Mary Sophia Woodhull

1784 - 1843  (58 years)

• Name	Mary Sophia Woodhull  [1]
  Birth	24 Sep 1784	Chester Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Feb 1843
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey, United States
  Person ID	I8263	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Rev. Rev. William Woodhull,   b. 3 Dec 1741, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 8 Aug 1814, Chester, N J (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hedges,   b. 22 Mar 1749, Easthampton, Long Island, New York, United States d. 13 Sep 1825 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1767  [1]
  Family ID	F7637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Hunt,   b. Abt 1784   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Sep 1805	See notes for children
  Children	1. Stephen Richard Hunt,   b. 21 Sep 1806   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Sofford Hunt,   b. 9 Mar 1813   d. 7 Sep 1882 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Children (Two): (1.) Stephen Richard Hunt, born September 21, 1806; married Gertrude Williamson, of Somerville, New Jersey. They had four children: a son who died in infancy, and three daughters. Aletta Williamson Hunt, born September 2, 1830; married in August, 1858, Henry Striet Baker, son of Jacob Baker, of Winchester, Virginia, who fought in the War of 1812. He was born November 30, 1814. They had five children: Harry Hunt Baker, born June 4, 1859; married June 4, 1899, Belle Jordan, of Jordan Springs, Va. They had two children: Isabel Eubank Baker, born December 5, 1893. William Woodhull Baker, born May 5, 1896. Robert Walker Baker, born July 5, 1863; married, May 24, 1893, Abby Pearce Scott. She was born July 24, 1871. They had three children: Robert Nicholson Scott Baker, born February 17, 1894. Henry Scott Baker, born September 9, 1895. James Scott Baker, born October 21, 1897. Gertrude Williamson Baker, born April 30, 1871; married, June 10, 1890, Robert Thomas Barton. They had two children: Robert Thomas Barton, Jr., born October 15, 1891. Gertrude Williamson Barton, born October 3, 1894. Lily Harrison Baker, born April 5, 1873. Eliza Woodhull Hunt, born May 30, 1833; married, July 16, 1856, Stephen Billings Ransom, of Somerville, New Jersey. They had six children: Charles Archibald Ransom, born June 22, 1857. Gertrude Williamson Ransom, born September 24, 1859. Bessie Billings Ransom, born November 28, 1862. Stephen Billings Ransom, Jr., born June 25, 1866; married, June 14, 1892, Florence McDowell. They had no children. James B. Faulks Ransom, born March 22, 1870; married in October, 1899, Gertrude Webbe. They had one child: James Dudley Ransom, born December 3, 1903. Alfred Lutkins Ransom, born May 25, 1872. Cornelia Williamson Hunt, born December 23, 1846; married, Page 120 September 23, 1868, Newton Hoffman. They had three children: Newton Hoffman, born September 10, 1873, and died September 17, 1873. Robert Van Amberg Hoffman, born October 22, 1879. Cornelia Williamson Hoffman, born August 1, 1882. (2.) John Spofford Hunt, born March 9, 1813; married first, Jane Tappan. They had two children: Arabella Hunt, born (???), married Lyman Pearson. Richard Evert Hunt, born (???). He married second, Huldah Roberts. They had two children. He died September 7, 1882.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Ruth Tangier Smith, M.D. and Henry Bainbridge Hoff, The Tangier Smith Family: Descendents of Colonel William Smith of The Manor of St. George, Long Island, New York (The Order of colonial Lords of Manors in America. Publication No. 34. 1978.), p. 16.