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William Howell Woodson 1690–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Henrico Co., VA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1785

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Woodson

Mother: Sarah Porter

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William Howell Woodson was born in 1690 in Henrico Co., VA, the child of Benjamin Woodson And Sarah Porter. William Howell Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Howell Woodson was born in 1690 in Henrico Co., VA, the child of Benjamin Woodson And Sarah Porter.
  • William Howell Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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William Woodson's Ancestors

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William Woodson
1690–1785
Birth Place: Henrico Co., VA
Parents
Benjamin Woodson
1666–1723
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Porter
1668–1723
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Col Robert Potato Hole) Woodson
1634–1707
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ferris
1638–1689
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Woodson
1586–1644
Sarah Woodson
1595–1659
Richard Ferris
1596–1637
Sarah Hambleton
1634–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of William Howell Woodson in Henrico Co., VA
Henrico Co., VA
1785
24 Jun 1785
Age 95
Death of William Howell Woodson in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Henrico Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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