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VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY

I755"57- Eliza Cocke married Lawrence \Voocl\vard, a descendant of Christopher Woodward, mentioned below.

Christopher Woodward, born in 1594, came to Virginia in the year 1620. In 1629 he was burgess for Westover. The name was found in Henrico county, where the patent was found at a later date. Christo- pher A\'oodward received a grant of three hundred acres on the Appomattox river for transportation of wife and four persons. He

married (first) Margaret, (second)

Dorothy.

Samuel Woodward, son of Christopher Woodward, of Charles City county. Vir- ginia, died in 1680. He was prominent in \'irginia. and wealthy, owning a large part of Turkey Island. He married Mrs. Sarah (Hallam) Sturdivant. a daughter of Robert Hallam, of James City county. Virginia

Samuel W^oodward, son of Samuel and Sarah (Hallam) (Sturdivant) W^oodward. was born in Virginia, and removed to Boston. Massachusetts. In the county rec- ords there is a deed, dated 1705. from this Samuel Woodward, conveying to William Randol]:)h a one-third interest in one thous- and acres of land on Turkey Island. He had inherited Turkey Island from his mother. There is a record of his removal to Massa- chusetts, at which time he left a power of attorney for the sale of his property in Vir- ginia. Subsequently he removed from Mas- sachusetts to North Carolina, where he be- came a large land owner. He was known as Captain U'oodward, 1730-31 ( ?). An act of assembly appointed Samuel Woodward, Esq.. powder receiver of Brunswick county. North Carolina. 1739. He died March 13,

1752. He married (first) Elizabeth ;

(second) Sarah, daughter of Edward Can- non. Children : Samuel ; Edward ; Richard, of further mention; Elizabeth.

Richard Woodward, son of Samuel Wood- ward, married, in 1752, Abigail White, and removed to Portsmouth, Virginia. Chil- dren : Francis, served in the continental army, as j)rivate in Captain William Ilof- fien's company. First Virginia Regiment; John, a private in Captain (ieorge Vashenn's company, died in service ; Richard, of further mention.

Richard WtuMlward. son of Richard and Abigail (White) Woodward, married Je- mima, and had children: William.

born in 1779; James, of further mention; John, born October 27, 1793.

James Woodward, son of Richard and Jemima W'^oodward, was born September 19, 1791, and died May 24, 1845. ^^^ mar- ried, December 10, 1817, Mary, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cowling) Vaughn. They had children: i. Richard Lafayette, born October 2, 1824, died August 13, 1864. He married, December 27, 1854, Missouri, daughter of Miles Lassiter, and had chil- dren: Henry B. ; Mary M., married Judge R. H. Rawles. of Suffolk, Virginia; Richard L. 2. James, of further mention. 3. Thomas C. 4. William B. 5. Ann Eliza. 6. Elmo. 7. Martha Virginia.

James Woodward, son of James and Mary (Vaughn) Woodward, was born in Suffolk, Virginia, in 1826, and died in Ports- mouth, Virginia, in 1876. He was educated in private schools and Suffolk Academy, and was engaged in farming until the outbreak of the civil war, when he enlisted in the Confederate army. He was a member of the Thirteenth Regiment. Virginia Cavalry, being assigned to Chalmer's Brigade, and later under General J. E. B. Stuart, the dash- ing cavalry leader, participated in all the battles fought by the Stuart brigade. He shirked no duty, was always at his post, serving three years and four months. He was miraculously preserved from death in battle, once being shot through the crown of his hat, and again struck by a minie ball in the breast, an old daguerreotype of the family which he carried with him, prevent- ing the ball from entering his body. His military service continued until the sur- render at Appomattox, although the last week of his service was spent as a prisoner of war. He was on the march, but he and a few of his comrades stopped to prepare a simple meal of hoe cakes, when they were surrounded by the Federals, taken prisoners and taken to Point Lookout Prison. His experiences as a cavalryman were varied and most thrilling; he bore a charmed life, but while escaping the bullets of his enemies, he did not escape the eff'ects of privation and exposure, and he returned to his family broken in health, and he did not recover sufficiently to enter business life until four years later. He then engaged in the retail grocery business in Portsmouth, Virginia, for a short time, when ill health compelled