 29 May 1830 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died 28 October 1910. Married Julia Ware (b. 13 Apr 1833 in Buckland Twp, d. 1 Aug 1911, age 78) on 22 September 1850.

[i. Abigail Woodward: Born 5 July 1832.

[j. Wesley Woodward: Born 6 August 1834.

[k. Austin Woodward: Born 6 July 1836. Died 17 August 1838.

[l. Son: Born 22 April 1839. Died 7 May 1839.

[m. Winsor Woodward: Born 23 April 1843.

[5. Bildad Woodward: Born 7 March 1793 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died 18 November 1874 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York.

1820 US Census: Bildad Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 16 to 26. Two were engaged in agriculture.

1850 US Census: Bildad Woodward, age 57 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included Josiah Woodward, age 29 (b. NYS); Newman Woodward, age 14 (b. NYS); Luther Woodward, age 13 (b. NYS); Lydia Woodward, age 53 (b. NYS); Lydia Woodward, age 27; and Susan Woodward, age 25 (b. NYS); Fanny Williams, age 18 (b. NYS); Sterling Vibber, age 33 (b. NYS); and Cornelia Vibber, age 8 (b. NYS).

Bildad married Lydia Johnson (b. 28 Jan 1798, d. 13 Dec 1874 in Antwerp Twp, NY), daughter of Lieutenant Josiah and Martha (Taylor) Johnson, on 27 December 1818 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Buckland Vital Records say as part of the marriage record: "Removed to NY." Bildad and Lydia initially settled in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York and subsequently moved to nearby Antwerp Township, Jefferson County. Bildad and Lydia had the following children:

[a. Bildad Woodward, Jr.: Born 23 August 1819 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Employed as a farmer.

1850 US Census: Bildad Woodward, age 31 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $4,500. The household also included his wife, Margarette Woodward, age 23 (b. NYS); son, Emery Woodward, age 3 (b. NYS); son, Henry Woodward, age 1 (b. NYS); and laborer, Lorenzo Vibber, age 28 (b. NYS). His next door neighbors were James Woodward, age 74, and Ebenezer Woodward, age 64.

Bildad married Margarette "Margaret" Howe (d. 21 Mar 1872) and resided in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Bildad and Margaret had the following children:

[1] Emory/Emery E. Woodward: Born 23 December 1847.

[2] Henry A. Woodward: Born 24 June 1849. Married Hattie Spicer (b. 13 Apr 1854) on 12 December 1872 and resided in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. No children.

[3] Jerusha J. Woodward: 21 May 1851. Died 20 April 1881 at Shelburne Falls, Buckland Township, Massachusetts. Married Charles Dole of Buckland, Massachusetts. No children.

[4] Spencer B. Woodward: Born 28 August 1853.

[5] Jesse D. Woodward: Born 8 April 1855.

[b. Josiah Woodward: Born 2 June 1821 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 November 1880. Married Caroline C. Fredenburg on 24 December 1852 and had the following children:

[1] Duane Woodward: Born 6 June 1854.

[2] Adelbert Woodward: Born 12 July 1855.

[3] Romain J. Woodward: Born 16 January 1859.

[4] Cora Woodward: Born 11 June 1872. Died August 1873.

[c. Lydia Woodward: Born 2 June 1823 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 22 February 1882.

[d. Susanna Woodward: Born 21 February 1825 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 19 October 1891. Never married.

[e. Carlos Woodward: Born 22 September 1826 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 22 June 1827.

[f. Son: Born 12 August 1828 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died before being named.

[g. Zophar Woodward: Born 27 November 1829 at Rutland Center, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 5 May 1903 at Shelburne Falls, Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts; interred in nearby Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Employed as a farmer and founded a creamery at Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Was also Chairman of the Town Selectmen for 7 years and President of his creamery for 3 years. About 1846 moved to Shelburne Falls. Married Sarah J. McNeil (b. 17 Oct 1835), daughter of John McNeil of Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York, on 16 November 1853 and resided in Buckland Township, Massachusetts. Zophar and Sarah had the following children:

[1] Mary L. Woodward: Born 14 September 1853/54 in Massachusetts. Died 3 December 1907; interred Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Apparently never married.

[2] Herbert N. Woodward: Born 11 February 1860 in Massachusetts. Died 24 September 1863; interred Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

[3] Merton Z. Woodward: Born 27 January 1866 in Massachusetts. Died 13 May 1935. Post Master at Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts for a period. Subsequently employed as a salesman. Married Ida M. Streeter (b. 24 Feb 1868) on 10 November 1888 and resided at Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

[8. Lovice Woodward: Born 28 May 1832 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 15 April 1833.

[9. Newman H. Woodward: Born 24 October 1835 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 28 December 1876. Never married.

[10. Luther Lee Woodward: Born 21 January 1837 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1 January 1879. Married Elvira L. Fay (b. 15 Nov 1837, d. 22 Dec 1891) on 7 March 1860 and settled in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Luther and Elvira had the following daughter:

[11] Lydia Woodward: Born 3 December 1878.

[6. Zophar/Zopher Woodward: (male) Born 9 September 1800 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, New York. Married Amanda Ware.

[7. Job Woodward: Born 14 September 1804 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died there 18 April 1882. Married Huldah Ware (b. 4 Nov 1807 in Buckland Twp, d. there 18 Jul 1888) on 15 October 1829 in Buckland Township and had the following children:

[a. Ariel Woodward: Born May 1831. Died 16 July 1869.

[b. Hulda Submit Woodward: Born 11 October 1832.

[c. Lydia Alicia Woodward: Born 25 March 1837.

[d. Diadama Woodward: Born 17 February 1839.

[e. Marin Van Buren Woodward: Born 2 October 1842.

[f. Luella Amanda Woodward: Born 25 July 1845. Died 4 January 1848 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

[g. Sarah Loraine Woodward: Born 17 August 1847.

[h. Fanny C. Woodward: Born 23 January 1850. Died 14 September 1892 at Gloversville, Fulton County, New York.

[i. Son: Born 17 December 1860.

(c) Henry Woodward: Born 1761 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died between 19 October 1815 and 1816; will probated 13 February 1816 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Married (1st) Azubah Thayer (b. Jan 1765 in Berkley Twp, Bristol, Co., MA, d. 1805 in Buckland Twp, Franklin Co., MA), daughter of Elijah Sol and Lydia (Cobb) Thayer, in Taunton Township, Massachusetts on 7 March 1805 and had the following children:

[1. Almira Woodward.

[2. Azuba/Azubah Woodward: Born 1783. Resided before marriage in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Married John Vebber/Veber of Buckland Township on 22 December 1806 in Buckland Township.

[3. Polly Woodward: Born 1785.

[4. Lydia Woodward: Born 1787. Married James Clark, Jr. (twin) (b. 16 Feb 1796 in Buckland Twp), son of James and Almeda (Davis) Clark, on 6 November 1817 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

[5. Henry Woodward, Jr.: Born 10 April 1789 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 25 July 1868 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

1820 US Census: Henry Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 26 to 45. One was engage in agriculture.

1850 US Census: Henry Woodward, age 61 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Susannah Woodward, age 57 (b. MA).

1860 US Census: Henry Woodward, age 71 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Susanna Woodward, age 67 (b. MA). Of interest, their son, Henry J. Woodward was their next door neighbor.

1870 US Census: Susanna Woodard, age 74 (b. MA) was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included [her grandson] Chandler B. Woodard, age 17 (b. NYS). Her next door neighbor was her son, Johnson Woodard, age 54.

Henry Woodward married Susanna Johnson (b. 7 Mar 1793 in Buckland Twp, d. 19 Feb 1872 in Rutland Twp, NY), daughter of Lieutenant Josiah and Martha (Taylor) Johnson, on 21 February 1815 (intent recorded 8 Feb) in Buckland Township and subsequently settled in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Henry and Susanna had the following children:

[a. Henry Johnson Woodward "Johnson": Born 14 April 1816 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Employed as a farmer.

1850 US Census: Johnson Woodard, age 35 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $280. The household also included his wife, Lavantia Woodard, age 22 (b. NYS); son, Rufus Woodard, age 3 (b. NYS); son, Henry Woodard, age 1 month (b. NYS); and Davetha (sp) Woodard, age 17 (b. NYS).

1860 US Census: Henry J. Woodward, age 44 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household neat Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Lavancha Woodward, age 32 (b. NYS); son, Rufus R. Woodward, age 13 (b. NYS); son, Henry E. Woodward, age 8 (b. NYS); and

1870 US Census: Johnson Woodard, age 54 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,000 and his personal property was valued at $500. The household also included his wife, Lovanchia Woodard, age 43 (b. NYS); and son, Henry Woodard, age 19 (b. NYS).

Henry married Lovanchia Bell (b. 5 Jun 1827, d. 13 Feb 1874) on 25 September 1845 and subsequently resided in Diana Township (PO Sterlingbush), Lewis County, New York. Henry and Lovanchia had the following children:

[1] Rufus R. Woodward: Born 9 May 1847. Died 28 December 1890.

[2] Henry E. Woodward: Born 1 August 1850.

[3] Chandler B. Woodward: Born 14 October 1851.

1860 US Census: Chandler B. Woodward, age 7, resided in the household headed by Betsy Jones, age 68 (b. MA) and engaged in farmer, near Felts Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York, which was 2 doors away from his parents' residence.

[b. Susanna Minerva Woodward: Born 20 May 1828 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 November 1880; interred North Greenfield, Wisconsin. Married (1st) Sebre Gustin Dickinson (b. 14 Apr 1823, d. 6 Jan 1880) on 30 December 1847 and subsequently resided in Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York. Susanna and Sebre had the following children:

[1] Edgar A. Dickinson: Born 16 February 1851 in Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York. Died at birth.

[2] Flora Bell Dickinson: Born 16 February 1857 in Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York.. Died 25 September 1857.

[3] Son: Born 4 April 1861 in Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York. Died before he was named.

[4] Jenny E. Dickinson: Born 11 April 1868 in Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York.

Susanna (Woodward) Dickinson married (2nd) her cousin, Edwin Johnson.

[6. Barnabas "Barney" Woodward: Born 25 August 1791.

1820 US Census: Barney Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 26 to 45; and 1 female age 16 to 26. One was engaged in agriculture.

[7. Amasa Woodward: Born 1793 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Married Abigail Clark (twin) (b. 16 Feb 1796 in Buckland Twp, d. 29 Jan 1849 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co., NY), daughter of James and Almeda (Davis) Clark, on 25 November 1815 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts and had the following children:

1820 US Census: Amasa Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 16 to 26; 1 female under age 10; and 2 females age 16 to 26. One was engaged in agriculture.

[a. Abigail Woodward: Born 10 October 1815 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died 19 March 1884 in New Haven Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Married Emerson Pike (b. 5 Jul 1811 in Charlemont Twp, Franklin Co., MA, d. 12 Jul (?) on Pine Island, Goodhue Co., MN) on 1 March 1834 in Fowler Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

[1] Emerson Elihue Pike.

[2] Rozilla Pike.

[3] Charlotte Pike.

[4] Abigail Pike.

[5] Sylvilla Pike.

[6] Gratia Pike.

[7] Mary Alice Pike.

[8] Minerva Pike.

[9] Freeman Wilson Pike.

[10] Nelson Alvin Pike.

[11] Rozina Pike: Born 8 November 1835 in Rossie Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 23 April 1916 on Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Married William Bainbridge Brown (b. 16 Apr 1838 in Fowler Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. 20 May 1931 in Milton Twp, Dodge Co., MN) on 5 November 1859 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.

[b. Amasa Clark Woodward: Born 9 September 1820 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 31 January 1888 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married (1st) Lucy (?) and had the following children:

[1] Lucy Angela Woodward: Born 1843.

[2] Barney C. Woodward: Born 1845.

Amasa Woodward married (2nd) Francina Howard and had the following children:

[3] Francis Woodward: Born 1854.

[4] Edgar Howard Woodward: Born 1858.

[c. Daniel Foster Woodward: Born 27 February 1830 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 June 1912 on Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Married (1st) Amada Briggs. Married (2nd) Caroline M. Cate. Married (3rd) Mary Badel on 25 November 1896.

[8. Betsey/Betsy Woodward: Born 1795.

[9. Allen Thayer Woodward: Born 4 December 1798 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Died 5 September 1853 (age 54 yrs, 9 mo.) in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred Spragueville Cemetery, Spragueville, Antwerp Township. Moved to Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York before 1827. Early settler of Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, New York (on northern border of Antwerp Twp., Jefferson Co.)

1850 US Census: Allen Woodward, age 57 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included Allen Woodward, age 23 (b. NYS); Andrew Woodward, age 19; Samuel Woodward, age 15; Henry Woodward, age 13; Spencer Woodward, age 11; Charles Woodward, age 7; Susan Woodward, age 49; Azuba Woodward, age 17 (b. MA); Ermina Blodget, age 45 (b. MA) [perhaps Susan's sister]; Henry Tuttle, age 23 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer; and Augusta Tuttle, age 21 (b. NYS).

Allen Woodward married (1st) Olive Ellis (b. 16 Jul 1799 in NH, d. 16 Oct 1822 in Antwerp Twp, perhaps from complications of child birth) and had the following daughter:

[a. Olive Almeda Woodward: Born 1822. Married Gilbert Tait (b. WI Territory) on 13 November 1848 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following daughter:

[1] Ellen Tait: Born 1851.

Allen Woodward married (2nd) Susan "Sukey" Blodgett (b. 13 Dec 1800 in Deerfield Twp, MA, d. 6 Jan 1888, age 87 yrs, 28 days in Antwerp Twp, NY), daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Harper-Whipple) Blodgett of Antwerp, New York, on 31 January 1823 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

[b. Allen A. Woodward: Born 10 August 1827 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 28 April 1914; interred Spragueville Cemetery, Spragueville, Antwerp Township. Married (1st) Mandana Williams (b. 31 Oct 1830 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. there 26 Dec 1862 from complications of child birth) and had the following children:

[1] George A. Woodward: Born 8 February 1858 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 13 March 1874 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, New York.

[2] Estelle "Stella" Almeda Woodward: Born 7 December 1859. Died at Park City, Utah. Married Levins DeEston Gray and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

[3] Charles Woodward: Born 26 December 1862. Died a few weeks later.

Allen A. Woodward married (2nd) Martha Sprague (b. 1848, d. 1876 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co., NY). Allen married (3rd) Jane Cotter (b. 1859 at Dumnaway, Cork County, Ireland, d. 22 Aug 1903 at Spragueville from complications of stomach cancer), daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Crowley) Cotter, in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:

[4] William Allen Woodward: Born 22 December 1886. Died 3 December 1957.

[5] Charles J. Woodward: Born 10 September 1888 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 7 December 1962 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Beulah Adella Minnick (b. 11 Feb 1894 in Richville Twp, NY, d. 6 May 1983 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY), daughter of Simeon and Clara (Hamilton) Minnick, on 11 February 1914 in Richville Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

[a] Allen Simeon Woodward: Born 14 May 1915 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 26 October 1999 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Irma Thornhill (b. Depeyster, NY) on 16 September 1939 at DePeyster and had the following children:

{1. Marilyn Jane Woodward: Born 1943.

{2. Charles Edwin Woodward: Twin. Born 1944.

{3. Gerald Edward Woodward: Twin. Born 1944.

{4. Allen Woodward, Jr.: Born 1949.

{5. Ellen Woodward: Born 1949.

[b] Charles "Bun" J. Woodward, Jr.: Born 13 April 1917 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died (drowned in the Oswegatchie River at Sumner Hilts farm; stepped off sand bar and could not swim) 1 September 1939, age 22, in Hailesboro Township, St. Lawrence County, New York; interred Spragueville, Jefferson and St. Lawrence County, New York.

[c] Lawrence R. Woodward: Born 1 September 1918 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 11 February 1982 at Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina. Married (1st) Dorrine Woodworth on 10 May 1941 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

{1. Anne Woodward: Born 1941.

{2. Linda Woodward: Born 1943.

{3. Nancy Woodward: Born 1947. Married Gerald Barker.

{4. Julie Woodward: Born 1952.

{5. Lawrence Woodward: Born 11 December 1957 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 4 June 1978 at Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina.

Lawrence R. Woodward married (2nd) Rosalind McIntosh (b. 1924, d. 1993 in SC) in 1960 and had the following son:

{6. Randy Woodward: Born 23 July 1961 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.

[d] Donald Edwin Woodward: Born 27 June 1920 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 October 1999 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married (1st) Shirley Mathous on 20 September 1942; divorced 1960s. Donald and Shirley had the following children:

{1. Son: Twin. Born and died 1948, within a day of birth.

{2. Son: Twin. Born and died 1948, within a day of birth.

{3. Michael W. Woodward: Born 1954. Had an interest in his family's history.

Donald Woodward married (2nd) his 2nd cousin, widow Lois Minnick of Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York on 29 August 1964 and eventually moved to Pulaski, Oswego County, New York. Donald and Lois had the following children:

{4. Heidi Woodward: Born 1966.

{5. Donald Woodward, #2: Born 1974.

[e] John James Woodward: Born 11 October 1921 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 31 October 2003 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Florence Margaret Wilson (b. 20 Oct 1923 at Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada), daughter of Earnest and Clara (Vondle) Wilson, on 11 November 1944 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

{1. John James Woodward, Jr.: Born 1945.

{2. Janis Elaine Woodward: Born 1946 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.

{3. William "Bill" Walter Woodward: Born 1950 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 2014. Had an interest in his family's history.

{4. Thomas Richard Woodward: Born 1951 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.

{5. Jane Marie Woodward: Born 1962 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Samuel Chapman in 1997.

{6. Robert Henry Woodward: Born 1964 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York.

[6] Henry "Hank" T. L. Woodward: Born 2 January 1894 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 7 May 1965 at Orchard Park, New York. Married Joanna Quinn. Had an interest in his family's history.

[c. Susanna/Susan Augusta Woodward "Augusta": Born 21 June 1829 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Henry Whiting Tuttle/Tuthil (b. 3 Feb 1828 in Heath Twp, Franklin Co., MA), son of Whiting and Polly (Fairbanks) Tuttle/Tuthil, and had the following daughter:

[1] Addie Tuthil: Born 1860. Married (?) Streeter.

[d. Andrew J. Woodward: Born 23 April 1831. Died 1920 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Mary Fuller (b. 1832, d. 1911 in Antwerp Twp, NY) and had the following children:

[1] Ella Woodward: Born 1859 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1940. Married George Prashaw (b. 1867, d. 1947).

[2] Spencer E. Woodward: Born 1861. Died 1930. Married Pearl E. (?).

[e. Azuba Woodward: Born 17 June 1833 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 8 June 1862 in Kansas. Married Sherben Jewett and had the following children:

[1] Nancy Jewett.

[2] Ida Jewett: Born 27 October 1857. Died 2 August 1883.

[f. Samuel L. Woodward: Born 5 July 1835.

[g. Henry William Woodward: Born 23 April 1837 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 15 December 1924 at Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Married Cordelia Hutchinson (b. 9 Sep 1846 in Antwerp Twp, d. 8 Feb 1917 at Lyndon, KS), daughter of Franklin and Betsy (Tibbets) Hutchinson, on 26 February 1862 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:

[1] Susan Woodward: Born 1865 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1871 at Sand Springs, Iowa.

[2] Barton Andrew Woodward: Born 25 December 1866 at Sand Springs, Iowa. Died 26 September 1950 at Marvern, Kansas.

[3] Helen Violet Woodward: Born 17 December 1869 in Jones County, Iowa. Died 24 August 1924 at Hawarden, Iowa.

[4] Jennie E. Woodward: Born 11 November 1870. Died 26 October 1958 at Hawarden, Iowa.

[5] Henry Eugene Woodward: Born 25 November 1874 at Golden Prairie, Iowa. Died 9 June 1930 at Quenemo, Kansas.

[h. Spencer James Woodward "James": Born 15 July 1839 in Spragueville Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 14 June 1917. Veteran of the American Civil War; served in the Union Army. Married Lucinda "Tinnie" Lana Bacon (b. Oct 1845), daughter of Silas Bacon, on 26 April 1866 in Pitcairn and had the following children:

[1] Spencer E. Woodward: Born 1862.

[2] Annette "Anna" E. Woodward: Born 15 September 1868. Died March 1895 at Three Mile Bay, Lyme Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Frank Bates (b. Three Mile Bay) and had the following children:

[a] Hugh Samuel Bates: Born 28 October 1894.

[b] Robert S. Bates: Born 4 March 1895.

[3] Claude S. Woodward: Born 1 November 1874. Died 12 March 1924. Married Marcia Matha Steele (b. 6 Jul 1874 at Steele's Corners, NY, d. 12 Mar 1961 at Utica, NY) and had the following children:

[a] Anna Irene Woodward: Born 21 August 1898.

[b] George Spencer Woodward: Born 5 December 1905 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1 October 1943. Married Inez Hodge (b. 3 Oct 1904) on 19 March 1929 and had the following daughter:

{1. Elizabeth Marie Woodward: Born 1928. Married Albert Hartig in 1950.

[c] Claude Robert Woodward: Born 20 July 1908 at Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 5 February 1990 at Utica, Oneida County, New York. Married Alice Ida Austin (b. 28 Jul 1904 at Frankfort, NY, d. 7 Nov 1963 at Utica, Oneida Co., NY) on 30 October 1928 at Frankfort, New York and had the following children:

{1. Claude Arthur Woodward: Born 1929.

{2. William Robert Woodward: Born 1933 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.

{3. Marcia Ann Woodward: Born 1939 at Utica, Oneida County, New York.

[i. Charles Emmett Woodward: Born 24 February 1843 in Antwerp Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 26 July 1919 at Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Married Eleanor Washburn Tracy (b. 20 Feb 1849 at Monticello, IA, d. 15 Apr 1904 at Lyndon, KS) on 12 July 1870 in Ottawa, Kansas and had the following children:

[1] Rose Augusta Woodward: Born 2 October 1871 at Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Died there 27 April 1961.

[2] Mary Susan Woodward: Born 21 August 1873 at Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Died there 6 May 1966.

[3] Harry Tracy Woodward: Born 20 July 1875 at Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Died 22 January 1957 at Vassar, Kansas.

[4] Charles Andrew Woodward: Born 14 December 1879.

[5] Lou Eleanor Woodward: Born 11 March 1883.

[10. Clarissa Woodward: Born 1800.

Henry Woodward married (2nd) Rachel Houghton (b. 1765, d. 29 Nov 1851 in Buckland Twp, MA) on 23 January 1806 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

(d) David (Daniel) Woodward: Born 1762 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(e) Mary Woodward: Born 1764/15 June 1749 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married John Taylor on 6 November 1780 in Hadley Township, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and had the following son:

[1. Ebenezer Taylor: Born 2 June 1788.

(f) Ebenezer Woodward: Born 1766 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there before 1790. Settled in Conway, Massachusetts.

(g) James Woodward: Born 1768 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

1820 US Census: There was a James Woodward heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under 10; 1 male age 10 to 16; 1 male over age 45; 2 females under age 10; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Two were engaged in agriculture.

1850 US Census: There was a James Woodward, age 74 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,000. The household also included his wife, Lucy Woodward, age 61 (b. VT); presumed son, Albert M. Woodward, age 27 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer; presumed daughter, Lucina Delong, age 23 (b. NYS), Calfurne Delong, age 5 (b. NYS), and laborer, George Russell, age 19 (b. NYS). His next door neighbors were Bildad Woodward, age 31, and Ebenezer Woodward, age 64.

James Woodward married Lucy Otis (b. 28 Apr 1789 in VT, d. 28 Apr 1863), daughter of Arunah and Elizabeth (Adams) Otis of Rutland, New York and had the following children: (order uncertain)

[1. James Woodward, Jr.

[2. Lucy Woodward: Born 4 February 1816. Died 7 March 1893 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York at the residence of her daughter. Married Samuel Wilson (b. 15 Feb 1811 in Rutland Twp, NY, d. there 3 Apr 1884), son of Samuel and Susan (Tamblin) Wilson, on 11 November 1840 and had the following daughter:

[a. Melvin Samuel Wilson: Born 18 November 1841. Died late in December 1902 in southeastern California. Married Alice Dickerson and resided at Los Gatos, California.

[b. Hellen Lucy Wilson: Born 7 February 1843. Married George F. Dressor on 26 July 1866.

[c. Herbert James Wilson: Born 29 August 1845. Died 9 January 1888. Married Vesta Brown on 2 July 1871 and had the following daughter:

[1] Grace Wilson.

[d. Walter Monroe Wilson: Born 25 December 1847. Married Clara E. Kimler of Leroy, Illinois on 26 October 1878 and resided in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. Walter and Clara had the following daughter:

[1] Eva Florence Wilson: Born 2 July 1882.

[e. Josephine Elizabeth Wilson: Died unmarried.

[f. Mary Bell Wilson: Born 17 February 1852. Married Starr H. Thomson (d. 27 Apr 1903 at home in Rutland Hollow) on 28 February 1872 and resided in Rutland Hollow, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:

[1] Lena Bell Thomson: Married Frank M. Churchill and resided in South Rutland, Jefferson County, New York. Lena and Frank had the following children:

[a] Earl Baxter Churchill.

[b] Neil Starr Churchill.

[2] Ina May Thomson: Married Wilbur Wadsworth and resided at Rutland Hollow, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York.

[3] Clara Jessie Thomson: Died 10 December 1900 at Rutland Hollow, Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Charles Howard and had the following son:

[a] Arthur Howard.

[g. Eva Loretta Wilson: Died unmarried.

[3. Albert M. Woodward: Born about 1823/25 in New York State.

1870 US Census: Albert Woodard, age 45 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $4000 and his personal property was valued at $2,000. The household also included his son, Clarence Woodard, age 17 (b. NYS); son, James Woodard, age 14 (b. NYS); and domestic servant, Elizabeth Otis, age 40 (b. NYS).

[4. Lucina Woodward: (perhaps) Born about 1827 in New York State. Married (?) Delong and had the following daughter:

[a. Calfurne Delong: Born about 1845 in New York.

(6) William Woodward: Born 1 January 1735/36 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1 July 1807 at Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Was a Quaker. Married (1st) Rachel Randall (b. 26 Jul 1743, d. 17 Apr 1777), daughter of Robert and Ann (Pratt) Randall, on 10 April 1766 in Easton, Massachusetts. Married (2nd) Hannah Newell (b. 11 Nov 1759, d. 20 Dec 1835), on 2 Jul 1779.

(f. Joseph Woodward: Born 22 February 1685. Died before 1750. Married Hannah Fisher of Norton, Massachusetts on 20 January 1731 and had the following children:

(1) Dinah Woodward: Born 11 August 1732. Married Nathaniel Brown of Attleborough, Massachusetts on 20 April 1758 and had the following son:

(a) Nathaniel Woodward: Born 18 March 1759.

(2) Charity Woodward: Born 2 August 1734. Was unmarried in 1765.

(3) Deborah Woodward: Born 9 March 1756.

(4) Joseph Woodward: Born 9 March 1738. Married Hannah Woodward III (b. 21 Mar 1750, daughter of Josiah Woodward (son of Robert, grandson of John) on 28 May 1766 at Norton, Massachusetts and had the following children:

(a) Mary Woodward.

(b) Joseph Woodward.

(d) Zilpha Woodward.

(e) Bartholomew Woodward.

(f) Samuel Woodward.

(g) Deborah Woodward.

(h) Nancy Woodward.

(i) Susan Woodward: Twin.

(j) Fanny Woodward: Twin.

(5) Hannah Woodward: Born 6 December 1741.

(g. Ezekiel Woodward: Twin. Born 26 February 1687. Employed as a weaver. Married Sarah (?). Perhaps moved to Providence, Rhode Island.

(h. Mary Woodward: Twin. Born 26 February 1687.

(2. Elisha Woodward: Twin. Baptized 21 April 1644, age 6 days, at Boston, Massachusetts. Died 1675 in the First Indian War.

(3. Nathaniel Woodward, III: Twin. Baptized 21 April 1646, age 7 days, at Boston, Massachusetts. Died July 1661. Married Elizabeth (?) and had children.

3. Wife #2: Katherine (?)

a. Biographical notes:

Born . Died . Married Nathaniel Woodward, Jr. after 1647, but perhaps before 1650.

b. Children:

(1. Israel Woodward: (perhaps) Born about 1650 in Massachusetts. Died 15 June 1674 at Taunton, Bristol County, Michigan. Married Jane Godfrey on 4 August 1670 and had the following children:

(a. Elizabeth Woodward: Born 15 June 1671.

(b. Israel Woodward: Born 4 October 1674. Married Bennet Edy/Eddy on 28 December 1698.

(2. Robert Woodward: Born 1663 in Massachusetts. Died 1744 in Scituate Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Married Berthia Torrey.

(3. James Woodward: See generation 3, below.

3 James Woodward

1. Biographical notes:

Born 1668 in Massachusetts. Died 3 October 1732 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Resided last at Taunton. Member of the First Squadron of the First Military Company of Taunton on 8 April 1682.

2. Wife: Hannah Stacy

Born 1665 in Massachusetts; daughter of Richard (b. 1643, d. 1687) and Abigail (?) Stacy (b. 1626, d. 1687). Died .

3. Children:

a. Israel Woodward: Born 1698 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 6 May 1782 in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Hannah Damon (b. 1701, d. 1798) of Dedham, Massachusetts and had the following children:

(1. Joseph Woodward: Born 2 July 1729. Died 2 February 1778/77. Moved to Franklin, Massachusetts about 1756. Married Kezia Fisher (b. 24 Oct 1729, d. 2 Jan 1819).

(2. Annah Woodward: Born 25 April 1731 in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 29 October 1816.

(3. Mercy Woodward: Perhaps a twin. Born 7 May 1733. Married John Carpenter of Rehoboth, Massachusetts on 23 December 1756 and had the following children:

(a) Sylvia Carpenter.

(b) Joseph Carpenter.

(4. Mary Woodward: Perhaps a twin. Born 7 May 1733 in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 12 May 1802 in Rehoboth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(5. Catherine Woodward: Born 17 July 1735 in Norton Township, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Died there 23 April 1750.

(6. Noah Woodward: Born 27 September 1737 (also seen: b. Oct 1737) in Norton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 29 October 1835 in Kennebec County, Maine. Early settler of Hallowell, Maine. Married (?) and had the following children:

(a) Israel Woodward: Born 12 July 1766.

(b) Hannah Woodward: Born 13 October 1767.

(d) Joseph Woodward: Born 24 March 1771.

(e) Timothy Woodward: Born 3 May 1774.

(f) Lemuel Woodward: Born 3 February 1777.

(g) Daniel Woodward: Born 1779.

(7. Elizabeth Woodward: Born 25 December 1740. Died 18 April 1826. Never married.

b. Hannah Woodward: Born 1699. Died 1766. Married Joshua Willis, son of John and Experience (Barbour) Willis, in 1734 and resided at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

c. James Woodward, Jr.: Born 1702. Died . Perhaps the James Woodward, generation 2, below, who married Silence Harvey on 19 June 1741 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (if so, James would have been 39 years old when married). Suggested by The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51, 1897, top of pg. 175.

d. Abigail Woodward: Born 1709 in Massachusetts. Died January 1730 in Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married George Read of Rehoboth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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2 James Woodward

1. Biographical notes:

Born . Died . Perhaps the James Woodward, Jr. of paragraph 3.c. of generation 3, above.

2. Wife: Silence (perhaps Harvey)

Born . Died . Married James Woodward on 19 June 1741 at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with Justice of the Peace James Williams officiating.

3. Children: No record found of children born to James and Silence Woodward in Taunton or any other Massachusetts township.

a. Silence Woodward: (perhaps) See generation 1, below.

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1 Silence Woodward

"Tilly"

Born about 1787 in Massachusetts; said to be the daughter of James and Silence (perhaps Harvey) Woodward, generation 2, above (If so, her mother, Silence would likely have been 60 years old or older when the younger Silence was born, which sheds considerable doubt on the identity of her parents). Died 7 May 1870, age 83, in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Ziba Drake, generation #8 of the Ancestors of George Edgar Drake by about 1806, probably in or near Buckland Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

See Ziba's Page for More Info

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Other, still unidentified, Woodward names:

1. James Woodward: (Perhaps the father of Silence (Woodward) Drake and Ebenezer Woodward.)

1810 US Census: Jas Woodward was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males age 16 to 26; one male over age 45; and 1 female age 16 to 26. His next door neighbor was Ebenezer Woodward.

2. James Woodward: Born about 1776 in Massachusetts.

1850 US Census: James Woodward, age 74 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,000. The household also included his wife, Lucy Woodward, age 61 (b. VT); perhaps son, Albert M. Woodward, age 27 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer; perhaps daughter, Lucina Delong, age 23 (b. NYS); Calfurne Delong, age 5 (b. NYS); and George Roussell, age 19 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer.

3. Caleb Woodward, MD: Employed as a physician at Evans Mills, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York.

a. Erasmus D. Woodward: Born (perhaps) Lorraine Township, Jefferson County, New York. Subsequently resided in Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Eunice C. Crandall (b. Norway Twp, Herkimer Co., NY), daughter of John and Mary (Browning) Crandall of Rhode Island, and had the following daughter:

(1. Mary L. Woodward: Married John Caleb Fulton (b. 14 Aug 1844 in Wilna Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 8 Sep 1889), son of James Fulton and grandson of Caleb Fulton, on 13 November 1869 and had 5 children, including:

(a. Carrie E. Fulton: Employed many years as a school teacher.

(b. Edwin W. Fulton: Employed as a machinist.

(c. Mabel Fulton: Married Charles W. Gleason, who was employed as a mechanical engineer.

(d. Beth W. Fulton: Died age 9.

(e. Herbert Fulton: Died age 6.

4. Spencer Woodward: Born about 1810.

1850 US Census: Spencer Woodward, age 40 (b. MA) and employed as a miller, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $1,200. The household also included his wife, Eunice Woodward, age 44 (b. VT); daughter, Sarah Woodward, age 18 (b. NYS); daughter, Mary J. Woodward, age 14 (b. NYS); daughter, Julia E. Woodward, age 9 (b. NYS); and Azuba Woodward, age 67.

5. Milton Woodward: Born about 1789 in New York State.

1850 US Census: Milton Woodward, age 61 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rodman Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,500. The household also included his wife, Electa Woodward, age 52 (b. CT); son, Benjamin Woodward, age 21 (b. NYS); son, Richard R. Woodward, age 19 (b. NYS); daughter, Juliet Woodward, age 24 (b. NYS); daughter, Oville Woodward, age 22 (b. NYS); daughter, Maria Woodward, age 16 (b. NYS); daughter, Jennett Woodward, age 14 (b. NYS); and son, William J. Woodward, age 12 (b. NYS).

6. Ebenezer Woodward: Born about 1786 in Massachusetts.

1850 US Census: Ebenezer Woodward, age 64 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Ame Woodward, age 62 (b. MA); daughter, Mahale Woodward, age 26 (b. NYS); and son, Merchant Woodward, age 24 (b. NYS). His next door neighbors were James Woodward, age 74, and Bildad Woodward, age 31.

Ebenezer Woodward married Amy Vebber and had the following children:

a. Freelove Woodward: Born 19 April 1808 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 21 December 1890, age 82. Married William Harris Wilson (b. 4 Mar 1807 in Rutland Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 15 Nov 1887, age 81), eldest son of Samuel and Susan (Tamblin) Wilson, on 19 April 1834. William, like his father, was employed as a farmer in Rutland Township. Freelove and William had the following children:

(1. Lycurgus A. Wilson: Born 1836. Died at age 2½.

(2. William Harris Wilson, Jr.: Born 20 December 1838.

(3. Frank Ebenezer Wilson: Born 6 June 1843 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Fanny Mary Potter (more info) (b. 17 Aug 1847/16 Aug 1848 in West Turin Twp, Lewis Co., NY), daughter of Benjamin F. and Rachel A. (?) Potter, on 17 January 1872 and had the following children:

(a. Myrtle L. Wilson: Born 28 September 1876 in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Charles B. Parsons and had the following children:

(1) Bernice Wilson/E. Parsons: Born 26 September 1896.

(2) Wayne Wilson Parsons: Born 6 June 1898.

(b. Carrie Florence Wilson: Died 29 December 1892, age 10.

(4. Louisa E. Wilson: Born 28 September 1845. Married Orrin E. Carter and had 3 children.

(5. Augusta Wilson: Married C. M. Frink and subsequently resided in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.

(6. Leon E. Wilson: Employed as assistant manager of the Palmer House in Chicago.

b. Mahale Woodward: Born about 1824 in New York.

c. Merchant B. Woodward: Born about 1826 in New York.

7. Daniel Woodward: Born 13 December 1730 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, son of Ebenezer and Deborah (Bates) Woodward and grandson of Smith and Thankful (Pope) Woodward. Died 1781. Married Deborah Aag Joy and had the following children:

a. Rudrick "Rutsey" Woodard: Married Mary Annis and had the following children:(http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Woodard-838)

(1. Rutesy Woodard, Jr.: Born 28 January 1811 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died age 88 in Norwich Township, Canada West (now southern Ontario) while operating a stump puller. Married Mary Shepard on 15 February 1829 in Rutland Township and had the following children:

(a. Emeline Woodard: Born 18 March 1830 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 19 September 1915 in Sourth Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Married Edward Wardle in 1852 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

(b. George Washington Woodard: Born 9 January 1832 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 29 August 1907 in South Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Married Hannah Elliott in 1853.

(c. Menila Woodard: Born 3 May 1834 in Denmark, Lewis County, New York. Died 16 October 1905 in California. Married George Washington Meddaugh on 12 January 1862 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

(d. Lucius Woodard: Born 15 February 1838 in Denmark, Lewis County, New York. Died 10 January 1914 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Married Arvilla Hicks and had the following children:

(1) Mary Woodard.

(2) Lilly May Woodard.

(e. Milo Woodard: Born 20 August 1846 in Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Died there 27 June 1879. Married Emma Hannah Phelps on 23 May 1872 in Cornell, Norwich, Ontario.

(f. Wilson Woodard: Born 1847 in Ontario, Canada.

(g. Emma Woodard: Born 1854 in Ontario, Canada.

(2. Elisha Morgan Woodard: Born 9 September 1790 in Rensselaer County, New York. Died 22 January 1856 (age 70 yrs, 3 mo.) in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Christian McIntyre (b. abt 1790 in MA, d. 1881, age 91 yrs, 3 months, 7 days) on 7 August 1807.

(3. Charles Woodard: Born 1793 in Vermont. Died 14 August 1877 in Lewis County, New York. Married Polley Thompson on 20 March 1815 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:

(a. Amos Woodard: Born about 1818.

(b. Anna Woodard: Born about 1820.

(c. Jane Woodard: Born about 1822.

(d. Amanda Woodard: Born about 1824.

(e. Silas Woodard: Born 1825. Married Lucinda Kelner and had the following son:

(1) Peter Woodard: Born about 1850. Married Alice Hilliker and had the following children:

(a) Albert Woodard.

(b) Melvin Woodard.

(f. Salome Woodard: Born 1829. Married Frederick Kelner.

(g. Orlen Woodard: Born 1830.

(h. Robinson Woodard: Born 1833.

(i. Alvira Woodard: Born 1835.

(j. Cynthia Woodard: Born 1842.

(4. Levi A. Woodard: Born 1798 in Whites Town, Oneida County, New York. Died 20 April 1877 in Tunnel City, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married (1st) Mary Sischo and had the following children:

(a. Charles Woodard: Born 27 December 1820 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 28 August 1897 at Jacksonville, Adrian Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married Laura Ann Lamberton on 3 October 1843 in Champion Township, New York and had the following children:

(1) Arsenth Woodard: Born about 1844. Died in Tomah, Monroe County, Wisconsin.

(2) Mary "Polly" E. Woodard: Born 1845. Married (1st) Jacob W. Whitney. Married (2nd) Dewitt B. Shepard.

(3) Dennison J. Woodard: Born 20 September 1848 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Evelyn (?) and had the following daughter:

(a) Edith Woodard.

(4) Arzelliah Woodard: Born 27 December 1850 in Canada. Died 28 August 1923 in Monahan, Washington. Married her uncle, Elwin R. Woodard and had the following children:

(a) Levi Woodard.

(b) Lillian M. Woodard.

(5) Franklin Woodard: Born 4 August 1855 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 October 1865 in Jacksonville, Adrian Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.

(6) Elsie Woodard: Born 25 September 1857 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died in LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin. Married Edwin Wheeler.

(7) Elwin Woodard: Born 25 November 1865 in Jacksonville, Adrian Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Died 1960 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married Lettie B. Sherer about 1890.

(b. Gilbert "Gary" Woodard: Born 5 December 1825 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 5 June 1885 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married Lurancy Lynette Taft and had the following children:

(1) Daughter: Married (?) Thorsen.

(2) Simon Gilbert Woodard.

(c. Justus Woodard: Born 1828 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died about 1850.

(d. Eli Woodard: Born 18 March 1832 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 10 October 1920 in Arlington, Riverside County, California. Married Louisa J. Darrow about 1859 and had the following children:

(1) Eliza Almira Woodard.

(2) Lulu Woodard: Married (?) Kern.

(3) Orpha Woodard: Married (?) Pedneau.

(e. Eliza Jane Woodard: Born 18 March 1832 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married (?) Shepard. Died 18 September 1890 in Sparta Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married George Washington Shepard on 1 January 1848 in Champion Township, New York.

(f. Elsie Mathilda Woodard: Born 16 July 1834 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 23 March 1913 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Married John William Hilliker on 19 May 1852 in Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada and had 7 children.

(g. Jefferson J. Woodard: Born 1839 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Mary (?) before 1867 and had the following children:

(1) Warner Woodard.

(2) Lillie Woodard.

(3) Caroline Woodard.

Levi Woodard married (2nd) Sarah G. McCombs and had the following children:

(h. Elwin R. "L.r." Woodard: Born 1847 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1919 in Monahan, Washington. Married Arzelliah (?) and had the following children:

(1) Levi Woodard.

(2) Lillian M. Woodard.

(3) Myrtle Woodard.

(i. Anna Jane Woodard: Born 4 April 1848 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

(j. Edgar L. Woodard: Born 1853 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1935 in Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota. Married Laura Smith.

(5. Sally Ann Woodard: Born 11 September 1799 in Whitestown, Oneida County, New York. Died 11 September 1877 in Elk, Sanilac County, Michigan. Married Levi Sischo about 1821 and had the following children:

(a. Mary Ann Sischo: Married William Woodard (b. 22 Feb 1828 in NY), son of Jonathan Woodard, on 7 March 1848.

(b. Amanda M. Sischo: Born 9 January 1840 in Durham Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Married (1st) William Woodard on 11 March 1856 in Sanilac County, Michigan. Married (2nd) Marshal Woodard on 22 October 1881 in Speaker Township, Michigan.

(6. Daniel Woodard: Born 1801 in Whites Town, Oneida County, New York. Died 1881 in Speaker, Sanilac County, Michigan. Married Hannah Sischo in 1821 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:

(a. Annis Woodard: Born about 1822 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died before 1912 in Michigan.

(b. Alvira Woodard: Born 24 March 1827 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 11 August 1917 in Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan. Married William J. Sischo, Jr.

(c. Wilson Woodard: Born 31 December 1831 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 3 February 1903 in Tunnel City, Wisconsin. Married Delia Lovina Taft on 25 February 1855 in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada.

(d. Fannie Helena Woodard: Born 29 July 1835 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 5 October 1921 in Tunnel City, Wisconsin. Married Nehemiah Myron Oakley on 23 May 1812 in Springford, Ontario, Canada.

(e. Edwin Bracy Woodard: Born 1 July 1837 in Livingston County, New York. Died 10 September 1915 in Gladwin County, Michigan. Married (1st) Elizabeth Oakley in 1855 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Married (2nd) Nancy Lucretia Campbell on 28 September 1861 in St. Clair County, Michigan.

(f. Joseph Clifford Woodard: Born 19 August 1839 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 12 May 1913 in La Grange, Wisconsin. Married Mary Ann Kerridge.

(g. Levitta Woodard: Born about 1841.

(h. Flavilla "Dill" S. Woodard: Born 10 March 1842 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 22 January 1917 in Tunnel City, Wisconsin. Married Andrew Jackson Hilliker on 25 December 1861 in Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

(i. Sarah Woodard: Born 1844 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1937 in Sanilac County, Michigan. Married Wellington Snell.

(j. Sophia Woodard: Born 1847 in Springford, Ontario, Canada. Died after 1910 in Speaker Township, Michigan. Married Alfred Quick on 4 July 1866 in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

(k. Daniel Woodard, Jr.: Born after 1850 in Springford, Ontario, Canada. Died before 1912 in Speaker Township, Michigan.

(l. Marietta Woodard: Born 1851 in Springfield, Ontario, Canada. Died 28 November 1907 in Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan. Married Amos Sischo on 17 March 1869 in Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan.

(7. James Woodard: Born 1803 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.

(8. Fidelia Woodard: Born 1805 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 22 January 1886. Married (1st) John C. Fowler. Married (2nd) Nathaniel Rudd, Jr.

(9. Anna Mary Woodard: Born 11 October 1808 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 11 July 1845. Married Nathaniel Rudd, Jr. and had the following children:

(a. Oscar Rudd.

(b. Araminta Ruud: Marred (?) Andrus.

(c. Mary Rudd.

(d. Janeth Rudd.

(e. Chandler Rudd.

(f. Marcia Rudd.

(g. Denison Rudd.

(h. Wilbur Rudd.

(i. John C. Rudd.

(10. Ransom Woodard: Born 2 April 1815 in Jefferson County, New York. Died 16 January 1850 in South Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

(11. Prudence Woodard: Born 1818 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 13 April 1863 in Jefferson County, New York. Married Benjamin Smith on 13 January 1845 in Brock, Ontario, Canada.

b. Chariathon Woodard: Born about 1773.

c. Daniel Woodard, Jr.: Born about 1777.

d. Eliage Woodard: Born about 1781.

e. Amos Woodard: Born 1804 in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 10 May 1889 in Odessa, Big Sone County, Minnesota. Married Sally Parks in 1822 and had the following children:

(1. Courtland Woodard.

(2. Son.

(3. Lucinda Woodard: Married (?) Howe.

(4. Emily Woodard: Married (?) Kimball.

(5. Lawson Clark Woodard.

f. Betsy Woodard: Born about 1886.

8. Elias E. Woodward: Born about 1794 in Massachusetts. Died about 1856, age 61 years, 10 months, 13 days; interred Huntingtonville Rural Cemetery, Huntingtonville, Watertown Township, Jefferson County, New York.

1820 US Census: There was an Elias Woodward heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 26 to 45; 1 female under age 10; and 1 female age 26 to 45. One was a foreigner not naturalized, and one was engaged in agriculture.

1850 US Census: There was an Elias E. Woodward, age 56 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rutland Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,000. The household also included his wife, Weltha Woodward, age 49 (b. VT); daughter, Priscilla Woodward, age 19 (b. NYS); son, Orville P. Woodward, age 16 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer; daughter, Amelia Woodward, age 12 (b. NYS); son, Eugene Woodward, age 10 (b. NYS); and son, Clifford Woodward, age 6 (b. NYS).

Elias married Weltha/Welthy (?) (b. abt 1801, d. 1863, age 62 yrs, 1 mo., 21 days, interred with Elias) and had the following children:

a. Priscilla Woodward: Born about 1831 in New York.

b. Orville P. Woodward: Born about 1834 in New York.

c. Amelia Woodward: Born about 1838 in New York.

d. Eugene Woodward: Born about 1840 in New York.

e. Clifford Woodward: Born about 1844 in New York.

9. Orville Woodward: Born about 1850 in New York. Employed as a farmer.

1870 US Census: Orville Woodward, age 20 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading in the household headed by Chamson Gisson/Gibson, age 42 (b. NYS). The household also included Orville's wife, Lucy Woodward [and perhaps Chamson's daughter], age 25 (b. NYS) and Orville's daughter, Ella Woodward, age 1 (b. NYS).

Orville married Lucy (?) and had the following daughter:

a. Ella Woodward: Born about 1869 in New York.

10. Caleb Woodward: Scotch ancestry. Early settler of Duchess County, New York. Married (?) and had the following son:

a. Caleb Woodward: Died, age 91, in Canada. Veteran of the American Revolutionary War; served in the grade of Captain. In 1803 moved from Warren Township, Herkimer County, New York to Rodman Township, Jefferson County, New York. Purchased a 300-acre farm on Dry Hill. Married (?) and had 2 sons and 9 daughters, including:

(1. Jesse Woodward: Born 1783 in Oblong Township, Duchess County, New York.

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(4. Milton Woodward: Born 1789 in Oblong Township, Jefferson County, New York. Veteran of the War of 1812. Married Hannah Webb in 1816 and settled in Adams Township (1.5 miles north of Adams Center), Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:

(a. Marquis Woodward: In 1845 moved from Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York to Van Buren County, Michigan. Married Eliza A. Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor of Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1847 in Michigan. In 1865 returned to Jefferson County, New York, settling first in Henderson Township, and then in Rodman Township. Marquis and Eliza had the following children:

(1) Leonora A. Woodward.

(2) Oren M. Woodward: Married Mellie E. Gage, daughter of C. S. and Mary (Smith) Gage of Rodman Township, Jefferson County, New York (moved there in 1833 from Monkton, VT), in 1871 and had the following children:

(a) Charles G. Woodward: Born 1874.

(b) Rollin O. Woodward: Born 1879.

(3) Fremont M. Woodward.

(4) Carrie A. Woodward: Married Samuel Parker.

(b. Oliva Woodward: Married Charles Hall.

(c. Constant Woodward: Married Mary Stickney.

(d. Egiva Woodward: Married Eleazaer Williams.

(e. Minerva Woodward: Married Henry Gordinere.

(f. Juliett Woodward: Married J. Weaber.

(g. Ovilla Woodward.

(h. Benjamin Woodward.

(i. Franklin Woodward.

(j. Richard Rush Woodward.

(k. Amelia Maria Woodward: Married Louis Sluman.

(l. Jenet Woodward: Married Isaac Parker.

(m. William Jasper Woodward.

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