| Notes |
- Listed on Jamestowne Society in Williamsburg, VA
- much info obtained from the book 'Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'
- much info obtained from the book 'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections'
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found at findagrave.com on 6/30/2023
Dr John Woodson Sr.
Birth: 1586 England
Death: 18 Apr 1644 (aged 57-58) Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Burial:
Lost at War. Specifically: Native Americans made a sudden attack upon the Virginia settlements on 18 Apr 1644 and killed about three hundred of the colonists, John Woodson being among those killed.
Memorial #: 240506595
Bio:
Dr. John Woodson was born in 1586 in Devonshire England. He matriculated from St. John's College on March 1,1604 at the age of eighteen.
Dr. John Woodson married Sara Winston and they sailed from England on the ship "George" arriving in Jamestowne Virginia 16 Apri1 1619. Governor Yeardly and his wife were also on this ship and they became very good friends.
John was a surgeon for the Militia in 1623 and has been asked by Governor Yeardley to come to America for their soldiers.
The children of John and Sara were probably born at Fleur de Hundred some thirty miles north above Jamestown on the south side of the James River which is now called Prince George County.
John "Tub" Woodson b. 1632
Robert "Potato Hole" Woodson Sr. b.1634
These boys were known as "Tub" and "Potato Hole" because when the Indians came to their home, Sara hid John under a washtub and Robert got into the hole were potatoes were stored.
It was during this raid which began on the 18th day of April that Dr. John Woodson was killed on the second day of the Indian massacre as he hurried home. His sons, John and Robert, were 10 and 12 years old at that time. The shoemaker, Ligon, was at the house and helped Sara in the killing of the Indians.
John Woodson was killed in sight of home. It has been written that Sara and Ligon killed nine Indians. The photo of the gun is the weapon Ligon used in his fight with the Indians.
Family Members
Parents
Alexander Woodsonne 1554-Unknown
Spouse
Sarah Isabelle Woodson 1595-1659
Children
John Woodson 1632-1684
Robert Woodson 1634-1707
Created by: CMWJR (50059520)
Added: 11 Jun 2022
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240506595/john-woodson
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240506595/john-woodson: accessed 30 June 2023), memorial page for Dr John Woodson Sr. (1586-18 Apr 1644), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240506595; Lost at War, Native Americans made a sudden attack upon the Virginia settlements on 18 Apr 1644 and killed about three hundred of the colonists, John Woodson being among those killed.; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
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found at findagrave.com bef 6/30/2023
Dr John Woodson
Birth: 1586
Devon, England
Death: Apr. 18, 1644
Prince George County
Virginia, USA
Dr. John Woodson was born in 1586 in Devonshire England. He matriculated from St. John's College on March 1,1604 at the age of eighteen.
Dr. John Woodson married Sara Winston and they sailed from England on the ship "George" arriving in Jamestowne Virginia 16 Apri1 1619. Governor Yeardly and his wife were also on this ship and they became very good friends.
John was a surgeon for the Militia in 1623 and has been asked by Governor Yeardley to come to America for their soldiers.
The children of John and Sara were probably born at Fleur de Hundred some thirty miles north above Jamestown on the south side of the James River which is now called Prince George County.
John "Tub" Woodson b. 1632
Robert "Potato Hole" Woodson Sr. b.1634
These boys were known as "Tub" and "Potato Hole" because when the Indians came to their home, Sara hid John under a washtub and Robert got into the hole were potatoes were stored.
It was during this raid which began on the 18th day of April that Dr. John Woodson was killed on the second day of the Indian massacre as he hurried home. His sons, John and Robert, were 10 and 12 years old at that time. The shoemaker, Ligon, was at the house and helped Sara in the killing of the Indians.
John Woodson was killed in sight of home. It has been written that Sara and Ligon killed nine Indians. The photo of the gun is the weapon Ligon used in his fight with the Indians.
Family links:
Spouse:
Sarah Winston Woodson (1595 - 1659)
Children:
Robert Woodson (1634 - 1707)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Bette Keene Scavone
Record added: Apr 06, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 67993655
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found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marthaellen&id=I1097
ID: I1097
Name: John (Dr.) Woodson
Sex: M
Birth: 1586 in Dorset, England
Reference Number: 1101
Occupation: physician
Death: 18 APR 1644 in Henrico, Virginia, USA 1
Note:
Dr. John and Sarah came to the Virginia Colonies 29 January 1619/1629 on the Shiip George. The Muster records shows John Woodson and wife Sarah with "Corne, 4 bushells; Powder, 1 lb; Lead, 3 lb; Peece fixt, 1; Sword, 1" Dr. John was a surgeon and was serving a company of soldiers from England. He settled in Flowerdew Hundred, also known as Peirsey's Hundred. This land lay on the south side of the James River.
It was there that Dr. John lost his life and the stories passed down were varied about the different Indian attacks. One story said that Sarah threw mattresses in the fire place and lit them to keep the Indians from coming in that way. The most common story is that Sarah saved her sonsm, John, and Robert, by hiding one under a tub and the other in a "potato hole". When John was killed, Sarah remarried a Mr. Johnson and the inventory of her estate was recorded in January 1660 in Henrico County.
HintsAncestry Hints for John (Dr.) Woodson
4 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
Marriage
1 Sarah Winston
Married: BEF 1619 in England
Children
1.Has Children Robert Woodson b: 1634 in Curles, Henrico Co., VA
2.Has No Children John Woodson b: ABT 1632
Sources: 1.Title: Records of Patti Black, genealogist
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