Birth: Jun. 1, 1715, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 1762, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
John was the son of John Woody II and Mary Gowan. On 27 December 1738 at St. George Parish, Baltimore, Maryland Colony he married Mary Lindley, daughter of James William Lindley and Eleanor Parke. They had the following children: Eleanor, Hannah, Mary, Robert, James, Samuel, Joshua, Joseph, William, Ruth, and John IV. John died at his home on the Haw River at the relatively early age of 47. John III owned and operated a "Tan'Bark" still in Roxbury for the tanning of leather. He built a Ferry on the Haw River which was used during the American Revolution.
John's wife Mary was a Quaker and according to the New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes, Chester Co, PA pg, 280-282, Mary was disowned by the Quakers for marrying out of unity, ( marrying a non Quaker). Apparently, John converted to the Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) upon moving to North Carolina where he and his wife found a local community willing to accept them into the fold. This is made further evident by the fact that John is buried in a burial ground that is part of a Quaker monthly meeting house. The society never used the term "Quaker" but referred to themselves and their community as "Friends" or a Society of Friends". Unlike most religions , they did not build churches, met once per month and referred to the buildings that they met in as "Monthly Meeting Houses".
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Spouse: Mary Lindley Woody (1717 - 1795)*
Children: John W Woody (1758 - 1842)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
John W. Woody and Wife. Pioneer Settlers and Parents of the Woody Family South.
Burial: Spring Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Snow Camp, Alamance County,North Carolina
Maintained by: East Point Historical So...
Originally Created by: Goldenrod102, Record added: Sep 08, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 29674840
