Robert Woodson, Sr

1634 - 1711  (73 years)

• Name	Robert Woodson
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1634	Curles, Henrico Co, VA   [1, 2]
  	Fleur de Hundred
  Gender	Male
  Tax Lists	1679	VA   [1, 3]
  	Listed as tithable on Curles Plantation
  Land Grant	21 Oct 1687	Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	1785 acres at White Oak Swamp
  Land Sale	1689	VA   [3]
  	Made a deed to 'daughter Sarah, wife of Edward Moseley(?)'
  Death	Between 1707 and 1711	Henrico Co, VA   [2]
  Land Sale	01 May 1707	Henrico Co, VA   [3, 4]
  	Gift to grandsons William and Joseph Lewis - 450 acres
  Findagrave.com	23 Jul 2022
  	See Notes
  Misc Fact	Known as 'Potato-Hole Woodson'  [1, 5]
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I2045	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. John Woodson,   b. 1586, Devonshire, England d. 18 Apr 1644, Henrico Co, VA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Winston,   b. 1595, Devonshire, England d. 17 Jan 1659, Henrico Co, VA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1619	Dorsetshire, England
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ferris,   b. Between 1634 and 1638, VA d. 1689, Curles, Henrico Co, VA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1656	Curles, Henrico Co, VA
  Children	1. John Woodson,   b. Between 1655 and 1658, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 25 Nov and 05 Dec 1715, Henrico Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Woodson, Jr,   b. 1660, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 06 Jul 1729 and Feb 1730, Henrico Co, VA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Ferris Woodson,   b. 1662, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Bef Mar 1716, Longdale, Henrico Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Joseph Woodson,   b. 1664, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 25 Jan 1733 and 15 Oct 1734, Goochland Co, VA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Woodson,   b. 01 Jun 1665, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Bef 12 Aug 1716, VA (Age < 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Benjamin Lewis Woodson,   b. 21 Aug 1666, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Aug 1723, Henrico Co, VA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Elizabeth Woodson,   b. 1668, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. 1740 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Judith Woodson,   b. 1673, Curles, Henrico Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mary Woodson,   b. 1678, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. 1766, Goochland Co, VA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1634 - Curles, Henrico Co, VA Marriage - 1656 - Curles, Henrico Co, VA Tax Lists - Listed as tithable on Curles Plantation - 1679 - VA Land Grant - 1785 acres at White Oak Swamp - 21 Oct 1687 - Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA Land Sale - Made a deed to 'daughter Sarah, wife of Edward Moseley(?)' - 1689 - VA Death - Between 1707 and 1711 - Henrico Co, VA Land Sale - Gift to grandsons William and Joseph Lewis - 450 acres - 01 May 1707 - Henrico Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - much info obtained from the book 'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections' - land grant of 1785 acres at White Oak Swamp in Parish of Varina to Mr. Robert Woodson, Mr. Richard Ferris, Mr. Giles Carter, William Ferris, and Roger Cumins ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/23/2022 Col Robert Woodson Sr. Birth: 1634 Prince George County, Virginia, USA Death: 1 Oct 1707 (aged 72–73) Henrico County, Virginia, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown Memorial #: 76792422 Bio: Robert Woodson, son of Dr. John Woodson, and Sara Woodson, was born in 1634 at Fluer de Hundred Virginia. Robert Woodson married Elizabeth Ferris in 1656 in Curles Henrico County Virginia. Robert Woodson died between 1707-1711 in Henrico County Virginia. Robert was known as "Potato Hole" Woodson because his Mother hid him in the potato bin during the Indian Raid that killed his father. Family Members Parents John Woodson 1586-1644 Sarah Isabelle Woodson 1595-1659 Spouse Elizabeth Ferris Woodson 1638-1689 Siblings John Woodson 1632-1684 Children Robert Woodson 1660-1729 Richard Woodson 1662-1716 Sarah Woodson Mosby 1665-1716 Benjamin Woodson 1666-1723 Mary Jane Woodson Payne 1678-1743 Elizabeth Woodson Payne 1678-1766 Created by: Bette Keene Scavone (46920917) Added: 19 Sep 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76792422/robert-woodson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76792422/robert-woodson: accessed 23 July 2022), memorial page for Col Robert Woodson Sr. (1634–1 Oct 1707), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76792422, ; Maintained by Bette Keene Scavone (contributor 46920917)Burial Details Unknown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marthaellen&id=I1095 •ID: I1095 •Name: Robert Woodson •Sex: M •Birth: 1634 in Curles, Henrico Co., VA •Reference Number: 1099 •Death: AFT 1707 in Henrico, Virginia, USA •Note: Some of the best information found on Robert is in Tidewater Families of Virginia, by Ms. Davis, pps. 403-418. Some of Robert's children were named in his brother John's will. From later business transactions and court records, some dates of birth of his children have been inferred. The loss of records have destroyed much of the information of Robert and of his death. HintsAncestry Hints for Robert Woodson 10 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: John (Dr.) Woodson b: 1586 in Dorset, England Mother: Sarah Winston Marriage 1 Elizabeth (Sarah) Ferris b: 1638 •Married: 1656 in Henrico, Virginia, USA Children 1.Has Children Benjamin Woodson b: 21 AUG 1666 in Curles Plantation Henrico CO, VA 2.Has Children John Woodson b: ABT 1658 in Fleur de Hundred, VA 3.Has No Children Richard Woodson 4.Has Children Joseph Woodson 5.Has Children Elizabeth Woodson b: 1662 in Henrico Co., VA 6.Has No Children Sarah Woodson b: ABT 1668 in Curles, Henrico, CO., VA 7.Has No Children Mary Woodson b: 1678 8.Has Children Robert Woodson b: 1660 9.Has No Children Richard Woodson b: 1662 10.Has No Children Joseph Woodson b: 1664 11.Has No Children Judith Woodson b: 1673 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, In Grateful Rememberance. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, See Misc Docs Pics/'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections'. [S46] See Documents. [S48] See Notes.