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John Covert Woodyard 1774–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 20 Nov 1845

Death Location: Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States

Father: James Woodyard

Mother: Violetta Covert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ford

Children(s): Jesse Woodyard

John Covert Woodyard was born in 1774 in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States, the child of James Woodyard And Violetta Covert. John Covert Woodyard married Elizabeth Ford, and had children including Jesse Colvert Woodyard. John Covert Woodyard passed away in 1845 in Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Covert Woodyard was born in 1774 in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States, the child of James Woodyard And Violetta Covert.
  • John Covert Woodyard married Elizabeth Ford, and had children including Jesse Colvert Woodyard.
  • John Covert Woodyard passed away in 1845 in Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Woodyard's Ancestors

Self
John Woodyard
1774–1845
Birth Place: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States
Parents
James Woodyard
1725–1777
Charles, Maryland, United States
Violetta Covert
1732–1789
Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John (WOODYARD) JR
1677–1743
Norwich, Norfolk, , England
Jane BROWNE
1674–1735
Charles, Maryland, United States
Robert Covert
1691–1757
Charles, Maryland, USA
Charity Gray
1718–1791
Charles, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1690–1760
Judith Shackerly
1672–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Woodyard's Descendants

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John (Covert) Woodyard (1774–20 Nov 1845) m. Elizabeth Ford (1775–17 Feb 1844)
  1. 1. Jesse (Colvert) Woodyard 1801–1877 m. Jane Webb 1805–1850 m. Delila (Ann) Warthen 1820–1860
    1. 1. Ectetine Woodyard 1850–1910 m. Washington (J.) Hathaway 1847–1910
      1. 1. Mildred (Blauche) Hathoway 1895–
      2. 2. Lydia (M) Hathoway 1888–
      3. 3. Lloyd (R) Hathoway 1883–
      4. 4. Wilbert Hathaway 1885–
      5. 5. Allie (V) Hathaway 1881–1945 m. Rufus Sapp 1877–1968
        1. 1. Hazel (M) Sapp 1915–
        2. 2. Dorothy (I) Sapp 1921–
        3. 3. Pauline Lapp 1921–
        4. 4. Howard (Lonzo) Sapp 1917–1980 m. Virginia (Lee Peacock sapp) doerflinger 1920–2001
    2. 2. Prudence (Ann) Woodyard 1835–1885
    3. 3. Louisa Woodyard 1831–1916
    4. 4. Jerome (Isaac) Woodyard 1833–1864
    5. 5. Elizabeth Woodyard 1826–1880
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Woodyard 1830–1833
    7. 7. Nancy Woodyard 1824–1899
    8. 8. Jacob Woodyard 1837–1838
    9. 9. John (Marion) Woodyard 1839–1906
    10. 10. Violetta (Jane) Woodyard 1843–1856
    11. 11. Thomas (Ehud) Woodyard 1840–1931
    12. 12. James (J.) Woodyard 1848–1890

John Woodyard's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of John Covert Woodyard in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States
Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States
1845
20 Nov 1845
Age 71
Death of John Covert Woodyard in Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States
Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 752.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EM2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States

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