Person:John Woodruff (55)

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Captain John Woodruff
b.26 May 1703 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d.3 Feb 1768 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Dec 1698
  1. Mary Woodruff1699/00 - 1790
  2. Sarah Woodruff1701 -
  3. Captain John Woodruff1703 - 1768
  4. Joseph Woodruff1704/05 -
  5. Susanna Woodruff1707 - 1742
  6. Anna Woodruff1708/09 -
  7. Ann Woodruff1710/11 - 1787
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1727
  1. Hannah WoodruffCal 1727 - 1809
  2. John Woodruff1729 -
  3. Samuel WoodruffEst 1731 -
  4. Lieutenant David WoodruffEst 1733 - 1786
  5. Abigail Woodruff1738 - 1827
  6. Matthew Woodruff1743 - 1824
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain John Woodruff1703 - 1768
  • W.  Sarah Baldwin1715 - 1779
m. Bef 1739
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Captain John Woodruff
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 26 May 1703 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Christening[1][2][3] 30 May 1703 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage Bef 1727 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably)to Hannah Andrew
Marriage Bef 1739 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Abigail).
to Sarah Baldwin
Will[1] 3 Mar 1767
Death[1] 3 Feb 1768 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Burial[1][4] Old Burying Ground, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[1] 3 Mar 1768 £2797-16-03.
Probate[1] Mar 1768 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 31 John Woodruff, in Abbott, Susan Woodruff. Woodruff Genealogy : Descendants of Mathew Woodruff of Farmington, Connecticut. (Milford, Connecticut: The Compiler, 1963)
    31-32.

    "31 John Woodruff (John 8) b 26 May 1703 Milford, Conn. bpt 30 May 1703 Milford d 3 Feb. 1768 Milford … He was captain of militia in Milford 1750. He and his wife Hannah joined the church in Milford 18 May 1735. … His will was dated 3 Mar. 1767, proved Mar. 1768. The inventory of his estate 3 Mar. 1768 amounted to £2797-16-03. The will mentioned land in Oxford, Derby, West Haven and Milford, as well as a brick dwelling and a sawmill. This provision is of interest. 'Item 15. And also that if either of my children shall try to make disturbance amongst the brothers and sisters, or to brake my will that he or she shall be cut off from all that I give, only five shillings as the law directs.'. … His tombstone is still standing in the old Milford cemetery."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Milford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    176.

    "Woodruff, … John, s. John, b. May 26, 1703 [1:20]"
    "Woodruff, … John, s. John [& Mary], b. May 26, 1703 [OL:43]"
    "Woodruff, … John, s. John, bp. 1703 [ES:238]"
    "Woodruff, … John, adm. to Ch. 1734 [ES:238]"
    "Woodruff, … John, Capt., 1750 [ES:41]"

  3. ↑ Volume 071 Milford, in Connecticut, United States. Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. (Ancestry.com (database on-line), 2013)
    404.

    "Woodruff, … John, s. John, bp. May 30 1703 [1:31]"

  4. ↑ Capt John Woodruff, in Find A Grave.
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