Family 4 John Woodall m. Judith Sampson

Family Group 4B

John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788) married Judith (Sampson) Woodall (abt.1714-abt.1744) Genitoe Creek

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Re: The Poindexter Cherokee application #664

By Douglas Phelps February 28, 2001 at 01:28:10

In reply to: Re: The Poindexter Cherokee application #664

Douglas Phelps 12/30/00

The rejecting statement in 1908 by Guion Miller (government commissioner) of a Sarah Mashburn who claimed ancestry to Dohanoo through Poindexter- after the hearing of 24 claimants - pretty well sums up their denial:"......There is nothing but the traditions of the family to show that Chief Donohoo was a Cherokee Indian, although it would seem from the testimony that there is a well recognized tradition in the family that he was of Cherokee blood. As against this tradition,however, are the equally well established facts that he came from Virginia, probably from the neighborhood of the James River... There is nothng in the history of the Cherokee people that I have been able to discover that would indicate that they ever occupied the sectionof Virginia that appears to have been the home of Chief Donohoo [further support for this point continued]...There is no intimation in the testimony that any of these descendants or their ancestors back to the time of the Revolutionary War, have been regarded as Indians, but on the contrary, the testimony clearly seems to indicate that they have been living as white people and have passed in the communities in which they have resided as white people.From the unquestioned tradition that is fully established in this large family, it would appear quite certain that there was an ancestor who was of Indian extraction, bu t from the history as given in the applications and in the testimony, it seems much more probable that this ancestor was a member of one of the Virginia tribes, rather than of Cherokee extraction, and certainly the application and the testimony fail to show that any of these parties or their ancestors were recognized Cherokees by blood at the timeof the treaties of 1836-6 or 1846."

The two most damaging statements by two claimants were : "I never heard anything about being an Indian until this money matter came up" and "I never claimed to be an Indian until this matter came up. I had never heard that there was any Indian blood in my veins."

Dawes Rolls Poindexter

Name Age Sex Blood Roll No. Tribe Card No.

Maggie Poindexter 37 F 1/4 5960 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

Note: Wife of James R. Poindexter listed on Cherokee by Blood Card #9535

William Poindexter 15 M 1/8 5961 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

Benjamin Poindexter 13 M 1/8 5962 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

Ellen Poindexter 7 F 1/8 5964 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

Lucinda Poindexter 5 F 1/8 5965 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

Louisa Poindexter 2 F 1/8 5966 Cherokee by Blood Search card 2293

James R. Poindexter 41 M IW Cherokee by Blood Search card 9535

Note: Married to Maggie Poindexter listed on Cherokee by Blood Card #2291

Elizabeth Pledge POINDEXTER was born on 14 February 1810 in North Carolina. She died in 1868 at the age of 58. Elizabeth married 24 May 1834, Macon Co NC to Edward "Neddy" Delozier. They are said buried in Swain Co, now Cherokee Co NC.

Guion Miller appointed Special Commissioner to oversee the enrollment of the Eastern Cherokees, made his report, in reference to “The Eastern Cherokees vs. The United States” in the Court of Claims, No. 23214.

NARA Roll M685; found on Fold3.com.

Vol 1., p.66. Claim of Sarah A. Mashburn, of Andrews, NC, Application #664. Rejected.

Sarah claimed through Edward Delozier,Alsey Fields, Alsey Spears, Elizabeth Delozier need Poindexter, William Pledge Poindexter, and his mother Betty Pledge Poindexter. Part of her claim through the Deloziers was through Edward Delozier born Blount Co, TN about 1800 and his mother Alsey Delozier nee Fields, who claimed to have been 1/4 blood Cherokee and her mother Alsey Spears. None of these persons had ever enrolled, although they were reported living in Cherokee country in both 1835 and 1851. There were other applications on this line with similar statements. Sarah lived in Andrews, NC and had for 18-20 years. They moved to Swain Co a few years before the war when she was a child, from Cherokee Co. Her father Edward Delozier died just after the Civil War in Swain Co; 1879. His mother said to be 1/4 Cherokee. Edward Delozier married a Poindexter named Elizabeth, daughter of Pledge Poindexter. This claim brings her case into the large group claiming through Chief Donohoo. There are four classes of these: first through Elizabeth “Betty” Pledge Poindexter; second those through Frank Pledge; third those claiming through John Ayers; and fourth those claiming through Junalusky. These four are alleged to have been the children of an earlier Betty Pledge, said to be the daughter of Chief Donohoo. There are 800 to 1000 applications, representing probably 1500 individuals claiming through these lines. The statements are conflicting, but Chief Donohoo was born in Virginia, near or on the James River, about 1700 and he married a white woman named Mary Wentworth – they had a daughter given the name of Elisabeth or Betty who married William “Bill” Pledge. They had children Elizabeth, the younger, and Frank Pledge. Elizabeth the elder, either before or after her marriage to Pledge, had sons John Ayers and Junalusky. The lines of Betty and Frank Pledge are fairly described, the lines of Ayers and Junaluskly, less so.

My Note: Given where the Deloziers lived, it is quite possible Sarah Mashburn had a legitimate claim through that family. However, once her claim became a part of those claiming through Elizabeth Pledge Poindexter, it’s likely the Delozier line was not a factor.

Family Group 4B Dna Results

The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. This lineage is thought to descend from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (circa 3000 B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Europe. Consists of 11 different progenitors.

Haplogroup R1a1 with mutation seen as M512 . The modern distribution of R1a1 has two widely separated areas of high frequency, one in South Asia, and the other in Eastern Europe. The demographic reasons for this are the subject of on-going discussion and attention among population geneticists and genetic genealogists. Haplogroup R1a1. Possible place of origin, Eurasia.R-M448. Defining mutations, M17, M198, M512, M514, M515, L168, L449 Results indicate that family group 4 goes back to the name of Odell with one group member going back to a William Odell,his son William Odell born June 17, 1656 in Marston Mortaine, Bedfordshire ,England. The Odell name originated in Bedfordshire. Quote from a reference book, ___THE WOODALLS OF TALBOT Abner and Salie Baugh Woodall PIONEERS OF TALBOT COUNTY, GEORGIA Ancestry, Family and Descendants___ by Margaret Woodall Browne and Jane Nicholson Grider, copyright 1993. "The name is ENGLISH in origin, but with a French-Norman background. William the Conqueror, in 1066, created the barony and made his brother-in-law, Walter de Flandrensis, Baron du Wuhulle. A feudal castle (now in ruins) lived in for years by the Barons of Wahulle, was located on the Ouse River in Bedfordshire." (source Hubbard O'Dell Ferrell. Origin of the name Odell, a manuscript page 1.) Origin of name from Old English wudu for wood, plus hull for hill or hall gives wudgull or wudhall. The name means living on a wooded hill or a dweller at the hall by the wood. Many, but not all group members can trace their family back to a John Woodall who first had land in Henrico County Virginia in 1719 (later boundary changes made it Goochland County). This John had his will recorded in 1747 and he died shortly before 9 March 1750, as his will probated on that date. In his Will he gives 150 acres of land to each of his 2 sons: John, William with his daughter Sarah Prior as Executrix of his will. He is illiterate and signs his name with just the letter "W" with a seal around the "W". His wife name is unknown and she is obviously dead at the time his Will was written in 1747. Test results show descendants of his son John and William do not match meaning one or both of his two sons were orphans and or adopted by John (his wife may have had children from a previous marriage or one or more children could have became orphans from friends or family of John and his wife. Other members of this family group can trace their line back to early colonial Maryland and Rhode Island. Family 4 now consists of forty-three testees, six of whom bear the name Odell. When one looks at the Oldest Ancestors page for this family, one will notice most of this family descends from John, the son of John Woodall of Gennytoe Creek, Goochland County.

Family Group 4B RootsWeb Oldest Ancestors Kits

John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788) m. Judith Sampson

Kit Number32983

1. Generation born about 1710 and married Judith Sampson.
2. Generation - John Woodall (abt.1738-abt.1798) born about 1734 and married Dorothy Pledge.
3. Generation - James Woodall (1765-1844)  born about 1765 and married Rebecca Watson.
4. Generation - Henry Thomas Woodall - WikiTree Profile Henry Thomas Woodall, Sr., born 19 July 1811 in Jones Co., GA, married Mary Elizabeth Verdin 2 October 1831 in Pike Co., GA, and died 16 September 1890 in Chambers Co., AL.
5. Generation - Henry Thomas Woodall, Jr. born 10 October 1845 in GA, married Martha M. Holloway 22 November 1866 in Stewart Co., GA, and died 9 August 1929.
6. Generation - James Thomas Woodall, Sr., born 7 December 1874, married Lucy Grenville Burton  18 Jan 1905 and died 11 August 1939.
7. Generation - James Thomas Woodall, Jr., born 8 October 1907, married Bessie Callahan 28 September 1940 and died 8 October 1985.  

Kit Number 38915

1. Generation - John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788) born about 1710 and married Judith Sampson.
2. Generation - David Woodall - WikiTree Profile David Woodall, born about 1742.
3. Generation - Obediah  Woodall,  born about 1765 and married Unknown.
4. Generation - James Boyd Woodall, born about 1804 and married Mary Jane McCormick.
5. Generation - Obediah Woodall, born 9 November 1837 and married Mary Jeffries.
6. Generation - William Richard Woodall,  born about Dec 1864 and married Willie E Unknown.
7. Generation - Okey Franklin Woodall, born 22 November 1886 and married Ella Shinn.
8. Generation - Roy Benjamin Woodall, born 28 September 1919 and  married Leona Ruth Whittington.

Kit Number 31343

1. Generation - John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788)  born about 1710 and married Judith Sampson.
2. Generation -  William Woodall (abt.1737-) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree William  Woodall,  born about 1737 and married Mary Fielder 12 April 1759.  She was born about 1739.
3. Generation - Michael Woodall, born 27 march 1762 in Goochland Co.,VA, married Betsy Bird on 11 October 1790.  She was born about 1765.
4. Generation - , born about 1795 and married Elizabeth Hughes on 4 February 1813 in Wilkes Co., GA.  Elizabeth was born about 1798 in GA. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Hughes and Molly Heard.
5. Generation - William Woodall, born about 1817 in Oglethorpe Co., GA, married Alcena J. Griffin on 1 November 1847 in Wilkes Co., GA.  William died 28 May 1893 in McDuffie Co., GA.  Alcena was the daughter of Richard Griffin and Phoeby Parks.
6. Generation - Charles Griffin Woodall, born 13 June 1853 in McDuffie Co., GA, married Emma Martha McElroy Shank on 22 November 1877, who was born 18July 1850 in Wilkes Co., GA and died 9 October 1927 in Blackshear, GA. Charles Griffin died 2 April 1927 in Blackshear, GA.  Emma was the daughter of George Shank and Clarissa Sarah Theresa Leverett.
7. Generation - Clarence Charles Woodall, Sr., born 20 October 1881 in McDuffie Co., GA, married Lauree Omega Traylor on 21 December 1912 in Jacksonville, Duval, Lauree was born 9 June 1891 in Stellarville, Jefferson, GA and died9 June 1976 in Waycross, Ware, GA.  Clarence died 20 January 1971 in Alma, Bacon, GA.  Lauree was the daughter of Augustus Abner Traylor and Elizabeth Beall.

Kit Number 29614

1. Generation - John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788) born about 1704-09, married Judith Samson and died about 1762 in Goochland Co., VA
2. Generation - Sampson Woodall (abt.1734-aft.1809) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Sampson Woodall, born about 1730, married Sarah Steele and died August 1809 in Charlotte Co., VA
3. Generation - James S. Woodall (bef.1770-1843) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree James Sampson Woodall, Sr., born May 1, 1767 in Goochland Co., VA, married Elizabeth Hankins and died about 1848 in Patrick Co., VA
4. Generation - Daniel Hankins Woodall (1792-aft.1880) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Daniel Hankins Woodall, born Dec 6 1793 in  Charlotte Co., VA, married Sarah Woodall and died about 1870 in Tazewell., VA
5. Generation - Lafayette W. Woodall (1816-1885) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Lafayette W. Woodall, born Jun 1816 in VA, married Nancy Brumfield and died about 1885.
6. Generation - Jonathon Lafayette Woodall, born about 1848 in VA, married Mary Jane Thompson and died unknown.
7. Generation - Seymour George Woodall, born Nov 30 1898 in Lincoln Co., WV, married Ora Lee Barrett and died 30 Dec 1968

Kit Number 50783

1. Generation -  JOHN WOODALL was born Abt. 1710 in VA, and died Bef. 1810.  He married JUDITH SAMPSON Abt. 1731 in Goochland Co., VA, daughter of FRANCOIS SAMPSON and BRIDGETTE BEASLET.  She was born Abt. 1708, and died Abt. 1761..
2. Generation -  SAMPSON WOODALL was born Abt. 1732 in Goochland Co., VA, and died Aug 1809 in Charlotte Co., VA.  He married SARAH STEELE 24 Mar 1756 in Goochland County, VA.  She was born 22 Oct 1729 in North Rarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
3. Generation - SAMUEL WOODALL was born 20 Mar 1761 in Goochland Co., VA, and died 1845 in Stokes Co., NC.  He married JOANNA DOBBINS 1787, daughter of JAMES DOBBINS.  She was born 1765 in Richmond Co., VA, and died Aft. 1845 in Stokes Co., NC.
4. Generation -   NATHAN WOODALL was born 1788 in Goochland Co., VA.
5. Generation -   SAMUEL PASSENS WOODALL  was born Jun 1822 in Rockingham Co., NC, and died 14 Dec 1911 in Troup Co., GA.  He married PRUDENCE MATILDA WILSON 26 Feb 1846 in Rockingham Co., NC, daughter of WILLIAM WILSON and ELIZABETH VAUGHN.  She was born 20 Aug 1824 in Wilkes Co., NC, and died 31 Aug 1884 in Troup Co., GA.
6. Generation -   WILLIAM FOUNTAIN WOODALL was born 1849 in NC, and died 1918.  He married BEULAH ANNE VICTORIA WALLER 08 Jan 1871 in Chambers Co., AL.  She was born 30 Sep 1851 in GA, and died 15 Dec 1894 in Chambers Co., AL.
7. Generation - WILLIAM OSCAR WOODALL was born 28 Jan 1881 in Morgan Co., GA, and died 04 Sep 1954 in Morgan Co., GA.  He married OSSIE MAE FREEMAN Dec 1909.  She was born 04 Aug 1891 in Tallapoosa Co., AL, and died 20 Oct 1930 in Macon Co., AL.

Kit Number 69971

1. Generation -  John WOODALL was born Abt. 1710 in VA, and died Bef. 1810.  He married JUDITH SAMPSON Abt. 1731 in Goochland Co., VA, daughter of FRANCIS SAMPSON and BRIDGETTE BEASLET.  She was born Abt. 1708, and died Abt. 1761..
2. Generation -  Sampson WOODALL was born Abt. 1732 in Goochland Co., VA, and died Aug 1809 in Charlotte Co., VA.  He married SARAH STEELE 24 Mar 1756 in Goochland County, VA.  She was born 22 Oct 1729 in North Rarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
3. Generation - James Sampson WOODALL, Sr. was born 1 May 1765 in Goochland Co., VA, and died about 1848 in Pittsylania, VA.  He married Elizabeth Taylor on 10 January 1797 in Charlotte Co., VA.  She was born about 1766 and died about 1813.
4. Generation - James Sampson WOODALL, Jr.  was born 1800 in Charlotte, VA and died in September 1842 in Crittenden Co., KY. He married Ellender Deboe on 19 July 1825 in Pittsylania Co., VA.  She was born on 17 October 1803 and died after 1860
5. Generation - Anderson Woodall was born 19 October 1826 in Pittsylvania Co., VA and died 11 October 1915 in Crittenden Co., KY.  He married Jemima Ann Hill on 23 October 1851 in Crittenden Co., KY.  She was born 15 November 1832 in Crittenden Co., KY and died 13 October 1907 in Crittenden Co., KY
6. Generation -   John Smith Woodall was born 8 May 1858 in Crittenden Co., KY.
7. Generation -   George Everett Woodall

Kit Number 80062

1. Generation - John WOODALL was born Abt. 1710 in VA and died Bef. 1810.  He married JUDITH SAMPSON Abt. 1731 in Goochland Co., VA, daughter of FRANCIS SAMPSON and BRIDGETTE BEASLET.  She was born Abt. 1708, and died Abt. 1761..
2. Generation - John  Woodall,  born about 1734 and married Dorothy Pledge.
3. Generation - Jonathan WOODALL, Sr. was about 1755 in VA, married Elizabeth Baker and died about 1826 in Jefferson Co., AL.
4. Generation -   Abraham WOODALL  was born 1817 in TN, married Acenath Cynthia Simmons and died after 1894 in Grant Co., AR.
5. Generation - .  Joshua Woodall was born March 1844 in AL, married Nancy E. Lassiter, and died 12 May 1914 in Saline Co.,AR.
6. Generation -   Emanuel Woodall was born Oct 1869 in AR.
7. Generation - Jasper Woodall was born February 1894 in AR

Kit Number 86483

1. Generation John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788)  born about 1710 and married Judith Sampson.
2. Generation -    Sampson  Woodall,  born about 1732.
3. Generation - James Sampson Woodall, Sr. born May 1, 1765.
4. Generation - Christopher Taylor Woodall, Sr. born about 1806.
5. Generation - Christopher Taylor Woodall, Jr. born about 1855.
6. Generation - James Franklin Woodall, Sr. born Nov 16, 1884.
7. Generation - Henry Gorton Woodall, Sr., born April 12, 1912.