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Dr. Henry Woodward is said to be the first permanent English settler in South Carolina. He was born about 1646, in either England or Barbados.
He arrived in America in 1664 with the settlers at Cape Fear, North Carolina. Two years later, he arrived at Port Royal in June 1666, as the ship's surgeon with Captain Robert Sanford’s expedition to explore the coastal areas South of Charles Town. The company returned to "Charleston" on 12 July, but left Dr. Woodward on Santa Elena Island to settle among the Yamasee and Edisto Indians, and to learn their way of life. He learned to interpret and trade, and was appointed by the Lord Proprietors to prepare the area for the arrival of the first English settlers.
He was made very welcome among the tribes, and helped the new settlers to live off the land and trade with the Indians. His diplomatic skills helped to establish fair trade and prevent war between the Indians and the settlers.
In 1667 he was captured by the Spanish and jailed in St. Augustine, but was freed the following year by pirate’s during a raid. He was then shipwrecked, but was rescued by settlers on their way to establish a colony in South Carolina in 1670.
He settled on John's Island, and some claim that he was the first to bring rice seed to South Carolina, which was the first crop to be established in the area. See HERE for further details.
His diplomatic skills were also used to persuade many of the Indian tribes to join the English in removing the remaining Spanish from the area. In 1680, he led the Indians and colonists in a raid upon the Yamassee town of San Simón on present-day St. Simons Island, and then led another attack at Santa Catalina de Guale on St. Catherines Island; The Spanish fled to Sapelo Island, and by 1684 they had all left.
Henry died some time between 6 May 1685, when he was an interpreter at a trial between two Indian tribes, and 12 March 1690, when he was mentioned in the will of his father-in-law, Col. John Godfrey. It refers to his daughter Mary, wife of William Davis, and names her two former husbands as Robert Browne and Dr. Henry Woodward.
No official record of his death has been found, but was most likely soon after 1685 in South Carolina or Georgia. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine for January, 1907 (Vol. VIII, p. 32), shows he was alive in March 1686, but the letter referred to is actually dated 21 March 1684/5.
There are many accounts of Dr. Woodward's 20 years in South Carolina, but no reports show any connection between him and John Fripp, who probably arrived about the time of Henry's death.
Other sources: Wikipedia & Digital History
Notes from: "The Story of an American Family" p.23
Anne Barnwell married four times but had children only by the second husband. She married first, March 29, 1726 Thomas Stanyarne, son of Colonel James Stanyarne who had been on the Council from 1671 to 1693. The Stanyarnes planted on John's Island and were closely connected to the Woodwards and Gibbes. In time their descendants were much interrelated.
Probable grandfather: LDS
Richard WIGG
Birth: 1642, Mentmore, Buckingham, England
Death: 1701RICHARD WIGG
Spouse: FRANCES HILLERSDEN
Marriage: 26 APR 1675 Stoke Hammond, BuckinghamSee: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62617
Thomas signed his will on 23 Jan 1759, at Port Royal Island,Granville County,South Carolina
Index to some of the documents held at: South Carolina Department of Arhives & History.
Date: 6 Mar 1752
Description: Wigg, Thomas, esq. of Port Royal island, to Nathaniel Barnwell esq. and John Barnwell esq., both of Granville county, trustees, marriage settlement for the benefit of his intended bride Ann Reeves, widow and administratrix of Ambrose Reeves, surgeon, late of Port Royal island, reserving two plots of land in Beaufort, lots no. 10 and no. 137, debts, a bond, slaves, cattle, and household furniture. (6 pages)
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Barnwell, Nathaniel/Barnwell, John/Reeves, Ann/Wigg, Ann/Reeves Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh///Sarah (slave)/James (slave)/Charles (slave)/Doway (slave)/Phillis (slave)/Smith/Bryan, Jonathan
Locations: Port Royal Island//Granville County/Beaufort/
Type: Marriage settlementDate: 1754
Description: Wigg, Thomas and Anne, his wife, Exix. of Dr. Ambrose Reeve Vs Hugh Bryan, judgment roll.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Wigg, Anne//Reeve, Dr. Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh/
Type: judgment-rollDate: 1755-1756
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Gordon, lease and release for 300 acres of land on Port Royal island.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Gordon, John/
Locations: Port Royal island/
Type: Lease and releaseDate: 1756-1757
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Chapman, lease and release for 200 acres of land on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Chapman, John/
Locations: Port Royal Island/Granville County
Type: Lease and release/Date: 1758-1759
Description: Wigg, Thomas to George de la Bere, deed of release for 266 acres on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/de la Bere, George/
Locations: Port Royal island/Granville county
Type: Deed of release
Notes from: "The Story of an American Family" p.23
Anne Barnwell married four times but had children only by the second husband. She married first, March 29, 1726 Thomas Stanyarne, son of Colonel James Stanyarne who had been on the Council from 1671 to 1693. The Stanyarnes planted on John's Island and were closely connected to the Woodwards and Gibbes. In time their descendants were much interrelated.
Probable grandfather: LDS
Richard WIGG
Birth: 1642, Mentmore, Buckingham, England
Death: 1701RICHARD WIGG
Spouse: FRANCES HILLERSDEN
Marriage: 26 APR 1675 Stoke Hammond, BuckinghamSee: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62617
Thomas signed his will on 23 Jan 1759, at Port Royal Island,Granville County,South Carolina
Index to some of the documents held at: South Carolina Department of Arhives & History.
Date: 6 Mar 1752
Description: Wigg, Thomas, esq. of Port Royal island, to Nathaniel Barnwell esq. and John Barnwell esq., both of Granville county, trustees, marriage settlement for the benefit of his intended bride Ann Reeves, widow and administratrix of Ambrose Reeves, surgeon, late of Port Royal island, reserving two plots of land in Beaufort, lots no. 10 and no. 137, debts, a bond, slaves, cattle, and household furniture. (6 pages)
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Barnwell, Nathaniel/Barnwell, John/Reeves, Ann/Wigg, Ann/Reeves Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh///Sarah (slave)/James (slave)/Charles (slave)/Doway (slave)/Phillis (slave)/Smith/Bryan, Jonathan
Locations: Port Royal Island//Granville County/Beaufort/
Type: Marriage settlementDate: 1754
Description: Wigg, Thomas and Anne, his wife, Exix. of Dr. Ambrose Reeve Vs Hugh Bryan, judgment roll.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Wigg, Anne//Reeve, Dr. Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh/
Type: judgment-rollDate: 1755-1756
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Gordon, lease and release for 300 acres of land on Port Royal island.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Gordon, John/
Locations: Port Royal island/
Type: Lease and releaseDate: 1756-1757
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Chapman, lease and release for 200 acres of land on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Chapman, John/
Locations: Port Royal Island/Granville County
Type: Lease and release/Date: 1758-1759
Description: Wigg, Thomas to George de la Bere, deed of release for 266 acres on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/de la Bere, George/
Locations: Port Royal island/Granville county
Type: Deed of release
Probable grandfather: LDS
Richard WIGG
Birth: 1642, Mentmore, Buckingham, England
Death: 1701RICHARD WIGG
Spouse: FRANCES HILLERSDEN
Marriage: 26 APR 1675 Stoke Hammond, BuckinghamSee: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62617
Thomas signed his will on 23 Jan 1759, at Port Royal Island,Granville County,South Carolina
Index to some of the documents held at: South Carolina Department of Arhives & History.
Date: 6 Mar 1752
Description: Wigg, Thomas, esq. of Port Royal island, to Nathaniel Barnwell esq. and John Barnwell esq., both of Granville county, trustees, marriage settlement for the benefit of his intended bride Ann Reeves, widow and administratrix of Ambrose Reeves, surgeon, late of Port Royal island, reserving two plots of land in Beaufort, lots no. 10 and no. 137, debts, a bond, slaves, cattle, and household furniture. (6 pages)
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Barnwell, Nathaniel/Barnwell, John/Reeves, Ann/Wigg, Ann/Reeves Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh///Sarah (slave)/James (slave)/Charles (slave)/Doway (slave)/Phillis (slave)/Smith/Bryan, Jonathan
Locations: Port Royal Island//Granville County/Beaufort/
Type: Marriage settlementDate: 1754
Description: Wigg, Thomas and Anne, his wife, Exix. of Dr. Ambrose Reeve Vs Hugh Bryan, judgment roll.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas//Wigg, Anne//Reeve, Dr. Ambrose/Bryan, Hugh/
Type: judgment-rollDate: 1755-1756
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Gordon, lease and release for 300 acres of land on Port Royal island.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Gordon, John/
Locations: Port Royal island/
Type: Lease and releaseDate: 1756-1757
Description: Wigg, Thomas and wife to John Chapman, lease and release for 200 acres of land on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/Chapman, John/
Locations: Port Royal Island/Granville County
Type: Lease and release/Date: 1758-1759
Description: Wigg, Thomas to George de la Bere, deed of release for 266 acres on Port Royal island, Granville county.
Names indexed: Wigg, Thomas/de la Bere, George/
Locations: Port Royal island/Granville county
Type: Deed of release
Robert and Sarah (2nd wife) lived on "Peaceful Retreat," the Gibbes plantation at Stono Landing on John's Island, near Charleston, South Carolina. They had ten children.
NOTES: From South Carolina Historical & Genealogy Magazine: 20-39.
Thomas Diston, who married Elizabeth Turgis, had on April 13, 1710, received a grant for 110 acres and on May 25, 1711, another grant for 196 acres to which seems to have been added 250 acres granted to Lady Elizabeth Blake October 6, 1704, and also 100 acres granted John Boddican March 1, 1681, which seems to have been acquired by Lady Rebecca Axtell and transferred to Thomas Diston.
At Thomas Diston's death, the property passed to his son, Thomas Diston, Jr. The widow, Elizabeth Diston, married her second cousin, Paul Jenys, and had by him a son, Paul Jenys.
Either during the life of Thomas Diston or Paul Jenys, there seems to have been added to the property 200 acres granted to Andrew Percival 22 March, 1682, and the remainder of the grant to John Cantey, less 298 acres sold to James Baker making in all 1,129 acres.
Paul Jenys occupied the property until his death in 1752, when he devised the property in case of the death of his infant son, George Jenys, to his cousins, Walter, Thomas and John Izard and it finally vested in Walter and Elizabeth the daughter of the elder John, and on a settlement between them the land became the property of Walter and passed to his only son, John.