Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Joseph Woolfolk

Male 1696 - 1770  (74 years)


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  • Name Joseph Woolfolk 
    Birth 1696  Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Mar 1770  St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I127187  Tree1
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2024 

    Father Richard Woolfolk,   b. 1658, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1741, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Hall,   b. 1665, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1725, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Bullard,   b. 1700   d. 5 Jul 1786, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Woolfolk,   b. Abt 1735, St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1778, Orange County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Thomas Woolfolk,   b. Abt 1738, St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1795, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. John Woolfolk,   b. 6 Nov 1727, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1816, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F50595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1734-1742 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book C; [William Armstrong Crozier];
      John Word of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., mortgage to Joseph Woolfolk of St. Margaret's Par., Caroline Co. £22 9s. 2d. curr., and 60 lbs. Tob. Witnesses: John Holladay, Chas. Stevens, John x Roberts. Dated, Augt. 25, 1728. Recd., Oct. 4, 1738.
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      http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~woolfolk/documents/rwoolfolkedeed.htm
      Patents 14, 1728-1732, Virginia State Library Archives, Richmond, Va.

      Pages 101-102 Richard Woolfolke 920 acres New Land
      GEORGE the second TO ALL WHEREAS WE HAVE given…..do grant unto Richard Woolfolke of King William County one tract or parcel of Land containing 920 acres lying between the Northanna and the North Fork of the Northanna in St. George's Parish in Spotsylvania Co & bounded as followethe beginning at 3 corner pines of Charles Steven's near the top of a hill on the Southwest side a branch in John Cook's line thence Southwest 390 poles to 2 corner white oaks & a red oak of Joseph Woolfolke's on the southwest side of a branch on flat ground thence northwest 360 poles to a corner red oak of the said Joseph Woolfolke's on the side of a hill and on the northeast side of Beaverdam thence north 40 degrees east 390 poles to a small white oak and pine by the head of a Valley thence southeast 388 poles to the beginning 28 September 1728
      William Gooch
      Note: this land today is in Orange Co., Va.
      NOTE: all of the patent to Joseph Woolfolk went to his sons Joseph Woolfolk, Jr (m Christian Bibb) and Thomas Woolfolk (m Mary Sutherland) we can account for 500 acres to each son which they or their children sell the land, they clearly identify it as the land of Joseph Woolfolk (patent land)
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      1768-1772 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 15; [Antient Press]; Page 256-257
      Indenture 25 Oct 1770 between RICHARD WOOLFOLK and JOHN HENDERSON .. Richard Woolfolk himself thereunto moving but for £62.10 .. sells 300 acres north side of the North Anna River of Pamonkey bounded .. corner of Richard and Joseph Woolfolk in John Henderson's line; Samuel Brockman; purchased of sd Woolfolk; Bear Branch .. Richard Woolfolk
      Recorded Orange County 25th October 1770.
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      1726-1730 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 13; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 29
      JOSEPH WOOLLFOLKE, of King Wm. Co; 1000 acs. (N. L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. George's Par; on N. side the Northanna (Riv.) ; 28 Sept. 1728, p. 290.

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