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William Woodson 1702–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jan 1785

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Woodson

Mother: Sarah Porter

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In 1702, William Woodson entered the world in Henrico, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Lewis Woodson And Sarah Porter. William Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1702, William Woodson entered the world in Henrico, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Lewis Woodson And Sarah Porter.
  • William 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
1702–1785
Birth Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Lewis Woodson
1666–1723
Curles Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Porter
1682–1723
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Grandparents
Robert (Woodson) Jr
1666–1729
Curles Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lewis
1664–1710
, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col WOODSON
1634–1684
Elizabeth Ferris
1639–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woodson
1586–1644
Sarah Winston
1590–1660
Richard Ferris
1610–1677
Ebbett Ferris
1616–1679

William Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1702
1702
Birth of William Woodson in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Virginia, United States
1785
Jan 1785
Age 83
Death of William Woodson in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States

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

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