Hezekiah Woodruff

1725 - 1776  (51 years)

• Name	Hezekiah Woodruff
  Birth	1725	Union Co, NJ   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Oct 1776	Westfield, Union Co, NJ   [1]
  Will	25 Oct 1776	Essex Co, NJ   [2]
  	Proved 4/13/1778
  Findagrave.com	30 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Westfield, Union Co, NJ   [1]
  	Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds
  Person ID	I2743	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Woodruff, Sr,   b. 1677, Southampton, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY d. 02 Feb 1741, Westfield, Union Co, NJ (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah J Ward,   b. Between 1684 and 1691, Farmington, Hartford Co, CT d. 14 Aug 1742, Westfield, Union Co, NJ (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1699	Southampton, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Stites-xx,   b. 1729, Union Co, NJ d. 21 Jul 1772, NJ (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1749
  Notes	Children: son Richard Woodruff dau Hannah Woodruff 1749 - 1833 - in 1770 married Samuel Winans/Winants 1746 - 1830 dau Rachel Woodruff 1754 - 1831 -- not listed in will - married ??? Oliphant son Hezekiah Stites Woodruff 1754 - 1842 - on 5/11/1776 married Mary Blachley - dau of Ebenezer Blackley and Mary Wick - dau of Henry Wick and Mary Cooper - dau of Nathan Cooper and Mary Miller - married Mary Wick dau Abigail Woodruff - married Job Pack dau Margaret Woodruff dau Mary Woodruff dau Sarah Woodruff son Hiram Woodruff son Benjamin Woodruff son John Woodruff
  Family ID	F1876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1725 - Union Co, NJ Death - 22 Oct 1776 - Westfield, Union Co, NJ Will - Proved 4/13/1778 - 25 Oct 1776 - Essex Co, NJ Burial - - Westfield, Union Co, NJ  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - exec of will was father-in-law John Stites 1706 - 1782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 3/30/2021 Hezekiah Woodruff Sr. Birth: 1725 Union County, New Jersey, USA Death: 22 Oct 1776 (aged 50–51) Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA Burial: Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA Memorial #: 31775225 Bio: Aged 51. Husband of Mary Woodruff. McKinney, Philhower, and Kniffin's "Westfield Presbyterian Church History and Records 1728-1928," #294. Inscription: Hark from the tombs a doleful sound, My ears attend the cry. Ye living men come view the ground, Where you must shortly lie. Family Members Parents Joseph Woodruff 1677-1741 Hannah J. Ward Woodruff 1684-1742 Spouse Mary Stites Woodruff 1729-1772 Siblings John Woodruff 1704-1768 Jonathan Woodruff 1706-1777 Abigail Woodruff Gould 1712-1766 Nathaniel Woodruff 1719-1795 Thomas Woodruff 1723-1804 Benjamin Woodruff 1726-1786 Children Hannah Woodruff Winans 1749-1833 Rachel Woodruff Oliphant 1754-1831 Hezekiah Stites Woodruff 1754-1842 Created by: RM (46969209) Added: 28 Nov 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31775225/hezekiah-woodruff Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 March 2021), memorial page for Hezekiah Woodruff Sr. (1725–22 Oct 1776), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31775225, citing Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by RM (contributor 46969209) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S43] Military documents.