Andrew WOODLEY/Elizabeth GODDARD: Andrew Woodley, one of the earliest settled of Isle of Wright county, VA, married Elizabeth Goddard. Andrew Woodley's father was Thomas Woodley of Devon England, Andrew was a sea captain and made several runs to and from Barbados. Andrew Woodley had 4 children- Mary, John, Henry and Thomas. Mary married Joseph Copeland, they both died in Isle of Wright, they had a son James Copeland who married Elizabeth Martha Johnson, that both settled in Chatham County, NC, where their line came into the Jackson Family, and Thomas Family. The Woodley Ancestors the Goddard family: both of these family came into Barbados, and then into Virginia; Woodley first. The Woodley was a Devon English Family as they have a long pedigree of Halsanfen Devon beginning in Devon in 1438 is recorded in Vivan's Visitation of Devon. Their arms were a sable, a chuven between the owls agent. WFT 4332 Vol 2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VA Patents 39, p. 281 Library of Virginia Digital Collection: Land Office Patents and Grants ------------------------------------------- John Phillips Junr. 357 Acres Form page [1st?] George the third &c. To all &c. Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the sum of forty shillings of good and lawful money for our use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these presents for us our heirs and Successors Do give grant and confirm unto John Phillips junr. one certain tract or parcel of Land containing three hundred and fifty seven acres lying and being in the County of Augusta on the south East side of Smith's Creek and bounded as foloweth, to wit, Beginning at three Pines Jacob Woodley's old corner by a branch North seventy Degrees East seventy Poles to two Pines on a Rocky Bank thence South seventy five Degrees East fifty three Poles to two Pines South five Degrees East one hundred and ten Poles to a Pine by a Path South fifty seven Degrees West fifty Poles to a Pine South seventy Degrees West eighty Poles to two Pines North eighty two Degrees West forty four Poles to two Pines South seventy five Degrees West one hundred and fifty four Poles to two Pines North twenty three Degrees West seventy four Poles to three Pines North fifty Degrees East two hundred and sixty eight Poles crossing a branch to a Pine thence South forty Degrees East seventy Poles to the Beginning With all &c. To have hold &c. Yielding & paying &c. Provided &c. In Witness &c. Witness our trusty and welbeloved William Nelson Esquire President of our Council and Commander in Chief of our said Colony & Dominion at Williamsburg under the Seal of our said Colony the sixteenth day February one thousand seven hundred and Seventy one in the eleventh year of our Reign. Wm. Nelson P. Exd. ------------------------------------------- Surnames: PHILLIPS; WOODLEY; SMITH NOTE: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]. NOTE: Image format copyrighted by the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of Andrew Woodley(1), "of the Isle of Wight County, being sick and weak of body but sound in mind and memory": To Thomas Woodley 202 acres called Little Neck, bought of Edward Cobb, and "to ye two brothers Thomas and John" the land called Nottoway Neck we took up together; to son Thomas a negro boy, girl, and child, a silver tankyard yt holds five pints, and my surveying books and instruments; mentions his still; to his gr.son John Copeland land bought of Wm. Pope, to keep him to school, the land to be in his father's possession till 21; to gr.son John a negro boy, and if John dies before age or without issue, said land and negro to gr.dau. Elizabeth Copeland; to my gr.son John Copeland my sea Books and instruments; to gr.dau Elizabeth a negro girl Diana, and a negro girl Lucy, the latter to be free when Elizabeth reaches 24 years; but if gr.dau die in minority, then Diana and Lucy to go to my daughter's next child, and if she have none, then they are to go to my grandson John; to dau. Copeland 5 new deep pewter dishes, new feather bedd, green Rugg and pair of blanketts yt stands in ye Hall Chamber and a silver cup yt holds near a pint; to son John Woodley all ye land bought of Edward Champion and the land bought of Edward Cobb lying in one patent whereon I dwell; to son 5 slaves and one mulatto girl; residue of estate after payment of debts to son John Woodley; wife exx. Dated Sept. 25, 1718; proved Aug. 22, 1720. Witnesses: A. Forbes, George Bell. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Woodley of Isle of Wight County, &c.: To son John Woodley all my lands, and my negros named Lilly and Nancy; to dau. Francis 3 negroes; residue of my estte to wife Francis, son John, and dau. Frances Woodley equally; to wife Francis my negros named Tom, Jurney and my servant Will Base; wife Frances sole exx; in case of said son's and dau's death before lawful issue, all my lands to descend to Elizabeth Copeland, dau. of Joseph Copeland. Dated Dec. 26, 1724. Witnesses: Dan'l Eelbank, Alex'dr Fobes, Thomas Woodley. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 27, 1717. This Thomas Hill's will was admitted to record on July 25, 1720, being dated 23 May, 1719. His will mentions wife Mary, children Thomas Hill, Joseph Hill, Mary Hill, and Ann Hill. This Joseph Hill married Frances Woodley, daughter of John Woodley, son of our immigrant ancestor, Andrew Woodley, who settled in Isle of Wight in 1690. Elizabeth Hill, daughter of the said Joseph Hill and Frances Woodley, married John Harrison, whose daughter, Elizabeth Hill Harrison, married her cousin's grandfather, Andrew Woodley, who was a son of John Woodley, who was a son of Thomas Woodley, who was the son of Andrew Woodley, the immigrant. Thomas Hill, the son of the aforesaid Thomas Hill, was clerk of the vestry of the Old Bay church, and when in 1724, after the death of his father, he made a visit to England, before starting he communicated his intention of making the visit to the vestry, as the old vestry book shows. On his return he again assumed the duties of clerk of the vestry. The land afore- said, after the death of Thomas Hill, Sr., was processioned in the name of his widow, Mary Hill, until her death, about 1735, and then it was processioned in the name of the son Thomas Hill, who died about 1739, leaving a son Thomas Hill."] Deed of Lawrence Baker to Nathaniel Burwell: Recites that Ralph Hill and Hannah his wife, on Jan. 16, 1685-6, did demise, grant and forever lett to Henry Baker 40 acres at the head of Lawne's Creek, then in their occupation, bounding upon the cart path to Mr. George Hardy's mill. Sale of same land. Will of Henry Pitt: My children John, Joseph, and Mary; son John, the gold seale ring, which is father gave him [wife not named]. 6 Feb., 1718. Will of Jeremiah Exum: Daus. Elizabeth, Christian, gr. dau. Catharine Scott, cozin Jane Exum, daus. Mourning, Sarah, Mary and Jane Exum. Pr. 28 Mrch, 1720. Will of Thos Hill: Dau. Mary, son Joseph, wife Mary, son Thos; Daus. Ann and Mary. "I give unto my son Thomas and Joseph all my bookes, to be equally shared between them". Dated 23 May, 1719; proved July 25, 1720. Will of Andrew Woodley of ye Isle of Wight: 2 sons Thomas and John; to son Thomas a Silver Tankard yt holds five pints, and my surveying books, the use of my still for 12 years; to gr. son John Copeland land "to keep him to school"; gr. dau. Elizabeth Copelalnd; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ father: Nicholas COPELAND, ...born: 1697 in Isle of Wight, VA ...died: 1742 in Orange Co., VA mother: Mary WOODLEY, ...born: abt. 1670-1675 in Isle of Wight, VA ...died: 22 Aug 1726 in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight,VA ....married: Joseph COPELAND in 1692 in England and/or 1709 in Isle of Wight, Virginia ....2nd husband: John MALLORY ....mother: Elizabeth GODDARD, ...born 1653 in Barbados or Isle of Wight, VA? ....mother: Mary READE, born: abt. 1610 in Sheffield, England ...father: Nicholas GODDARD, Captain ...born: 1606-1628? in Sheffield, England ...died: 1686, in St. Thomas Parish, in Barbados, West Indies ...will probabted 1686 .....father: Andrew WOODLEY .....born: 1650, Isle of Wight, VA .....md: abt. 1677 .....died: .....migrated to Isle of Wight abt. 1690 .....will in 1718 left land and slaves to daughter .....father: John WOODLEY, .....born: 1620 in Devon, England .....and then was living in Barbados .....father: Joseph COPELAND, .....born: 1677 in VA .....died: July, 1726 in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, VA ......mother: Elizabeth TABERER, ......born: 31 Oct 1643 in Isle of Wight, VA ......died: July, 1726 in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight .......mother: Margaret WOMBLE .......father: Thomas TABERER .......born: .......married: abt. 1670 in Isle of Wight, VA .......died: 1692, will left 'Basse's'Choice Plantation to grandson, Joseph COPELAND Basse's Choice Plantation was first visited in 1607, time of first landing at Jamestown & became a plantation in 1621/1622 which was sold after Captain Nathaniel BASSE died without issue in 1656 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nicholas Parker was a vestryman from 1760 to 1777. He was born in 1722, and died in 1789. He married Ann Copeland, who was born in 1723, and died in 1786. She was the daughter of Joseph Copel and and Mary Woodley, the daughter of Andrew Woodley. Joseph Copeland was probably a descendant of the Rev. Patrick Copeland, who was chaplain on the Royal James in 1617, and when near the Cape of Good Hope collected from her officers and men L70 "for the good of Virginia." He also, on the 18th of April, 1622, preached before the Virginia Company, of London, and "urged the promotion of the noble plantation that42 tended so highly to the advancement of the Gospel, and the honoring of our dread sovereign." He spent fully L1,000 sterling in Bermuda for a school for the training of Indian children, and died between 1649 and 1655. The frequency of the intercourse between Bermuda and Virginia suggests the migration of the family to this country. Nicholas Parker and Ann Copeland were the parents of the Colonel Josiah Parker, who married the widow Bridger. Thomas Woodley, the vestryman from 1728 to 1755, was the brother of Mary and the son of Andrew Woodley, who came to this country in 1691 with his wife, Mary, and his sons, Thomas and Henry, and had born unto him here John, who married Francis Wilson, and Mary, who married Joseph Copeland. see link for mor info. Has a list of vestrymen that shows the Woodley.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 30, 1816 Samuel Garrison to Ann Woodley ~~~~~~ Jan 31, 1822 James Crocker to Frances H. Woodley ~~~~~~ Oct 3, 1822 Willis Woodley to Averella V. Day