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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
- Huldah Woodward -- --, 1765 December 0, 1853 New Hampshire
- Mary Woodward -- --, 1880 August 26, 1926 Texas
- Robert Woodward -- --, 1574 May 27, 1640
- Richard Woodward -- --, 1669 November 17, 1752 Pennsylvania
- Julia Woodward -- --, 1841 November 30, 1867 Vermont
Woodward Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Woodward -- --, 1817 September 19, 1902
- Nancy Woodward -- --, 1859 West Virginia
- Ellen Celeste Woodward -- --, 1831 January 14, 1915 Massachusetts
- Ida Woodward -- --, 1893 Oklahoma
- J. George Hayden Woodward -- --, 1880 September 12, 1882 Louisiana
