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Andrew Jackson Woodard (1878-1959) was the son of William Woodard (1858-1928) and Mary Ann Gallahan (1858-1929) of Stafford County, Virginia.  He was also the brother of French E. Woodard (1888-1974).  Andrew J. Woodard owned and resided at Spring Hill about a mile east of Stafford Courthouse, but moved to Denver, Colorado in 1932 for his…

Charles Withers (c.1761-1818) was the son of James Withers (1736-c.1818) of Stafford County, Virginia.  He lived in what later became known as the Chartters Place or Cherry Grove on Sanford Drive (Route 670), which is now a Del Webb subdivision.  Charles Withers was buried on the west side of Sanford Drive and this cemetery is now…

Joseph C. Wine (c.1832-1909) was the son of Thomas and Sarah Wine of Stafford County, Virginia.  In 1870 he paid taxes on 82 acres at Crest near Ramoth Baptist Church.  Around 1883, he moved to Fairfield, Ohio and married Catherine Bretz.  By 1887, Joseph and Catherine had returned to his Stafford farm.  She died and…

Joseph Whitson (c.1615-1696) was born in Bristol, England and came to Virginia in 1635.  He acquired 300 acres on the north side of Aquia Creek in Widewater, Stafford County, Virginia, and another 400 acres on what became known as Whitson’s Branch.  This second tract was located slightly west of the modern Wal-Mart on Garrisonville Road…

Bailey Washington (1731-1807) was the son of Henry Washington (c.1694-1748) and Mary Bayley (c.1694-1735).  From his father Bailey inherited land on Aquia Run, which later became known as Windsor Forest.  This farm was on the east side of Onville Road (Route 641) and is now part of the Quantico Marine Corps reservation.  In 1749 Bailey…

John Warner (c.1680-1742) is believed to have been born in Pennsylvania.  He married Margaret (maiden name unknown).  They daughter, Elizabeth “Lettice” Warner (1720:25-1795) married in Stafford Brereton Jones (1716-1795).  John was considered the one of the best surveyors in Stafford County, Virginia and in 1736 was appointed one of a group of surveyors charged with…

The Wamsley family seems to have come to Stafford County, Virginia from Maryland and they were here by at least the time of the American Revolution.  In 1871 Benjamin C. E. Wamsley (c.1814-1886) paid taxes on 264 acres on Cannon Run.  This land is now part of the Marine Corps reservation.  He was the son…

Charles Waller (1702-1749) was the son of Charles Waller (1674-1724) and Susannah Forrest (c.1677-1747) of Essex County, Virginia and the brother of Edward Waller (1703-1753).  At some point, the elder Charles acquired several hundred acres on Aquia Creek and devised this to his sons, Charles and Edward.  Charles, Sr. died prior to his sons and…

Anne Eliza Stribling (1832-1903) was the daughter of Robert Mackey Stribling (1793-1862) and Caroline Matilda Clarkson (1800-1887) of Fauquier County.  She married Withers Waller (1827-1900) of Clifton, Stafford County.  Prior to the War Between the States, Withers operated a fishery at Clifton on the Potomac River.   A commercial fishery had been in place here…

Lee Wallace (c.1856-1935) was the son of Gustavus B. Wallace (1810-1882) and his second wife, Margaret Elizabeth McFarland (died 1864).  For some forty years, Lee taught school in Stafford County, Virginia and was a resident of White Oak.  He owned a small country store near Bethel Baptist Church.  This was run for many years by Miss…

Gustavus Brown Wallace (1810-1882) was the son of John Wallace (1761-1829) and Elizabeth Hooe (c.1766-1851) and the grandson of Dr. Michael Wallace (1719-1767) of Ellerslie, Stafford County, Virginia.  In 1832 Gustavus married Emily Travers Daniel (c.1806-1869), the daughter of Travers Daniel, Jr. (1763-1813) and Mildred Stone (1772-1837).  Some years prior to her death, Mildred (Stone)…

Thomas G. S. Tyler (c.1740-1816) was the son of the previous clerk of the Stafford County court, Henry Tyler (c.1710-1777).  Like his father, Thomas’ penmanship was exceptional. He married Anne Fisher Adie (1756-1818), the daughter of William Adie (1729-1797) of Stafford County, Virginia.  Thomas and Anne were separated after hang a large family of seven…