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Families covered: Woodley of Halshanger, Woodley of Leades House, Woodley of Tedburn

                               
John Woodley of Tedburn St. Mary (d 1438)
1. John Woodley of Exwick
  A. William Woodley of Fairwood in Tedburn St. Mary
  i. John Woodley of Moretonhampstead (d 29.11.1572)
  a. Baldwin Woodley
  (1) Cyprian Woodley
  (A) Baldwin Woodley
  (i) Baldwin Woodley
  (B)+ other issue - William, Constance, Mary, Jane
(2)+ other issue - William, John
  b. Ralph Woodley (d 1593)
  c. Peter Woodley of Halshanger (bur 1589)
  m. Margaret (bur 1590)
  (1) James Woodley of Halshanger (a 1631)
  m. (08.12.1578) Margaret Pomeroy (bur 03.11.1590, dau of Hugh Pomeroy of Ingsdon) 858
(A) Hugh Woodley of Colesworthy then Halshanger (bpt 06.10.1584, bur 1667, 5th son)
  m. (13.11.1628) Elizabeth Drake (bur 02.01.1641-2)
  (i) Peter Woodley (bpt 17.12.1629, dvp bur 22.11.1662)
  m. (16.04.1655) Susanna Yarde (bur 11.03.1660-1, dau of Walter Yarde of Bradley)
  (a) Peter Woodley of Halshanger (b 14.08.1658, bur 04.12.1715)
  m. (1683) Mary Fownes (bur 01.07.1708, dau of John Fownes of Whitley)
  ((1)) Peter Woodley of Halshanger (bur 09.08.1737)
  m. (1717) Elizabeth Lake (bur 11.04.1751, dau of Giles Lake of Brixham)
  ((A)) Peter Woodley of Halshanger (bpt 1719, d 1771, 2nd son)
  m. Susannah Abraham (d 1794, dau of Robert Abraham)
  ((i)) Peter Woodley of Halshanger (b 1750, dsp 1787, cleric)
  m. (1780) Frances Adams (d 1788, dau of John Adams of Minehead)
  ((ii)) John Woodley (d 19.03.1816)
  m. (1775) Elizabeth Croker (dau of John Croker of Bovey Tracey)
  ((a)) Peter Woodley (d 1811)
  m. Frances Rawson
  (((1))) John Woodley (d 1812)
  ((b)) Susanna Woodley (b 1783)
  m. Abraham Burnett
  ((c))+ other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth (b 1780, d 1829), Ann Elizabeth (d 1820)
  ((iii)) James Woodley of Halshanger (b 1759, d 1839) had issue
  m. (1814) Jane Tickell (d 1849, dau of William Tickell by Mary, dau of Francis Newbery of London)
  ((iv)) Elizabeth Woodley
  m. (1772) Richard Savery
  ((v))+ other issue - Mary (d 1812), Susannah (d 1772)
  ((B)) Mary Woodley
  m. William Mann of Purcombe in Broadhempston
  ((i)) Mary Mann
  m. Walter Drew of Churchston Ferrers
  ((ii))+ other sisue - William, Eleanor
  ((C))+ other issue - Peter (bur 05.12.1719), John (bur 17.06.1725), Anne Elizabeth
  ((2)) John Woodley of Stoke Damerel (a 1734, bur 02.02.1755, 3rd son)
  m. Sarah
  ((A))+ issue - Sarah, Mary, Charlotte
  ((3))+ other issue - Hugh (bur 18.10.1719), Mary (bur 23.04.1698), Susannah (bur 09.12.1696), Elizabeth (bur 02.05.1692)
  (b) Susanna Woodley (bpt 11.03.1660-1, bur 16.03.1660-1)
  (ii) Margaret Woodley (bpt 26.06.1631, bur 31.07.1652)
  (B) Edward Woodley (bpt 19.11.1585. bur 22.04.1673)
  (i) James Woodley
  m. Charity (bur 25.12.1675)
  (a) Henry Woodley
  (ii) Hugh Woodley
  (iii) Arthur Woodley (bpt 15.06.1634)
  m. (1662) Izot Thorne
  (a)+ issue - James (bpt 31.12.1669, d 1739, rector of Thurleston), Arthur (bpt 03.05.1664), Edward (bpt 12.02.1666-7, had issue), William (bpt 13.05.1673)
  (C) Arthur Woodley (bpt 07.05..1589, bur 12.03.1639-40, 8th son)
  m. (1620) Johan Friend
  (D) Bartholomew Woodley (bur 25.12.1672, 10th son)
  m. (1626) Philippa Lavers (bur 08.02.1670-1)
  (i)+ issue - Philip, Peter (had issue), Philippa
  (E)+ other issue - Peter (bpt 20.03.1578-9, dsp bur 18.08.1589), Richard (bur 05.07.1580), Walter (bpt 23.04.1582, bur 26.08.1582), Thomas (bpt 04.08.1583, bur 09.12.1583), John (bpt 08.03.1857-8, a 1617), James (bur 04.01.1594-5), Elizabeth (bpt 27.10.1590)
(2) Thomas Woodley (bpt 03.12.1562)
  (3) Richarda Woodley (bpt 21.09.1560)
  m. (03.04.1583) John Peryman
  (4) Mary Woodley (a 1587)
  m. John Nosworthy (son of Thomas of Manaton)
  ii. Walter Woodley of Tedburn St. Mary
  a. Johan Woodley
  b. Dionys Woodley
  m. Nicholas Hele
  B. Thomas Woodley of Poltimore

 

 

Ralph Woodley, 1st of Leades House, Aghinagh, co. Cork (a 1640)
1. Anthony Woodley (d 1666)
  m. Jane
  A. Anthony Woodley (d before 04.1686, 2nd son)
  m. Letitia Clarke (d 1688, m2. Henry Gilman of Kilmagleary)
i. Francis Woodley of Leades House (d c1795)
  m1. (1760) Elizabeth Hodder (dau of George Hodder of Fountainstown)
  a. Francis Woodley of Frankfort in Tallow (co. Waterford) and Leades House (d 18.07.1826)
  m. (1789) Anna Christina Bowles (d 20.08.1833, dau of George Bowles of Mount Prospect)
  (1) Francis George Woodley of Leades House (b 1794, d 21.05.1866) had issue
  m. (08.10.1846) Elizabeth Ridge (d 09.02.1905, dau of Rev. Jones Ridge of Caher)
  (2) William Woodley of Frankfort, Curraglass, Tallow (dsp 03.09.1844, 3rd son)
  m. (31.08.1832) Jane Bonayne (dau of Patrick Bonayne of Annbrook)
  (3) Dorotha Woodley (dsp)
  m. (1809) George Bond Law (son/heir of James of Sally Park)
  (4)+ other issue - George (b 1779 (sb 1799?)), Elizabeth, Anne
  m2. (12.12.1769) Elizabeth Norris
  b. Joseph Woodley of Nadrid, co. Cork (b c1771, dsp c1809)
  m. (1799) Anne Baldwin (dau of Walter Baldwin of Carravordy, m2. Captain Thomas Stubbs)
  c. William Woodley of Youghal (b c1777-8) had issue
  d. Anthony Woodley of Myshal, co. Cork (b c1777-8, d 22.10.1843) had issue
  m. Mary Lindsey (dau of Henry Lindsey of Peake)
  e. Richard Woodley of Cork City had issue
m. (30.01.1817) Eleanor Davies (dau of George Davies of Dawstone)
  f. Jane Woodley (d 10.11.1846)
  m. (12.02.1801) John Lindsay of Lindville (d 1828)
  g. Bridget Woodley
  m. (1810) John Pead
  h.+ other issue - Henry, Martha (d 14.03.1839), Elizabeth
  ii. Margaret Woodley (d unm)
  iii. Martha Woodley
  m. (18.02.1748) John Hodder of Ringabella House
  B.+ other issue - Ralph, Henry, Andrew, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary
2. Andrew Woodley (Major)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Woodley of Halshanger', p858+ (in Addenda)) with some support from BLG1894 ('Woodley of Halshanger')
(2) For lower section : BIFR1976 ('Woodley')
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