A branch of the Woodruff family, from John Woodruffe, the younger John, Nathaniel Woodruff and Stephen Woodruff from Southampton, L.I., New York, 1640-1645
by Woodruff, Stephen Albert, 1876-
Publication date 1945, Publisher [Chicago], Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Call number 929.2 W865WD
EXCERPT
A court record stated a guardian had been appointed December 27, 1769, for Stephen Woodruff, son of Stephen Woodruff. The object of appointing a guardian was because the father Stephen Woodruff had died. After a diligent search we located a tombstone "Stephen Woodruff, died 1769,'' in the cemetery at the end of "the road to Rahway.'' This tombstone is at the front iron fence.
We could find no explanation or the mention of Hannah being the wife of Wm. Terry. This indicated she had become separated from Stephen and remarried. With only two children mentioned as the children of Stephen and Hannah, our ancestor thus became this Stephen Woodruff. He too became a weaver. This identification was made by a grandson Samuel Woodruff, who stated his grandfather was a weaver and came from New Jersey. This reference is in the History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, by Ford.
In a recent issue of Proceedings of New Jersey Historical Society, July 1945, is a Scudder's Almanac. Under date of September 19, 1785, Stephen Woodruff is given credit for weaving a woolen piece of twenty yards at 1 shilling per yard.
Regardless of what weaving Stephen Woodruff may have been doing, he became a successful farmer.
We could find no reference to his having joined the army during the Revolutionary war. Yet where he lived the British made repeated raids on all the farms in the community for food and supplies. His location was at a four corners of Mountain Avenue to Westfield, the road from Scotch Plains to Springfield, and a road to the north.
Two of Stephen's aunts received portions of the Crane farm also: Mary, daughter of Jonathan Crane, married Jonathan Marsh; Rebeckah, wife of Joseph Acon (should be Acken). Stephen's mother, now Hannah Terry, received one-third of the farm. No record was found as to where Stephen's sister Sarah Woodruff ...
Stephen Woodruff, our ancestor, kept a bible of his family from this time on. This bible is still in the family of Samuel Mathews at Pendleton, Indiana. By means of the Bible record, the census of 1790, the deeds to land, and Stephen's will we could verify the records...
One omission was his neglect to write the last names of his wives. There were three wives. Stephen Woodruff was born August 30, 1755. He died April 16, 1828. In his bible he did not record his wedding date, but wrote I married Rachel, born September 15, 1754. Rachel died August 1, 1794. The two executors of Jonathan Crane's will were Stephen Crane and John Stites. For indirect evidence we had reason to believe Rachel's last name was Stites. This was because their first baby was named Stephen Stits, born May 17, 1780. As no further record was made of this baby it may have died in infancy.
by Woodruff, Stephen Albert, 1876-
Publication date 1945, Publisher [Chicago], Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Call number 929.2 W865WD
EXCERPT
A court record stated a guardian had been appointed December 27, 1769, for Stephen Woodruff, son of Stephen Woodruff. The object of appointing a guardian was because the father Stephen Woodruff had died. After a diligent search we located a tombstone "Stephen Woodruff, died 1769,'' in the cemetery at the end of "the road to Rahway.'' This tombstone is at the front iron fence.
We could find no explanation or the mention of Hannah being the wife of Wm. Terry. This indicated she had become separated from Stephen and remarried. With only two children mentioned as the children of Stephen and Hannah, our ancestor thus became this Stephen Woodruff. He too became a weaver. This identification was made by a grandson Samuel Woodruff, who stated his grandfather was a weaver and came from New Jersey. This reference is in the History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, by Ford.
In a recent issue of Proceedings of New Jersey Historical Society, July 1945, is a Scudder's Almanac. Under date of September 19, 1785, Stephen Woodruff is given credit for weaving a woolen piece of twenty yards at 1 shilling per yard.
Regardless of what weaving Stephen Woodruff may have been doing, he became a successful farmer.
We could find no reference to his having joined the army during the Revolutionary war. Yet where he lived the British made repeated raids on all the farms in the community for food and supplies. His location was at a four corners of Mountain Avenue to Westfield, the road from Scotch Plains to Springfield, and a road to the north.
Two of Stephen's aunts received portions of the Crane farm also: Mary, daughter of Jonathan Crane, married Jonathan Marsh; Rebeckah, wife of Joseph Acon (should be Acken). Stephen's mother, now Hannah Terry, received one-third of the farm. No record was found as to where Stephen's sister Sarah Woodruff ...
Stephen Woodruff, our ancestor, kept a bible of his family from this time on. This bible is still in the family of Samuel Mathews at Pendleton, Indiana. By means of the Bible record, the census of 1790, the deeds to land, and Stephen's will we could verify the records...
One omission was his neglect to write the last names of his wives. There were three wives. Stephen Woodruff was born August 30, 1755. He died April 16, 1828. In his bible he did not record his wedding date, but wrote I married Rachel, born September 15, 1754. Rachel died August 1, 1794. The two executors of Jonathan Crane's will were Stephen Crane and John Stites. For indirect evidence we had reason to believe Rachel's last name was Stites. This was because their first baby was named Stephen Stits, born May 17, 1780. As no further record was made of this baby it may have died in infancy.
A branch of the Woodruff family, from John Woodruffe, the younger John, Nathaniel Woodruff and Stephen Woodruff from Southampton, L.I., New York, 1640-1645
by Woodruff, Stephen Albert, 1876-
Publication date 1945, Publisher [Chicago], Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Call number 929.2 W865WD
EXCERPT
A court record stated a guardian had been appointed December 27, 1769, for Stephen Woodruff, son of Stephen Woodruff. The object of appointing a guardian was because the father Stephen Woodruff had died. After a diligent search we located a tombstone "Stephen Woodruff, died 1769,'' in the cemetery at the end of "the road to Rahway.'' This tombstone is at the front iron fence.
We could find no explanation or the mention of Hannah being the wife of Wm. Terry. This indicated she had become separated from Stephen and remarried. With only two children mentioned as the children of Stephen and Hannah, our ancestor thus became this Stephen Woodruff. He too became a weaver. This identification was made by a grandson Samuel Woodruff, who stated his grandfather was a weaver and came from New Jersey. This reference is in the History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, by Ford.
In a recent issue of Proceedings of New Jersey Historical Society, July 1945, is a Scudder's Almanac. Under date of September 19, 1785, Stephen Woodruff is given credit for weaving a woolen piece of twenty yards at 1 shilling per yard.
Regardless of what weaving Stephen Woodruff may have been doing, he became a successful farmer.
We could find no reference to his having joined the army during the Revolutionary war. Yet where he lived the British made repeated raids on all the farms in the community for food and supplies. His location was at a four corners of Mountain Avenue to Westfield, the road from Scotch Plains to Springfield, and a road to the north.
Two of Stephen's aunts received portions of the Crane farm also: Mary, daughter of Jonathan Crane, married Jonathan Marsh; Rebeckah, wife of Joseph Acon (should be Acken). Stephen's mother, now Hannah Terry, received one-third of the farm. No record was found as to where Stephen's sister Sarah Woodruff ...
Stephen Woodruff, our ancestor, kept a bible of his family from this time on. This bible is still in the family of Samuel Mathews at Pendleton, Indiana. By means of the Bible record, the census of 1790, the deeds to land, and Stephen's will we could verify the records...
One omission was his neglect to write the last names of his wives. There were three wives. Stephen Woodruff was born August 30, 1755. He died April 16, 1828. In his bible he did not record his wedding date, but wrote I married Rachel, born September 15, 1754. Rachel died August 1, 1794. The two executors of Jonathan Crane's will were Stephen Crane and John Stites. For indirect evidence we had reason to believe Rachel's last name was Stites. This was because their first baby was named Stephen Stits, born May 17, 1780. As no further record was made of this baby it may have died in infancy.
by Woodruff, Stephen Albert, 1876-
Publication date 1945, Publisher [Chicago], Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Call number 929.2 W865WD
EXCERPT
A court record stated a guardian had been appointed December 27, 1769, for Stephen Woodruff, son of Stephen Woodruff. The object of appointing a guardian was because the father Stephen Woodruff had died. After a diligent search we located a tombstone "Stephen Woodruff, died 1769,'' in the cemetery at the end of "the road to Rahway.'' This tombstone is at the front iron fence.
We could find no explanation or the mention of Hannah being the wife of Wm. Terry. This indicated she had become separated from Stephen and remarried. With only two children mentioned as the children of Stephen and Hannah, our ancestor thus became this Stephen Woodruff. He too became a weaver. This identification was made by a grandson Samuel Woodruff, who stated his grandfather was a weaver and came from New Jersey. This reference is in the History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, by Ford.
In a recent issue of Proceedings of New Jersey Historical Society, July 1945, is a Scudder's Almanac. Under date of September 19, 1785, Stephen Woodruff is given credit for weaving a woolen piece of twenty yards at 1 shilling per yard.
Regardless of what weaving Stephen Woodruff may have been doing, he became a successful farmer.
We could find no reference to his having joined the army during the Revolutionary war. Yet where he lived the British made repeated raids on all the farms in the community for food and supplies. His location was at a four corners of Mountain Avenue to Westfield, the road from Scotch Plains to Springfield, and a road to the north.
Two of Stephen's aunts received portions of the Crane farm also: Mary, daughter of Jonathan Crane, married Jonathan Marsh; Rebeckah, wife of Joseph Acon (should be Acken). Stephen's mother, now Hannah Terry, received one-third of the farm. No record was found as to where Stephen's sister Sarah Woodruff ...
Stephen Woodruff, our ancestor, kept a bible of his family from this time on. This bible is still in the family of Samuel Mathews at Pendleton, Indiana. By means of the Bible record, the census of 1790, the deeds to land, and Stephen's will we could verify the records...
One omission was his neglect to write the last names of his wives. There were three wives. Stephen Woodruff was born August 30, 1755. He died April 16, 1828. In his bible he did not record his wedding date, but wrote I married Rachel, born September 15, 1754. Rachel died August 1, 1794. The two executors of Jonathan Crane's will were Stephen Crane and John Stites. For indirect evidence we had reason to believe Rachel's last name was Stites. This was because their first baby was named Stephen Stits, born May 17, 1780. As no further record was made of this baby it may have died in infancy.
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