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Sir Alexander John Woodson 1542–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542/1562

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 8 May 1628

Death Location: Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Reginald Woodson

Mother: Lady (Woodson)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John II

In 1542, Sir Alexander John Woodson entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Reginald Woodson And Lady Alice Hammon Woodson. Sir Alexander John Woodson had children including John Alexander Woodson Ii. Sir Alexander John Woodson passed away in 1628 in Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Sir Alexander John Woodson entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Reginald Woodson And Lady Alice Hammon Woodson.
  • Sir Alexander John Woodson had children including John Alexander Woodson Ii.
  • Sir Alexander John Woodson passed away in 1628 in Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reginald Woodson
1516–1550
Birth Location: Alresford Liberty, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady (Woodson)
1516–1586
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John II
1586–1644
Birth Location: Dorchester, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Woodson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Woodson
1542–1628
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Reginald Woodson
1516–1550
Alresford Liberty, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice Hammon) (Woodson)
1516–1586
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Dr. (Reynolds Alexander) Woodson
1500–1541
Alaceford, Hampshire, England
Lady (Alice) Hammon-Woodson-Davis
1516–1607
Bristol, Somerset, England
Willm Hammon
1490–1519
Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margareta Thew
1495–1575
England, Vastra Finlands Lan, Finlande
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Woodson
1475–1550
Aleese Boggs
1452–1530
Richard GGF
1504–1568
Lady GGM
1505–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir GGF
1447–1510
Elizabeth GGM
1451–1529
Sir Weeks
1475–1521
Lady BATES
1474–1526

Sir Woodson's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander John) Woodson (1542/1562–8 May 1628)
  1. 1. John (Alexander Woodson) II 1586–1644 m. Sarah (Isabelle Winston( Woodson)( Dunwell)() Johnson) 1586–1659
    1. 1. Robert ("Potato Hole" Tater Hole Woodson Sr Lt) Col 1634–1707 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Ferris) (Woodson) 1638–1689
      1. 1. Robert (F. Woodson) II 1660–1729 m. Sarah Lewis 1668–1735 m. Elizabeth (Mildred Lewis \wife #1 of Robert Ferris) Woodson\II 1665–1687 m. Rachel Watkins 1670–1729
        1. 1. Sarah (Virginia) Woodson 1692–1750 m. Joseph Parsons 1690–1770
        2. 2. Agnes Woodson 1690–1766
        3. 3. Joseph Woodson 1685–1783
        4. 4. Judith Woodson 1703–1744
        5. 5. Stephen Woodson 1682–1761
        6. 6. Robert Woodson 1687–1729
        7. 7. Richard Woodson 1705–1715
        8. 8. Elizabeth Woodson 1689–1784
        9. 9. Mary Woodson 1695–1774
      2. 2. John (Woodson,III a) Quaker 1659–1715
      3. 3. Lt. (Col. Robert) Woodson 1660–1728

Sir Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542/1562
Birth of Sir Alexander John Woodson in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1628
8 May 1628
Age 86
Death of Sir Alexander John Woodson in Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542/1562
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1628
    Event Place: Bradley Stokes, Bristol Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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