Woodhull | Wodhull

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Woodhull Lineage
Fulk Wodhull 1458-1508, father of  Nicholas Wodull 1482-1531, father of Fulk Wodhull 1530-1613, father of Nicholas Wodhull 1565-1631, father of Dorothy Woodhull 1596-1649

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Woodhull Migration
Warkworth, Northumberland, England > Mollington, Oxfordshire, England > Thenford, Oxfordshire, England > Warkworth, Northamptonshire, England > Jamestown, James, Virginia

Spelling Change
According to this Google AI Overview, "The 'Wodhull' spelling was an early variant that changed to 'Woodhull' for the American family of that name."

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Dorothy Woodhull, Bill's 9th Great-Grandmother
1 August 1596 - 1649 (53)
b. Thenford, Northamptonshire, England
d. Jamestown, James, Virginia

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Parents:
Nicholas Woodhull 1565-1631
Barbara Hobby 1560-1602

Maternal Lineage:
Alice Hodgkins, mother of Barbara Hobby, mother of Dorothy Woodhull

Spouse: Nathaniel Barksdale 1595-1633
Married: 21 November 1622
Children: 4

1. Richard Barksdale 1625-1661
2. William Daniel Barksdale 1629-1694
3. Nathaniel Barksdale 1631-1631
4. Barbara Barksdale 1632-1694

Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

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Nicholas Wodhull, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1565 - 8 November 1631
b. Thenford, Northamptonshire, England
d. Thenford, Northamptonshire, England

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents: 
Fulk Wodhull 1530-1613
Alice Colles 1540-1607

Maternal Lineage:
Arabella Egerton 1425-1485, mother of Arabella St John 1450-1470, mother of Margaret Cecely Chichester 1470-1530, mother of Margaret Hitch 1505-1572, mother of Alice Colles 1540-1607, mother of Nicholas Woodhull.

Spouse: Barbara Hobby 1560-1602
Married: 1577
Children: 4

1. Giles Wodhull 1582-1632
2. John Wodhull 1586-1641
3. Michael Wodhull 1592-1667
4. Dorothy Wodhull 1596 - 1649
   Her name changed to Woodhull after immigration

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Fulk Wodhull, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1530 - 25 November 1613
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Thenford Manor, Northamptonshire, England

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents: 
Nicholas Wodhull 1482-1531
Elizabeth Alice Parr 1512-1531

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Salisbury 1485-1555, mother of Elizabeth Alice Parr 1499-1531, mother of Fulk Wodhull

Spouse: Alice Colles 1540-1607

TBD: Bio in his Find a Grave memorial says he was the husband of Alice Lye and they married in 1555 but I'm not finding other sources for that last name. Some sources have 1549 for the year of their marriage, but she would only be age 9. The 1555 year would make her 15. 

Married: 1555
Children: 

1. Marie Wodull 1567-1593
2. Nicholas Wodhull 1564-1631
3. Others TBD

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Nicholas Wodhull, Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
1482 - 5 May 1531
b. Thenford Manor, Northamptonshire, England
d. Warkworth, Northamptonshire, England

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents: 
Fulk Wodhull 1458-1508
Anne Newenham 1463-1495

Maternal Lineage:
Margaret Lamport 1439-1567, mother of Anne Newenham 1463-1495, mother of Nicholas Wodhull

Spouse: Elizabeth Alice Parr 1512-1531
Married: 1523
Children: 3

1. Fulk Wodhull 1530-1613
2. Mary Wodhull TBD
3. Anne Wodhull 1531-1615

Children are identified in the Find a Grave bio.

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Fulk Wodhull, Bill's 13th Great-Grandfather
1458-1508
b. Warkworth, Northumberland, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Anne Newenham 1463-1495
Married: 1475
Children: 

1.  Nicholas Wodhull 1482-1531
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 13 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223140377/nicholas-wodhull: accessed November 12, 2025), memorial page for Nicholas Wodhull (unknown–8 Nov 1631), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223140377, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Sara Fielder (contributor 47042075).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116715503/fulk-wodhull: accessed November 12, 2025), memorial page for Fulk Wodhull (1530–24 Nov 1613), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116715503, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by JG (contributor 46770371).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105579068/nicholas-wodhull: accessed November 12, 2025), memorial page for Nicholas Wodhull (1482–6 May 1531), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105579068, citing St Mary Church, Warkworth, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Anne Shurtleff Stevens (contributor 46947920).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 12 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Wodhull changed to Woodhull." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Wodhull+changed+to+woodhull&oq=Wodhull+changed+to+woodhull&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDg3NjVqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8  Accessed 12 November 2025.

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