John and Mary Gowan Woody and their children were in the second
wave of immigrants to reach the limits of what became Spring
Monthly Meeting. They acquired a tract of land on the south
side of Haw River and just above the confluence of Mary's Creek
with that stream. The south end of a ford across Haw River was
on their land. It came to be known as Woody's Ford; Woody's
Ferry was near, and later Woody's Bridge was built. The remains
of the pillars and abutments of the bridge are still visible.
John Woody is said to have moved from Massachusetts to
Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1744. At that time Baltimore
County had an extended border with a Quaker section of
Pennsylvania. A Woody tradition says that John Woody was a
Quaker in Massachusetts and left there because of persecution;
but this may be questioned since the persecution of Quakers is
supposed to have ended before the date of his departure from
New England.Memorial Stone Erected by descendants in 1953
Memorial Stone erected by descendants in 1953
Invalid
Mary Hadley was the daughter of Patience (Browne) Hadley.
Patience Browne was the daughter of Jeremiah Browne and a first
cousin to Benjamen. Therefore Mary Hadley was a first cousin
once removed of her husband Benjamim Pigggot
ss# 542-20-5838
Stayed with James Ebenezer in Wemme Oregon after Sarah Died
till James's death. At time of her fathers death in 1941 she
refferred to herself as Vesta Martin Tilden
From Kincardine Penth shire Scotland. Captain of the ship Lady
Maxwell a schooner. Aunt Betty had the ships bible, And her
cousin Muriel Oxner (Dolly) has the Elder family Bible. Peggy,
Betty (Martin) McCombs daughter has the ships bible. Married
by the Rev. Doc. George Burns.
See file Lmax.txt for information about the schooner Lady
Maxwell.
The entry in the regiter of baptismals and marriages at St.
Andrews church in the city of Saint John read thusly:
Thomas Rankine Son of Alexander Elder and Margaret Rankine his
wife.
The bible record entry for this charles has a 2 after his
hame...most likley indicating him as the second.
Prominent among the singers in the gallery
From The public library in Saint John RA 971.5 New N.B.
Magazine, Vol.II No.5 P. 196'Prominent among the singers in the
gallery was a late Squire Manks, a fine looking man who wore
his hair in ringlets, reminding me at a time when I had just
learned ot them, of the cavaliers, and who was usually dressed
in white nankeen or other stuff in the summer. He was
pronounced Orangman and took part in the noted celebration of
the 12th of July, 1849. In 1854 however, he devoted himself to
nursing the sick and burying the dead among the poor Irish
Roman Chatholics of York Point, the victims of cholera, and was
himself, while thus nobly employed, stricken to death by that
disease.'
Died just a couple days before her Husband.
Place Kentucky mentioned in Lyrald and Vestas marriage Lisence
Birthplace from Marriage Licence of Lyrald and Vesta