Hezekiah Woodruff

  General Notes:

!Bir, Marr, Death: "Children of the Honorable John Stites Esq. and Abigail Rushmore: (b) Mary Stites, 1729-7/21/1772, m. Hezekiah(4) Woodruff, 1725-11/4/1776 (from records of the Scotch Plains Baptist Church). Hezekiah(4), eminent member of the "Cranfield-Westfield Branch" of Long Island-New Jersey Woodruffs, of whom, later. " FHL US/Can book # 929.273 W86wc p.132 (Woodruff Chronicles a genealogy The Long Island-New Jersey Family of John Woodruffe the Immigrant Ancestor to America, Vol. 1 , by Ceylon Newton Woodruff, pub. 1967 ).

!Will abstract: "1776, Oct 25. Woodruff, Hezekiah, of Essex Co., will of. Son, Richard Woodruff, some live stock, for term of one year. Personal and real estate to be sold, and money to be put to interest, for 5 years, for the support of my children and grandchildren, which are now with me. At the end of 5 years I give my son, Hezekiah, L 50, and my daughter Hannah Winants, L 5, and the children of my daughter Abigail Paiks, L 5, and to my daughter, Margaret Woodruff, L 30, and my daughter Sarah Woodruff, L 30, and the rest of my estate to my 5 sons, Stites Woodruff, Richard Woodruff, Hiram Woodruff, Benjamin Woodruff and John Woodruff. My Executors are to be Guardians of my children and grandchildren, who are not of age. Executors - father, John Stites, and my friend, Abner Cory. Witnesses - Jacob Winans, Noah Williams, Samuel Winans. Proved April 13, 1778. Lib. 20, p.37. Us/Can Film # 844848, Vol. 34, p. 596 (New Jersey Archives, Vol. 34 , p. 596 : New Jersey Colonial Documents. )

! Will : ..." and the children of Abigail Pack's , L 5,..." US/Can film #545462, Will of Hezekiah Woodruff Sr., folio #4889-4890G, "Packs" appears to be correct with 3 dots going through the word which could be splattered ink or mildew."

!Bap, End, SP: linked to 1776 death date. ??? will proved 13 Apr 1778, 2 years after that date. ?? another person for the 1776 death date???

Seal to Parents: 7 Mar 1975 IFALL - Idaho Falls Idaho

Hezekiah married Mary Stites about 1744 of Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA. (Mary Stites was born in 1729 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA and died on 21 Jul 1772 in Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA.)