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John Woodruff 1637–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: Surry, Kent, England

Death Date: 27 Apr 1691

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Matthew Woodruff

Mother: Hannah 407

Spouse(s): Sarah Ogden, Mary Winchell

Children(s): Benjamin Woodruff, David Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff, Sarah Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Jonathan Woodruff, John Woodruff, Daniel Woodruff, Sarah Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Joseph Sr, Elizabeth Woodruff, Abigail Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, John Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Phebe Woodruff, Sargent Woodruff, Susannah Woodruff, Thomas Woodruff

John Woodruff was born in 1637 in Surry, Kent, England, the child of Matthew Woodruff And Hannah Baldwin 407. John Woodruff married Mary Winchell, Sarah Ogden, and had children including Abigail Woodruff, Benjamin Woodruff, Daniel Woodruff, David Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, John Woodruff, Jonathan Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff Sr, Mary Woodruff, Phebe Woodruff, Sarah Woodruff, Sargent Joseph Woodruff, Susannah Woodruff, Thomas Woodruff. John Woodruff passed away in 1691 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • John Woodruff was born in 1637 in Surry, Kent, England, the child of Matthew Woodruff And Hannah Baldwin 407.
  • John Woodruff married Mary Winchell, Sarah Ogden, and had children including Abigail Woodruff, Benjamin Woodruff, Daniel Woodruff, David Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, John Woodruff, Jonathan Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff Sr, Mary Woodruff, Phebe Woodruff, Sarah Woodruff, Sargent Joseph Woodruff, Susannah Woodruff, Thomas Woodruff.
  • John Woodruff passed away in 1691 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Woodruff
1616–1682
Birth Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah 407
1620–1682
Birth Location: Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ogden
1654–1722
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Winchell
1644–1712
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Benjamin Woodruff
1684–1726
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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David Woodruff
1677–1732
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Joseph Woodruff
1676–1742
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah Woodruff
1661–1665
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Hannah Woodruff
1684–1691
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Jonathan Woodruff
1669–1691
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
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John Woodruff
1665–1722
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey, United States
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Daniel Woodruff
1678–1741
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
DW
Sarah Woodruff
1680–1691
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
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Elizabeth Woodruff
1667–1707
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey
EW
Hannah Woodruff
1659–1691
Birth Location: Southampton, Long Island, NY, USA
HW
Joseph Sr
1675–1746
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey
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Elizabeth Woodruff
1680–1691
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex County, NJ
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Abigail Woodruff
1684–1720
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Woodruff
1665–1722
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
HW
John Woodruff
1668–1727
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Woodruff
1667–1709
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Phebe Woodruff
1679–1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
PW
Sargent Woodruff
1679–1732
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SW
Susannah Woodruff
1682–
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Thomas Woodruff
1686–1720
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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John Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
John Woodruff
1637–1691
Birth Place: Surry, Kent, England
Parents
Matthew Woodruff
1616–1682
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah (Baldwin) 407
1620–1682
Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Matthew Woodruff
1562–1632
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Sander
1566–1678
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Richard Baldwin
1576–1632
Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Baldwin
1582–1633
Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Harding
1540–1578
Katherine Jones
1542–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harding
1512–1576
Joan Benning
1517–1578
John Woodfall
1515–1580

John Woodruff's Descendants

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John Woodruff (1637–27 Apr 1691) m. Sarah Ogden (1654–20 November 1722) m. Mary Winchell (5 September 1644–22 November 1712)
  1. 1. Benjamin Woodruff 1684–1726
  2. 2. David Woodruff 1677–1732
  3. 3. Joseph Woodruff 1676–1742
  4. 4. Sarah Woodruff 1661–1665
  5. 5. Hannah Woodruff 1684–1691
  6. 6. Jonathan Woodruff 1669–1691
  7. 7. John Woodruff 1665–1722
  8. 8. Daniel Woodruff 1678–1741
  9. 9. Sarah Woodruff 1680–1691
  10. 10. Elizabeth Woodruff 1667–1707
  11. 11. Hannah Woodruff 1659–1691
  12. 12. Joseph (Woodruff) Sr 1675–1746
  13. 13. Elizabeth Woodruff 1680–1691
  14. 14. Abigail Woodruff 1684–1720
  15. 15. Hannah Woodruff 1665–1722
  16. 16. John Woodruff 1668–1727
  17. 17. Mary Woodruff 1667–1709
  18. 18. Phebe Woodruff 1679–1712 m. Nathaniel Cowles 1672–1729
    1. 1. Thankful Johnson 1698–1785
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Cowles) II 1698–1724
  19. 19. Sargent (Joseph) Woodruff 1679–1732
  20. 20. Susannah Woodruff 1682–
  21. 21. Thomas Woodruff 1686–1720

John Woodruff's Timeline

4 Records

1637
1637
Birth of John Woodruff in Surry, Kent, England
Surry, Kent, England
1642
1642
Age 5
Birth of John Woodruff in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1691
27 Apr 1691
Age 54
Death of John Woodruff in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1692
16 May 1692
Age 55
Death of John Woodruff in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Surry, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1692
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1691
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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