Andrew Woodley (abt. 1650 - bef. 1720)

Born about 1650 in Devon, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 22 Aug 1720 before about age 70 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

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Biography

Andrew Woodley immigrated to Isle of Wight County, Virginia 9 Mar 1693 with his unnamed wife and sons Henry and Thomas. Andrew also had a daughter named Mary, who married Joseph Copeland, and a son named John. Andrew served as Sheriff of Isle of Wight County, Virginia between 1713-1714. Andrew died in Isle of Wight County between 25 Sep 1718, when his will was dated, and 22 Aug 1720, when his will was proved.^[1][2][3]

Name

Name: Andrew /Woodley/^[4][5][6][7]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1650

Place: England^[8]

Occupation

Title: Sea Captain, Surveyor, Planter, Sheriff

Arrival

Arrival:

Date: 1714

Place: Virginia^[9]

Marriage

Husband: Andrew Woodley

Wife: Elizabeth Hill Harrison

Marriage:

Date: 1694

Place: Barbados^[10]

Death

Death:

Date: bef 22 Aug 1720

Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia^[11]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 1720

Will

Type: Civil

Date: Aug 22, 1720

Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Will of Andrew Woodley(1), "of the Isle of Wight County, being sick and weak of body but sound in mind and memory": To Thomas Woodley 202 acres called Little Neck, bought of Edward Cobb, and "to ye two brothers Thomas and John" the land called Nottoway Neck we took up together; to son Thomas a negro boy, girl, and child, a silver tankyard yt holds five pints, and my surveying books and instruments; mentions his still; to his gr.son John Copeland land bought of Wm. Pope, to keep him to school, the land to be in his father's possession till 21; to gr.son John a negro boy, and if John dies before age or without issue, said land and negro to gr.dau. Elizabeth Copeland; to my gr.son John Copeland my sea Books and instruments; to gr.dau Elizabeth a negro girl Diana, and a negro girl Lucy, the latter to be free when Elizabeth reaches 24 years; but if gr.dau die in minority, then Diana and Lucy to go to my daughter's next child, and if she have none, then they are to go to my grandson John; to dau. Copeland 5 new deep pewter dishes, new feather bedd, green Rugg and pair of blanketts yt stands in ye Hall Chamber and a silver cup yt holds near a pint; to son John Woodley all ye land bought of Edward Champion and the land bought of Edward Cobb lying in one patent whereon I dwell; to son 5 slaves and one mulatto girl; residue of estate after payment of debts to son John Woodley; wife exx. Dated Sept. 25, 1718; proved Aug. 22,1720. Witnesses: A. Forbes, George Bell.^[12]

Notes

The first of the Woodleys in Isle of Wight was Andrew Woodley. The County Court, on March 9, 1693, certified "that there is due to Andrew Woodley six hundred acres of land for the transportation of himself four times; his wife and two sons, namely, Henry and Thomas and five negroes, it being legally proven in court."

In 1693, James Baron granted to Andrew Woodley for 7000 lbs. tobacco, the 640 acres patented by Anthony Matthews in 1664 and devised by him to the said James Baron. Also in 1699, Edward Cobb sold him 202 acres called Little Neck. Andrew Woodley made his will in 1718 and left "Little Neck" to his son Thomas, and to son John land called "Nottoway Neck." His daughter, Mary, married Joseph Copeland, grandson of Major Thomas Taberer. (See his will in full, W.M. 7, p. 306.)^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Book: 2-42, Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line].
2. ↑ The Woodleys of Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A Statement, by James Francis Crocker. Portsmouth, Virginia : W.A. Fiske's Printery and Bindery, 1914. 40 pp.
3. ↑ Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, by John Bennett Boddie. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Law Printing Company, c1938. p. 265.
4. ↑ Source: #S-1962728174 Page: Source number: 399.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWF. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1356291&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1640Birth place: EnMarriage date: 1665Marriage place: Ba APID: 1,7836::1356291
5. ↑ Source: #S-1962720050 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2911512&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 1720Death place: Isle Wight, VA, USA APID: 1,5771::2911512
6. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.
7. ↑ NUGENT, NELL MARION, abstractor. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Vol. 3: 1695-1732. Richmond [VA]: Virginia State Library, 1979. 578p. Indexed. p. 159.
8. ↑ Source: #S-1962728174 Page: Source number: 399.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWF. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1356291&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1640Birth place: EnMarriage date: 1665Marriage place: Ba APID: 1,7836::1356291
9. ↑ NUGENT, NELL MARION, abstractor. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Vol. 3: 1695-1732. Richmond [VA]: Virginia State Library, 1979. 578p. Indexed. p. 159.
10. ↑ Source: #S-1962728174 Page: Source number: 399.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWF. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1356291&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1640Birth place: EnMarriage date: 1665Marriage place: Ba APID: 1,7836::1356291
11. ↑ Source: #S-1962720050 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2911512&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 1720Death place: Isle Wight, VA, USA APID: 1,5771::2911512
12. ↑ Isle of Wight County VA - Records; William and Mary College Qrtly, Vol. 7, No. 4, P. 297-315.
13. ↑ Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, by John Bennett Boddie. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Law Printing Company, c1938. p. 265.

• Isle of Wight County VA - Records; William and Mary College Qrtly, Vol. 7, No. 4, P. 297-315.

• The Woodleys of Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A Statement, by James Francis Crocker. Portsmouth, Virginia : W.A. Fiske's Printery and Bindery, 1914. 40 pp. [[1]]

• Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, by John Bennett Boddie. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Law Printing Company, c1938. p. 265. [[2]]

• Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.

• Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905.

• NUGENT, NELL MARION, abstractor. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Vol. 3: 1695-1732. Richmond [VA]: Virginia State Library, 1979. 578p. Indexed. p. 159. Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

• Source: S-1962728174 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0

• Source: S-1962720050 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5771::0

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Teresa Campos for creating WikiTree profile Woodley-156 through the import of Hazel.Copeland.bruceyork.ged on Nov 29, 2013. WikiTree profile Woodley-23 created through the import of Anderson Family Tree.ged on Jun 10, 2011 by Sheri Anderson.