Col. Robert WOODSON, Sr.

Abt 1635 - 1707  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Robert WOODSON  [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1635	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LTYR-64J
  Military rank	[2]
  	Colonel
  Name	Potato Hole Woodson  [2]
  Name	Robert Woodson  [2]
  Burial	Oct 1707	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Death	1 Oct 1707	Curles, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594785323	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr John WOODSON, I,   b. 1586, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England d. 18 Apr 1644, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah WINSTON,   b. 1595, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England d. 17 Jan 1659, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F536734194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth FERRIS,   b. 8 May 1638, Curies, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1689, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1656	Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America   [3]
  Children	1. John WOODSON,   b. 1658, Curles Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Bef 5 Dec 1715, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 57 years)   2. Robert WOODSON, Jr,   b. 1662, Curles, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Between Jul 1729 and Feb 1730, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 67 years)   3. Richard Ferris WOODSON,   b. 21 Aug 1662, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 4 Mar 1716, Longdale, Prince George (later Henry) County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia (Age 53 years)   4. Joseph WOODSON,   b. 1664, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States d. Bef 15 Oct 1734, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 70 years)   5. Sarah WOODSON,   b. Abt 1665, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 12 Aug 1716, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 51 years)   6. Benjamin WOODSON,   b. 21 Aug 1666, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Aug 1723, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 56 years)   7. Elizabeth WOODSON,   b. 1670, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1740, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 70 years)   8. Judith WOODSON,   b. 1673, Curles Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Jun 1733, Albemarle, Virginia, United States (Age 60 years)   9. Mary WOODSON,   b. 1678, Curles Neck, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1 Feb 1743, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F536734191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Woodson, son of Dr. John Woodson, and Sara Woodson, was born in 1634 at Fluer de Hundred Virginia. Robert Woodson married Elizabeth Ferris in 1656 in Curles Henrico County Virginia. Robert Woodson died between 1707-1711 in Henrico County Virginia. Robert was known as "Potato Hole" Woodson because his Mother hid him in the potato bin during the Indian Raid that killed his father.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Benjamin Woodson, person ID LYD4-37T. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Robert Woodson, person ID LTYR-64J. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Elizabeth Ferris, person ID GNP6-67X. (Reliability: 3).