Born about in Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Woodruff
and Sarah Mary (Ogden) Woodruff
Sister of
Sarah Woodruff, John Woodruff 3rd, Jonathan Woodruff, Joseph Woodruff, David Woodruff, Benjamin Woodruff, Daniel Woodruff and Elizabeth Woodruff
Wife of
Benjamin Ogden
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 60
in Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2014
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Biography
Hannah was the daughter of John and Sara (Ogden) Woodruff.[1]
Hannah has been said to have married Benjamin Ogden, but but that is not possible since she was his niece some argue (Mary Ogden, his sister, married John Woodruff “The Elder” or III). Further confounding the claim of Hannah as his wife is that his will names a Woodruff relation, but as “nephew,” rather than brother-in-law.
Arguments can, of course, be made as to Benjamin being her spouse. The Woodruffs and the Ogdens were neighbors in both Southampton, Long Island and Elizabethtown. Intermarrying between neighbors and first degree relatives was common both in the new colony and in Europe, particularly among the wealthy and royalty. Finally, the Joseph Woodruff mentioned in his will, should Hannah Woodruff be his wife, would be both nephew (son of his sister, Mary) and his brother-in-law, so he could have identified him as his blood relation rather than his tie through marriage.
Hannah was named as a child in her father's will ...1691. April 27. Woodruff, John, Sr.. of Elizabeth Town. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Ceylon Newton Woodruff, Woodruff chronicles : a genealogy: the Long Island-New Jersey family of John Woodruffe, the immigrant ancestor to America (2 vols., Glendale, CA: A.H. Clark: 1967 ) v. 1, Chart A. Available for free loan (one hour renewable) on Archive.org.
- ↑ Essex, NJ wills
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