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Elisha Thomas Woodward 1720–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 Mar 1798

Death Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Woodard

Mother: Sarah Cannon

Spouse(s): Lydia Langston

Children(s): David Woodard, Elisha Woodard, Isaac Woodard, John Woodard, Thomas Woodard, Elizabeth Woodard, James Woodard, Mary Woodard, Rachel Woodard, Absillet Woodard, Jesse Woodard, Luke Woodard

Elisha Thomas Woodward was born in 1720 in Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of John Woodard And Sarah Mary Cannon. Elisha Thomas Woodward married Lydia Langston, and had children including Absillet Woodard, David Woodard, Elisha Woodard, Elizabeth Woodard, Isaac Woodard, James Woodard, Jesse Woodard, John Woodard, Luke Woodard, Mary Molly Woodard, Rachel Woodard, Thomas Woodard. Elisha Thomas Woodward passed away in 1798 in Nash, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elisha Thomas Woodward was born in 1720 in Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of John Woodard And Sarah Mary Cannon.
  • Elisha Thomas Woodward married Lydia Langston, and had children including Absillet Woodard, David Woodard, Elisha Woodard, Elizabeth Woodard, Isaac Woodard, James Woodard, Jesse Woodard, John Woodard, Luke Woodard, Mary Molly Woodard, Rachel Woodard, Thomas Woodard.
  • Elisha Thomas Woodward passed away in 1798 in Nash, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elisha Woodward's Ancestors

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Elisha Woodward
1720–1798
Birth Place: Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Woodard
1679–1734
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Mary) Cannon
1681–1734
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Edward (James) Cannon
1635–1729
Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Dolley) Dawley
1635–1733
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Jr
1615–1687
Margaret Woodhouse
1619–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry (Capt.)
1573–1637

Elisha Woodward's Descendants

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Elisha (Thomas) Woodward (1720–26 Mar 1798) m. Lydia Langston (1721–1791)
  1. 1. David Woodard 1771–1799
  2. 2. Elisha Woodard 1748–1789
  3. 3. Isaac Woodard 1752–1790
  4. 4. John Woodard 1740–1763
  5. 5. Thomas Woodard 1744–1835
  6. 6. Elizabeth Woodard 1745–1828
  7. 7. James Woodard 1741–1808
  8. 8. Mary (Molly) Woodard 1754–1790
  9. 9. Rachel Woodard 1761–1790
  10. 10. Absillet Woodard 1750–1790
  11. 11. Jesse Woodard 1757–1832
  12. 12. Luke Woodard 1759–1809

Elisha Woodward's Timeline

4 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Elisha Thomas Woodward in Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1739
1739
Age 19
Elisha Thomas Woodward was married in No
No
1748
1748
Age 28
Elisha Thomas Woodward was married in No
No
1798
26 Mar 1798
Age 78
Death of Elisha Thomas Woodward in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: No

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: No

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edgecombe, NC

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States

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