Edward Woodward and Alice Smedley

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Husband Edward Woodward ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1754 - Newtown, Chester Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: Richard Woodward (Abt 1636-1706) 2 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Jane [Unk] (      -Aft 1714) 2 5 6 7

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       Marriage: 23 Mar 1722 - Providence Meeting 9

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   Other Spouse: Abigail Edge (      -1716) 1 2 9 - 24 Mar 1705 1 9

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 4 - 15 Apr 1743 - Newtown Meeting 4

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Wife Alice Smedley ⁹

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           Born: 2 Aug 1695 9
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         Father: George Smedley (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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   Other Spouse: John Allen (      -      ) 9

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Edward Woodward

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He obtained from his father, one hundred acres in Thornbury by deed dated December 10th, 1698, to which he added one hundred acres more by purchase from John Simcock 12th month 23d, 1702-3. By deed of May 30th, 1704, he sold the two hundred acres to Philip Taylor, late of Middletown, which was then Edward's residence, and on the same date purchased from Thomas Taylor, brother of Philip, the same number of acres in Middletown, near the southern end of the township.

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General Notes: Wife - Alice Smedley

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By the will of her first husband, she became possessed of two tracts of land in Newtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, containing one hundred and twenty-eight acres and forty-five and one-half acres. By deeds of September 25th, 1733, Edward and Alice conveyed this land to John Williamson, who immediately reconveyed it to them again. There they settled and became members of Newtown particular meeting.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 528.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 432.

3 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 21.

4 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 23.

5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 669.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 875.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 217.

8 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 10.

9 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 22.