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Henry Woodward (1730 - 1790)

Capt Henry Woodward [uncertain]
Born in Throckmorton, Worcestershire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1754 in Was married by the Captain of the ship while en-route to America.map [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 60 in Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

Henry Woodward was in the British navy and came ashore with Braddock’s army when it landed in Virginia in the spring of 1755. He was made a captain in George Washington’s reconstituted regiment in September 1755 and remained in the regiment until 1761. [1][2] On Monday, January 6, 1755, Henry Woodward lost at cards to George Washington. [3]

Name

Name: Henry /Woodward/[4]

Birth

Date: 1730 Place: Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England[5]

Death

Date: 1790 Place: Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, USA [6] Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using AFT 1762Array

EMIGRATION

Date: 1755 Place: England to Virginia

EVENT

Type: Military Place: Cartain, Virginia Militia, French and Indian War, Service from 17?? thru 1762

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Woodward-677 created through the import of Frank.ged on Aug 15, 2011 by Frank Hanna. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Frank and others.
  • Source: S01940 Title: Public Member Stories Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 Repository: Note: #NS19403 Call Number: Media: Ancestry.com
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Note: www.ancestry.com
  1. ↑ The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008 http://financial.gwpapers.org/?q=content/woodward-henry.
  2. ↑ Virginia (Colony). Lieutanent-governor, 1. (Robert Dinwiddie)., Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo)., Dinwiddie, R. (188384). The official records of Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant-governor of the colony of Virginia, 1751-1758: now first printed form the manuscript in the Collections of the Virginia historical society. Richmond, Va.: The Society.
  3. ↑ The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008. http://financial.gwpapers.org/?q=content/ledger-1750-1772-pg18
  4. ↑ Source: #S01940 Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. Public Member Stories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Family tree stories submitted by Ancestry members.
  5. ↑ Source: #S01940 Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. Public Member Stories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Family tree stories submitted by Ancestry members.
  6. ↑ Source: #S01940 Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. Public Member Stories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Family tree stories submitted by Ancestry members.






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Woodard-2490 Allen (Woodard) Jensen
Washington, George. George Washington Papers, Series 2, Letterbooks 1754 to 1799: Letterbook 4, Sept. 19, 1756. - April 26, 1758, 1756. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw2.004/?sp=268
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