Captain
David
Woodroof
Born in Amherst, Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Clara (Powell) Woodruff
— married
1759 in Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
David Woodroof, Jesse Woodroof, William Powell Woodruff, Nancy (Woodroof) Harrison and Thomas Woodroof
Died about
at about age 80
in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2019
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Biography
Captain David Woodroof served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
David Woodroof is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128631.
Probate
Will of David Woodroof Sr
Written: 15 March 1813
Probated: 17 February 1817
Amherst, Virginia
wife, Clary - where I live
my heirs, John Taylor excepted
son William - where I live on both sides of Lynch Road
grandson, John Taylor
daughters of my deceased son, Thomas - Matilda and Amanda
grandsons, John Taliafferro and Hill
My heirs - John, David Woodroof Sr and David Jr
David Jr., Jesse, William Woodroof and Nancy Harrison and fatherless children cited above.
Witnesses: Nelson Dawson, Edmund L. Woodroof, Tom Harrison, Robert Walker, John McDaniel.
Executors: son Davis, John McDaniel, Richard Powell Sr., Robert Walker, Thomas Crews.
[1]
Inventory - Estate of David Woodroof Sr
17 March 1817
Seven legatees: John T. Hill for T. Woodroof's children, David Woodroof's children, Jessie Woodroof, Nancy Harrison, William and James Woodroof and John Woodroof. [1]
Administrators Account
14 April 1824
Amherst County, Virginia
By Thomas Crews from 19 March 1817
To
Mrs. Woodroof
Jesse and William Woodroof
Nicholas Harrison
James Woodroof
John Woodroof's children
Thomas Woodroof
bond of Wiatt Woodroof
Administrators Account
July 1826
Amherst County, Virginia
By Thomas Crews from April 1819
To
Mrs. Woodroof for 1817
Nicholas Harrison - his share
Jesse Woodroof
John T. Hill
Thomas Woodroof
James Woodroof
William Woodroof
John Woodroof
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A128631
- https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:David_Woodruff_%288%29
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