Thomas Corbin Woodson Sr. 
Thomas Corbin was born in 1790 in Monticello,Virginia.1 Thomas Corbin's father was Thomas Jefferson and his mother was Sarah (Sally) Hemings. His paternal grandparents were Col. Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph; his maternal grandparents were John Wayles and Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings. He had three brothers and three sisters, named William Beverly, Madison, Eston, Harriet, Thenia and Harriet. He was the oldest of the seven children. He had four half-sisters named Patsy, Jane Randolph, Maria and Lucy Elizabeth. He died at the age of 89 in 1879 in Berlin Cross Roads,Jackson,OH. He was buried in Cemetery Jackson County Roads,Ohio.1 1 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sr.
BIOGRAPHY: Sally Hemings was pregnant with Tom when shereturned home from Paris with Jefferson in 1789. She went in 1787 with his younger daughter in 1787, and returned with the family.
BIOGRAPHY: James Callender, "a scandal-mongering writer and Jefferson enemy", wrote..."It is well known that the man keeps and for many years has kept, as his concubine, one of his slaves. Her name is Sally. The name of her eldest son is Tom. His features are said to bear a striking, though sable resemblance to those of the president himself...By...Sally, our president has had several children. There is not an individual in the neighborhood of Charlottesville who does not believe the story, and not a few who know it" - taken from "Thomas Jefferson's Black and White Decendants Debate His Lineage And Legacy" Ebony magazine July 1993.
BIOGRAPHY: Thomas was sent away after the article broke, however, to live with a white family whose surname was Woodson. Because he was angry with Jefferson at having been banished from Monticello, he took the Woodson name. Thomas Woodson grew up to be a land-owner and he bought the freedom of Jemima Grant and their eleven children, including Frances Woodson. He and his sons fought against slavery and operated depots on the underground railroad.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.<11 Oct 1607 in Pettistree,Suffolk,England d.> 1685 in Antigua,BWI
- b.1640 in St. Christoper Island (St Kitts),BWI d.<07 Dec 1697 in Henrico Co.,VA
- b.~ 1610
- b.20 Nov - 7 Dec 1679 in Henrico Co.,VA d.13 FEB 1729/1731 in Henrico Or Chesterfield Co. VA
- b.Abt 1627/1628 in Henrco Co.,Virginia d.~ 1665 in Charles City,Virginia
- b.1659 in Henrco Co.,Virginia d.> 1703 in Henrco Co.,Virginia
- b.~ 1629 in Henrico Co.,VA d. in Chesterfield Co. VA
- b.28 Feb 1707 in Chesterfield Co. VA d.17 Aug 1757 in Shadwell,Abemarle Co.,VA
- b.1601 in England
- b.Apr 1647 in Henrico Co.,VA d.24 Jul 1707 in St Peter Parish,New Kent Co.,VA
- b.03 Feb 1679 in Henrico Co.,VA d.1715 in Henrico Co.,VA
- b.<17 Nov 1622 in Brighton,Sussex,England d.17 Feb 1662 in Hoggs Island,James City,Virginia
- b.1646 in Littleton,Sussex,England d.1703 in Henrico Co.,VA
- b.Jan 1613 in Hastings,Southover,Lewes,Sussex, England d.> 1701 in Jamestown,James City Co.,Virginia
- b.13 Apr 1743 in Shadwell,Abemarle Co.,VA d.04 Jul 1826 in Monticello,Abemarle Co.,Virginia
- b.Bef 24 FEB 1621/1622 in Little Houton,Northamptonshire,England d.1678 in England
- b.07 Nov 1650 in England d.15 Apr 1711 in Turkey Isle,Henrico,VA
- b.1623 in Dublin,Ireland d.1669
- b.Dec 1684 in Turkey Island,Henrico Co.,VA d.Nov 1742 in Dungeness,Goochland,VA
- b.~ 1626 in Pytchley,Northamptonshire,England d.Between 13 Nov 1677/ 1 Feb 1678 in Bermuda Hundred,Henrico,Virginia
- b.1653/1660 in Bermuda Hundred,Henrico,Virginia d.29 Dec 1735 in Virginia
- b.1627 in Canterbury,Kent,England d.01 Dec 1686 in Presque Isle,Henrico Co.,VA
- b.20 Feb 1720 in London,Middlesex,England d.31 Mar 1776 in Monticello,Abemarle Co.,VA
- b.1634 in London,England
- b.~ 1660 in London,England d.> 1704 in Louisville,Kentucky
- b.1638 in London,England
- b.1695/1700 in Shadwell,London,England d.05 Dec 1760 in Dungeness,Goochland,VA
- b.1634/1635 in Newcastle-on-Tyne,England d.17 JAN 1681/1682 in Newcastle-on-Tyne,England
- b.~ 1664 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Durham,England d.> 1724
- b.1641 in Newcastle,Durham,England d.1721 in Newcastle-on-Tyne,England
- b.1790 in Monticello,Virginia d.1879 in Berlin Cross Roads,Jackson,OH
- b.~ 1690 in England
- b.1715 in Lancaster,Lancashire,England d.Abt 23/28 MAY 1773 in The Forrest (his home),Charles City,Virginia
- b.~ 1693 in England
- b.1773 in Guinea,Cumberland,Virginia d.1835 in Charlottesville,VA
- b.1709 in Wales
- b.1735 in Bermuda Hundred,Virginia d.22 Aug 1807 in Monticello,Abemarle Co.,Virginia
- b.1713 in Guinea,Africa
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‌Thomas Corbin and Jemima Price were married in a religious ceremony in 1806 in Greenbriar,West Virginia. They had six sons and five daughters, named Lewis Fredrick, George, Thomas Corbin, John Penn, William, James, Harriet Delilah, Jemima, Frances, Hannah and Sarah Jane.
Family Notes
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Children
Lewis Fredrick Woodson Sr.
Lewis Fredrick was born on January 22nd, 1806 in Greenbriar,West Virginia. He died at the age of 71 on January 14th, 1878.
Jemima Woodson
Jemima was born in 1813 in Greenbriar,West Virginia. She died after 1900 in Union,Clinton Co.,Ohio.2
Frances Woodson
Frances was born in 1814 in Greenbriar,West Virginia.3 She died at the age of 85 on February 18th, 1899 in Berlin Cross Roads,Jackson,OH.1
Thomas Corbin Woodson Jr.
Thomas Corbin was born in 1815 in Ohio. He died at the age of 31 in 1846 in Berlin Cross Roads,Jackson,OH.
John Penn Woodson
John Penn was born on November 17th, 1819.4 He died at the age of 34 on November 21st, 1853 in Jackson Co.,OH.4
Sarah Jane Woodson
Sarah Jane was born on November 25th, 1825 in Chillicothe,Ohio. She died at the age of 81 on August 15th, 1907 in Memphis,TN.
James Woodson
James was born in Ohio.6 He died on June 27th, 1881 in Berlin Cross Roads,Jackson,OH.7
1 {Cabell Genealogy}
2 {GEDCOM: The Big One}
3 {Jackson Wiley household, 1880 US census, Albany, Athens, OH}
4 {GEDCOM: The Texas Chronicles}
5 {William Woodson household, 1850 US census, Milton Township, Jackson Co., OH}
6 {Jane Woodson household, 1870 US census, Milton, Jackson, OH}
7 GEDCOM: The Big One
Further sources/citations:
{Ohio Census, 1790 - 1890}, {John Bittle household, 1850 US census, Sandy Point, Anson Co., NC}, {Jane Woodson household, 1870 US census, Milton, Jackson, OH}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
2 {GEDCOM: The Big One}
3 {Jackson Wiley household, 1880 US census, Albany, Athens, OH}
4 {GEDCOM: The Texas Chronicles}
5 {William Woodson household, 1850 US census, Milton Township, Jackson Co., OH}
6 {Jane Woodson household, 1870 US census, Milton, Jackson, OH}
7 GEDCOM: The Big One
Further sources/citations:
{Ohio Census, 1790 - 1890}, {John Bittle household, 1850 US census, Sandy Point, Anson Co., NC}, {Jane Woodson household, 1870 US census, Milton, Jackson, OH}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
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