Josiah Woodson (1702 - bef. 1736)

Born 1702 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Royall) Farrar — married before 1726 in Goochland, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 16 Nov 1736 before age 34 in Stoney Creek, Goochland, Virginia

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Biography

Josiah Woodson was born about 1702 in Goochland, Virginia to parents John Woodson and Judith Tarleton. He married Mary Royall about 1728 in Goochland, Virginia. Children: John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Sarah. He died before 16 Nov 1736 in Stoney Creek, Virginia. His will was proved on 16 Nov 1736.

Josiah Woodson was the son of John and Judith Woodson. It is not certain how the name Josiah entered the family, but it was frequently used and made it difficult to identify the person. In this case, Josiah can be identified, for he stated that he lived on the plantation on Stony Creek that had been given him by his father, John. Josiah married Mary Royall and lived in Goochland County. He and Mary had sons, John and Josiah, and a daughter Elizabeth. His will was proved in Goochland County on November 16, 1736.

Will

The will of Josiah Woodson, dated 21 February 1735 [1736/6] and proved Goochland County, 16 November 1736,^[1] names his wife and children (all three of whom were under 21):^[1]

• wife Mary^[1]
• son John Woodson^[1]
• son Joseph Woodson^[1]
• daughter Elizabeth Woodson^[1]
• Robert Atkinson [relationship not stated]^[1]

Executors: wife Mary and "living brothers Tarlton & John Woodson & Joseph Royall" (if Joseph dies, then Richard Royall).^[1]

Witnesses: James Barrek, Tarlton Woodson, Michael Bird, Robert Atkinson, Thomas [X] Tilmon.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} The Edward Pleasants Valentine papers : abstracts of records in the local and general archives of Virginia relating to the families of Allen, Bacon, Ballard, Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear), Cary, Crenshaw, Dabney, Exum..., Vol. 3, pages 1855-1856 (images 561-62 of 775).

• Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.

• The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Will of Josiah Woodson, Vol III, p 1855

• Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol 23 No 4 p 8, Land

• Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Vol V p 538

• Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol II, Brief Sketches of the Randolphs and Their Connections, p 178

• Tidewater Virginia Families, Chap 15, The Woodson Family p 411

• SAR #39423