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John WOODWARD 1761 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1761

Birth Location: , Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1847

Death Location: , Green, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Woodward

Mother: Sarah Bright

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John WOODWARD was born in 1761 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of William West Woodward and Sarah Nancy Bright. John WOODWARD passed away in 1847 in , Green, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John WOODWARD was born in 1761 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of William West Woodward and Sarah Nancy Bright.
  • John WOODWARD passed away in 1847 in , Green, Kentucky, USA.

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John WOODWARD's Ancestors

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John WOODWARD
1761 – 1847
Birth Place: , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
William West Woodward
1734 – 1815
Blisland Parish, James City County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Nancy) Bright
1735 – 1830
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Woodard
1708 – 1786
Wilmington, James City, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Calloway
1713 – 1810
, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Edward Bright
1695 – 1784
Russel, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lancelot Woodard
1682 – 1750
Elizabeth Cocke
1685 –
Joseph Calloway
1680 – 1732
Catherine Browning
1680 – 1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woodward
1660 – 1696
Lydia Browne
1663 – 1711
William Cocke
1655 – 1693
Sarah Flowers
1658 – 1691

John WOODWARD's Timeline

2 Records

1761
28 Jul 1761
Birth of John WOODWARD in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1847
19 May 1847
Age 86
Death of John WOODWARD in , Green, Kentucky, USA
, Green, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1761
    Event Place: , Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1847
    Event Place: , Green, Kentucky, USA

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