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John "The Immigrant" Woodruff 1604 – 1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England

Death Date: 9 MAY 1670

Death Location: Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York

Father: John Woodruff

Mother: Elizabeth Cartwright

Spouse(s): Anne Gosmer

Children(s): Elizabeth Woodruff

John "The Immigrant" Woodruff was born in 1604 in Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England, the child of John Woodruff and Elizabeth Cartwright. In 1640, John "The Immigrant" Woodruff immigrated. John "The Immigrant" Woodruff married Anne Warde Gosmer, and had children including Elizabeth Woodruff. John "The Immigrant" Woodruff passed away in 1670 in Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York.

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Biography

  • John "The Immigrant" Woodruff was born in 1604 in Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England, the child of John Woodruff and Elizabeth Cartwright.
  • In 1640, John "The Immigrant" Woodruff immigrated.
  • John "The Immigrant" Woodruff married Anne Warde Gosmer, and had children including Elizabeth Woodruff.
  • John "The Immigrant" Woodruff passed away in 1670 in Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York.

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John Woodruff's Ancestors

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John Woodruff
1604 – 1670
Birth Place: Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England
Parents
John Woodruff
1574 – 1611
Fordwich, Kent, England
Elizabeth Cartwright
1582 – 1639
Fordwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert Woodruffe
1547 – 1609
Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Alice Russell
1552 – 1587
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Woodruff's Descendants

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John ("The Immigrant") Woodruff (1604 – 9 MAY 1670) m. Anne (Warde) Gosmer (1609 – 1683)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Woodruff (BEF 6 JAN 1639 – 23 MAY 1719) m. Robert Dayton (3 JAN 1629 – 16 APR 1712)
    1. 1. Mary Dayton (21 MAR 1668 – 13 AUG 1712) m. Cornelius Conkling (1664 – 30 OCT 1748)
      1. 1. Mary Conkling (12 MAR 1710 – 31 OCT 1780) m. Obadiah Wells (1717 – 1800)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells (1740 – 1776) m. Francis DeLong (8 MAY 1740 – 1820)

John Woodruff's Timeline

5 Records

1604
1604
Birth of John "The Immigrant" Woodruff in Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England
Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England
1604
1604
John "The Immigrant" Woodruff was christened in Canterbury St Mary North Gate, Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury St Mary North Gate, Canterbury, Kent, England
1640
1640
Age 36
John "The Immigrant" Woodruff immigrated
None
1670
9 MAY 1670
Age 66
Death of John "The Immigrant" Woodruff in Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York
Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York
1670
1670
Age 66
Burial of John "The Immigrant" Woodruff in Old Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America
Old Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Fordwich, St. Mary Northgate, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Canterbury St Mary North Gate, Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1640

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1670
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk County, Province of New York

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Old Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America

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