John Woodson

1632 - 1684

• Name	John Woodson
  Birth	1632	Henrico Co, VA   [1]
  	Fleur de Hundred
  Gender	Male
  Misc Fact	1644  [1]
  	Known as 'Washtub Woodson'
  Nickname	1644
  	Washtub Woodson
  Tax Lists	1679	VA   [1, 2]
  	Listed as tithable on Curles Plantation
  Will	20 Aug 1684	Henrico Co, VA   [3]
  	Recorded 10/1/1684
  Findagrave.com	09 Jan 2024
  	See Notes
  Death	Between 20 Aug and 01 Oct 1684	Henrico Co, VA   [4]
  Person ID	I2204	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1632 - Henrico Co, VA Tax Lists - Listed as tithable on Curles Plantation - 1679 - VA Will - Recorded 10/1/1684 - 20 Aug 1684 - Henrico Co, VA Death - Between 20 Aug and 01 Oct 1684 - Henrico Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See also notes for Joseph Woodson 1664 - 1735 ** - much info obtained from the book 'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections' - wife unknown -- possibly Sarah Tucker? - or Mary Elizabeth Davis Pleasants Woodson Brizendine 1633-1710 -- see findagrave below ???? son John Woodson 1655 VA - Bet. Dec 10, 1699-May 01, 1700 Henrico Co, VA - ** See notes below ** - ** See his will in documents ** - bef 1680 married Mary Tucker - d. bet. 9/24/1709 and 8/1/1710 Henrico Co, VA - orphan dau of Samuel Tucker and Jane (Larcome) -- (who later married John Pleasants - see notes below) - Will of Mary (Tucker) Woodson written on 9/24/1709 proved 8/1/1710 Henrico Co, VA - ** See documents ** - mentions grandson Sanbourne Woodson b. bef 9/24/1709 -- parents?? son Joseph Woodson 1685 - > 4/4/1752 - in 1/1706 married Mary Sanbourne - dau of Daniel Sanbourne son Sanbourne Woodson - by 2/2/1718 married Elizabeth Scott dau Mary Woodson - married William Pierce - d. bef 1757 - had 3 children - by 10/1/1724 married Elizabeth Murray son John Woodson - no evidence he ever married - in 1757 appointed guardian for half-sister Mary (Woodson) Pierce's 3 children - in 1757 appointed guardian for brother Joseph's 2 sons dau Lucy Woodson son James Woodson - d. by 1757 son Joseph Woodson son Tucker Woodson dau Elizabeth Woodson son Samuel Tucker Woodson son Benjamin Woodson 1684 - aft 10/25/1777 - left a will 10/25/1777 in Fluvanna Co, proved 9/3/1778 - married Frances Napier 1694 - >1777 son Rene Woodson son John Woodson son Patrick Woodson son Benjamin Woodson son Booth Woodson - d. 1757 - left will 11/14/1756, proved 7/19/1757 dau Mary Perrin Woodson 1722 - 1821 dau Frances Woodson dau Jane Woodson 1678 - <1735 - married Joseph Woodson 1664 - <10/15/1735 - son of Robert Woodson 1634 - 1707/11 and Elizabeth Ferris - **** See their records **** son John Woodson b. bef 9/24/1709 dau Mary Woodson b. bef 9/24/1709 son Joseph Woodson b. bef 9/24/1709 son Robert Woodson 1657 - had 2 children named Jane & Samuel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes on son John Woodson 1655 - 1700 - What happened to the child that John referenced in his will as 'the child my wife now goes with' ??****?? - that child not mentioned in Mary (Tucker)'s will of 1709 -- See documents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 1/9/2024 John “Tub” Woodson Jr. Birth: 1632 Virginia, USA Death: Sep 1684 (aged 51-52) Henrico County, Virginia, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Henrico County, Virginia Memorial #: 7061686 Bio: no comment. ???? Family Members Parents John Woodson 1586-1644 Sarah Isabelle Woodson 1595-1659 Spouse Mary Elizabeth Davis Pleasants Woodson Brizendine 1633-1710 ??**?? Siblings Robert Woodson 1634-1707 Created by: Scotty Davis (46558058) Added: 7 Jan 2003 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7061686/john-woodson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7061686/john-woodson: accessed 9 January 2024), memorial page for John “Tub” Woodson Jr. (1632-Sep 1684), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7061686; Burial Details Unknown, Henrico County, Virginia; Maintained by Scotty Davis (contributor 46558058). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I107649&tree=Tree1 HENRICO CO., VA DEEDS 1677-1705, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III: JANE PLEASANTS, formerly wife and executrix of SAMUEL TUCKER, dec'd, for 15,000 lbs. tobacco, to MARTIN ELAM, two tracts in Burmuda Hundred, both given me by my husband SAMUEL TUCKER in his will, vizt; that purchased by him of GILBERT ELAM whereon we lived, 40 acres, and that purchased by him of ANTHONY PATRAM, dec'd, and REBECCA, his wife, one of the heirs of Reginald Evans, dec'd, 23 acres. 29 Nov. 1680 Wit: Edward Thomas, Math. (M) Mocke Signed: Jane Pleasants Recorded 1 Aug. 1680 JOHN WOODSON, JR. as marrying the orphan of SAMUEL TUCKER, assign my right in the above tract to MARTIN ELAM. 20 Aug. 1681. Wit: Robert (O) Easly, Hugh Davis Signed: John Woodson, Jr. Recorded 20 Aug. 1681 I, JOHN WOODSON, JR. as marrying orphant of SAMUEL TUCKER, dec'd, vist., MARY TUCKER, have released all claim to above land. 15 Dec. 1680 Wit: Zacheus Ellis, Robt. (O) Easly. Signed: John Woodson, Jr. Recorded 20 Aug. 1681 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found in WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY. WOODSON FAMILY. (Continued from Vol. X., p. 191.) --- See partial copy in Misc-Docs-Pics --- 78 JOHN3 WOODSON (John2, John') married before 1680 (date of a deed recorded in Henrico) Mary Tucker, orphan, of Samuel Tucker, master of the ship VTinetree, whose widow Jane married, secondly, John Pleasants, of Curls, in Henrico county. (See X., p. 186.) He made his will May 1, 1700. His wife Mary made her will in 1710. Issue named in said wills, 80 Jo- seph, eldest son, 81 Samuel Tucker, 82 Benjamin, 83 Jane, mar- ried her first cousin, once removed, 7 Joseph3, son of 2 Robert2 Woodson. (See issue, Vol. X., p. 47 and 186.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, In Grateful Rememberance. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, See Misc Docs Pics/'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections'. [S43] Military documents. [S77] Will.