sentences:  The County was named for Woodford County, Kentucky, which was in turn named after General William Woodford, who served with General George Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the brutal winter of 1777–78.The first post office in today's Woodford County was established in 1836 at Partridge township, named for local tribal leader Black Partridge.Also in 1836, the area's first (private) school was founded, by Miss Betsy Page.