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William Woodson 1700–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 24 June 1785

Death Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Grand

Mother: Sarah Porter

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In 1700, William Woodson entered the world in Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Benjamin Lewis Woodson 1St A Quaker 4Th Great Grand And Sarah Elizabeth Porter. William Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, William Woodson entered the world in Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Benjamin Lewis Woodson 1St A Quaker 4Th Great Grand And Sarah Elizabeth Porter.
  • William Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

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William Woodson's Ancestors

Self
William Woodson
1700–1785
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Benjamin Lewis Woodson 1st - A Quaker - 4th Great Grand
1666–1723
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Porter
1668–1722
Curles Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
Lt (Colonel Robert "Potato Hole" Woodson) Sr
1634–1716
Piercey Henrico Virginia, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris
1634–1689
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Sr
1586–1644
Sarah Johnson
1590–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of William Woodson in Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
1785
24 June 1785
Age 85
Death of William Woodson in Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1785
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

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