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Joseph and Elizabeth said to be first cousins.

There are disagreements among the Woodson genealogies concerning the Joseph Woodsons. Some genealogies place the children of Joseph and Elizabeth Parsons with an earlier Joseph who married Elizabeth Maddox. Others believe that this earlier Joseph, born maybe 1685, was the father of Joseph, born about 1715 who married Elizabeth Parsons, and the grandfather of Joseph Woodson of Genitoe. Actually this works the best with known marriages, etc.

Goochland DB 14
p.25 Will of Joseph Woodson. Wife Elizabeth - three slaves. During her natural life the use of the plantation whereon I now live for her support and support of my youngest children.
Son Joseph Woodson, Negro man Bob, feather bed & furniture
Daughter Nancy Woodson, feather bed & furniture
Daughter Ursly Woodson, man Isaac, feather bed & furniture
Daughter Agness Woodson, Negro Jacob, feather bed & furniture
To grand daughter Mary Woodson, feather bed & furniture
Daughter Sarah Ellis, Negro girl Mary, feather bed & furniture which are now in her possession.
Daughter Susannah Woodson, two Negros John & Lucy, feather bed & furnitute
Daughter Judith Woodson, negro boy John, onefeather bed & furniture & one Bay mare & saddle
Negroes Carter, Philis & James to be equally divided after my wife's decease among all my daughters then living and all the remainder or residue of my estate.
Wife, Thomas Pleasants, Joseph Watkins & son Joseph to be Exrs.
2 Oct 1782 Signed: Joseph Woodson
Wit: Thomas Watkins, Peter (+) Purrue
Proved by oaths of witnesses & admitted to record [no date]
p.42 Inventory of Joseph Woodson returned 21 Jun 1784.


Joseph Woodson's will was dated 2 Oct 1782.
Joseph Woodson late of Geneto Creek in Goochland did by his last will & testament dated 2 Oct 1782, after other gifts & legacies did bequeath unto his daughters then living all the residue of his Estate not before given which included all his real Estate consisting of 325 acres of land on said Creek . We the daughters of said Joseph Woodson, together with our husbands being sensible that our deceased Father intend his real estate should descend to his son & heir Joseph Woodson, all of which appears on ___ to use by his bequeathing to him a very small proportion of his other Estate and that the will was defective in that respect, the default in the writer and not from any intention in him. For 5sh we, Jonathan Knight & Judith of Granville, NC; Archer Pledge & Anna his wife of Goochland, John Redford & Ursula his wife of Henrico Co, Pleasant Turner & Agatha his wife of Halifax and Perrin Redford & Susanna his wife of Goochland, Thomas Woodson & Mary his wife of Goochland. To grant release & confirm to said Joseph Woodson, son and Heir of Joseph Woodson, dec'd, 325 acres.
Signatures: John Redford, Ursula Redford, Pleasant (x) Turner, Agatha (x) Turner, Perrin Redford, Susanna (x) Redford, Mary (x) Woodson
Wit: Bartholomew (x) Turner, Reuben Turner, James Turner, Robert Woodson
18 Apr 1791. Deed of gift from John Redford & others to Joseph Woodson, proved by oaths of Bartholomew & Reuben Turner.
19 Mar 1792 Deed of gift further & fully proved by oath of James Turner.
To Richd Adams & John Pleasants. Ursula Redford cannot travel.
Dower released 26 Mar 1792.
To Nicholas Hobson, Berryman Green. Agatha Turner cannot conveniently travel.
Dower released 31 May 1792
To Richd Adams & John Pleasants. Susanna Redford connot conviently travel.
Dower released 26 Mar 1792
To Isaac W. Pleasants & Thomas Royster. Mary Woodson cannot travel
Dower released 15 Jun 1792
18 Jun 1792 Examinations & Relinquishments of Ursula Redford, Agatha Turner, Susanna Redford & Mary Woodson returned and ordered recorded.

Elizabeth Woodson for love & affection to my son Joseph Woodson, grant & confirm all my right of dower and interest in a tract of land whereon I now live on Genetoe Creek, 225 acres. Bounded by lands of Joseph Woodson, Wm Johnson, Stephen Nowling, Turner Clarke, John Clarke, Thos. Watkins & Joseph Watkins. Signed: Elisabeth (x) Woodson
16 Jul 1792
Wit: Benjamin Woodson, Thomas Watkins, Joseph Watkins.
Proved by wit 16 Jul 1792

Here is one version of the children of Joseph and Elizabeth Mattox - however - they appear instead to be the children of Joseph and Elizabeth Parsons and the grandchildren of Joseph who married Elizabeth Maddox.
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/woodson/1260/
Further on the above was changed in Genealogies of Virginia Families
Additions and Corrections to this entry shows:
Vol. X, page 46.Strike out paragraph beginning with "Joseph Woodson, and insert
(1)Joseph Woodson (Robert, Robert, John) married Elizabeth Mattox and had issue one son:
A.Joseph Woodson of Gentoe who married Mildred Redford January 2, 1770 (Quarterly, Vol. VII for marriage bond, p. 103)
and six daughters,
(2)Sally Woodson, who married Jesse Ellis 9 March 1763;
(3)Moll Woodson married Thomas Woodson
(4) Judith Woodson married Jonathan Knight of Lunenburg 24 February 1757
(5)Ann Woodson, married Archer Pledge (marriage bond 1775
(6)Ursula Woodson who married William Pledge on 28 May 1775
(7)Agnes Woodson who marrid Pleasant Turner (marriage bond 1781)
(8) Susanna who married in 1784 Perrin Redford;
(9)Probably Elizabeth who married in 1771 William Jordan was another daughter (Quarterly VII, 106):

Birth	Abt 1715
Marriage	Ca 1737	Elizabeth Parsons
Death	1783

Spouse	Elizabeth Parsons (1715 - )
Child	Mary "Molly" Woodson (1740 - )
Child	Judith Woodson (1742 - )
Child	Sally Woodson (1742 - )
Child	John Woodson (1747 - 1774)
Child	Joseph "of Genitoe" Woodson (1749 - 1839)
Child	Ursula Woodson (1750 - )
Child	Elizabeth Woodson (1751 - )
Child	Ann "Nancy" Woodson (1755 - )
Child	Susannah Woodson (1757 - )
Child	Agnes Woodson (1759 - )

Father	Joseph Woodson (1685 - )
Mother	Elizabeth Mattox ( - )