Andrew Wodrow

Andrew Wodrow
Clerk of Court for Hampshire County
In office 1782–1814
Preceded by	Gabriel Jones
Succeeded by	Samuel McGuire
Personal details
Born	1752 (1752) Glasgow, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died	1814 (1815) (aged 62) Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Resting place	Old Presbyterian Cemetery (demolished), Romney, West Virginia, United States
Nationality	Scottish American
Spouse	Mary Ann Wilson Wodrow
Relations	Robert Wodrow (father) George Wilson (father-in-law) Alexander Wodrow (uncle)
Children	Matilda Wodrow McDowell Craig Wodrow Emily Jean Wodrow Kercheval Elizabeth Wodrow Dailey
Residence(s)	Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, Romney, West Virginia, United States
Occupation	merchant militia officer clerk of court lawyer landowner
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	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)
Unit	Virginia militia Hampshire County militia
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Andrew Wodrow^[a] (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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