John Woody III (1715 - abt. 1763)

Born 1 Jun 1715 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lindley) Woody — married 27 Dec 1738 in Baltimore, Maryland

Descendants

Died about Apr 1763 at about age 47 in Orange, North Carolina

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

Although most researchers accept that the John Woody, Born 1715 in Boston, and the John Woody who came to Orange Co., North Carolina with his family from Baltimore Co., Maryland around1754/1755 are the same person, I have found no definite proof of this. Neither though have I found any firm evidence to dispute that these two John Woody's are one in the same...." wrote by Melvin L. Woodard (mwoodard@@nr.infi.net)

He may have been married more than once to Mary Gowan. He was a Quaker.

John III owned and operated a "tan-Bark" still in Roxbury for the tanning of leather. John III built ferry on the Haw River which was used during the American Revolution, over which Tyron and Corwallis and their armies passed. John III changed the Woody name from Wooddy, Woodie, Woode, Woodee and other variations. According to a North Carolina Relative some of the land John III took on the Haw River is still owned by members of the Woody family.

[Broderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1541, Date of Import: Dec 17, 1998]

As is typical of the time, records are conflicting and confusing.

John Woody III was born 1 June 1715 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA of John Woody II and Mary (Gowan?).

On 27 December 1738 at St. George Parish, Baltimore, Maryland Colony he married Mary Lindley. His first three children were definitely born there according to parish records: Eleanor, Hannah, and Robert and very likely [[Woody-239|William and John IV.

Records for Mary, and Ruth are scant until marriage and their birthdates are unknown.

Two theories hold at this point. One that Mary died, and John married Mary Gowan (coincidently the name of his mother or was she?) - and the other that Mary continued to bear him children. At any rate, his wife and the mother of his children continued to be continued to be "Mary Woody."

James, Joseph, and Samuel were likely born before the house in Baltimore was sold based on 1800 Census records which place them over 45 years of age.

"John Woody purchased 60 acres of land in Baltimore , Maryland in 1739, and sold it in 1754, giving his occupation as 'house carpenter'"

John converted to the Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) upon moving to North Carolina.

John died at his home on the Haw River at the relatively early age of 47 April 1762. He is buried at the Spring Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Snow Camp, Orange/Alamance, NC.

Name: John Woody III^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth: 1 JUN 1715, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts^[7]

BIRTH: Mary Dell Wallace, "A Woody Family Tree Newsletter," No. 7, May 1990, page 5

Death: ABT APR 1763, Orange Co (now Alamance), North Carolina^[8]

Burial: Spring MM Cemetary near town of Snow Camp^[9]

Marriages

MARRIAGE #1: Vivian Woody, Kinfolk and Where They Lived, 1638-1968; Douglass, Kansas, 1968, SLC FHL 929.273 W8 799w.

MARRIAGE #2: Robert Barnes, Maryland Marriages 1634-1777, Baltimore, MD, General Publication Company, 1987, p 200.

Other Marriages: 1734/1735 Mary Gowan

Husband: John Woody

Wife: Mary Lindley

Child: Mary Woody

Child: Eleanor Woody

Child: Hannah Woody

Child: Robert Woody Sr.

Child: James Woody

Child: Samuel Woody

Child: Joshua Woody

Child: Joseph Woody

Child: William Woody

Child: Ruth Woody

Child: John (Johnathan) Woody

Marriage: 27 DEC 1738, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co., Marylandor Chester Co., Pennsylvania^[10]

Event: Moved, ABT 1750, Into Orange Co., NC

Husband: John Woody

Wife: Mary UNKNOWN

Child: James Woody

Child: Robert Woody

Child: John Woody

Marriage: 1710, Massachusetts^[11]

Sources

• Source: S4 Woody Family tree.FTW

• Source: S11 World Family Tree Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Publication: Release date: July 28, 1997

• Source: S13 WoodyBecki.FTW

• Source: S47 21662.ftw

• Source: S90 Kirks.ftw

• Source: S92 f1701.ftw

• BARNES, Robert W. "Baltimore Co. Families,1659-1759.

• BARNES, Robert. "Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777."

• FIND A GRAVE Memorial# 29674840.

• SCHWARTZ, Sal. Family of Richard Woody. http://boards.ancestry.it/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=487&p=surnames.woody

• WHITTEDS, Hugh. Letter sent to Mary Dell Wallace, published in her...Woody FamilyTree newsletter, May 1991.

• WOODARD, Melvin L. Woody Surname-L Archives .

• Woody DNA Project Proven that John Woody III and Mary Lindley had Robert b. 1742, James b. 1744, Joseph b. 1748, John b. 1758. There are no DNA matches for John and Mary Gowan.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for Mary Gowen. Mary Gowen was married to John Gowen. This could be a different Mary Gowen, or it could be a married name.

Notes

 !BIRTH-SPOUSE: Letter from Alma Thomassen, 2576 Forest Avenue, San J ose, California 95117-1117 to Mary-Theresa Cimino Dameron; letter dat ed 2 Nov 1994; ; letter in possession of Mary-Theresa CiminoDameron

 !BIRTH: Mary Dell Wallace, A WOODY FAMILY TREE NEWSLETTER #7, May 19 90, p.5. Copy in possession of Alma Thomassen, 2576 Forest Avenue, Sa n Jose California

1. ↑ Source: #S11 Tree #1541
2. ↑ Source: #S4
3. ↑ Source: #S92
4. ↑ Source: #S90
5. ↑ Source: #S13
6. ↑ Source: #S47
7. ↑ Source: #S90
8. ↑ Source: #S90
9. ↑ Source: #S13
10. ↑ Source: #S90
11. ↑ Source: #S13

Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Woody-608 created through the import of woody.GED on Oct 17, 2011 by Wendi Kirk.