I was a bit surprised at where it was as Marple Township and Thomas Pearson is my ancestor via Deborah Stanfield, wife of Richard Woodward, Jr., but I do see that she was born in Marple Township. Nadine Holder I have some information for you regarding Richard Woodward.... This quote from History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania page 515 by George Smith, M.D. printed by HenryB. Ashmead "Richard Woodward, with his wife Jane, was an early settler in Middletown, but the precise time of his immigration is not know. They were Quakers, and so far as has come to the knowledge of the writer, their children were Richard, Edward and William. Richard Jr. intermarried with Esther Davis, of Concord, and subsquently with Mary Britain, a daughter of Bartholomew Coppock, and Edward with Abigail, daughter of John and Jane Edge. Richard the elder died in 1706 aged seventy years." "Francis Stanfield with his wife Grace and family were among the earliest settlers of Marple township, (168). They were Friends and probably advanced in years at the time of their arrival from England. Francis died in 1692, and his wife one year earlier. James Stanfield, the son of Francis, intermarried with Mary Hutchinson of Burlington, N.J., in 1689. His daughters were Mary, who intermarried with William Huntly of Birmingham; Elizabeth with Thomas Hoops; Grace, with Francis Chadds, and Hannah with Isaac Few. Francis Stanfield represented Chester County in the Provincial Aassembly in 1685. One or more meetings of Friends was held at his house before a meeting was established at Bartholomew Coppock's." page 504 Hope this helps you in your research. Dottie

So that is the source of the bad information about Richard Woodward! There was a Richard Woodward who married Mary Coppock Brittain, but he died in 1727 when his estate was administered by Mary, and the Richard who married first Esther Davis, then Deborah Stanfield, then two others died between 1748 and 1752 when his will was proven. Richard Woodward, Jr.'s four marriages are all well proven in Quaker records. Nadine Holder ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dott114029@aol.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:44 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Stanfield and Woodward >I was a bit surprised at where it was as Marple Township and Thomas Pearson > is my ancestor > via Deborah Stanfield, wife of Richard Woodward, Jr., but I do see that > she > was born in Marple Township. Nadine Holder > > I have some information for you regarding Richard Woodward.... > > This quote from History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania page 515 by > George > Smith, M.D. printed by HenryB. Ashmead > > "Richard Woodward, with his wife Jane, was an early settler in Middletown, > but the precise time of his immigration is not know. They were Quakers, > and so > far as has come to the knowledge of the writer, their children were > Richard, > Edward and William. Richard Jr. intermarried with Esther Davis, of > Concord, > and subsquently with Mary Britain, a daughter of Bartholomew Coppock, and > Edward > with Abigail, daughter of John and Jane Edge. Richard the elder died in > 1706 > aged seventy years." > > "Francis Stanfield with his wife Grace and family were among the earliest > settlers of Marple township, (168). They were Friends and probably > advanced in > years at the time of their arrival from England. Francis died in 1692, > and his > wife one year earlier. James Stanfield, the son of Francis, intermarried > with Mary Hutchinson of Burlington, N.J., in 1689. His daughters were > Mary, who > intermarried with William Huntly of Birmingham; Elizabeth with Thomas > Hoops; > Grace, with Francis Chadds, and Hannah with Isaac Few. Francis Stanfield > represented Chester County in the Provincial Aassembly in 1685. One or > more > meetings of Friends was held at his house before a meeting was established > at > Bartholomew Coppock's." page 504 > > Hope this helps you in your research. Dottie > > > > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing.... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in > the message or subject slot. > > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY > ferg@ntelos.net > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >