Descendants of Absalom Wofford (1703-1755)
Note: All generations referenced to William Wofford (1620-1655)
Generation No. 4
1. ABSALOM4 WOFFORD (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
Abt 1703 in Prince Georges County, Maryland, and died Abt 1755 in Rock Creek,
Frederick County, Maryland. He married SARAH HOSEY Abt 1727 in Prince
Georges County, Maryland.
Notes:
Rockville in present Montgomery County, formed 1776, from Frederick County,
which was formed in 1748 from Prince Georges County.
Some show he married Sarah Bell, but no records support this spelling.
Absolom and Sarah had eight children, five sons and three daughters. The five
sons and two of the daughters traveled to what would be known later as the
Spartanburg District of South Carolina. The five sons would one day be known
as the "Spartanburg Five." Of these five sons, four are documented to have served
in the Revolutionary War.
Children of Absalom Wofford and Sarah Hosey are:
2. i. WILLIAM5 WOFFORD, b. October 25, 1728, Rock Creek, Frederick
County, Maryland; d. 1823, Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia.
3. ii. JOHN WOFFORD, b. Abt 1730, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland; d. 1812, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
iii. SARAH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1738, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland.
4. iv. JOSEPH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1742, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland; d. Abt 1827, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
5. v. JAMES WOFFORD, b. September 03, 1743, Rock Creek, Frederick
County, Maryland; d. July 14, 1815, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
6. vi. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. Abt 1745, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland; d. March 1815, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
7. vii. REBECCA WOFFORD, b. Abt 1750, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland; d. 1824, Camden District, South Carolina.
8. viii. HANNAH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1751, Rock Creek, Frederick County,
Maryland; d. Abt 1820, Jackson County, Georgia.
Generation No. 5
2. WILLIAM5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born October 25, 1728 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died
1823 in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia. He married (1) SARAH CAMERON
1748 in Maryland. He married (2) NANCY GREENLEAF Abt 1773. He married
(3) MARY BOBO Bef 1790.
Children of William Wofford and Sarah Cameron are:
i. WILLIAM6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1749, Frederick County, Maryland;
d. Abt 1795, Franklin County, Georgia.
ii. JEREMIAH WOFFORD.
iii. ABSALOM WOFFORD.
iv. BENJAMIN F. WOFFORD, b. 1758, Frederick County, Maryland;
d. March 02, 1836, Bartow County, Georgia.
v. NATHANIEL WOFFORD, b. 1766, Frederick County, Maryland;
d. Arkansas.
vi. JAMES WOFFORD, b. March 03, 1771, Spartanburg District, South
Carolina; d. December 01, 1831, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
3. JOHN5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was
born Abt 1730 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died 1812 in
Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married SARAH BUSHROD Abt 1760
in Maryland.
Children of John Wofford and Sarah Bushrod are:
i. JOHN6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1761, Frederick County, Maryland;
d. Forsyth County, Georgia.
ii. WILLIAM BUSHROD WOFFORD, b. Abt 1762, Frederick County,
Maryland.
iii. JOSEPH WOFFORD.
iv. JESSE WOFFORD.
v. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. 1772, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. 1858, Tippah County, Mississippi.
vi. DANIEL WOFFORD, b. November 22, 1774, Union County,
96th District, South Carolina; d. Texas.
vii. NATHANIEL WOFFORD.
viii. ELEANOR WOFFORD.
ix. CYNTHIA WOFFORD.
x. SARAH WOFFORD, d. Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi;
m. WILLIAM MCALEXANDER.
xi. ISAAC WOFFORD, d. Abt 1848, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
xii. CLARA WOFFORD.
xiii. JAMES WOFFORD.
xiv. PRISCILLA WOFFORD.
xv. DORCAS WOFFORD.
xvi. HIRAM WOFFORD.
4. JOSEPH5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born Abt 1742 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died Abt 1827
in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married MARTHA LLEWELLYN June
1768 in Union County, 96th District, South Carolina, daughter of Hugh Llewellyn.
Children of Joseph Wofford and Martha Llewellyn are:
i. JEREMIAH6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1770, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. Georgia.
ii. REBECCA WOFFORD, b. August 04, 1774, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. July 26, 1858, Pickens County, Pendleton District,
South Carolina; m. JOHN MULLINAX.
iii. ANN WOFFORD, b. January 13, 1776, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. June 17, 1855.
iv. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. October 19, 1780, Union County, 96th
District, South Carolina; d. December 02, 1850, Spartanburg District,
South Carolina; m. (1) ANNA TODD; m. (2) MARIA BARRON, 1836.
v. JOSEPH LLEWELLYN WOFFORD, b. November 13, 1785, Union
County, 96th District, South Carolina; d. February 06, 1856, Spartanburg
District, South Carolina.
vi. MARTHA WOFFORD, b. January 18, 1788, 96th District, South
Carolina; d. November 01, 1879, Jasper County, Mississippi.
5. JAMES5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born September 03, 1743 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and
died July 14, 1815 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married ANNA
KATHARINA HOPPAUGH September 13, 1769 in Spartanburg District, South
Carolina.
Children of James Wofford and Anna Hoppaugh are:
i. NATHANIEL6 WOFFORD, b. July 29, 1770, 96th District, South
Carolina; d. 1848, Spartanburg District, South Carolina; m. COMFORT
PRUITT, Abt 1793.
ii. AMANDA WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; m. JAMES
JOHNSON.
iii. MARGARET WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina;
m. DAVID MOORE.
iv. ELIZABETH WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; m.
UNKNOWN BURROW.
v. JAMES WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; d. 96th District,
South Carolina.
vi. REBECCA WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM
RHODES.
vii. KATHARINA WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; m.
JONATHAN MOORE.
viii. JOHN HOPPAUGH WOFFORD, b. January 26, 1786, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. September 06, 1838, Spartanburg District, South
Carolina; m. ELIZABETH DRUMMOND, November 03, 1811,
Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
ix. JESSE WOFFORD, b. August 03, 1789, 96th District, South Carolina;
d. August 18, 1834, Spartanburg District, South Carolina; m. MARY
DRUMMOND, May 14, 1814, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
x. ELEANOR WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; d.
Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
xi. ISAAC WOFFORD, b. 96th District, South Carolina; m. MABEL
DRUMMOND, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
6. BENJAMIN5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born Abt 1745 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died March 1815
in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He married MARY LLEWELLYN Abt 1765
in Union County, 96th District, South Carolina.
Children of Benjamin Wofford and Mary Llewellyn are:
i. ANNE6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1766, 96th District, South Carolina;
d. Bef 1816; m. BURWELL J THOMPSON, October 19, 1785.
ii. PRECIOUS WOFFORD, b. Abt 1767, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. Bef 1843; m. SAMUEL THOMPSON.
iii. WILLIAM WOFFORD, b. Abt 1769, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. Aft 1850, Texas; m. FRANCES UNKNOWN.
iv. JOSEPH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1772, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina.
v. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. Abt 1773, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina.
vi. MARTHA WOFFORD, b. Abt 1775, Union County, 96th District,
South Carolina; d. February 14, 1843, San Augustine County, Texas;
m. (1) ANDREW BOLYN, Abt 1797; m. (2) ALLISON ABEL LEWIS,
Abt 1808.
vii. JOHN WOFFORD, b. 1785, Union County, 96th District, South
Carolina; d. 1869; m. ELIZABETH HEWLETT, November 24, 1810,
Madison County, Alabama.
7. REBECCA5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born Abt 1750 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died 1824 in
Camden District, South Carolina. She married WILLIAM CAMP Abt 1770 in
South Carolina.
Child of Rebecca Wofford and William Camp is:
9. i. ABISHA6 CAMP, b. 1772, Rutherford County, North Carolina;
d. 1841, Bibb County, Alabama.
8. HANNAH5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born Abt 1751 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died Abt 1820
in Jackson County, Georgia. She married ABSALOM WOFFORD 1773 in 96th
District, South Carolina, son of William Wofford and Hannah Unknown.
Children of Hannah Wofford and Absalom Wofford are:
i. WILLIAM6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1774, 96th District, South Carolina.
ii. JOHN WOFFORD, b. Abt 1776, 96th District, South Carolina.
iii. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. Abt 1778, 96th District, South Carolina.
iv. ELIZA WOFFORD, b. Abt 1780, 96th District, South Carolina.
v. ABSALOM WOFFORD, b. Abt 1784, 96th District, South Carolina;
d. 1815, Jackson County, Georgia.
vi. JOSEPH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1786, 96th District, South Carolina.
vii. MARY WOFFORD, b. Abt 1788, 96th District, South Carolina.
viii. JEREMIAH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1790, 96th District, South Carolina.
ix. JAMES WOFFORD, b. Abt 1792, 96th District, South Carolina.
x. HANNAH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1793, 96th District, South Carolina;
d. Aft May 1846, Jackson County, Georgia.
Generation No. 6
9. ABISHA6 CAMP (REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1772 in Rutherford County, North Carolina,
and died 1841 in Bibb County, Alabama. He married SARAH LOONEY.
Child of Abisha Camp and Sarah Looney is:
10. i. ROBERT MELTON7 CAMP, b. July 16, 1821, Bibb County, Alabama;
d. 1904, Chalybeate Springs, Arkansas.
Generation No. 7
10. ROBERT MELTON7 CAMP (ABISHA6, REBECCA5 WOFFORD,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born July 16, 1821 in
Bibb County, Alabama, and died 1904 in Chalybeate Springs, Arkansas. He married
(1) ELIZABETH K. ARNOLD. He married (2) ELIZA GENTRY. He married
(3) AMANDA FANCHER.
Child of Robert Camp and Elizabeth Arnold is:
11. i. SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP, b. September 05, 1843, Bibb
County, Alabama; d. February 14, 1909, Camp, Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana.
Generation No. 8
11. SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP (ROBERT MELTON7, ABISHA6,
REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born September 05, 1843 in Bibb County, Alabama, and died February 14, 1909
in Camp, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. She married WILLIAM RUSSELL GENTRY
January 04, 1866 in Homer, Louisiana.
Child of Samantha Camp and William Gentry is:
12. i. ARCH9 GENTRY, b. June 14, 1881, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana;
d. April 29, 1962, Camp, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
Generation No. 9
12. ARCH9 GENTRY (SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP, ROBERT MELTON7,
ABISHA6, REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) was born June 14, 1881 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and died
April 29, 1962 in Camp, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. He married SALLY T.
HARRIS February 27, 1902.
Children of Arch Gentry and Sally Harris are:
i. LULA NELLIE JEWEL GENTRY10 TINSLEY, b. January 09, 1903,
Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; d. March 13, 1988, Longview,
Gregg County, Texas; m. CLINTON TINSLEY, December 20, 1928.
ii. LESSIE VERNON GENTRY THOMAS, m. LESTER THOMAS.
13. iii. ARCHIE HAROLD GENTRY, b. January 19, 1907, Homer,
Louisiana; d. August 13, 1994, Winnsboro,Claibourne Parish, Louisiana.
14. iv. MYRTLE LADELL GENTRY.
15. v. VERLON WILLIE GENTRY.
vi. PRENTISS THURMAN GENTRY, m. ELSIE BOSWELL.
Generation No. 10
13. ARCHIE HAROLD10 GENTRY (ARCH9, SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP,
ROBERT MELTON7, ABISHA6, REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born January 19, 1907 in Homer,
Louisiana, and died August 13, 1994 in Winnsboro,Claibourne Parish, Louisiana.
He married HILDA MORGAN January 29, 1933.
Child of Archie Gentry and Hilda Morgan is:
i. ELMO11 GENTRY.
14. MYRTLE LADELL10 GENTRY (ARCH9, SAMANTHA PARALEE8
CAMP, ROBERT MELTON7, ABISHA6, REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). She married CLINTON RUDOL MAXEY.
Child of Myrtle Gentry and Clinton Maxey is:
16. i. AUBREY RUSSELL11 MAXEY.
15. VERLON WILLIE10 GENTRY (ARCH9, SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP,
ROBERT MELTON7, ABISHA6, REBECCA5 WOFFORD, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). She married GRAY POWELL.
Children of Verlon Gentry and Gray Powell are:
i. CLARICE POWELL11 EUBANKS.
ii. MILTON POWELL.
Generation No. 11
16. AUBREY RUSSELL11 MAXEY (MYRTLE LADELL10 GENTRY, ARCH9,
SAMANTHA PARALEE8 CAMP, ROBERT MELTON7, ABISHA6, REBECCA5
WOFFORD, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). He married
JUDITH ELAINE SPARKS.
Children of Aubrey Maxey and Judith Sparks are:
i. PAMELA LYNN12 MAXEY, m. JOHN DAVID BRIM.
ii. KRISTIE KAY MAXEY.
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