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Woodward Home Page Return to Robert Woodward Page Return to Richard Woodward Page This Richard Woodward was son of Robert Woodward of Cheshire, England, and Chester County, Pennsylvania. We do not know his mother's name. Mary Nayle was daughter of Henry and Deborah Nayle of Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
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Richard Woodward born 12/17/1673, Acton Parish, Cheshire, England died bet 10/9/1747 and 10/18/1748 East Bradford, Chester County, Pa |
Mary Nayle born unknown died bet 12/21/1748 and 1/21/1749 East Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
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Married: 6/9/1705 in Birmingham Meeting, Chester County, Pa. The first intention was 7/10/1705 at Concord Meeting; 2nd intention 8/8/1705 at Concord; and reported 9/12/1705 as accomplished orderly. The family is well documented in Nayle wills and in Quaker records.
Children: Henry Woodward born 7/12/1706 Chester Co, Pa; married Mary Townsend John Woodward born 6/3/1708 Chester Co, Pa; married (1)Ann Pyle, (2) Hannah Vernon, (3) Hannah Dilworth Deborah Woodward born 4/27/1710; married William Bennett Richard Woodward, Jr. born 10/21/1712; married (1) Hannah Eavenson, (2) Mary Yetman Mary Woodward born 12/5/1715; married John Strode Alice Woodward born 4/13/1717; married Joshua Ash Unknown child born 5/12/1719 (name lost/not named in will) Thomas Woodward born 11/7/1722; married Elizabeth Kirk Jacobs . |
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Fortunately, the two Richard Woodwards (son of Robert and son of Richard, Sr.) lived in slightly different areas of Chester County which helps in sorting them out. They also belonged to different Quaker meetings.
On 2 & 3 Oct 1740 Richard Woodward of East Bradford, yeoman, & Mary his wife, deeded 150 acres for 200 pounds to Thomas Woodward of East Bradford, yeoman, son of Richard & Mary. This land had been granted to Richard Woodward on 25 March 1711. Richard's will, dated 10/9/1747 was also written in East Bradford. The March 3, 1743 Gazette of Philadelphia carried an advertisement: "The owner of a quantity of silver money that was taken up on the big road leading from John Frew's towards Maryland is desired to apply to Thomas or Richard Woodward, both of East Bradford, Chester County." From these various bits of information we know that this Richard Woodward lived in East Bradford, while Richard, son of Richard lived in West Bradford. (See Chester County maps). Will of Richard Woodward(verifies wife Mary and list of children - compare to the will of Richard Woodward, Jr, son of Richard, if you still have any lingering doubts about these two families!)I, Richard Woodward of East Bradford in the County of Chester in the Province of Pensylvania Yeoman being somewhat weak of body and disposing mind & memory thanks be to God for the same and considering the uncertainty of this life it being appointed for all men once to Die therefore for the better settling of such Temporall Estate, as it hath pleased God in his mercy to bestow upon me, I make this my Last will & testament in manner & form following hereby Revoking all other former Wills by me heretofore made. Imprimis - My will and mind is that all my Just Debts and funeral Expences be paid as soon conveniently may be after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item - I give & bequeath unto my son Henry Woodward the sum of twenty shillings lawfull money of Pensylvania within two years after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named and Doctor Everards Works (set of books?) Item - I give and bequeath unto my son John Woodward the sum of twenty shillings lawfull money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item - I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Woodward the sum of thirty pounds lawfull money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my Decease (upon his being obligated to pay unto his mother the lawfull interest for the same during her natural life) by my Executor hereafter named Item - I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Woodward the sum of five shillings lawfull money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Deborah Bennett the sum of twenty shillings lawful money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my Executor herafter named Item - I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Strode the sum of twenty shillings lawfull money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my Executor hereafter named Item - I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Alice Ash the sum of five pounds lawful money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named Item - I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Henry Woodward, son of Henry Woodward, the sum of five pounds lawfull money of Pennsylvania to be paid within two years after my Decease by my executor hereafter named Item - I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Richard Woodward, son of John Woodward, the sum of five pounds lawfull money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item - I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Richard Strode the sum of five pounds lawful money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my executors hereafter named. Item - I give and bequeath unto my Granddaughter Mary Bennett the sum of three pounds lawful money of Pensylvania to be paid within two years after my decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item - All the residue and remainder of my estate not hereinbefore disposed of I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Mary Woodward but in case of her intermarriage with any person then my will and mind is that my said wife pay unto three of my sons & my three daughters (to wit) Henry Woodward, John Woodward & Richard Woodward, Deborah Bennett, Mary Strode & Alice Ash the sum of one hundred pounds divided amongst them immediately after such intermarriage aforesaid. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said wife Mary Woodward to be my whole & sole executrix of this my last will & testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seal this ninth day of October Anno Dom 1747. /s/ Richard Woodward (seal) Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declared by the testator Richard Woodward to be his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us who Subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto The words Interlined are the sum of one hundred pound before the signing & sealing of the above Testament /s/ George (his mark) Strode /s/ George Strode, Jr /s/ Benjamin Hawley Chester October 19, 1748 Then personally appeared George Strode, Jim & Benjamin Hawley two of the witnesses to the above will who on their solemn affirmation did declare that they were present and saw the testator above named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the above writing to be his Last Will and Testament & that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind and memory to the best of their understandings Inventory of Richard Woodward�s EstateAn Inventory of Goods and Chattels taken 18th day of October 1748 is attached to the will. Goods included: riding horse, bridle & saddle, bed and furniture, chest of drawers and oval walnut table, black walnut desk, walnut spice box, tea table, seven chairs, looking glass, mantle piece furniture, tea pot and bowls, three table cloths & five napkins, leather trunk, clock, twenty two pair of shoes, quantity of linen, walnut chest & box, carpentry tools, chaff box, maul and wedges, eight pewter dishes, seventeen pewter plates, eight pewter porringers, two old pewter basins, pewter tea pot and coffee pot, small brass kettle and tea kettle, glass bottles, brass candlesticks, warming pan, skimmers, fork, cleaver, stillyards, iron dogs, two iron pots, tongs & pot rack, dough trough, large bible, old plow, old gun, grind stones, quantity of oats, a cow, six sheep, blanket & coverlid, bonds and bills of 357 pounds. Joseph Matlack and Edward Brinton signed the inventory.More on Richard Woodward�s WillIt will be noted in the above will that son Thomas Woodward only received five shillings. The small sum likely reflects the fact that Richard and Mary had granted son Thomas a tract of land in 1740. A description of that land gives us an idea of the location of Richard and Mary's land (from Abstracts of Chester County Land Records, Vol. 3: "On 11 & 12 Dec 1740 Richard Woodward of East Bradford, yeoman & Mary his wife, to Thomas Woodward of East Bradford, yeoman, the son of Richard Woodward & Mary his wife. Whereas the commissioners of William Penn by deed dated 2 July 1684 granted to...1500 acres...deed dated 11 Aug 1701 granted to...386 acres... . ...deed dated 20 Feb 1702/3 granted to Richard Woodward a tract in East Bradford bounded by land of Edward Wantons & other land of Richard Woodward containing 150 acres. Now Richard Woodward for 200 pounds granted to Thomas Woodward all the tract of 150 acres. Signed Richard Woodward & Mary Woodward. Delivered in the presence of Richard Parson, John Woodward & Richard Woodward, Jr. Recorded 12 Dec. 1748."Wills of Henry and Deborah Nayle and of Mary Nayle WoodwardBarbara Long Emery (a Joseph Baker descendant) kindly furnished us an abstract of the will of Mary Nayle Woodward's father Henry Nayle:June 11, 1726, probate August 20, 1726. Names wife Deborah. Grandson John, son of Richard Woodward was left the plantation containing an estimated 200 acres when he reached 21 and a team of horse. Ten pounds to daughter Mary Woodward with the remainder to other children of said daughter. Give five pounds to the church now building in Concord and five pounds to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pierce; friend Henry Pierce and son-in-law Richard Woodward of Thornbury were named executors. Witnesses: John Cox, Richard Hendra, John Neil. Fuhey & Cope's History of Chester County (1881) mentions St. John's Episcopal Church of Concord: "We have seen specifications for building St. John's in Concord, dated September 1722. Henry Nayle of Thornbury in his will dated June 11, 1726 says, 'I give and bequeath the sum of five pounds towards ye finishing the church now a buildin in Concord,' to be paid to such as shall be appointed to finish the same." We are curious as to whether Henry was still a Quaker at this time and would appreciate any light anyone can shed on this. Sandra Ferguson of the Chester County Mailing List posted an abstract of the will of Deborah Nayle (Ref. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834): Deborah Nayle widow. Thornbury. October 5, 1750. August 28, 1751.(Several bequests to other Nayle grandchildren)...To Nayle, son of John Woodward. To the Quakers of Birmingham Meeting 5 pounds...To my negro woman, Bella, 30 pounds to free her, also 25 pounds and many articles named...To Hannah, wife of John Dilworth...To John, son of John Woodward 10 pounds, and to Ann, daughter of John Woodward and to Henry, son of same, to Amos son of same, 5 pounds each and to Richard, son of same 2.10 pounds...Testator signed. Executors: Abraham Darlington and Edward Brinton. Barbara Emery also furnished the abstract of the will of Mary (Nayle) Woodward of East Bradford, written December 21, 1748, probated January 21, 1749. To son Henry 60 pounds; to sons John, Richard & Thomas 20 pounds each; to daughter Deborah , wife of William Bennett, 20 pounds; to daughter Mary, wife of John Strode, 30 pounds; to daughter Alice, wife of Joshua Ash, 20 pounds; to grandson Henry Woodward, son of Henry 10 pounds at (age) 20; and to his sister Mary, 5 pounds at (age) 18. To granddaughter Mary Bennett, 5 pounds; to granddaughter Mary Strode, 5 pounds. Remainder to 3 sons and 3 daughters. Executors: son Henry & son-in-law William Bennett Witnesses John Stephenson, Grisel Stephenson, and Thomas Worth. From the amounts of money and the inventory accompanying the wills it is obvious that this was a prosperous family. For this time period, enormous sums of money are mentioned. We hope it is also apparent to researchers what priceless primary documents wills are in putting together family information. John Pitts Launey in First Families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Volume 2 apparently did not have access to these wills and incorrectly attributes Nayle Woodward to John Woodward, son of Richard Woodward, Jr (Note: the given name "Nayle" should have been a broad hint!). Launey has also mistakenly assigned Susannah Woodward born 1718 to Richard and Mary Woodward as the child unnamed born 1719. This Richard and Mary Woodward appears to have been Richard and Mary Coppock Woodward and Launey assumed Richard married Mary Coppock as a second wife. This is very incorrect as we know Mary Nayle Woodward was alive and well in 1726 per her father's will. More on the Children of Richard and Mary Nayle WoodwardHenry and Mary Townsend WoodwardSon, Henry Woodward, married Mary Townsend, daughter of Joseph and Martha Townsend, on 3/20/1730 at Birmingham Monthly Meeting in Chester County. They had children Abigail (married William Clayton); Deborah (married John Walter); Alice, Henry, Jr., and Mary. The parentage of Abigail and Deborah is documented in their marriage records. Alice attended sister Deborah's wedding and signed as a family member. Henry, Jr. and Mary are mentioned in Mary Nayle Woodward's will. We have nothing further on this family.John and Ann Pyle WoodwardWe have posted a separate page for son John Woodward since the family is complicated and there is also much confusion over several John Woodwards in Chester County.Deborah Woodward BennettDaughter, Deborah Woodward, married William Bennett, son of Edward and Sarah Stanfield Bennett, 3/21/1730, at Concord Monthly Meeting. We have not pursued this family further so the only child we know of is Mary mentioned in Richard's will. We do know that Sarah Stanfield Bennett was sister of Deborah Stanfield who married the "other" Richard Woodward, son of Richard Woodward, Sr.Mary Woodward StrodeThere are other connections to the "other" Richard's family. The "other" Richard had a daughter Deborah Woodward who married William Strode, brother of the John Strode who married Richard & Mary Nayle Woodward's daughter, Mary Woodward. The "other" Richard had a daughter Mary Woodward who married George Entriken. George & Mary Entriken had a son, Samuel, who married Mary Strode, daughter of this John & Mary Woodward Strode. There is more on the Entrikin descendants in A Family History, George Entrikin (1710-1785) by Mary Entrikin Porter. John and Mary Woodward Strode had at least two other children, Richard and Joseph, and probably had more.Richard Woodward, Jr.Son, Richard Woodward, Jr., married (1) Hannah Eavenson, daughter of Ralph and Grace Arnold Eavenson, about 1737. We do not have information on any issue of this marriage. Richard married second to Mary Yetman on 4/1746 at Old Swede's Church. We have no further information on this family. . |