Abigail (Edge) Woodward (1684 - 1716)

Born 1684 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Woodward — married 24 May 1705 in Chester, Pa

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1716 at about age 32 in Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Abigail Edge, daughter of John and Jane Edge, of Providence; married Edward Woodward, son of Richard and Jane of Middletown, husbandman, on 3rd month (May) 24th of 1705..^[1][2]

The certificate of marriage is recorded by the Chester Monthly Meeting, and shows that among the witnesses were three Richards, Thomas, William, Joseph and Rachel Woodward..^[1][2]

While residing in Middletown, Edward was a member of Providence Meeting; appointed in 1710 as overseer, and in 1717..^[1][2]

Children of Edward Woodward and Abigail Edge:.^[3]

1. Margaret, b. 12th mth (Feb), 22, 1705; m. Feb 23, 1731/2 Aaron Vernon, at Providence Meeting
2. 'Edward, b. 10th mth (Dec) 28, 1707; m. March 21, 1733/4 at Providence Meeting to Sarah Sharpless he died in 1746; and his widow married in 1760 George Gilpin
3. Abigail, b. 5th mth (July) 24, 1710; m. 10th mth 23, 1730 to Moses Vernon, b. in 1703; brother to Aaron; he died 1767; she died 1795
4. Mary, b. 6th mth(Aug) 25, 1712; not mentioned in her fathers will in 1754, and probably died unmarried
5. Hannah, b. 5th month (July) 2, 1715; m. 10th mth (Dec) 11, 1740, at Providence Meeting, to William Hunter, son of John Hunter

Abigail died 9th month 27, 1716^[2]

Edward remarried to Alice Allen, widow of John Allen of New town township, and daughter of George and Sarah Smedley^[1][4]

Children of Edward Woodward and Alice (Smedley) Allen:^[5]

1. George; died 1757, unmarried; inherited the Homestead in Newtown of 200 acres; bequeathed the same to his sister Jane
2. Jane; married Nathaniel Newlin, son of John and Mary (Woodward) Newlin

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Men's Meeting Minutes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Pg 22; Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester Co., Pennsylvania with an Appendix giving a brief account of the Woodward's of some other portions of the United States"
3. ↑ Pgs 30-31 Genealogy of the Woodward family of Chester Co., Pennsylvania; retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwoodw00wood/page/30
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5. ↑ Pg 31; Genealogy of the Woodward family of Chester Co., Pennsylvania; retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwoodw00wood/page/31

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 92/Mens Meeting Minutes. (Membership required to view data)

• Lewis Woodward, M.D. (1879) "Genealogy of the Woodward family of Chester County, Pennsylvania. with an Appendix giving a brief account of the Woodward's of some other portions of the United States". Printed by Ferris Bros. No. 10 East third Street. Wilmington, Delaware. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwoodw00wood/page/n3

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• Edge Family Genealogy PDF