Carolyn, I have done some study of Obadiah, but not much in more recent years. One matter I have often considered was the fact that many of the Woodsons in Henrico County, VA in the 1690s were Quakers and suffered for their beliefs; but by the 1750s and following they became participants in the battles accros the frontier as they and their fellows moved ever westward. The reason for such "conversion" may never be known; but that line of study is most intriguing for me. Obadiah was likely descended from these Quakers, or at least grew up knowing about their beliefs. One note: If this is the one you refer to, I have just checked in Woodson Watcher 11/2 1993, p. 63 that gives the following on Obadiah: "b. ca. 1712, Henricvo County VA, m. ca. 1734, d. before 21 Nov. 1767, Pr. Edward County, VA." If this is your man, he was right in the middle of the Quaker Woodsons, but became a frontier warrior. How did siuch a change occur? Well, so it goes. Are you referrring to the American Crossroads website, or is there another with the research your are doing? Let me hear as you have time. Best wishes, William Woodson ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn McDaniel <cmacdee@centurytel.net> To: <AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:46 PM Subject: [AMXROADS] Mis-Directed Address for Draper > Dear WW and Cousins on the List: > I can't find how you got that address. Whatever it was, it is not > about the Draper Papers. The addresses I mentioned were the Rootsweb site > on the papers, and the Draper Manuscript Home Page. These addresses are: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/draper/ > > http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/draper.html > > WW! Have you researched Obediah Woodson? He was one of the > earliest militia commanders during what would become the French and Indian > War (aka The Seven Years War.) I have him appearing in the Augusta County > participation in the French and Indian War, which we are just approaching at > the website from G. Washington's perspective. The backcountry paid a heavy > price for occupying the Shawnee and Cherokee crossroads and territories. A > quote from John Madison, Clerk of the Augusta Court: > "Four families on their flight from a branch of New River this > minute passed my house, who say that five men were murdered at the house of > Ephraim Vause, on Roanoke, since the death of Col. Patton. {July 1755 at > Draper's Meadows} 'Tis shocking to think of the calamity of the poor > wretches who live on the Holston and New Rivers, who for upwards of a > hundred miles have left their habitations, lost their crops and vast numbers > of their stock. Could you see, dear friend, the women who escaped, crying > after their murdered husbands, with their helpless children hanging on to > them, it could but wound your very soul." > Sounds rather like 2001, doesn't it? > I have been reading and re-reading Frederick Kegley's excellent, > excellent, "Kegley's Virginia Frontier." This was published about 1936 and > is out of print, but I understand Heritage Books is offering a reprint for > about $80. Our contemporary Kegley is Mary, who still lives in Wythe County > and practices law there. She has continued the traditioin of excellence > established by Frederick. You can find her books at: > http://www.dnai.com/~skegley/KegleyBooks/ > > Others you will find interesting as we march up the Valley of > Virginia (down is up here, or at least South is up) are those who moved from > the initial settlements at Sherrando and Hopewell, those Scotch Irish > Rowdies who came from the lower Susquahenna River and Lancaster County PA; > the sturdy Germans, and the Philadelphia Perimeter hodgepodge (Delaware > River Valley, Northern MD and Delaware people. And so we have Stephen > Holsten or Holstein, Jacob Stover, Jost Hite, Peter Hogg, some > Griffin/Griffiths and Peppers for our cousin Mary; Burtons for our cousin > Beej, The Van Meters, The Sayers (Cousin Kay) , Lewis; Looneys who started > out Lunas in PA, and the Dulas who ended up Dooleys in VA (Tom being the one > of later infamy and song); Breckenridge, Campbell, Christian, Patton, > Preston, McDonald/McDaniel, Vause families; John Smith whose son John was > murdered right before his horrified eyes, and last but not least, our > favorite gentleman, the young George Washington, as Eastern Virginia begins > to join with the Backcountry. > The more I study George Washington the more I admire him. I also > feel if ever someone was born under a lucky star, it surely must have been > him. More on this at the website soon. > It is an exquisite day in Beautiful Eastern Oregon: crisp-clear and > sunshiny. I hope the sun is shining on all of you as well. > > Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn > cmacdee@centurytel.net > -- Visit American Crossroads -- > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amxroads/ > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >