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William Woodson 1757–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Drury Woodson

Mother: Lucy Christian

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William Woodson was born in 1757 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States, the child of Drury Woodson And Lucy Christian. William Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Woodson was born in 1757 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States, the child of Drury Woodson And Lucy Christian.
  • William Woodson passed away in 1785 in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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William Woodson's Ancestors

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William Woodson
1757–1785
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Drury Woodson
1722–1788
Cumberland County, Virginia
Lucy Christian
1735–1803
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William Woodson
1690–1785
1690
Sarah Allen
1695–1744
Henrico, Virginia.
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin James
1666–1723
Sarah Porter
1668–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Sr
1634–1707
Sarah Ferris-Woodson
1634–1689
William James)
1656–1738
Margaret Porter
1654–1733

William Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of William Woodson in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Age 28
Death of William Woodson in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA

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