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- http://www.woodward-mattson.com/woodward_history.html
The children of Richard Woodward and Mary Nayle were the following: Henry, John, Deborah, Richard, Mary, possibly Alice, unnamed child who died young, and Thomas.
Thomas, (b. 11/7/1722, d. 6/15/1785), married a widow, Elizabeth Kirk Jacobs, (b. 1/5/1721, d. 1/25/1812), on 10/26/1745 at Nottingham Meeting, Chester Co., PA. (More on Thomas Woodward).
Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children: Rebecca, Elizabeth, Samuel, Thomas, Deborah, Mary, Timothy, and Susanna.
Samuel Woodward, (b. 8/9/1750, d. 2/28/1814) had two wives. His first was Sarah Jackson, (b. 3/4/1750- d. 10/14/1791), who died leaving 9 children. They were Susanna, John, Samuel, Sarah, William, Thomas, Levi, Rachel, and Rebecca.
William Woodward was born 1/23/1782. He married Sarah Bolton, (b. 9/28/1782-9/1/1856), at Old Kennett Meeting on January 15, 1812. One of his descendants possesses the marriage certificate. The Old Kennett Meeting still stands along Route 1 near the intersection with Route 52 in Kennett Township, Chester County, PA. It is open to the public one Sunday per month in the summer. William was the first of our direct line to settle in Kennett Township. He died June 13, 1856 in Christiana Hundred, DE.
William and Sarah had three sons: John Jackson, b. 1812, Washington Bolton, b. 1814, and Isaac, b. 1817. John Jackson married Hannah Mattson , November 7, 1838 at Old Kennett Meeting.
John Jackson Woodward (1812-1875) had three sons: Albert Mattson (1839-1926); Adolphus Darwin (1841-1929); and Theodore Bolton (1843-1916). All members of the Woodward-Mattson clan are descended from any one of these three sons. Albert, Darwin, and Theodore were all successful farmers in Kennett Township, Chester County, PA
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