WILLIAM WOODWARD

(The following article was written, contributed by and is being used with the per-
mission of Connie Fields of Salinas, CA).

	There seems to be some family connections between this William Woodward, 
Jobe Broughton families, Jervis family, and Isham Davis. It is now believed by some
that Williams mother could have been Winnifred Broughton (Woodward), a widow, who 
married Isham Davis in South Carolina.

	William Woodward is listed on Buneombe County, NC census records each ten 
year period from 1800 to 1840. He was born about 1774. On 8 June 1796, William 
Woodward received North Carolina land Grant # 363 dated at Raleigh and signed by 
Samuel Ashe. The land grant was for 200 acres adjoining John Ramsey and Blount's 
land. He subsequently purchased more land on Waters of Ivy or Forks of Ivy - land 
which is now Madison County. Yancey/Buncombe.

	
	William had been in this area of North Carolina previous to the 1790 census 
as he served on a road jury with Richard Fortune, Archibald Sloan, John Sloan, Wm.
Porter, Henry Allisan, Joseph Scolds, SamueI Scolds, Scott Hughes, John McEfee, 
James Gilleland, and Henry Ellison.

	
	In 1800 he served on a jury with John McFarland, Rob Gillespie, John 
Greggory, Ben Greggory, Robert Black, Robert Patterson, Wm. Treadway, John Gash, 
Wm. Fletcher, Ben Davidson, and others.

	
	Again, at an April Court in the year 1805, he also served with Solomon 
Knight, Ebed Jonas, William Erwin, Bedent Baird, Samuel Wilson, George Green, 
Charles Eades, Philip Wilson, Matthew Cole, Samuel Davidson, James Lowrie, Philip
Smith, Marmaduke Vickory ,John Dillard, Reuben Keith, John Weaver, and others.

	

	In 1806 he witnessed the indenture between Charles Eades and John Justice. 
Over the years he conducted land transactions with Jobe Broughton, John Sames, 
Samuel Vance, Henry Hagin and John Ramsey. In 1835 William Woodward and his son 
John Wood(w)ard cast their votes in the Jervis' Precinct of Ivy.

	
	William wrote his will in 1837 but it was not executed until September 1842.
In the will he mentions his "trusty friends" James B. McMahan and Jacob Weaver. He 
also mentions "girls" named Charlott, Polly, Jenney, Sally, and "boys" named Jarett, 
Isaac, and Jack who were "bequeathed" to his children.

(For additional information on this subject or other Woodard, Wood(w)ard family 
information, please contact Connie Fields at: 19 La Mirada Ct, Salinas, CA 93901).