WOODRUFF MARRIAGES, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Rebecca (Mooonster@aol.com). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ WOODRUFF MARRIAGES IN NEW JERSEY The following is not a comprehensive list of Woodruff marriages but a compilation of marriages from the following sources: 1. Nelson, William, ed., "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Vol.22" (NJ: The Press Printing & Pub. Co., 1900) [commonly known as the Archives of the State of New Jersey] 2. F.E. Woodruff, "The Woodruffs of New Jersey" (New York: Grafton Press Pub. 1909), p.84 et. seq. 3. Tombstone inscriptions from the Westfield Pres. Church, listed on the website, "First Families of Westfied," http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5096/ I have included dates of birth and death where available from tombstone inscriptions. Any sources other than the above will be cited in full in the text. ABBREVIATIONS: MB = Marriage Bonds, through 1800 (1) EC = Essex Co. Clerk, through 1800 (1) LFM = Lyons Farms Baptist Church marriage records (1) WFM = Westfield Presbyterian Church marriage records (2) WFC = Westfield Presbyterian Church cemetary (3) WOODRUFF, AARON, b. abt. 1746, d. 27 Feb. 1793 (WFC), m. Ruth Terry, 12 Nov. 1769 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1750, d. 28 Nov. 1818 (WFC). She remarried to Joseph Cory Mar. 1, 1799 (WFM). [Buried as Ruth Corey; her gravestone states she is the widow of Aaron Woodruff.] WOODRUFF, AARON, m. Polly Clark, 23 Dec. 1802. (WFM) WOODRUFF, AARON, m. Mary. She was b. abt. 1818 and d. 3 Mar. 1842 (WFC) WOODRUFF, ABBY, m. Aaron Heddon, 21 Jun 1800 (LFM) WOODRUFF, ABIGAIL, m. Wilber Clark, 16 Dec. 1759 (WFM) WOODRUFF, AMOS, of Cumberland, m. Mary Walling, of Greenwich, 19 Apr. 1775 (MB) WOODRUFF, ANDREW, of Elizabeth Town, m. Phebe Lyon Woodruff, of Woodruff's Farm, 9 Dec. 1797 (ECC) WOODRUFF, ASA, m. Abigail Robinson, 8 Sept. 1793 (WFM) WOODRUFF, BENJAMIN, b. abt. 1748, d. 9 June 1793, m. (1) Mary. She was b. abt. 1787 and d. 18 Oct. 1810. (2) Sarah. She was b. abt. 1751 and d. 23 Sept. 1825. (WFC) WOODRUFF, BENJAMIN REV., m. Mary. She was b. abt. 1735 and d. 6 Mar. 1762. (WFC) WOODRUFF, BETSY, m. Thomas Baker, 2 Aug. 1794 (WFM) WOODRUFF, CHARITY, m. David Nutman, 25 Oct. 1798 (ECC) WOODRUFF, CORNELIUS, m. Mary Osborn, 7 Feb. 1762 (WFM) WOODRUFF, DANIEL, m. Mary Pierson, 23 Sept. 1770 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1752 and d. 28 Oct. 1781. (WCC) WOODRUFF, DAVID, m. Sabora Clark, 11 June 1765 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1747 and d. 23 Aug. 1785. (WFC) WOODRUFF, DAVID, m. Hannah Smith, 8 Jan. 1782 (WFM) WOODRUFF, DAVID, m. Johanna Tucker, 4 Dec. 1786 (WFM) WOODRUFF, DAVID M., b. abt. 1808, d. 25 June 1883, m. Mary L. Davis. She was b. abt. 1813 and d. 21 Apr. 1882. (WFC) WOODRUFF, DENMAM m. Abigail Valentine, 12 July 1791 (WFM) WOODRUFF, ELIAS m. Mary Joline, 21 Nov. 1761 (WFM) WOODROUFF, ELIZABETH, m. John Parent, of Upper Freehold, 14 May 1761 (MB) WOODRUFF, ELIZABETH, m. John Morris, 23 June 1765 (MB) WOODRUFF, ELIZABETH, m. Ebenezer Bryant, 9 May 1759 (WFM) WOODRUFF, ELIZABETH, m. Samuel Miller, 14 Jan. 1767 (WFM) WOODRUFF, ESTER, m. Preston Bishop, of Cumberland, 19 May 1761 (MB) WOODRUFF, HAMPTON, of Philadelphia, m. Sally McAdams, of Elizabeth Town, 8 Aug. 1799 (ECC) WOODRUFF, HANNAH, m. John Ingram, of Cape May, 26 Dec. 1780 (MB) WOODRUFF, HEZEKIAH, of Morris, m. Mary Blackley, 11 May 1776 (MB) WOODRUFF, HEZEKIAH, b. abt. 1725, d. 22 Oct. 1776, m. Mary. She was b. abt. 1729 and d. 22 Oct. 1776. (WFC) WOODRUFF, ICHABOD, of Shrewsbury, m. May Lippincott, 29 Jan. 1739 (MB) WOODRUFF, ISAAC, m. Mary. She died 15 Dec. 1760 (WFC). WOODRUFF, ISAAC, m. Mary Little, 19 Nov. 1761 (WFM). WOODRUFF, ISAAC, m. Abigail Stites, 12 Nov. 1766 (WFM) WOODRUFF, JEMIMA, m. William Baker, 10 June 1784 (WFM) WOODRUFF, JOHN, m. Sarah. She was b. abt. 1665, d. 3 June 1727 (WFC) [note: inscription recorded by F.B. Lee, "Genealogical and Personal Account of Mercer Co., NJ" (NY: Lewis Pub. Co., 1907), p.425. WOODRUFF, JOHN, m. Phebe Stratton, 15 Aug. 1757 (MB) WOODRUFF, JONATHAN, b. abt. 1707, d. 15 July 1777, m. (1) Jennet, b. abt. 1708, d. 18 Apr. 1750; (2) Prudence, b. abt. 1709, d. 31 Oct. 1781. (WFC) WOODRUFF, JONATHAN, b. abt. 1771, d. 26 Mar. 1862 (WFC) m. Sally Clark, 14 Oct. 1795 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1776 and d. 13 Feb. 1854 (WFC). WOODRUFF, JOSEPH, b. abt. 1677, d. 2 Feb. 1741, m. Hannah. She was b. abt. 1680 and d. 14 Aug. 1742. (WFC) WOODRUFF, JOSEPH, m. Puah Ely, 17 Jan. 1762 (WFM) WOODRUFF, LEWIS, m. Hannah Horton, 19 Jan. 1785 (WFM) WOODRUFF, LEWIS, b. abt. 1787, d. 23 July 1853 (WFC) WOODRUFF, LYDIA, m. Thomas Haviland, 13 Apr. 1802 (WFM) WOODRUFF, MARY, m. Jeremiah Stillwell, Upper Freehold, 23 Oct. 1750 (MB) WOODRUFF, MARY, m. Nathaniel Willis, Apr. 16, 1765 (WFM) WOODRUFF, MORRIS, of Elizabeth Town, m. Susan Eaton, of Elizabeth Town, 8 Jan 1800 (ECC) WOODRUFF, MOSES, m. Phebe Woodruff, Jan. 20, 1760 (WFM) WOODRUFF, NANCY, b. abt. 1768, d. 9 July 1846 (WFC), m. John Scudder, Feb. 8, 1792 (WFM). He was b. abt. 1767 and d. 4 Apr. 1848 (WFC). WOODRUFF, NATHANIEL JR., of Elizabeth Town, m. Rebecca, she "eloped" from his "bed and board" in Sept. 1769. Nelson, William, ed., "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey Vol.26" (NJ: The Call Printing & Pub. Co., 1904), p.508. WOODRUFF, NEHEMIAH, m. Abigail Denman, June 4, 1769 (WFM) WOODRUFF, NOAH JR., b. abt. 1808, d. 29 May 1851, m. (1) Gertrude Ann. She was b. abt. 1813 and d. 15 Oct. 1841. (2) Mary A.(prob. Mary Ann). She was b. abt. 1821 and d. 6 Jul. 1860. (WFC) WOODRUFF, NOAH, b. abt. 1750, d. 17 Aug. 1773, m. (1) Deborah Brooks, Jan. 6, 1767 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1746 and d. 11 Sept. 1771 (WFC). (2) Hannah Hatfield, May 1, 1772 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1747 and d. 5 May 1776 (WFC) WOODRUFF, NOAH, b. abt. 1773, d. 26 Sept. 1851 (WFC), m. Polly Miller, Oct. 5, 1794 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1774 and d. 21 Sept. 1833 (WFC) [note: buried as "Mary" -- Polly was the nickname for Mary]. WOODRUFF, PHEBE, m. Moses Woodruff, Jan. 20, 1760 (WFM) WOODRUFF, POLLY, m. Hugh McKee, of Cumberland, 18 May 1789 (MB) WOODRUFF, POLLY, m. Elias Osborn, Nov. 22, 1801 (WFM) WOODRUFF, REBECCA, b. abt. 1766, d. 29 Jan. 1816 (WFC), m. John B. Clark, Feb. 7, 1788 (WFM). He was b. abt. 1765 and d. 15 Apr. 1804 (WFC). WOODRUFF, ROBERT, m. Jhone High, Mar. 4, 1781 (WFM) ["Jhone" is how it is spelled in WFM] WOODRUFF, ROBERT, b. abt. 1758, d. 14 July 1844, m. Euphemia. She was b. abt. 1762 and d. 13 Jan. 1842. (WFC) WOODRUFF, RUTH (TERRY), b. abt. 1750, d. 28 Nov. 1818 (WFC), m. (1) Aaron Woodruff, 12 Nov. 1769 (WFM). (2) Joseph Corey, Mar. 1, 1799 (WFM) [note: her gravestone states she states she is the widow of Aaron Woodruff] WOODRUFF, SAMUEL, deacon, b. abt. 1711, d. 30 Aug. 1754, m. Abigail. She was b. abt. 1713 and d. 11 Sept. 1748. (WFC) WOODRUFF, SAMUEL DR., b. abt. 1760, d. 2 Apr. 1795 (WFC). WOODRUFF, SAMUEL MILLER, b. abt. 1799, d. 31 July 1824 (WFC). WOODRUFF, SARAH, m. William Clark, Aug. 5, 1762 (WFM) WOODRUFF, SARAH, m. Joseph Denman, June 7, 1778 (WFM) WOODRUFF, SARAH, m. Daniel Maskell, of Cumberland, 5 Aug. 1775 (MB) WOODRUFF, SARAH, m. William Robinson, of Cumberland, 9 July 1789 (MB) WOODRUFF, SARAH, m. Matthias Scudder, July 17, 1785 (WFM) WOODRUFF, SETH, mason, of Elizabeth Town, m. Sally Crane, of Lyons Farm, 20 Dec. 1800, in Newark (LFM) WOODRUFF, TIMOTHY, mason, of Elizabeth Town, m. Polly Grummon,of Lyons Farms, 10 July 1800 (LFM) WOODRUFF, THOMAS, b. abt. 1723, d. 2 Apr. 1804 (WFC), m. (1) Mary. She was b. abt. 1715, d. 22 Jan. 1753 (WFC). (2) Anne Marsh, of Elizabeth Town, 25 Nov. 1753 (MB). She was b. abt. 1701 and d. 16 Apr. 1762 (WFC). [Note: F.E. Woodruff says that Anne Marsh is Anne Scudder widow of Ephraim Marsh]. (3) Rebecca Merry, Jan. 31, 1763 (WFM). She was b. abt. 1733 and d. 23 July 1818(WFC). WOODRUFF, THOMAS, m. Sally Scudder, Feb. 8, 1792 (WFM) WOODRUFF, WILLIAM, m. Phebe Ludlum, Jan. 27, 1803(WFM) WOODRUFF, WILLIAM, miller, of Morris Town, m. Prussia Meeker, of Connecticut Farms, 30 Apr. 1798 (LFM) WOODRUFF, WILLIAM M., b. abt. 1825, d. 16 July 1852 (WFC) WOODRUFF, WILLIAM S., b. abt. 1816, d. 14 July 1870 (WFC)