Person:Drury Woodson (1)

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Drury Woodson
b.1722 Cumberland County, Virginia
d.1782 Cumberland County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1720
  1. Shadrack WoodsonAbt 1720 - Aft 1785
  2. William WoodsonAbt 1721 -
  3. Drury Woodson1722 - 1782
  4. Jesse WoodsonAbt 1725 -
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m. Abt 1756
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Facts and Events
Name Drury Woodson
Gender Male
Birth? 1722 Cumberland County, Virginia
Marriage Abt 1756 poss. Cumberland County, Virginiato Lucy Christian
Death? 1782 Cumberland County, Virginia
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Will of Drury Woodson

Will of DRURY WOODSON, Cumberland Co VA;
Lend to wife LUCY WOODSON six negroes viz: Daniel, Sampson, Sam,Hannah, Easter and Isaac and Land whereon I now live with all estate both real & personal not hereafter particularly given by Legacy to my children to have and to hold and peaceably enjoy the term of her life; then the negroes above mentioned to be equally divided among all my children and the Rest of Estate to be equally divided among all my children except JUDITH JOHNSON and CHARLES WOODSON, after my wife's deceased.
To daughter JUDITH JOHNSON negro boy name Joe the term of my wife's life and said negro boy after her decease to the said JUDITH JOHNSON.
To son CHARLES WOODSON five shillings sterling.
To daughter MARY WOODSON two negroes Rose and Peyton.
To daughter NANCY KING two negroes Ned and Jane.
To son DRURY WOODSON three negroes Ben, Sal and James and land whereon I now live after my wife's decease.
To daughter ELIZABETH WOODSON two negroes Jacob and Fanny.
To daughter MARTHA WOODSON two negroes Mima and David.
All of which Legacies to be received as the children come of age except the land which is left to my wife the term of her life and then given to my son DRURY WOODSON.
Wife LUCY WOODSON and son CHARLES WOODSON Executors.
Dated May 7, 1788.
Witnesses: Jesse Tally, Agness Tally, Susana Foster.
Proved Nov. 24, 1788. Ibid. p.442.


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Notes

WILLIAM WOODSON, late of Buckingham Co, now of Cumberland Co VA, owned in fee simple 200 acres of land on the branches of Randolph's Creek in said Buckingham Co. The land is now in possession of John BAGBY. DRURY WOODSON, son of WILLIAM, claimed the land was his by reason of a gift. JESSE WOODSON, another son of WILLIAM, claimed his father had promised him 100 acres on the occasion of his (JESSE's) marriage. An agreement was reached between WILLIAM, DRURY and JESSE. Also mentioned was SHADRACK WOODSON, another son of WILLIAM. The agreement was signed by WILLIAM WOODSON on March 17, 1783." (Cumberland county VA deed book 6, p 149)
[SOURCE: Genealogical Records of Buckingham County ,Virginia , by Edythe R. Whitley, pub. 1984, p. 114-115]


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