James
Wodrow
aka Woodrow
Born in Glasgow, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert (Wodrow) Woodrow
and Agnas (Dunlop) Wodrow
Brother of
Thomas Wodrow
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Wodrow and John Woodrow
Died
at age 70
in Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Biography
James Wodrow is Notable.
Caution This was a well educated family whose educational traditions would have probably continued through several generations. At this point in time, and due to a lack of reliable evidence, it is unclear if any of their descendants, the few that are known, emigrated to the British Colonies.
According to author Couper, "Wodrow's family spring from the neighbourhood of Eaglesham in the uplands of Renfrewshire. In the "Life [of Robert Wodrow]" which [James] Wodrow wrote in 1724, he [Robert] gave their descent, so far as it was known to him, [received] from Patrick Wodrow, a popish priest who was vicar at Eaglesham at the time of the Reformation, and who became a Protestant." [1]
Immediate Family Genealogy Mr. Patrick Wodrow was married to Agness Hamilton, daughter to a brother of the house of Abercorn, after the Reformation. Both their names are engraven on their tombstone in the church-yard of Eglishame. [Wodrow, p.7] [2] Mr. Patrick left behind him one son, John Wodrow [Wodrow, p.7] The name of John's wife is not given. [2] John Wodrow's youngest son was Robert Wodrow who was educated in Glasgow and bound as an apprentice to a writer in the signet in Edinburgh...[Wodrow, p.7] [2] "Robert Wodrow, in Hill of Eglishame, was born, as far as I can guess, Ann. 1600" [Wodrow, p.7] [2] He lived in Eglishame all his days and was skilled in law. He m. 1st Agnes Dunlop, daughter to John Dunop of Polnoon Milne, in Eglishame, an oye (grandchild) of the laird of Dunlop of that ilk, and old family, in the shire of Air...She died 14th July 1653." [Wodrow, p.8] [2] Robert & Agnes Wodrow had the following named children [Wodrow, p.8-10] [2] :
- Alexander, b. 21 Jul 1628; d. 16 Jan 1699 ; studied law ; had a son Robert by spouse ___ Lockheart who aft. the army was in the Dutch Fleet & sailed to the East Indies abt 1700 & never heard from again
- John, b. 20 Jun 1630 ; d. 22 Dec 1666, executed at Edinburgh ; Glasgow merchant who m. Margaret Buntine, they had (1) John, became a Quaker, (2) Francis, perished on ship with other prisoners in Orkney, 1679, (3) Henry, Glasgow merchant, (4) Mary. All 4 children had no male issue.
- Robert, b. 12 Aug 1632 ; d. 11 Apr 1699 ; resided at Eglishame, never married
- James, b. 2 Jan 1637 ; 25 Sep 1707 ; wrote the book "Life of Robert Wodrow..." being quoted in this genealogy
- Patrick, b. 12 Dec 1638 ; d. 1667 ; stationer in Edinburgh who d. unmarried ; not the same Patrick Wodrow who was a vicar at Eglishame
- Mary, b. 26 Dec 1642 ; d. 18 Mar 1703, unmarried
- Thomas, b. 8 Mar 1646 ; d. 3 Feb 1681 ; studied law, became a lawyer, married, had [unnamed in this book] children who lived in Ireland [prob. Northern Ireland]. On p. 59 of his book "Life..." James talks abt. his maternal grandfather's [unnamed, Hair surnamed] children who "went over to Ireland and settled there".
Birth
James Wodrow, son of Robert, was born the 2nd January 1637, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Couper, p.113] [1] He was the son of Robert Wodrow and his 1st wife wife Agnes Dunlap. [2] After his mother died his father married 2nd Mary Lindsey, eldest daughter of the laird of Sheildsm parish Kilbride on 30 May 1654 at the Kirk of Cathcart. This marriage produced no children.
Marriages and Children
At the end of the year in 1673 James married Margaret Hair "who was connected with the Maxwells of Pollok and the Stewarts of Pardovan". [Couper, p.113] [1] James and Margaret had the following known children:
- Robert Wodrow, b. [Apr or Sep] 1679, "in the Trongate of Glasgow", Scotland [Couper, p.113] [1] [3] ; aft. birth the Wodrow's relocated to Eaglesham [Couper, p.113] [1] ; 1688 the Wodrow family relocated back to Glasgow where Robert entered University in 1691, at age 12 years, [Couper, p.113] [1] ; graduated M.A. 18 Jan 1697 [Couper, p.113] [1] ; d. 1734 [3] ; Robert, son of James became a "Minister of the Gospel" at Eastwood and wrote the well known manuscript "Life of James Wodrow, A.M., Prof. of Divinity, University of Glasgow from 1692-1707 ; Robert, son of James, had a son named James Wodrow who was a librarian from 1750-1755 at the University of Glasgow [Couper, p.114] [1] ; Robert Wodrow, b.1679, son of James, kept a much referenced Diary which was preserved in the family and passed into the possession of his great-grandson, Robert. [Couper p.114 referencing Analecta, I, xxvi, Edinburgh, 1843] [1]
James Wodrow married 2nd Jean Stuart. [4]
Some of his Achievements
James became licensed on 24 February 1673 as a Presbyterian minister. [Couper, p.113] [1]
Based upon his son Robert's book entitled "Life of James Wodrow, A.M." James was a Professor of Divinity in the University of Glasgow from 1692-1707 (MDCXCII - MDCCVII).
He was the author of the manuscript "A Life" of his father james Wodrow, professor of divinity in the university of Glasgow, published 1828. [Dictionary of National Biography] [Couper, p.112] [1]
In 1687 he began teaching and received his ordination on the 21st August 1688 with his formal appointment to the chair of Divinity in Glasgow University on the 24th February 1692. [Couper, p.113] [1]
Death
James Wodrow passed away on the 25th September 1707. [Couper, p.113] [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Couper, W. J., D.D. “Robert Woodrow” p.112-113. pub. SCHS (Scottish Church History Society) 1928 https://archive.org/details/rschsv03p2couper/page/112/mode/1up
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Wodrow, Robert, A.M. "Life of James Wodrow, A.M., Professor of Divinity in the University of Glasgowm from MDCXCII-MDCCVII written by his son" Google Books online access 19 Sep 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DIctionary of National Biography, Vol 1-22: Whichcord-Zuylestein (vol 21:751): Source Text quoted verbatim: Wodrow, Robert (1679-1734) ecclesiastical historian, second son of James Wodrow,' [James Wodrow] professor of divinity in the university of Glasgow, by Margaret daughter of William Hair, a small proprietor in Kilbarchan parish, Renfrewshire, was born at Glasgow in 1679....".
- ↑ Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 for: James Woodrow, male. Marriage 7 Mar 1690, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. Spouse: Jean Stuart. FHL Film No., 0102924, 0919484.
See Also
- Lanarkshire (Glasgow), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records. Collection: Lanarkshire, Scotland: Glasgow-Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1573-1750. Source Text quoted verbatim: "WODROW, Mr. John, doctor of medicine, B. and G.B., as eld. I. son to dec. Mr. James W., professor of Divinity in the University of Glasgow, B. and G.B.25 Sep 1738. Book: This is the rol of the parish of Portpatrick above tuelve yeirs of age according to my knowleg and subt. be me Master John Calduell, minister throf this day of Oct 1684. M.J.Calduell."
- Prof. Reid's "Divinity Professors, University of Glasgow, 1923. p.171-203. Quoted in Couper's work, p.113.
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A lot of researchers believe that Simon Woodrow (1683-1751) who married Catherine Wood in Pennsylvania was a son of James also. What bothered me with this was that Simon Woodrow sign documents with a x leading me to think he could not read or write. This did not seem possible if he came from such a well educated family. At this point in my research on Simon, I do not believe he is a direct descendant from James Woodrow. I thought you would find this interesting and helpful.