Mary Woodruff (abt. 1569)

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Cotton — married 19 Jul 1591 in Seale, Surrey, England

Wife of Thomas White — married 4 Jun 1609 in Seale, Surrey, England

Biography

Mary was born about 1569. This birth year is estimated from the date of her first marriage. No baptism record has been found for her. She was the daughter of Nicholas Woodruff and Grissell Kirton.

Sources

• "Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database with images, Ancestry.com; marriage record for Mr Richard Cotton gent & Marye Woodrof, 19 Jul 1591, parish of St Lawrence, Seale
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5KD-RDJ : 10 February 2018), Thomas Whitt and Marye Mrs Cotton, 04 Jun 1609; citing Seale,Surrey,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 397768, 942.21 S3 V26AL.
• Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856, 1470-1856 (findmypast.com), Will of Robert Woodroffe of Poyle, Seale, esquire, dated 6 Jun 1639, proved 11 Nov 1639, the testator mentions my uncle Thomas White, knight.
• "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry.com; Will of Sir Thomas White of Farnham, Surrey, dated 2 Jun. 1635, with codicil of the same date; proved 1 Feb. 1640/41, the testator left legacies to various members of the Woodroffe family, his "good friend and brother-in-law, John Machell, Esq.," was one of the overseers