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Ancestors of George Henry Custer, Jr.

      62. Lewis Woodyard, born Abt. 1756 in Virginia (Source: Ed Woodyard gives 1756 date Bob Woodyard says 1810 Census says over age 45.); died Abt. 1817 in Harrison County, Virginia. He married 63. Mary Abt. 1786.

      63. Mary, born Abt. 1767 in Virginia; died Abt. 1841 in Virginia.

Notes for Lewis Woodyard:

            From cousin Robert Lee Woodyard: 2 Apr 1817 Appraisement of LEWIS WOODYARD, Dec'd, of Harrison Co., VA (WV) recorded by appraisers: LEVI KNOTTS; ROBERT STUART/STEWART; and JOHN JOHNSTON: Estated consisted of:
            Three horses and a colt, sows and calves, ewes, sheep, lambs, sow and pigs, geese, gear and spreaders, plow, ax, hoes, pots, kitchenware, chest, table, rifle gun and equipage, smoothing iron, four feather beds and furniture, chairs, bees, etc. Included were slaves: Mulatto man named TOM...30 years old...$450.00 and Negro man named PETER, 25 years old...$495.00. Appraisement certified by : LEWIS (JR?) [This given name not clear, could also be LEVI?, but more likely LEWIS] WOODYARD, Administrator. [Harrison Co., VA Will Bk #2, p. 614]
            Also from Robert Lee Woodyard: Woodyard's Deed of Partition
The tract of land formerly held by Lewis Woodyard deceased divides among the several heirs of said deceased, Lewis, Jesse, Moses, Catherine, Mary beginning with an ash on the banks of the Valley River running thence N 62 119 poles to a dogwood and two sugar trees ??? 302 poles to a white oak, N 68 104 poles to white oak, S 69 97 poles to a beech on the bank of said river. Thence with the meanders of the same to the beginning containing 453 ? acres. First lot betinning on the bank of the river at an ash running thence ??? to a dogwood and two sugar trees ??? poles to a ??? S 57 E 48 poles to a beech S 66 E 166 poles to a hickory on the bank of the river thence with the meanders of the same to the beginning containing 95 acres. 2nd lot beginning at a beech on the bank of the river running thence N 68 W 49 poles to a birch S 8 40 poles to a sugar tree S 83 E 31 poles to a beech ??? 28 poles to a hickory and ??? S 10 W 217 poles to a beech and sugar tree S 60 E 36 poles to a hickory on the bank of said river corner
---- "... more details of the survey...but I haven't been able to read it all yet." rlw

Notes for Mary:
Descendant Robert Lee Woodyard has a record of Mary as being alive in the summer of 1840, but no record after that. Lewis Jr., Jesse, James, Mary and her family, and Catherine all stayed on the old Lewis Woodyard home place until Mary died. Jesse died about the same time as his mother. The rest of the family split up and moved away soon after Mary died.

More About Lewis Woodyard and Mary:
Marriage: Abt. 1786

Children of Lewis Woodyard and Mary are:

James Woodyard, born Abt. 1793; died Unknown.

Notes for James Woodyard:
Moved to Wood County sometime in the early 1840s.

ii.

Catherine Woodyard, born Abt. 1798 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died 30 Aug 1856 in Wood County, Virginia.

Notes for Catherine Woodyard:
Moved to Wood County sometime in the early 1840s.

	31	iii.		Mary Woodyard, born Abt. 1800 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died 20 Oct 1856 in Wood County, Virginia; married William Bailey 11 Feb 1829 in Harrison County, Virginia.
		iv.		Lewis Woodyard Jr., born Abt. 1789 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died 18 Aug 1871 in Hilly Upland, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia; married Mary Ford 20 Feb 1810 in Harrison County, Virginia; born Abt. 1786 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died Unknown.

Notes for Lewis Woodyard Jr.:
Lewis, Jr. was living in Lewis (now Gilmer) County by 1842.

More About Lewis Jr. and Mary Ford:
Marriage: 20 Feb 1810, Harrison County, Virginia

		v.		William Woodyard, born Abt. 1792; died Unknown.
		vi.		Jesse Woodyard, born Abt. 1795; died Abt. 1841.
		vii.		Moses Woodyard, born Abt. 1797; died Unknown.

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