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Woodward Family History
Woodward Genealogy & Family TreeWoodward is an English name from Essex, England, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English roots wode ("wood") and ward ("guardian"). The earliest known ancestor--Sewhal le Wudeward--was recorded ini 1208. The family motto is Virtus semper viret which means "Virtue is always flourishing."
Other spellings include "Woodard," "Woodwards," "Wadard," and "Woodyard." Notable people with the surname include American NASA astronaut Neil w. Woodward, American actress Shannon Woodward (Raising Hope, Girlfriend, The Haunting of Molly Hartley), and American actress Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve, Philadelphia, Sybil). The first Woodward to come to America was Christopher Woodward in Virginia in 1620.
Woodward Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ann Woodward -- --, 1754 May 14, 1828 Connecticut
- Experience Woodward Massachusetts
- William Woodward -- --, 1696 December 0, 1783 New Jersey
- Mary Woodward -- --, 1698 August 28, 1745 Massachusetts
- William Woodward -- --, 1630 December 0, 1702
Woodward Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Fred Woodward -- --, 1868 March 0, 1934
- William Frederick Woodward -- --, 1926 January 0, 1997
- Elizabeth Woodward -- --, 1670 February 29, 1748 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Richard Woodward -- --, 1618 December 0, 1679
- Prudence Woodward -- --, 1660 December 9, 1732 Massachusetts Bay Colony
