Saturday, March 13, 2010

The Woody Surname of Western North Carolina

I have previously written about my 2nd great-grandmother, Mary Jane Woody, and her father, William Woody, who died serving in the Confederacy in May 1862.

The Woody line has been thoroughly researched and documented by Dave Woody who has assembled his data (and that of others) on his website, Woody Family Roots. If you have Woody ancestry, it is well worth your time to visit his site.

My Woody line is as follows:
Mary Jane Woody, my great-great-grandmother, was the daughter of
William M. Woody (married to Marginia Thomas) who was the son of
Josiah Woody (married to Marjorie Wilson) who was the son of
Wyatt Woody (married to Mary Robertson) who was the son of
Henry Woody (married to Susannah Martin).

Henry fought in the Revolutionary War from Virginia and has several descendants who have obtained membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. I hope to be able to do that one day if I can overcome the hurdle of my grandpa Lee's name change.

If you have any Woody connections to Mitchell and Yancey counties in North Carolina, I would appreciate sharing information. Please contact me using the yellow contact button to the left of this blog.

7 comments:

  1. my name is Colin Woody, and my family is from Logan, West Virginia and my Great Great Grandfather is from North Carolina, His name is Syd Woody.I have been having trouble finding family ancestry. Can u help in any way?

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  2. my name is james nicholas woody, the son of robert james woody, i am the grandson of harry levi woody of avery county. please contact me for any questions. jamesnicholas26@yahoo.com. I am mostly of indian decedent.

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  3. My name is Sidney Randolph Woody "Randy"
    My father is Sidney Lynn Woody son of
    Rassie Woody son of
    Jason David Woody son of
    Greenberry Woody son of
    Greenberry Silver and Sarah E. Woody they had a child or two out of wedlock did not marry therefore we kept the Woody name. Sarah was the daughter of
    Wyatt Woody son of
    Henry Woody

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    1. Hello Randy my name is Charles e Woody II my dad was Charles e Woody ( senior ) his dad was Horace Jerome Woody and my great grandfather was William Woody great great would be green b Woody. I would like as much info as possible to make a family tree for my kids for them to know there heritage. If you have any ?? Or comments feel free to contact me at CWOODYWOOD911@gmail.com. thanks Charles Woody II

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  4. My name is Charles e Woody II .my father was Charles e Woody ,my granddad was Horace Jerome Woody great grand was William Woody great g granddad green b Woody , I believe Sarah was his mother If anyone has any info on any of this that would be great. Trying to put together an accurate family tree for my children so they can see were our heritage is from. If you have anything to add or any questions please feel free to contact me at CWOODYWOOD911@gmail.com all lowercase. And thanks Charles woody

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  5. My name is Gary Woody. My dad was Emmitt Woody. My grandfathers name was Oliver Watt Woody & lived in Ringgold, Ga. I'd like to go back fyrther if anyone knows how. My email is: pilgrim@epbfi.com

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  6. I am the great grandson of George Washington Woody who was born in Wilkesboro, NC, in 1866 and died in Clay County, WV, in 1954. Based on SS application made by my great grandfather his father was John Woody and his mother was Mariah Angelina Adams, both born in NC. There is a couple of John Woody's that lived in western NC during this time, but my research hasn't been able to successfully establish an ancestral relationship. Looking for information on a John Woody that lived in or near Wilkesboro in 1866 married to Mariah Adams.

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