Thomas Woodward born in 1729 in Fairfax County, Virginia,
At a early age he showed some inclination to become a Soldier, and would serve in The French War,and and part of the time with General George Washington.
He married at a early age to Jemima Collins, about 1747, she was born about 1730 in Fairfax County Virginia, and she died in 1756.
Thomas later married Elizabeth Stokes May, widow of John May, Elizabeth was part Indian and French.
Thomas Woodward and Jemima Collins Woodward had the following Children:
1-John born July 13,1747 died May 26, 1817 married Esther McDonald
2- William born 1763
3-Margaret
4-Nancy born 1760
5-Rebbica
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Stokes Woodward had the following children:
1-Elizabeth born 1760 in S.C.
2-Thomas born 1765 S.C. Died May12,1800 Franklin Co. Georgia
3-Lucy born 1774 Fairfield Co. S. C. DIED 1848 Autuga Co. Alabama she married William Augustine
4-Jane born before 1779 S.C.
5- Henry born in 1779 S.C. died Jan. 13,1803 Fairfield Co. S.C.
6- Joesph born before 1779 died after August 1802
Revolutionary War veteran. Called "the Regulator," he fought in the French and Indian War, and was later a staff officer under George Washington in the Virginia militia. In the 1760s he moved his family to South Carolina, where he farmed and served as Justice of the Peace and in other local offices. He also became a leader in the Regulator Movement formed to establish law and order in the area between the Broad and Catawba Rivers where outlaw gangs had operated unchecked. In 1775 he was a delegate to South Carolina's Provincial Congress. Commissioned as a Captain in the Continental Army at the start of the Revolution, he later resigned and raised a company of militia, which he commanded. He took part in numerous battles, including Sullivan's Island, and remained in command until he was killed while pursuing a band of Tories at Little Dutchman's Creek. Command of his unit passed to his son John, who led it for the rest of the war.
Just a short note about this Wonderful Old Cemetery what a Tresure on the side of the highway of all the old Cemetery's we have visited it's one of my favorite's we have visited here in 2007 and again in 2011 from East Texas, it makes us proud as Thomas Woodward's Grand Children to see it being so well kept.
To those who are working so hard to keep it looking so nice and clean we thank You may the Lord Bless You for Your efforts !!
The Desendants of Thomas Woodward
At a early age he showed some inclination to become a Soldier, and would serve in The French War,and and part of the time with General George Washington.
He married at a early age to Jemima Collins, about 1747, she was born about 1730 in Fairfax County Virginia, and she died in 1756.
Thomas later married Elizabeth Stokes May, widow of John May, Elizabeth was part Indian and French.
Thomas Woodward and Jemima Collins Woodward had the following Children:
1-John born July 13,1747 died May 26, 1817 married Esther McDonald
2- William born 1763
3-Margaret
4-Nancy born 1760
5-Rebbica
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Stokes Woodward had the following children:
1-Elizabeth born 1760 in S.C.
2-Thomas born 1765 S.C. Died May12,1800 Franklin Co. Georgia
3-Lucy born 1774 Fairfield Co. S. C. DIED 1848 Autuga Co. Alabama she married William Augustine
4-Jane born before 1779 S.C.
5- Henry born in 1779 S.C. died Jan. 13,1803 Fairfield Co. S.C.
6- Joesph born before 1779 died after August 1802
Revolutionary War veteran. Called "the Regulator," he fought in the French and Indian War, and was later a staff officer under George Washington in the Virginia militia. In the 1760s he moved his family to South Carolina, where he farmed and served as Justice of the Peace and in other local offices. He also became a leader in the Regulator Movement formed to establish law and order in the area between the Broad and Catawba Rivers where outlaw gangs had operated unchecked. In 1775 he was a delegate to South Carolina's Provincial Congress. Commissioned as a Captain in the Continental Army at the start of the Revolution, he later resigned and raised a company of militia, which he commanded. He took part in numerous battles, including Sullivan's Island, and remained in command until he was killed while pursuing a band of Tories at Little Dutchman's Creek. Command of his unit passed to his son John, who led it for the rest of the war.
Just a short note about this Wonderful Old Cemetery what a Tresure on the side of the highway of all the old Cemetery's we have visited it's one of my favorite's we have visited here in 2007 and again in 2011 from East Texas, it makes us proud as Thomas Woodward's Grand Children to see it being so well kept.
To those who are working so hard to keep it looking so nice and clean we thank You may the Lord Bless You for Your efforts !!
The Desendants of Thomas Woodward
Thomas Woodward born in 1729 in Fairfax County, Virginia,
At a early age he showed some inclination to become a Soldier, and would serve in The French War,and and part of the time with General George Washington.
He married at a early age to Jemima Collins, about 1747, she was born about 1730 in Fairfax County Virginia, and she died in 1756.
Thomas later married Elizabeth Stokes May, widow of John May, Elizabeth was part Indian and French.
Thomas Woodward and Jemima Collins Woodward had the following Children:
1-John born July 13,1747 died May 26, 1817 married Esther McDonald
2- William born 1763
3-Margaret
4-Nancy born 1760
5-Rebbica
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Stokes Woodward had the following children:
1-Elizabeth born 1760 in S.C.
2-Thomas born 1765 S.C. Died May12,1800 Franklin Co. Georgia
3-Lucy born 1774 Fairfield Co. S. C. DIED 1848 Autuga Co. Alabama she married William Augustine
4-Jane born before 1779 S.C.
5- Henry born in 1779 S.C. died Jan. 13,1803 Fairfield Co. S.C.
6- Joesph born before 1779 died after August 1802
Revolutionary War veteran. Called "the Regulator," he fought in the French and Indian War, and was later a staff officer under George Washington in the Virginia militia. In the 1760s he moved his family to South Carolina, where he farmed and served as Justice of the Peace and in other local offices. He also became a leader in the Regulator Movement formed to establish law and order in the area between the Broad and Catawba Rivers where outlaw gangs had operated unchecked. In 1775 he was a delegate to South Carolina's Provincial Congress. Commissioned as a Captain in the Continental Army at the start of the Revolution, he later resigned and raised a company of militia, which he commanded. He took part in numerous battles, including Sullivan's Island, and remained in command until he was killed while pursuing a band of Tories at Little Dutchman's Creek. Command of his unit passed to his son John, who led it for the rest of the war.
Just a short note about this Wonderful Old Cemetery what a Tresure on the side of the highway of all the old Cemetery's we have visited it's one of my favorite's we have visited here in 2007 and again in 2011 from East Texas, it makes us proud as Thomas Woodward's Grand Children to see it being so well kept.
To those who are working so hard to keep it looking so nice and clean we thank You may the Lord Bless You for Your efforts !!
The Desendants of Thomas Woodward
At a early age he showed some inclination to become a Soldier, and would serve in The French War,and and part of the time with General George Washington.
He married at a early age to Jemima Collins, about 1747, she was born about 1730 in Fairfax County Virginia, and she died in 1756.
Thomas later married Elizabeth Stokes May, widow of John May, Elizabeth was part Indian and French.
Thomas Woodward and Jemima Collins Woodward had the following Children:
1-John born July 13,1747 died May 26, 1817 married Esther McDonald
2- William born 1763
3-Margaret
4-Nancy born 1760
5-Rebbica
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Stokes Woodward had the following children:
1-Elizabeth born 1760 in S.C.
2-Thomas born 1765 S.C. Died May12,1800 Franklin Co. Georgia
3-Lucy born 1774 Fairfield Co. S. C. DIED 1848 Autuga Co. Alabama she married William Augustine
4-Jane born before 1779 S.C.
5- Henry born in 1779 S.C. died Jan. 13,1803 Fairfield Co. S.C.
6- Joesph born before 1779 died after August 1802
Revolutionary War veteran. Called "the Regulator," he fought in the French and Indian War, and was later a staff officer under George Washington in the Virginia militia. In the 1760s he moved his family to South Carolina, where he farmed and served as Justice of the Peace and in other local offices. He also became a leader in the Regulator Movement formed to establish law and order in the area between the Broad and Catawba Rivers where outlaw gangs had operated unchecked. In 1775 he was a delegate to South Carolina's Provincial Congress. Commissioned as a Captain in the Continental Army at the start of the Revolution, he later resigned and raised a company of militia, which he commanded. He took part in numerous battles, including Sullivan's Island, and remained in command until he was killed while pursuing a band of Tories at Little Dutchman's Creek. Command of his unit passed to his son John, who led it for the rest of the war.
Just a short note about this Wonderful Old Cemetery what a Tresure on the side of the highway of all the old Cemetery's we have visited it's one of my favorite's we have visited here in 2007 and again in 2011 from East Texas, it makes us proud as Thomas Woodward's Grand Children to see it being so well kept.
To those who are working so hard to keep it looking so nice and clean we thank You may the Lord Bless You for Your efforts !!
The Desendants of Thomas Woodward
