Andrew Wodrow
| Andrew Wodrow | |
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| Clerk of Court for Hampshire County | |
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In office 1782–1814 |
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| Preceded by | Gabriel Jones |
| Succeeded by | Samuel McGuire |
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| Born | 1752 Glasgow, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 1814 (aged 62) Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States |
| Resting place | Old Presbyterian Cemetery (demolished), Romney, West Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | Scottish American |
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| Residence | Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, Romney, West Virginia, United States |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
Virginia militia Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1779–1781 (Virginia militia) 1781 (Hampshire County militia) 1788 (Hampshire County militia) |
| Rank |
Lieutenant colonel (Virginia militia) Colonel (Hampshire County militia) Major (Hampshire County militia) |
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Virginia militia Hampshire County militia |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Andrew Wodrow (1752–1814) was a prominent Scottish American merchant, militia officer, clerk of court, lawyer, and landowner in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia.
Wodrow was born in Scotland in 1752 and immigrated to Virginia in 1768. In Fredericksburg, he engaged in a thriving import business. Following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Wodrow placed his entire inventory up for public auction and contributed the profits to the American Revolutionary patriot cause. During the war, Wodrow served as a lieutenant colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army.
Wodrow was the first resident clerk of court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). There, Wodrow served in the position of major in the Hampshire County militia. In addition, he represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788. He was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly as a trustee of the towns of Romney and Watson Town (present-day Capon Springs). Wodrow amassed numerous properties which included landholdings along the Cacapon River and the Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House in Romney, and became a prosperous landholder in Hampshire County.
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