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William Peter Woodward 1768–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1768

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1812

Death Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Abraham Woodward

Mother: Hannah Thornburg

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Peter Woodward began in 1768 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA. William Peter Woodward passed away in 1812 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Peter Woodward began in 1768 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Peter Woodward passed away in 1812 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Woodward
1740–1817
Birth Location: West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Thornburg
1738–1812
Birth Location: West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woodward's Ancestors

Self
William Woodward
1768–1812
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abraham Taylor Woodward
1740–1817
West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Thornburg
1738–1812
West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Woodward) Sr
1716–1790
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (“Eliza”) Marshall
1705–1760
West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Walter Thornbrough
1711–1783
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA or Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Beeson) (Thornburg)
1708–1775
Concord, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward (Immigrant)
1687–1734
Jean (Immigrant)
1688–1735
Richard Beeson
1684–1777
Charity Grubb
1687–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sir
1658–1715
Sarah Jackson
1666–1744
Thomas Morgan
1675–1732
Givyn Morgan
1675–1726
Edward 1682-1684
1650–1714
Rachel Pennington
1658–1710
JOHN Grubb
1652–1708
Frances England
1660–1712

William Woodward's Timeline

2 Records

1768
29 May 1768
Birth of William Peter Woodward in Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA
1812
17 October 1812
Age 44
Death of William Peter Woodward in Jefferson, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1768
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1812
    Event Place: Jefferson, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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