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6. John Woodruff Jr. #2, b. 1637 at Sturry, Kent, England, d. 27 April 1691 at Elizabethtown, NJ
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* "There is on record a "Patent of land to John Woodruff of Elizabeth Town, dated 10 June 1676, for 1. a part of a homelot of 1 1/2 acres bounded south , north, and east by highways and west by John Ogden Jr.; 2. a farm of 292 acres along the Dismal Swamp and John Parker; 3. 30 acres of meadow adjoining the Great Island and north of John Parker; 4. 15 acres on the north neck, 5. 5 acres east of the preceeding and northwest of Leonard Headley; 6. 8 acres in the rear of Jonathan and Joseph Ogden, 7. 4 acres of meadow upon said creek, east of Peter Wolverson; 9. 6 acres of upland adjoining John Parkhurst's homelot, east of John Wilson; 10. 4 acres of swampy meadow adjoining parcels No. 7." (AJN XXI, p 23.)"
* "By deed of September 18, 1685, John Woodruff of Elizabeth Town, to his eldest son John Woodruff, for one-half of his dwelling house in Elizabethtown, with half the barn and orchards; also a piece of meadow near the mouth of Elizabeth Town creek, bought of Isaac Whithead, and a lot of meadow bought of Stephen Osburne of Elizabeth Town." (AJN XXI, p 164.) By deed of July 5, 1686, Elder brother John Woodruff transferred to his son Jonathan Woodruff 50 acres on the north side of the town and the brook running past his house, excepting 4 acres between the meadow and barnfield. (AJN XXI, p 164.)"
* "On August 16, 1686, a patent of land was issued to John Woodruff Sr. of Elizabeth Town for; 1. 43 acres, being an island or hammock in the great meadow; 2. 26 acres bounded south by grantee, north and east round about the brook in the swamp; 3. 32 acres of hammocks bounded south by George Morriesse, east by a creek, and west by grantee, 4. 12 acres bounded notheast by the road from Elizabeth Town to Governour's Point, southeast by Ephraim Baker, northeast by a little gully, west by the commons; 6.5 acres of meadow bounded south by Hur Thompson, north by Leonard Headley, west by common lands, east by the Newark Bay. (ANJ XXI, p 88.)"
* "The Last Will and Testament of Mr John Woodruffe of Elizabeth Town"
" I John Woodruffe Senr. of Elizabeth Towne in the county of Essex in the province of East-New Jersey being in the hazard of life by reason of distempers prevailing upon me yet in sound memory and judgement Doe make this my last will and testment as followeth. Imprimis I resign my imortal soul into the hand of my blessed redeemer in hopes of eternal salvation through his grace. And my body to christian buriall in the earth, in faith of a glorious resurection. As for my worldly Estate, I doe hereby Dispose as followeth. I give unto my beloved wife Mary, Fourty pounds & a mare called Bonny, to be to her, her heirs and assigns forever, which is according to agreement between us in law of all demands dower or thirds that otherwise might be challenged, & she ye said Mary my wife is herewith fully satisfied and contented, & doth hereby freemy estate from any further clains to any part thereof, as her subscription to this my will doth testifie.
Item -I give unto my said beloved wife one book intitled Closet Prayer or the private Key to heaven, & liberty to live in and freely enjoy convenient roome in my hous at the farm as long as she shall remain my widow.
Item -I give unto my son John Woodruff for ye enlargement of his yard, from ye norwest corner of his garden to the s w corner of the barn & so by the great doors to the street upon a straight line, and an acre and half of meadow in the Creek, which was formerly John Dickensons, & half that piece of land lying at ye rear of Jonathan and Joseph Ogdens lotte.
Item -I give unto my son Benjamin Woodruff the remaining half of my home lotts at Towne with the reminder of the pitte (part?) not already given to my son John Woodruff, & the remaining half of that land at ye rear of Jonathan & Joseph Ogdens lotts, & my lott of meadow in the creek, & one half of the barn at the Towne.
Item -I give unto my son Joseph Woodruff my house, barn & other buildings at ye farm, with that part of the clear land that is bounded by Jonathan of the north a white oak bushe marked on two sides the line running from said marked tree south'ly to a corner of a swamp & themce to John Parker's line- and upon the west bounded by the brook & on the east the meadow adjoining to said land, also the 3d meadow bounded by the brook & on the east by the great creek, & on the south by the creek that parts the two hamocks, together with the hassocks within said bounds, also ten acres of land adjoining Jonathan Woodruff on north & to run to ye easterly putting out of ye swamp, & the brook by the house on the east & my will is that said son Joseph Woodruff shall pay six punds ten shillings to his brother Benjamin Woodruff, & also six punds ten shillings to his brother Daniel Woodruff, my son.
Item -I give unto my son David Woodruff fourty and five acres at my farm, beginning at the sout line of Joseph's ten acres, with the brook eastward and southward & so to run in length to the east line of my farme, also fifteen acres of meadow bounded on the West by the gravel crek & on the south by John Parker's land.item -I give unto my son Daniels Woodruff that tract of land at my farme bounded northly by the highway, on the east by Joseph Woodruff's land & by John Parkers's lines on ye south and west, and all that tract of meadow on the south of the creek that parts the two hammocks & by the great creek on the east, my lines of meadow being the south and west bounds thereof.
Item -I will the rest of my land and meadow shall be equally divided to my five sons, Jonathan, David, Joseph, & Daniel & Benjamin Woodruff.
Item -For my moveables, my younger sons first being made equal with that what John & Jonathan have had of me in moveables & my daughter Elizabeth equal with here sister Sarah and Hannah, the rest of my movealbes shall by equally divided to my nine children.
Item -I constitute and appoint my sons John, Jonathan, David, & Joseph Woodruff Executors of this my last will & testament & John Harriman, Jonathan Ogden & John Parker overseers, as witnell my hand and seal this twenty-seventh of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand, six hundren, ninety and one & in the third year of the Reign of our souvn Lord & Lady William and Mary by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland & Queen, defenders of the faith etc. John Woodruff senr.; Mary Woodruff May 11, 1691, Isaac Whitehead, witnesses, attests May 11, 1691, William Brown, Witness, attests." Transcript of original will in Vol 4, unrecorded Wills, p 289 The original will recorded in Book D of Deed, pps 283 -285 "Letters Testimonial. The will of John Woodruff senior late of Elizabeth Town in the county of Essex, deceased, & hereunto annexed the 15th day of May 1691 was proven before Richard Townlie and Henry Lyon Esquires, two the their Majesties of the peace for the said country of Essex." Grants administration of the goods and chattels & credits of said deceased unto John, Jonathan, David, and Joseph Woodruff the executors therof named. (A brief abstract of the above will appear in ANJ, XXI, p 186)
* CNW I p 36 -50

Spouse: Sarah Ogden , b. 1643 at Stamford, CT, d. aft. 1684 at Elizabethtown, NJ

Father: John Ogden #1, b. 19 September 1609 at Bradley Plain, Southampton Co., England, d. 30 May 1682 at Elizabethtown, NJ
Mother: Jane Bond , b. 1616 at Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England, d. 1682 at Elizabethtown, NJ

Married at Southampton, LI, NY.

Children:

1 Sarah Woodruff #4, b. 4 January 1660 at Southampton, LI, NY, d. bef. 1665 at Southampton, LI, NY

2 John Woodruff #3, b. 1665 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Sarah Cooper , 25 October 1683 at Jamacia, LI, NY, d. 1722 at Elizabethtown, NJ

3 Hannah Woodruff #12, b. aft. 1665 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Captain Benjamin Ogden

4 Jonathan Woodruff #5, b. 1667 at Elizabethtown, NJ, d. 1691 at Elizabethtown, NJ

5 Joseph Woodruff #6 , b. 1675 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Mary ? #1, d. 25 September 1746 at Elizabethtown, NJ

6 David Woodruff #7, b. 1677 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Mary ? #2, d. 1731 at Elizabethtown, NJ

7 Daniel Woodruff #8, b. 1678 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Ann Price , 170?, d. 1740 at Springfield, NJ

8 Elizabeth Woodruff #9, b. 1680 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. John Miles

9 Sarah Woodruff #10, b. ca. 1680 at Elizabethtown, NJ

10 Benjamin Woodruff #11, b. 1684 at Elizabethtown, NJ, m. Susannah ?, 1705

Spouse: Mary Parkhurst

Father: Capt-Lieut. Benjamin Parkhurst , b. 1647 at Boston, MA, d. 1683 at Elizabethtown, NJ
* CNW I p 54

Married aft. 1684.

7. Elizabeth Woodruff #998, b. 1640 at Southampton, LI, NY

Spouse: Robert Dayton , b. 1628 at of Easthampton, LI, NY, d. 16 April 1712 at Easthampton, LI, NY
* son of Alice Goldhatch and Ralph Dayton 1588 -1658 of Ashford, Kent, England

8. John Woodruff #02, b. 1650 at Southampton, LI, NY, d. 1703 at Southampton, LI, NY

1. John Woodruff died prior to the will of 1703
2. Samuel Woodruff his will of 29 Dec 1715, names wife Hester,inherited Woodruff Homesite in Southampton, LI, son Samuel migrated to West Jersey New York City Wills 1706 -90, p?
"In the name of God, Amen. December 29, 1715. I, Samuel Woodruff, of Southampton, in Suffolk Co., yeoman, being well in health. All debts and duties to be paid. I leave to my wife Hester, the east end of my dwelling house with ye Chamber and garett over the same, with the east part of the leanto joining the house, and 1/3 of the cellar and barn, and the free use of the well, during her natural life. And 1/3 of all lands, meadows, and Commanage, and a negro slave, John, and I20. I leave to my son Samuel, under age, and I have no other son, I leave the same to my eldest daughter, Mary Woodruff, the said dwelling house and barn where I now live, with my Home lot of land adjoining to the same. And all my land lying east of and adjoining to my home lot, and my 2 acres of land at Captain's Neck. All the rest of my lands I leave to the rest of my children. I leave to my daughter Mary, I25 when of age, and the use of the second row of apple trees, running east and west, on the south side of my orchard at Seabonack. I leave to my daughter Hester, I15, when of age. I leave to that child my wife is now bigg with, if a son I40, if a daughter, I15. Ther rest of my movable estate to my wife and my son Samuel. I make my beloved brother-in law, John Davis, of East Hampton, and my friend, Ephraim White, of Southampton, and my wife, executors.
Note: The homestead of Samuel Woodruff, and of his father before him, on the east side of Southampton St, was sold by his son Samuel to Francis Pelletreau in 1726, and now belongs to the heirs of Josiah Foster. The Woodruff farm included all the land on the south side of the road to Bridgehampton, east of the homestead, and extended to Old Town St. The son Samuel Woodruff, moved to New Jersey, and was a very prominent man. The old Woodruff house, sold to Francis Pelletreau, was the last on Long Island which retained the old-fashioned rhomboidal panes of glass, once in universal use, and for this reason was known as the "House with Diamond windows." --WSP
3. Joseph Woodruff, see descendants of Joseph of Westfield
4. Benjamin Woodruff d 1750 at Bridgehampton, m Sep 12, 1704 Margaret Davis
New York City Wills 1744 -58, p 282
In the name of God, Amen, December 6, 1750, I Benjamin Woodruff, of the town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, being sick. I leave to my son David 1/2 of a I50 right in my half lot in the Great North Division, and "all my right in the Cedar Swamp near Fannings," and 1/2 of a lot near Red Creek. i leave to my son John I8. I leave to my grandson, John Woodruff, all my lands and meadows in Brushy Neck, and 1 lot of meadow I purchased of Jonathan Jagger, and 1/6 of my Commonage; and his mother is to have the use of 2/3 of the same while she remains a widow. And my grandson, John woodruff, shall pay to his brother Elias, I25. I leave to my grandson, Benjamin Woodruff, all my meadows adjoining to Brushy Nesk, form the fence that incloses said neck to the woods, and from the woods to the bay, and 1/6 of my Commonage, and 1/3 of my right in a lot in the Great North Division; also my home lot with all the buildings, and he is to pay to his sister Mary, I25, and his mother is to have the use of two thirds. I leave to my grandson, Samuel Woodruff, all the rest of my lands and tenements, meadows, and Commonage. His mother, Abigail Woodruff, to have the use of the same. I leave to my daughter Edwards, 5 shillings, and I make my son David executor.
Note: Benjamin lived at Bridge Hampton, probably on the homestead of late Elias Woodruff. In an old burying ground at Scuttle Hole is a tombstone of Benjamin Woodruff, who died in 1808, aged 73. This may possibly be the grandson, Benjamin, mentioned in the will. --WSP
5. Nathaniel Woodruff 1680 -1725 m 24 Oct 1705, Abigail Leake 1687 dau of Ebenezer Leake and Hannah Baker of Easthampton, LI, NY children: Nathaniel Woodruff Jr. and Isaac Woodruff left Southampton in 1740 to settle in Deerfield, Cumberland Co., NJ with the Leaks, Strattons, Fithians and others from LI, NY.
Nathaniel Woodruff Jr. m Abigail Brooks, he d 1751; CNW II p 193
New York City Wills 1708 -28, p 322
In the name of God, Amen, December 21, 1725. I, Nathaniel Woodruff, of Southampton, in Suffock County, weaver, being sick. I leave to my wife Abigail the use of one third of my lands and household goods, and the lower room in my dwelling house during her widowhood. I leave to my sons Nathaniel and isaac my home lot, to be divided equally between tham. Also my new lot of land in the woods, also my upland and meadow at Brushy Neck, and a U50 right of commanage from the Canoe Place to East Hampton bounds. I leave to my sons Isaac and Nathaniel each 5 shillings, to be paid when of age. I leave to my children Abigail, Sarah, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Amy, Mary, and Stephen, all my goods and movabels, after my wife's decease. My executors are to sell my right of commonage in Quogue Purchase.
6. Isaac Woodruff
7. Sarah Woodruff m ? Davis
New York City Wills 1708 -28, p 506
Zechariah Davis. In the name of God, Amen. Janurary 2, 1715, I Zechariah Davis of the town of Southampton in Suffolk county. I leave to my wife Lydia, all estate, both real and personal, that she was possessed of before her marriage to me. My will is that all my land lying between the widow Mary Cooper, and the house that was formerly in the possession of John Earl, deceased, and my close (?) at the Seven Ponds, and 1 1/2 acres of meadow at Little Nayack, shall be sold by my executors. I leave to my youngest son, Joseph Davis, all buildings and orchards adjoining to my homestead, being 10 acres, more or less, with a pigtell of upland and meadow. Also all my meadow at the hither wading place, and 1/4 U50 right of Commage, throughout the bounds of Southampton. I leave all the rest of my lands, meadows, and Commonage to my eldest son, John Davis, and all the movabel estate to my daughter, Sarah Davis. I make by brother-in-law, Samuel Woodruff and my friend, Ephraim White, executors.
Note: Zechariah Davis probably lived near Northsea, in the town of Southampton. He married Sarah, daughter of John Woodruff. --WSP
8. Hannah Woodruff
9. Abigail Woodruff
10. Elizabeth Woodruff

Spouse: Hannah Newton

Married at Southampton, LI, NY.

Children:

1 Joseph Woodruff #03, b. 1676 at Southampton, LI, NY, m. Hannah ? #5, d. 2 February 1741 at Westfield, NJ

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