Person:Joseph Woods (22)

Information on Joseph Woods

Descendants of Joseph Woods (1745 to 1835) Joseph Woods was born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia on 22 August 1745. He married Mary Hamilton on 28 January 1768 Mary was born in Albemarle County in 1747 and died 26 August 1829 at Gibson County, Indiana.

Joseph served in the Revolutionary war as a private In Captain Benjamin Briggs company, 7th Virginia Regiment muster roll dated Fort Pitt, 18 November 1781, for the year 1780 and January to October 1781 “term of enlistment, War”, on command at Wheeling. His name was last born on muster roll for June 1783, dated at Fort Pitt, 3 July 1783, with remark “on furlough”.

About 1790 Joseph Woods with his wife and ten children, migrated from Albemarle County Virginia to Tennessee and settled on the Holston River about ten miles from Knoxville, where Samuel Hamilton Woods the eleventh and last child was born in 1791. In 1807 he moved with all his family except his son Joseph L. to Knox County, Indiana and settled on the Du Chien [Du Shoe] river, on 10 April 1809 he moved to Gibson County, Indiana and settled on the Turkey Hill in section 21, T 2 8, R 10 W, 3 miles southwest of Princeton. In 1811 his son Joseph L. and his family followed from Tennessee and settled two miles West of the homestead. Joseph Woods died 16 January 1835 on his Turkey Hill farm. Joseph Woods and Mary {Hamilton} Woods are buried at Marsh Creek Cemetery, also known as Woods Cemetery, at Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana.

Joseph Woods and Mary Hamilton’s eleven children were,

John Woods born 1769 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1844, he married Polly Dickson.

James Woods born in 1770 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1815 married Nancy Dickson.

Margaret “Peggy” Woods born in 1777 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1845 she married Samuel Hogue Sr.

Patrick Woods born 1775 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1856 married Jane Hanna, born1780, died 11 July 1836, buried in Marsh Creek Cemetery, Patoka Township Gibson County, Indiana.

Joseph L. Woods born 25 October 1776 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died 22 December 1845, he married Elizabeth Hanna she was born 30 April 1784 and died 14 November 1860, both are buried in Marsh Creek Cemetery, also known as Woods Cemetery, Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana.

William P. Woods born 30 August 1778 died 30 December 1844, never married, buried at Marsh Creek Cemetery, also known as Woods Cemetery, Patoka Township, and Gibson County, Indiana.

David L. Woods born 1 October 1780 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died 4 March 1841 he was buried at Marsh Creek Cemetery, Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, he married Ester Witherspoon.

Issac Woods born 1783 in Charlottesville Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1872 at Blount County, Tennessee, he married Elizabeth Witherspoon, she was born 1783 in Tennessee.

Jane Woods born 1785 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1848, she married Samuel Hogue Jr.

Elizabeth Woods born 1787 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died in 1894 she married William Embree.

Samuel Hamilton Woods born 1 March 1791 near Knoxville Tennessee and died 16 July 1880. He married 8 November 1815 to Ann McMillian, she was born 1794 died 4 August 1861.

Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oktxblackwell/descjoswoods.html

1. ↑ Http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/e/i/Tony--Weir/ODT3-0018.html.
2. ↑ FindAGrave entry.

   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19023011/joseph-woods