JESSE WOODCOCK
 AND ELIZABETH WILLIAMS


Jesse Woodcock's exact birth date is unknown. Assuming he was 16 to 20 years old when he married, he would have been born between 1800 and 1804.  He was the son of  Thomas Woodcock and Mary Standifer.  Jesse married Elizabeth Williams June 8, 1820 in Lebanon, Tennessee (Wilson County).  Jesse died in 1865 in Franklin County, Missouri and is buried with two other people (three rocks mark the site somewhere near the Woodcock cemetery in Leubbering, MO).

Jesse and Elizabeth had seven children:

Elizabeth M.Williams was born between 1820 and 1830 in Maryland.  She died between 1834 to 1837 (I know her birth dates seem wrong).  Elizabeth's parents are unknown, however, there are some land records that may indicate her parents were Jordan and Mary Williams.
  1. Thomas Turner Woodcock, born March 6, 1824 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  2. Mary Woodcock, born 1820 to 1825 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  3. Daughter (Elizabeth?) born 1825 to 1830 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  4. George N. Woodcock, born 1825 to 1830 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  5. Edward Woodcock, born 1825 to 1830 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  6. Ann Woodcock, born 1832 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

  7. Jesse Woodcock, born 1834 in Wilson County, Tennessee.


Jesse later married Married Rebecca A. Keen January 12, 1837 in Franklin County, Missouri and had eight more children. Rebecca A. Keen was born 1820, the daughter of Mathias and Rachael Keen.  Rebecca died in 1865
  1. Mathias Woodcock, born 1842 in Franklin County, Missouri

  2. William Woodcock, born 1845 in Franklin County, Missouri

  3. Malinda Woodcock, born 1849 in Franklin County, Missouri 

  4. James Woodcock, born 1850 in Franklin County, Missouri

  5. Moses Woodcock, born 1851 in Franklin County, Missouri

  6. Enoch Woodcock, born 1849 in Franklin County, Missouri

  7. Nancy Ann Woodcock, born 1849 in Franklin County, Missouri

  8. Baby (female), born 1858 in Franklin County, Missouri

Miscellaneous Notes


  • Abraham Woodcock was surety for Jesse's marriage to Elizabeth Williams.
    SURETY as relates to marriage bonds, someone who guarantees a groom will marry the bride. This is done to keep a groom from promising or proposing marriage, then backing out. The surety puts up a bond of an amount of money, which he would lose if the groom does not marry.

  • William Lewis married Mary Woodcock on December 23, 1840 in Franklin County, Missouri

  • When Jesse died, an inquest was held to investigate the cause of death.  Mathias was appointed guardian of the minor heirs December 4, 1865, because Jesse's wife Rebecca had already died. Minor heirs listed were James, Moses, Enoch and Nancy Ann.  It appears the baby had died as well.  March 1, 1866 the Jesse Woodcock estate was sold at public auction.

  • Malinda Lastly married George Woodcock on March 12, 1845 in Franklin County, Missouri

 

 

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