The Woodall Line: Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele

The purpose of this document is to prove Sampson Woodall 1735-1809 was the son of John Woodall 1710-1808 and Judith Sampson 1708-1757. 

Vertical Pedigree Chart for Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele (1)

John Woodall 1710-1808 and Judith Sampson 1708-1757

Combined Narrative: The Woodall Family of Early Southside Virginia

The Woodall family emerges clearly in early‑18th‑century records of Henrico and Goochland Counties, Virginia, where John Woodall—born about 1678—held 300 acres on the north side of Nennestoe (Genestoe) Creek as early as 1723. When John died in 1747, his will left this land to his children John, William, and Sarah Prior, establishing the family’s presence in the region. (2)

His son, John Woodall Sr., born about 1710 in Goochland County (3), inherited part of this property and continued the family’s expansion. Around 1731, he married Judith Sampson, daughter of Stephen Sampson and Mary Woodson, linking the Woodalls to two prominent Southside Virginia families. On 21 June 1757, John Sr. deeded land to his sons John Jr. and Sampson, (4) confirming their adulthood and establishing the next generation of Woodall households.

John Sr. and Judith Sampson raised a large family whose members spread across Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Their children included:

1.        Sampson Woodall (b. 1732), who married Sarah Steele in 1756 and became the progenitor of the Goochland‑to‑Charlotte‑to‑Patrick County Woodalls.

2.       John Woodall Jr. (b. 1735), who married Dorothy Pledge in Buckingham County in 1756 and later died in Wilkes County, Georgia.

3.       William Woodall Sr. (b. 1737), who married Mary Fielder in 1757.

4.       James B. Woodall Sr. (b. 1739), who died before 1800.

5.       Jacob Woodall Sr. (b. 1740), who married Agnes Hicks in 1763 and later moved into North Carolina.

6.       David Woodall (b. 1742), about whom little is recorded.

After Judith Sampson’s death, John Sr. married Judith Holmes sometime after 1750, and they had one son, Thomas Holmes Woodall, who was provided for extensively in John’s 1806 will. This will, recorded in Pendleton District, South Carolina, names children Sarah Prior, William, Joseph, Ann McCutcheon, and John, and includes a detailed deed granting land, enslaved persons, livestock, and household goods to Thomas—on the condition that he care for his mother.

The line of Sampson Woodall, eldest son of John Sr. and Judith Sampson, continued the family’s movement across Virginia. Born about 1735, Sampson married Sarah Steele on 24 March 1756 in Goochland. Their first four children—Sally, John Jr., Samuel, and Jacob—appear in the Douglas Register, confirming their residence there. After selling his Goochland land in 1762, Sampson moved to Charlotte County, where he appears in the 1782 census as head of a household of nine. In Charlotte, he and Sarah completed their family with William, Susanna “Sukey”, and James Sampson Woodall, who later became the patriarch of the Woodalls of Pittsylvania and Patrick Counties. Sarah died after 1765, while Sampson lived until August 1809. (5)

Together, these generations of Woodalls—beginning with landholder John Woodall in the 1720s—formed a sprawling family whose descendants moved from Goochland into Charlotte, Halifax, Campbell, Pittsylvania, Patrick, and beyond into Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Missouri. Their records in wills, deeds, parish registers, and early censuses trace one of the foundational families of Southside Virginia.

Sampson Woodall & Sarah Steele

Sampson Woodall, born about 1735 in Goochland County, Virginia, was the son of John Woodall Sr. and Judith Sampson, members of two early Virginia families. On 24 March 1756, he married Sarah Steele, born 22 October 1729 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, the daughter of Samuel Steele and Katherine Hammond. Sarah grew up in a large Steele family with siblings Margaret, Elizabeth, Ambrose, Catharine, Samuel, and Jane.

Sampson and Sarah began their married life in Goochland County, where Sampson appears in land records, including a 1757 property entry and a 1762 sale to John Crouch. The Douglas Register documents the births of their first four children—Sally, John Jr., Samuel, and Jacob—confirming their residence in Goochland through the early 1760s.

After selling their land, the family moved to Charlotte County, Virginia, where Sampson appears as head of a household of nine in the 1782 census. In Charlotte, they completed their family with William, Susanna “Sukey,” and James Sampson Woodall. Sarah died after 1765, likely soon after the birth of her youngest child, while Sampson lived into old age. In 1800, he was declared levy‑free, indicating he had reached 65, and he died in August 1809 in Charlotte County.

Through their seven children, Sampson and Sarah Steele Woodall became the founders of a Woodall line that spread from Goochland and Charlotte into Halifax, Campbell, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Stokes County (NC), Kentucky, Tennessee, and beyond—forming one of the major branches of the early Virginia Woodalls.

Children of Sampson Woodall & Sarah Steele (6)

Child	Birth	Death	Marriage(s)	Location Details
Sally Woodall	24 Mar 1756, Goochland Co., VA.  Named in the Douglas Register. (7)	Charlotte Co., VA	Married Samuel Waters	Firstborn; remained in Charlotte
John Woodall Jr.	5 Oct 1758, Goochland Co., VA.  Named in the Douglas Register. (7)	Before 6 Feb 1804, Charlotte Co., VA	(1) Susannah Stovall, m. 27 Jan 1786, Halifax Co., VA; (2) Nancy Toombs, m. 9 Sep 1797, Halifax Co., VA	Died before 1804 estate settlement
Susanna “Sukey” Woodall	1760, Charlotte Co., VA	—	Married Martin Covington	Lived in Charlotte region
Samuel Woodall	20 Mar 1761, Goochland Co., VA.  Named in the Douglas Register. (7)	1845, Stokes Co., NC	Married Joanna Dobbins, 1787	Migrated to North Carolina
William Woodall	1762	—	Married Martha Tolbert, 12 Feb 1793, Halifax Co., VA	Appears in Halifax marriage records
Jacob Woodall Sr.	10 Jul 1763, Goochland Co., VA.  Named in the Douglas Register. (7)	After 1840, Campbell Co., VA	Married Rebecca Covington (1767–aft 1802), 20 Dec 1787, Halifax Co., VA	Later lived in Campbell County
James Sampson Woodall	1 May 1765, Campbell County, VA.	1843, Patrick Co., VA	Married three times	Patriarch of the Pittsylvania–Patrick Woodalls

Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 (8)

1. Sally Woodall - Sally Woodall was born 24 March 1756 in Goochland County, Virginia, the eldest child of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele. Her birth is recorded in the Douglas Register, placing her firmly within the early Woodall family of Goochland before their later move into Charlotte County.  By the early 1780s, Sally was living in Charlotte County, Virginia, where she married Samuel Walters (9) (also recorded as Waters/Waltress). Their marriage appears in multiple compiled Virginia marriage records, with dates recorded as 6 December 1784 and 18 December 1784, reflecting typical variations in early clerical entries. The marriage consistently identifies Sally as the daughter of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele, (10) confirming her place in the Woodall–Steele family. Samuel Walters appears in one record as a Sergeant in Virginia in June 1784, though this military reference is not fully confirmed. What is certain is that he and Sally married in Charlotte County and began their household there during the post‑Revolutionary period, when many Woodall relatives were also marrying, migrating, and establishing farms across Southside Virginia. A later, unrelated marriage record from Caroline County in 1786 lists a “Sally Waters” marrying a man named James, but this is a different woman; Sally Woodall’s documented marriage to Samuel Walters in Charlotte County is the correct and consistent match across all genealogical sources. Together, Sally and Samuel represent the first branch of Sampson and Sarah Steele Woodall’s children to marry and establish a household in Charlotte County. Though few later records survive for them, their marriage marks the beginning of the Walters–Woodall connection in Southside Virginia, linking Sally’s Goochland‑born generation to the families who would later spread into Halifax, Pittsylvania, Patrick, and beyond.

2. John Woodall Jr. - John Woodall Jr. was born on 5 October 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia, one of the documented children of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele, whose early family records appear in the Douglas Register. Like his siblings, John grew up in the Goochland–Charlotte County corridor before establishing himself in Halifax County as an adult.  On 25 January 1786, at the age of twenty‑seven, John married Susannah Stovall (11) in Halifax County, Virginia. Their marriage is well documented in both the Virginia Select Marriages (12) collection and Stovall family genealogies, placing John firmly within the network of Woodall, Stovall, and allied families of Southside Virginia.  His second wife was Nancy Toombs. (13)  By 1820 (14), John was living in Meadsville, Halifax County, where the census shows a mature household: an older man and woman over forty‑five, two younger males aged sixteen to twenty‑five, and one enslaved boy under fourteen. The household was engaged in both agriculture and manufacturing, suggesting a diversified farm or small workshop operation typical of the region.  In 1830, John appears again in Halifax County, now in his early seventies. The census lists him as a man aged seventy to seventy‑nine, living with a woman aged sixty to sixty‑nine—almost certainly Susannah—and three enslaved children and young women. This final record marks the last known documentation of John’s life. He died after 1830, likely in Halifax County, where he had lived for more than four decades.  John Woodall Jr.’s life reflects the steady, rooted pattern of many second‑generation Woodalls: born in Goochland, married in Halifax, and living out his years as a farmer and head of household in the same community. His records form an important link between the early Goochland Woodalls and the later generations who spread into Patrick, Pittsylvania, and beyond.

Anderson and John Woodall in the 1830 Census, Halifax, Virginia (15)

3. Susanna “Sukey” Woodall - Susannah “Sukey” Woodall, born around 1760 in Charlotte County, Virginia, was one of the younger children of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele, a family deeply rooted in Goochland and Charlotte County. On 26 December 1793, she married Martin Covington in Charlotte County (16), beginning a marriage that would span more than fifty years and carry them into neighboring Campbell County.  By 1810, Martin and Susannah were living in Charlotte County, where the census shows a bustling household of eight: three young sons under ten, one older boy aged ten to fifteen, two daughters under fifteen, and Martin and Susannah themselves, both in the twenty‑six to forty‑four age range. Their household was typical of early‑19th‑century rural Virginia—large, young, and centered on agriculture.  Sometime between 1810 and 1830, the Covingtons moved to Campbell County, Virginia.  In the 1830 census there was recorded a man identified as “Martin Covington Junior.” He had a smaller household consisting of a young son under five, a daughter aged fifteen to nineteen.  This Martin cannot be the elder Martin Covington because the head of household is listed as between twenty to twenty‑nine.  He had one enslaved woman aged twenty‑four to thirty‑five. (17) This must be the son of Martin, Sr. and Susanna Woodall.  By 1840, Martin, Sr. is listed as a man aged sixty to sixty‑nine, living in the Southern District of Campbell County with Susannah, also aged sixty to sixty‑nine, and a younger woman aged fifteen to nineteen. Martin was employed in agriculture, and the household had no enslaved persons, suggesting a small, self‑sustaining farm.  The 1850 census provides the clearest picture of their later years. Martin, age 80, and Susannah, age 75, were living together in Campbell County, where Martin worked as a farmer. Their household was small and quiet, reflecting a couple living out their final years after decades of raising children and managing land.  Martin Covington died after 1850, and Susannah likely passed around the same time.

Susannah Covington, Elisha Woodall and George Covington are all listed in the U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, 1850 Campbell County, VA (18)

4. Samuel Woodall - Samuel Woodall was born on 20 March 1761 in Goochland County, Virginia, the son of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele. His baptism was recorded on 6 June 1761 in St. James Northam Parish, placing him firmly within the early Woodall family documented in the Douglas Register. (19) Samuel grew up among several siblings—Sally, John, Jacob, Elizabeth, James S., William, and Susannah—who later spread across Virginia and the Carolinas. As a young man living in Charlotte County, Samuel enlisted in the Revolutionary War, serving two three‑month terms: first as a private in Captain Joseph Jameson’s Company under Colonel James Tucker, and later in Captain Morton’s Company under Colonel Peyton Skipwith. His service earned him a federal pension decades later, confirming his role as a Revolutionary War soldier.  Around 1787, Samuel married Joanna Dobbins (20), and the couple began raising a family that eventually included Sarah who married her first cousin Daniel Hankins Woodall, Nancy, Nathan, and Jane. Samuel appears in Charlotte County tax lists through the 1780s and 1790s, and an 1803 Campbell County deed still identifies him as a resident of Charlotte, showing his gradual movement westward.  By 1810 (21), Samuel was living in Campbell County, and in 1814 he served again—this time in the War of 1812—as a member of Brice Edwards’s Company of Riflemen, 64th Regiment, Virginia Militia. (22) His son Nathan Woodall served alongside him, as did a John Woodall, likely a relative.  After his brief War of 1812 service, Samuel moved through Henry County and Pittsylvania County, appearing in tax lists, before finally settling in Rockingham County, North Carolina by 1820. The census that year shows a large household with several young adults, reflecting his nearly grown children. By 1830, only Samuel and Joanna remained at home.  Samuel applied for his Revolutionary War pension in 1831 and was granted it in 1832, appearing on the U.S. Pension Roll of 1835 as a Virginia militia veteran living in Rockingham County. In 1840, at age eighty‑two, he was listed as a pensioner residing in the household of William Knight, his son‑in‑law. Samuel Woodall died on 11 March 1845 in Rockingham County. His long life—spanning the colonial era, the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the early decades of the United States—reflects the movement of many Southside Virginia families who gradually migrated into North Carolina. Through his service, his children, and his documented presence across multiple counties, Samuel stands as one of the most thoroughly recorded members of the Woodall family’s second generation.

Joanna Woodall, widow of Samuel Woodall received a pension of $10.50 per year (23)

6. William Woodall - William Woodall, born around 1762, was one of the younger sons of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele, a family rooted in Goochland and Charlotte Counties, Virginia. Like his brothers, William came of age during the Revolutionary era and established himself in the expanding communities of Halifax and Campbell Counties.  On 12 February 1793, William married Martha Tolbard (Tolbert) (24) in Halifax County, Virginia, a union recorded in the Virginia Select Marriages collection (25). Martha was the daughter of James Talbot and Lucy Stanley, members of another long‑established Halifax family. (26) William and Martha began their household in Halifax, where Woodalls, Talbots, and related families frequently intermarried.  William appears in Halifax and Campbell County records throughout the first half of the 19th century. By 1850 (26), he was living in Campbell County, where census records show a large Woodall household headed by James Woodall, age fifty‑one. William, age eleven in that record, is not the same man born in 1762—this is a younger relative. The elder William does not appear in that household, indicating he was living elsewhere or recorded separately.  By 1860, (27) William Woodall—now nearly ninety‑eight years old—appears in the Northern District of Halifax County on the slave schedule (28) as the owner of four enslaved people. This record confirms that he survived well into old age and remained in Halifax County, where many Woodall descendants continued to live.  William died after 1860, likely in Halifax County. His long life spanned the colonial era, the Revolution, the early republic, and the eve of the Civil War.

6. Jacob Woodall Sr. - Jacob Woodall Sr. was born on 10 July 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia, the son of Sampson Woodall and Sarah Steele. His birth and baptism were recorded in the Douglas Register (30), confirming his place among the younger children of the Woodall–Steele family. He is not the same man as the older Jacob Woodall born in 1740 who later lived in North Carolina; this Jacob remained in Virginia throughout his life.  On 25 December 1787, Jacob married Rebecca Covington (31) in Halifax County, Virginia. Their marriage is documented through a surviving consent note written by Rebecca’s father, William Owin, granting permission for his daughter to wed Jacob.

Rebeckah Coventon Marriage Consent: "This is to certify that I give my free Consent to the Marriage of my Daughter Rebeckah Covinton to Jacob Woodall Both of this County And desires you Grant the License for the Same. Given Under my hand this 12 day of Dec 1787

Wiliam Owin

Jebez Owin

Rebekah Coventon

Mr. Berryman Green D.H.

Jacd Woodall"

Rebecca Covington Marriage Consent (32)

The Covington and Woodall families were closely connected in Halifax and Charlotte Counties, and Jacob’s marriage reflects the interwoven kinship networks of Southside Virginia.  By 1810 (30), Jacob and Rebecca were living in Lynchburg, Campbell County, where the census shows a large household of eleven people. The record lists multiple sons and daughters ranging from infancy to young adulthood, along with Jacob and Rebecca themselves. Their household structure suggests an active farming family with several children still at home.  In 1820 (31), Jacob remained in Lynchburg, Campbell County, now heading a household of seven, including sons aged ten to twenty‑five and daughters under twenty‑five. One member of the household was engaged in commerce, indicating that Jacob or one of his sons may have operated a small trade or business in addition to farming.  By 1840 (32), Jacob—now in his late seventies—was living in the Southern District of Campbell County with Rebecca, also aged seventy to seventy‑nine, and one younger adult male. The census notes that two members of the household could not read or write, and that two were employed in agriculture, showing that Jacob remained active on the land even in old age.  No death record survives for Jacob Woodall, but the 1840 census is the last known documentation of his life. He likely died in Campbell County sometime after 1840.

Although Rebecca’s surname was Covington, her 1787 marriage consent was signed by William Owen probably because she belonged to a blended Covington–Owen family. Rebecca’s biological father was a Covington, but he had likely died, and her mother appears to have remarried into the Owen family. In such cases, the stepfather—or male guardian—signed the marriage consent, even though the daughter kept her original surname.  The presence of both William Owen and Jabez Owen on the consent strongly suggests that Rebecca was raised in an Owen household, while still legally and socially recognized as a Covington. This same family cluster produced Martin Covington, who married Rebecca’s future sister‑in‑law, Susannah Woodall, making Rebecca and Martin almost certainly siblings or close cousins.  In short, Rebecca was a Covington by birth but an Owen by household, which is why William Owen signed her marriage consent.

7. James Sampson Woodall - James Sampson Woodall’s birth year aligns precisely with the final year of Sarah Steele’s life. She died around 1765, the same year James was born, placing him squarely within the marriage window of Sampson and Sarah. No other Woodall couple living in Goochland, Prince Edward, or Charlotte County at that time could have been his parents. The Woodalls were a small, tightly clustered family in this period, and Sampson is the only man of the correct age and location who could have fathered a son born in 1765. Naming patterns reinforce this conclusion. James carried the middle name “Sampson,” a direct reflection of his father’s given name. This practice—using the father’s name as the son’s middle name—was extremely common in 18th‑century Virginia and appears repeatedly in the Woodall family. James later passed the name to his own son, James Sampson Woodall Jr., continuing the generational pattern. Geographically, James followed the same migration path as Sampson: from Goochland into Charlotte County, then into Pittsylvania and Patrick Counties. His land transactions, marriage, and later family connections all trace the same corridor traveled by Sampson and his other children. Family reconstructions from Pittsylvania, Charlotte, and Patrick County researchers consistently list James as one of Sampson’s sons, alongside siblings who share the same naming patterns and regional movements.

WOODALL FAMILY MIGRATION TIMELINE (1730s–1850s)

Three Generations Across Goochland → Charlotte → Halifax/Campbell → Pittsylvania/Henry → North Carolina

FIRST GENERATION — Sampson & Sarah Steele Woodall

1735–1762 | Goochland County, Virginia

1735 – Birth of Sampson Woodall in Goochland.

1756 – Sampson marries Sarah Steele in St. James Northam Parish.

1756–1763 – Births of Sally, John Jr., Samuel, Jacob recorded in Douglas Register.

1762–1809 | Charlotte County, Virginia

1762 – Sampson sells Goochland land; moves family to Charlotte County.

1763–1765 – Births of William, Susannah, and James S. in Charlotte.

1782 – Sampson listed as head of household of nine.

1800 – Sampson declared levy‑free (age 65).

1809 – Sampson dies in Charlotte County.

SECOND GENERATION — Children of Sampson & Sarah

1. Sally Woodall (1756–?) Migration Path

1756–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1784 – Charlotte County

1784 – Marries Samuel Walters in Charlotte

After 1784 – Remains in Charlotte County

2. John Woodall Jr. (1758–after 1830) Migration Path

1758–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1786 – Charlotte County

1786 – Marries Susannah Stovall in Halifax County

1820 – Meadsville, Halifax County

1830 – Halifax County (elderly)

Grandchildren (John Jr.’s line)

Children appear in Halifax County census records (1820, 1830).

No documented migration outside Halifax.

3. Samuel Woodall (1761–1845) - Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Veteran, Migration Path

1761–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1790s – Charlotte County

1787 – Marries Joanna Dobbins

1810 – Campbell County

1814 – Henry County (War of 1812 service)

1815 – Pittsylvania County

1820–1845 – Rockingham County, North Carolina (final residence)

Grandchildren (Samuel’s line)

Nathan Woodall – Served in War of 1812; lived near Samuel in Rockingham County.

Jane Woodall Knight – Married William Knight; Samuel lived with them in 1840.

Sarah & Nancy Woodall – Remained in Rockingham County region.

4. Jacob Woodall Sr. (1763–after 1840) Migration Path

1763–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1787 – Charlotte County

1787 – Marries Rebecca Covington in Halifax County

1810–1820 – Lynchburg, Campbell County

1840 – Southern District, Campbell County (elderly)

Grandchildren (Jacob’s line)

Multiple sons and daughters appear in Campbell County census (1810, 1820).

No documented migration outside Campbell County.

5. William Woodall (1762–after 1860) Migration Path

1762–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1793 – Charlotte County

1793 – Marries Martha Tolbard in Halifax County

1850 – Campbell County

1860 – Halifax County (slave schedule)

Grandchildren (William’s line)

Appearing in 1850 Campbell census:

Sarah, John, Rebeckah, Sarah (younger), James, William, Thomas

These children remain in Campbell/Halifax region.

6. Susannah “Sukey” Woodall (1760–after 1850) Migration Path

1760–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1793 – Charlotte County

1793 – Marries Martin Covington

1830–1850 – Campbell County

Grandchildren (Susannah’s line)

Covington children appear in Campbell County census records.

No migration outside Campbell.

7. James Sampson Woodall (1765–1843) Migration Path

1765–1762 – Goochland County

1762–1790s – Charlotte County

1790s – Pittsylvania County

Early 1800s–1843 – Patrick County (death)

Grandchildren (James S.’s line)

Woodall descendants spread through Patrick County.

Some later migrate into Stokes County, NC (early 19th century).

THIRD GENERATION — Summary of Grandchildren Migration

Stayed in Virginia

Halifax County: John Jr.’s line, William’s line

Campbell County: Jacob’s line, Susannah’s line

Patrick County: James S.’s line

Pittsylvania County: Some of Samuel’s and James S.’s descendants

Moved to North Carolina

Rockingham County: Samuel’s children (Nathan, Jane, Sarah, Nancy)

Stokes County: Later descendants of James S. Woodall

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31. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940. ancestry.com. [Online] Jacob Woodall married Rebecca Covington. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/records/5416068?tid=163174124&pid=422784692879&ssrc=pt.

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