Elizabeth Morton1,2,3,4
born 28 November 1754, died 12 February 1845
Family: Jacob Woodson (born 11 May 1748, died 5 December 1839)
- Obadiah Woodson (born 6 April 1775, died September 1864)
- Mary Woodson (born 6 April 1775, died 1777)
- John Morton Woodson (born 28 June 1778, died about 1814)
- Nancy Woodson (born 3 April 1780, died 6 October 1847)
- Jacob Woodson (born 14 August 1783, died 8 March 1823)
- Sally Woodson (born 4 August 1785, died 24 July 1871)
- Richard Woodson+ (born 21 September 1787, died 3 July 1822)
- Elizabeth Woodson (born between 1789 and 1790)
- Martha Woodson (born 11 September 1792, died 18 April 1871)
- Judith Woodson (born 30 November 1796, died 27 June 1885)
- Agnes Morton Woodson (born 22 June 1799, died 26 August 1823)
Facts and Notes
- Name:5,1
- Religious Affiliation: Huguenot6
- Birth: 28 November 1754; Prince Edward County, Virginia, USABGO1,7,8
- Marriage: 4 November 1773; Jacob Woodson; Prince Edward County, Virginia, USABGO; After their marriage, Elizabeth Morton and Jacob Woodson settled on their farm on the Appomattox River, where they built their picturesque home called "Happy Valley."4,5,6,1,7
- Death: 12 February 1845; Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USABGO1,3,7
- Burial: After 12 February 1845; Woodson Cemetery, Pamplin, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USABG1,7
Citations
- [S519] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=72375230&indiv=try, Record for Elizabeth Woodson
- [S454] Woodson, Henry Morton, Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and Their Connections, Page 55, A copy of this book is available on Ancestry.com and Google Books.
- [S451] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=964749&indiv=try, Application No. 90033 submitted by Lafayette Irwin Morris, Record for Captain Jacob Woodson
- [S687] Dodd, Jordan, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamva&h=132777&indiv=try, Record for Jacob Woodson
- [S454] Woodson, Henry Morton, Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and Their Connections, Page 95, A copy of this book is available on Ancestry.com and Google Books.
- [S555] Walker, Rosa Kershaw, Americans of Gentle Birth, https://archive.org/stream/americansofgentl00walk#page/362/mode/1up/search/woodson, pg 362
- [S362] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124099737, database and images, memorial page for Elizabeth Woodson (28 November 1754 - 12 February 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124099737, citing Woodson Family Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Aaron Furtado Baldwin (contributor 50965906). Accessed 4 July 2025.
- [S782] E. Stuart Gregg, Jr., A Crane’s Foot, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576361, pg. 339