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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
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Woodward -- --, 1575 Emptynul
- Thomas Woodward -- --, 1679 December 0, 1746 Pennsylvania
- Jane Woodward -- --, 1687 February 0, 1737 Pennsylvania
- Hannah Woodward -- --, 1680 March 18, 1746
- Richard Woodward -- --, 1618 December 0, 1679
Woodward Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Prudence Woodward -- --, 1660 December 9, 1732 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Mary Woodward -- --, 1664 November 1, 1721
- Elizabeth Woodward -- --, 1614 April 7, 1668 England
- John Woodward -- --, 1610 April 29, 1640 England
- Thomas Woodward -- --, 1620 December 0, 1685 England
