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III. WISWALL, LIEUT. THOMAS, (s. of Capt. Noah,) m. at bury, Hannah Cheney, July, 1696, took the homestead of his and had Hannah, Oct. 15, 1697 ; Noah, Sept. 7, 1699 ; Sarah, . 4, 1701 ; Mary, Oct. 1, 1702 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 25, 1704 ; Thomas, al. Ichabod. Sarah m. John Newman, 1730 - Elizabeth m. Nathar iel Longley, Jr. He was Highway Surveyor in 1694; Constable 1. 1699 ; Selectman, in 1706 and 1707. He d. 1709, æ. 45. Wid. Han- nah m. David Newman, of Rehoboth, June, 1719. Caleb Stedman, of Rox., admin. Estate : Inventory, £672. Ninety-five acres land divided to wid. Hannah Newman, her thirds, and to Thomas, Icha- bod, Noah, and Nathaniel Longley. To oldest s. Noah, the build- ings and thirty-seven and a quarter acres; to Thomas and Icha- bod, sixteen and a half acres, on the N. side partly by Great pond ; Mrs. Hannah, eighty and a half acres on the N. side of the road and house. Nathaniel Parker bought out the heirs and widow's thirds, and took part of the land of Capt. Noah Wiswall.
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IV. WISWALL, CAPT. NOAH, (s. of Lieut. Thomas,) m. Thank- ful, dr. of Jeremiah Fuller, 1720, took down the ancient house built by Elder Wiswall, and built the front part of the house, in 1744, now owned and occupied by Luther Paul, Esq. He had Thomas ; Eliza- beth ; Jeremiah, Oct. 27, 1725 ; Thankful, Sept. 1, 1727, d. 1728; John ; Thankful, Aug. 11, 1729 ; Mary, April 1, 1731 ; Sarah, Dec. 23, 1734; Esther, Dec. 2, 1737 ; Noah, July 7, 1740 ; Samuel ; Ebenezer, 1742; Margaret, Feb. 25, 1744 ; Hannah, March 31, 1745. 2d w. Deliver- ance, dr. of Ebenezer Kenrick, of Brookline, 1752. Elizabeth m. William Baldwin, Dec. 17, 1741 - Thankful m. Ebenezer Gee, 1750 - Mary m. Samuel Norcross, 1752 - Sarah m. Dr. John King, 1761 - Esther m. Benjamin White, 1768 - Margaret m. Thomas Palmer, 1766 - Hannah m. Ebenezer Richards, Jr., of Dedh., 1769. Ist. w. d. 1745, æ. 41. He was Selectman three years ; one of the early Baptists in Newton, having been bap. 1754, and one of the founders of the Baptist Ch. in Newton, 1780. The first meetings of the Ch. were held at his dwelling house. He gave the land on which their first M. H. was erected. S. F. Smith's Life of Rev. Mr. Grafton, (page 211,) states that Capt. Noah was in the battle of Lex. Three of his sons, and some of his sons in law were in the East Newton company, commanded by his son Capt. Jeremiah. " After the company had marched for Lex., he started on foot and alone, to follow them, saying, 'I wish to see what the boys are doing.' Standing with some Americans not far from the field, three British soldiers came in sight; he immediately pointed them out to his companions, saying, ' If you aim at the middle one, you will hit one of the three.' They did so, and were successful; the other two fled. As he held out his hand, pointing towards the Britons, a mus- ket ball passed through it. He coolly bound up the hand with his handkerchief, picked up the gun of the fallen regular, and brought it home as a trophy." He was then 76 years old. It may seem incredible that a man of his years could have performed the march and endured the fatigues of that day, but the roll of the East New- ton company, in the battle of Lexington, now in the office of the Sec. of State, of Mass., and sworn to by the Capt. of that company, before Judge Fuller, shows that he was with the company, and not only he, but Ebenezer Parker, then 73 years old, and Dea. Jonas Stone, Dea. David Stone, Dea. William Bowles, and several other aged men, were volunteers in the ranks of the company on that day. Their sons were there, and they could not stay at home. His sons
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Samuel, Ebenezer and John, were in the army. Capt. Noah d. June 13, 1786, æ. 86 3-4. Intestate ; s. Capt. Jeremiah, admin.
IV. WISWALL, THOMAS, blacksmith, (s. of Lieut. Thomas,) m. Sarah Daniel, of Needham, Dec. 20, 1733, settled in that part of Men- don now Milford, and had Hannah, Nov. 3, 1734 ; Lydia, Oct. 7, 17 -; Noah, Henry, and Timothy. Noah m. wid. Susanna Tenney, 1764 - Henry m. Joanna Thayer, 1774 - Timothy m., and had sons Joseph, Sampson, Lot, and Jasper. Wid. Sarah d. in Milford, Jan. 1798, æ. 86. Son Noah d. 1804.
IV. WISWALL, ICHABOD, turner, (s. of Lieut. Thomas,) m. Mary -, settled in Attleboro', and had David and Hester. He d. 1750. His will, in Probate office at Taunton, proved April, 1750, gives s. David three-fourths of his estate, and dr. Hester one fourth.
V. WISWALL, CAPT. THOMAS, (s. of Capt. Noah,) m. Eunice -. 2d w. Dorothy Williams, and had Phineas, May 18, 1749.
V. WISWALL, CAPT. JEREMIAH, (s. of Capt. Noah,) m. Eliza- beth, dr. of Lieut. Robert Murdock, Jr., Dec. 1750, took the home- stead of Murdock, at Oak Hill, and had Samuel, Nov. 15, 1751 ; Elizabeth, March 20, 1753; Thankful, June 3, 1756; Jeremiah, Aug. 23, 1760; William, 1765; and Abigail. 2d w. Hannah, dr. of Wm. Marean, Nov. 1770, and had Esther, Aug. 15, 1771 ; Thomas, Jan. 5, . 1775; Enoch, Feb. 9, 1777; Noah, and Hannah, Dec. 18, 1779. Eliza- beth m. Capt. Edmund Trowbridge, 1774 - Thankful m. Aaron Rich- ards, of Needh., 1778 - Abigail m. John Hyde, 1782 - Esther m. Solomon Curtis, 1789 - Samuel d. unm. Feb. 1815, æ. 63. He was Capt. of the East Co. of Infantry, at the commencement of the Rev- olution ; was in the battle of Concord, and at Dorchester Heights, and loaned the Town £45, to pay the soldiers, in 1777. 1st w. d. Aug. 19, 1769, æ. 38. 2d w. d. Nov. 1811, æ. 66. He d. Jan. 26, 1809, æ. 84.
V. WISWALL, JOHN, (sup. s. of Capt. Noah,) m. Esther, dr. of Thaddeus Trowbridge, and had Henry, June 3, 1775; John, Aug. 8, 1776 ; Mary, June 18, 1778; Beulah, May 29, 1780 ; Sarah, June 21, 1782; Henry, June 3, 1785. He was in the army, and loaned £20 to the Town, to pay the soldiers, in 1777.
WISWALL, EBENEZER, m. Ann Parker, June, 1803.
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V. WISWALL, NOAH, (s. of Capt. Noah and Thankful,) m. Mary Palmer, Dec. 1769, and settled in Fitchburg. By an act of the Gen. Court, his estate was set off from Fitchburg and annexed to West- minster, 1796.
VI. WISWALL, DEA. JEREMIAH, (s. of Capt. Jeremiah,) m. Sarah, dr. of Joseph Craft, and had Joseph, Dec. 2, 1786 ; Artemas, Sept. 15, 1788 ; Elisha, May 19, 1791 ; Jesse, Dec. 2, 1793 ; William, March 11, 1796; Ebenezer C., April 28, 1799. 2d w. Polly -, and had Sarah C., March 6, 1810; Jeremiah, July 26, 1812; Sam- uel, March 30, 1814; Ebenezer, Jan. 11, 1816. He d. 1836, æ. 76.
VI. WISWALL, WILLIAM, (s. of Capt. Jeremiah,) m. Eliza Craft, 1788, and had Eliza, June 12, 1789, d. 1813; Charlotte, April 20, 1791, d. 1830; Sarah D., Feb. 1, 1794; Nancy, March 12, 1796 ; William, Dec. 28, 1798.
VI. WISWALL, COL. ENOCH, (s. of Capt. Jeremiah,) m. Lucre- tia, dr. of Timothy Jackson, Esq., settled in Wat., and had Harriet, and Lucretia. Lucretia m. Samuel L. Allen, had James H., Harriet, and Lewis, and d. April 25, 1854, æ. 43. She d. Dec. 28, 1812, æ. 27. He d. 1842, æ. 65.
VI. WISWALL, THOMAS, (s. of Capt. Jeremiah,) m. Elizabeth Trowbridge, 1803.
VI. WISWALL, NOAH, (s. of Capt. Jeremiah,) m. Elizabeth Stone, 1806.
VII. WISWALL, JOSEPH, (s. of Dea. Jeremiah,) m. Sarah Clark, of Princeton, 1807, and had Benjamin C., June 10, 1808; Joseph P., May 1, 1810.
VII. WISWALL, ELISHA, (s. of Dea. Jeremiah,) m. Julia Rich- ards, 1817, settled in Boston, and had Julia Ann, Sept. 19, 1818; George B., Jan. 22, 1821 ; Elisha, Sept. 23, 1822; Edward P., March 26, 1829.
VII. WISWALL, WILLIAM, (s. of William,) m. Ruth -, and had Letitia C., 1821 ; Edmund T., 1824 ; Harriet, 1825 ; Eliza R., 1827 ; Charlotte, 1829 ; Edmund T., 1831 ; Charlotte R., 1832 ; Wil- liam, 1833.
VII. WISWALL, WILLIAM C., m. Abigail -, and had William C., 1823 ; Artemas, 1825; Henry M., 1827 ; Abby M., 1830 ; George, 1832.
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VII. WISWALL, BENJAMIN C., (s. of Joseph and Sarah,) m. Susan Sanger, 1831.
WHEAT, DR. SAMUEL, came from Boston to Newton about 1713; his house was near the West Parish M. H. He was s. of Moses Wheat, of Concord, Mass. His will, in Suffolk, states that he was a physician, of Newton; names sons Samuel, of Boston ; Salmon ; Benjamin ; and Solomon, at Norwich and Seabrook, Conn. Ephraim Williams, Esq. witnessed his will, dated 1735, and proved 1770, d., æ. 67. He bought land in Newton, of Jona. Park, in 1703. His s. Samuel, also a physician, removed to his father's place, in Newton, about 1733. Same year he bought land of his father, then of Rox. In 1737, William Williams, housewright, of Wat., s. of Isaac, Jr., sold to Dr. Samuel Wheat, Jr., fifty-five acres land, for £300, E. by the gangway running through the farm of the late Capt. Isaac Wil- liams, and adjoining land of Richard Coolidge.
WHEAT, DR. SAMUEL, JR., (s. of Dr. Samuel,) m. Hannah -, and had, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1727, d. 1745; Lydia, Nov. 14, 1729 ; Jona- than, Nov. 21, 1731 ; Mary, Feb. 15, 1733 ; Hannah, July 24, 1735 ; Jonathan, Aug. 14, 1737; Ann; Moses, July 20, 1739; . William, Aug. 21, 1741 ; Patty ; Catherine, July 11, 1743; Jemima, July 6, 1745 ; Samuel, March 13, 1747; Martha, April 11, 1749 ; Mary ; John, July 31, 1751, d. ; John, July 31, 1754. Hannah m. - Gil- bert - Jemima m. Dr. Benjamin Parker, 1763 - Lydia m. Dr. Laz- arus Beale - Mary m. - Shepard - Catherine m. Capt. Thomas Eustis, of Rutland.
WHEAT, MOSES, (s. of Samuel, Jr.,) m. Susanna Brown, and had Susanna, Jan. 10, 1761 ; Mary Ann Brown, March 1, 1763 ; Hannah, April 5, 1765 ; Hannah, July 12, 1767. Mary Ann B. m. William Beale, of Wat., 1781.
WHEAT, SAMUEL, (s. of Dr. Samuel, Jr.,) m. Jerusha Allen, July, 1766, and had Jerusha, John, and Allen.
WHEELER, EPHRAIM, m. Abigail -, d. 1687. 2d w. Sarah -, and had Sarah, Oct. 28, 1689; Mary, Jan. 6, 1692; Josiah, Dec. 13, 1693 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 6, 1695 ; Samuel, May 11, 1699. He was Selectman in 1706.
WHEELER, JOSEPH, of Boston, m. Margaret Ward, 1743, and went to Plymouth, N. H.
WHEELER, SALLY, (dr. of Wm. and Sarah,) b. July 18, 1778.
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WHITE, STEPHEN, from Wat., lived on part of the Fuller farm, and had, in Wat., by w. Thankful -, Stephen, Benjamin, Daniel, Thankful, Mary, Sarah, and Ruth. Thankful m. Aaron Cheney, 1767 - Mary m. Samuel Whitney, and settled in Worc. - Sarah m. Benjamin Whitney - Ruth m. John Gleason - Mary (his dr. in law) m. Joshua Fuller, 1778 -Daniel m. Lois -, and d. before 1784, leaving sons Daniel and Asa, who settled in Holden, Mass. He loaned the Town £70, to pay the soldiers, in 1777. His will, dated and proved 1784, gives Benjamin the homestead, and makes him and Aaron Cheney his executors.
WHITE, JOSEPH, (s. of Joseph, and g. s. of Benj., Jr., of Brookl.) m. Sarah Davis, 1762, and had Sarah, Oct. 20, 1764; Hannah ; Ebenezer, Dec. 6, 1766 ; Joseph, Jan. 10, 1769 ; Hannah, Aug. 2, 1772, m. Ebenezer Richards, 1793. He loaned the Town £100, to pay the soldiers, in 1777, and d. 1817.
WHITE, BENJAMIN, had by w. Mary -, Benjamin, Nov. 14, 1727.
WHITE, DEA. EBENEZER, (s. of Joseph and Sarah,) m. Mind- well Fuller, 1793, and had Sarah D., Feb. 7, 1794 ; Joseph, Sept. 5, 1795 ; Lucinda, Feb. 14, 1797 ; Ebenezer D., Dec. 20, 1798 ; Marian, March 14, 1800, d. 1842 ; Mindwell, Dec. 28, 1801 ; William, June 5, 1804; Asa, Dec. 8, 1810. 2d w. wid. Anna King, 1826. 1st w. d. Aug. 3, 1823. 2d w. d. 1842, æ. 61. He d. 1853, æ. 87.
WHITE, BENJAMIN, (s. of Stephen,) m. and had Benjamin and Abigail. Abigail m. Jacob Adams. He d. 1799, æ. 55.
WHITE, JOSEPH, (s. of Dea. Ebenezer,) m. Lucy King, 1826, and had Lucy Ann, Feb. 20, 1827 ; Ebenezer, 2d, Jan. 8, 1833.
WHITE, CAPT. EBENEZER D., (s. of Dea. Ebenezer,) m. Martha, dr. of Aaron Hyde, 1824, and had Hosea H., Nov. 18, 1825 ; Ebene- zer D., April 24, 1833.
WHITE, BENJAMIN, m. Ann Hyde, 1810.
WHITE, WILLIAM, m. Clarisa Danforth, 1812.
WHITE, ANDREW, had by w. Mary -, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1717 ; Philip, Nov. 20, 1718 ; Mary, Feb. 27, 1720 ; John, March 18, 1725. 39*
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WHITE, PHILIP, had by w. Anna -, Philip, Dec. 5, 1731 ; Ann, Nov. 12, 1733 ; Jacob, Dec. 28, 1735.
WHITE, DANIEL, m. Mary Brewer, and had Daniel, May 30, 1773; Patty, Sept. 7, 1774; Asa, Nov. 12, 1775. Patty m. Levi Morse, of Wat., 1795. He d. and his wid. Mary m. Lieut. Joshua Fuller, 1778.
WHITE, ELISHA, m. Juda Rogers, 1818.
WHITE, JOHN, m. Abigail Wilson, 1787.
WHITE, SAMUEL, m. Hannah Taylor, 1798.
WHITE, CALVIN, m. Betsy Foster, 1807.
WHITE, BARNEY L., had by w. Mary R. - , Edwin L., 1833 ; Henry K., 1836 ; George R., 1840.
WHITMORE, NATHANIEL, (s. of Samuel and Rebecca, of Cam- bridge,) m. Abigail -, and had Abigail, Dec. 31, 1724 ; Rebecca, April 30, 1726 ; Moses, Jan. 17, 1731.
WHITMORE, BENJAMIN, (s. of Samuel and Rebecca, of Camb.,) m. Elizabeth Cheney, 1729, and had John, June 28, 1730; Joseph, Oct. 13, 1732; Sarah, July 29, 1735. Sarah m. John Hager, 1760. He d. 1754.
WHITMORE, JOHN, (s. of Benjamin,) m. Beulah -, and had John, June 11, 1758 ; Abigail, April 25, 1760 ; Elisha, Feb. 17, 1763 ; Caty, Feb. 7, 1765 ; and Isaac.
WHITMORE, JOSEPH, (s. of Benjamin,) m. Susanna -, and had Enoch ; Joseph, d. 1766. He d. 1766.
WHITMORE, MOSES, had by w. Rebecca -, Margaret, May 8, 1741.
WHITMORE, JAMES, m. Susan Chick, 1755.
WHITMORE, JONATHAN, m. Mary Rogers, 1797, and had Mary, June 18, 1798 ; Elizabeth, July 18, 1800, d. 1801 ; Charles R., Aug. 28, 1802 ; Julia K. H., March 10, 1805 ; Emeline F., May 29, 1807 ; Isabella M., April 21, 1809, d. 1811.
WHITWELL, DR. SAMUEL, of Boston, had by w. Lucy -, at West Newton, Lucy ; John Tyng, Nov. 22, 1784 ; Samuel, July 28,
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1786 ; Elizabeth, Nov. 27, 1788. Lucy m. Amasa Park, 1797 - Samuel settled in Boston, and was of the firm of Whitwell, Bond & Co., auctioneers. He d. 1791, æ. 37.
WHITNEY, WILLIAM, m. Margaret Mirick, 1717.
WHITNEY, TIMOTHY, from Roxbury, m. Margaret Bacon, 1706. He bought of John Prentice, of Preston, Conn., and Ebenezer Prentice and w. Elizabeth, of Newton, grandsons of Thomas Pren- tice, Sen., the farm and buildings of said Prentice, at the south part of the town, in 1728, for £615, being the last residence of Thomas Prentice, Sen.
WHITNEY, CALEB, (s. of Timothy and Margaret, of Roxbury,) b. April 2, 1711, m. Hannah Cheney, 1736, and had Hannah, March 3, 1737 ; Caleb, June 17, 1740; Sarah, Oct. 23, 1743 ; Thaddeus, July 10, 1747. Hannah m. Nath'l Parker, 1772 - Sarah m. James Rich- ards, Jr., 1769.
WHITNEY, CALEB, JR., (s. of Caleb,) m. Elizabeth Hyde, and had Oliver, March 9, 1766 ; Amariah, Nov. 18, 1767 ; Ruth, May 31, 1773 ; Surah, June 4, 1774; Abigail, Sept. 10, 1775.
WHITNEY, THADDEUS, (s. of Caleb,) m. Temperance Hyde, 1772, and had Temperance, Sept. 2, 1774 ; Hannah, April 9, 1779 ; Thaddeus, Sept. 1, 1788, d. 1823. Temperance m. Jonathan Cook, Jr., 1795. He d. 1832, æ. 85. She d. 1842, æ. 89.
WHITNEY, MOSES, (s. of Timothy, of Roxbury,) b. 1714, m. Re- becca Hyde, 1739, and had Margaret, May 8, 1741 ; Moses, April 9, 1743; Mary, Feb. 1, 1745 ; Timothy and Stephen, Feb. 12, 1747 ; Eliz- abeth, May 30, 1749; Ephraim, June 16, 1751 ; Rebecca, March 17, 1754; Relief, Dec. 29, 1756 ; Gersham, July 25, 1758, d. 1759 ; Persis, Feb. 19, 1760; John, April 8, 1762. Mary m. Edward Richards, of Camb., 1765 - Elizabeth m. Asa Payson, 1777 - Rebecca m. Wm. Buzzard, 1780 - Relief m. John Woodward, of Brookline, 1783 - Persis m. James Richards, 1797 - Moses d. in the Army -Timothy m. Mary Hyde, 1773, and d. 1821 ; she d. 1828 - Stephen d. in the Army - Ephraim m. Ann Fuller, 1774, and d. in the Army, 1776 - John m. Polly Pope, 1785. He d. 1805, æ. 91.
WHITNEY, JOSEPH, (s. of Timothy and Margaret, of Rox.) b. 1716, m. Mary Hastings, and had Abigail, Dec. 18, 1749;
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Martha, May 31, 1752; Ann, Feb. 10, 1755; Samuel, Aug. 7, 1758 ; Lois, Sept. 5, 1761.
WHITNEY, AMASA, had by w. Abigail Blanden, Relief, Nov. 4, 1794 ; Nancy, Nov. 6, 1796 ; Mary, April 3, 1798 ; Catherine, May 5, 1800 ; Amasa, May 6, 1802; Caroline, May 31, 1804 ; Loring, May 11, 1806; Leonard, March 20, 1808. He d. 1824.
WHITNEY, AARON, m. Margaret Cornet, 1757.
WHITNEY, TIMOTHY, m. Margaret Thayer, 1824.
WOOD, NATHANIEL, m. Hannah Hall, 1737.
WOOD, ROYAL, from Sharon, m. Abigail Hall, and had John, Na- thaniel, and Abigail, who m. Gen. Ebenezer Cheney, 1805. She d. 1831, æ. 80.
WOODCOCK, SAMUEL, m. Hannah Warden, 1742.
WOODCOCK, NATHANIEL, m. Elizabeth Beaverstock, 1765, both of Needham, and had in N., Susanna, March 30, 1766 ; Reuben, July 18, 1769; Hannah, Nov. 5, 1771 ; Nathaniel, Feb. 8, 1775 ; John, Oct. 6, 1776.
III. WOODWARD, JOHN, a weaver, (s. of George and Elizabeth (Hammond) Woodward, of Wat.,) was born March 28, 1649. (His grandfather, RICHARD WOODWARD, embarked at Ipswich, Eng., April 10, 1634, æ. 45, in the ship Elizabeth, William Andrews, Master ; w. Rose, æ. 50; s. George, æ. 13 ; and s. John, æ. 13. His name is on the earliest list of the proprietors of Wat. Took Free- man's oath, Sept. 1635. Wife Rose d. Oct. 6, 1662, æ. 80, and he soon after m. Ann Gates, of Camb .; their marriage settlement dated April 18, 1663. He d. Feb. 16, 1665, æ. 76. His wid. Ann d. 1683. His sons George and John, admin. His father, GEORGE WOODWARD, of Wat., was admitted Freeman, May, 1646. By his 1st w. Mary -, he had eight chil. He m. 2d, Elizabeth, dr. of Thomas Hammond, Sen., of Camb. Village. Her father's will, proved Nov. 1675, gave her one hundred acres of land in Muddy River, probably the same land upon which her son George after- wards settled. He d. May 31, 1676. Inventory, £143, 10s. His wid. Elizabeth and s. Amos, admin. Wid. Elizabeth m. Samuel Truesdale .* ) He m. Rebecca, dr. of Richard Robbins, of Camb.,
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who conveyed to him and his w. Rebecca, thirty acres of land in Camb. Village, near the Upper Falls, bounded s. by Charles river ; N. by a way leading to the Lower Falls ; E. by land of Squire Pel- ham. This deed was dated 1681, and witnessed by Thomas Green- wood and John Hall. Upon this tract he built a dwelling house, which is still standing, and occupied by his descendants of the 5th and 6th generations. He bought twenty acres of Theodore Atkinson, of Boston, in 1695, adjoining his other land, N. w. and E. by Gov. Haynes' farm, then leased to Capt. Prentice. Another tract of Dr. Thomas Oakes, in 1699, s. by the river, and w. by Edward Pelham. Also, of Jonathan Hyde, Sen., thirty-eight acres, E. by the Dedham road, and w. and N. by his own land. Also, purchased with John Staples, forty-seven acres, which they divided in 1705, and Staples had thirty and Woodward seventeen acres. He was Highway Sur- veyor, 1686, Constable, 1694, Selectman, 1701 and 1712. He had by w. Rebecca Robbins, in Camb., John, 7. 7. 1674, d. 22. 7. 1674 ; John, July 18, 1675, in Camb. Village; Susanna, d. 22. 7. 1676 ; Richard, 26. 7. 1677 ; Rebecca, 29. 8. 1679, d. March 1682 ; Daniel, Sept. 24, 1681 ; Rebecca, Feb. 2, 1683 ; Mary, Oct. 6, 1684, d. 1689 ; Jonathan, Sept. 28, 1685 ; Joseph, Nov. 26, 1688 ; Ebenezer, March 12, 1691; Abigail, May 25, 1695. Wife Rebecca d. 1696. Abigail m. William Greenwood, 1715, and settled in Sherburne - Rebecca m. Stephen Hunting, of Dedham. 2d w. Sarah Goodenow, d. Sept. 22, 1723. He d. Nov. 3, 1732, æ. 83. His will, dated 1728, proved 1732, names sons John, Richard, Ebenezer, Daniel and Jonathan, and drs. Rebecca Hunting and Abigail Greenwood; those not named prob. d. before the will was made. Inventory, £133, 9s. 7d. Ebenezer was executor.
IV. WOODWARD, JOHN, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Hannah, dr. of Jonathan Hyde, Jr., Jan. 1698, and had Hannah, Jan. 20, 1699 ; Mary, Feb. 1, 1700; John, March 21, 1702 ; Ephraim, in Canterbury, Jan. 8, 1710; Deliverance, 1713. John m. Abigail, wid. of Jonathan Ward, 1732, and went to Canterbury, Conn. Ephraim m. Hannah Williams, and 2d, Huldah -. She d. Jan. 1725.
IV. WOODWARD, DANIEL, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Elizabeth Greely, Jan. 27, 1704, and had Esther, Nov. 30, 1704 ; Elizabeth, Nov. 1, 1706 ; Mary, Oct. 7, 1708 ; Jonas, Feb. 8, 1712; Daniel, Sept. 14, 1714. Elizabeth m. Jonathan Fuller, 1725 - Esther m. Capt. Moses Craft, 1729 - Mary m. James Richards, 1735-Jonas m.
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Mary Cook, of Needham, 1734. He was Selectman three years, and d. 1749, æ. 68. She d. 1750.
IV. WOODWARD, JOSEPH, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Elizabeth Silsby, of Canterbury, 1714, and had Abigail, 1715 ; Bethia, 1717; Elizabeth, 1724 ; Joseph, 1726. He and she both d. in Conn., May 1727. He migrated from Newton, with his brothers John and Rich- ard, and purchased land in Canterbury, Conn., 1710. His house was near the boundary line of Canterbury and Windham, and both towns claimed him as an inhabitant. His s. Joseph m. Elizabeth Perkins, 1748, and had eleven chil. in Windham. - [Dr. Bond.]
IV. WOODWARD, RICHARD, (s. of John, Sen,) m. Mary -, and had Amos, April 2, 1702; Caleb, Feb. 29, 1705. Removed to Canterbury, Conn., and had Simeon, 1708; Isaac, 1711 ; Dorcas, 1716 ; Noah, 1718; Samuel, 1725. Amos m. Hannah Meacham, settled in Canterbury, and had eight chil. His will, 1739, s. Noah, executor. IV. WOODWARD, JONATHAN, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Patience Damon, March 26, 1712, and had Rebecca, March, 11, 1713 ; Marga- ret, Jan. 14, 1715; Jonathan, July 7, 1718 ; Huldah, 1721, d. 1726. Wife Patience d. 1719. 2d w., Thankful Mirick, 1720, and had Huldah, Oct. 31, 1721, d. 1756 ; Hannah, May 6, 1726. Rebecca m. John Ward, 1738. He was Selectman two years, and d. 1745, æ. 59. 2d w. d. Feb. 1744.
IV. WOODWARD, EBENEZER, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Mindwell, dr. of Hon. Ebenezer Stone, Jan. 1716, took the homestead, and had Mindwell, Feb. 26, 1717 ; Elener, June 20, 1720 ; John, Feb. 4, 1724 ; Samuel, Feb. 1, 1727 ; Mary, Feb. 28, 1733. 2d w. Margaret, wid. of Nath'l. Hammond, Jr., and sister of Ist w. Mindwell m. Nathaniel Shepard, 1736 - Elener m. - Jones - Mary m. Jonathan Rich- ardson, 1751 - Samuel grad. at H. C. 1748, m. Abigail Williams, 1753, and had twelve children, and was Minister at Weston, ordained 1751. He was Selectman two years, and d. Jan. 1, 1770, æ. 79. 1st w. d. 1774, æ. 78. His will, dated 1760, proved 1770 ; son John, executor. Wid. Margaret d. 1776, æ. 88
V. WOODWARD, DEA. JOHN, (s. of Ebenezer,) m. Hannah, dr. of Dea. Thomas Greenwood, 1747, took the homestead, and had Lydia, May 13, 1749 ; Achsah, May 29, 1751 ; Hannah, June 5, 1754, d. 1754; Lucy, June 20, 1755 ; Ebenezer, Feb. 3, 1758 ; Artemas, March 27, 1761 ; John, Nov. 24, 1764, d. 1765. Lydia m. - Ba- con - Achsah m. Wm. Murdock, 1775 - Artemas m. Mehitable
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Whiting, and settled in Medfield, 1787 - Lucy d. unm., 1820. æ. 65. He was Captain, Selectman seven years, and Representative two years. He was Moderator of the Town meeting, in 1776, that passed the unanimous vote requesting Congress to declare the Colo- nies independent. He was in the battle of Concord, and loaned the Town £100, to pay the soldiers, in March, 1777. He d. May 11, 1801, æ. 77. His will makes provision for dr. Lucy, who was an invalid ; son Ebenezer, executor.
V. WOODWARD, JONAS, (s. of Daniel,) m. Mary -, and had Jonas, d. 1764.
V. WOODWARD, JONATHAN, (s. of Jonathan,) m. Mary Brown, of Wat., and had Joseph, Nov. 16, 1743 ; Jonathan, Jan. 27, 1747; Thankful, May 2, 1745 ; Jonas, Dec. 12, 1748, d. 1758 ; Mary, Dec. 30, 1750 ; Ann, June 9, 1753 ; Amos, Sept. 5, 1755 ; Hulda, Sept. 1757; Seth, Dec. 2, 1759 ; and Rhoda. Wife Mary d. 1764, æ. 43. 2d w. Patience Damon, 1765.
V. WOODWARD, DANIEL, JR., m. Mary Stone, 1739, and had Lois, Oct. 6, 1740; Samuel, Sept. 25, 1742; Elisha, July 13, 1744; Mary, Oct. 21, 1746, d. 1749 ; Philemon, Dec. 17, 1749 ; Mary, Dec. 6, 1755 ; Daniel, March 23, 1760; Esther, May 21, 1762. Lois m. Samuel Jackson, 1763 - Philemon m. Mercy Whitney, 1772. He d. 1774, æ. 60. She d. 1776, æ. 57.
VI. WOODWARD, SAMUEL, (s. of Daniel, Jr.,) m. Deborah, dr. of Michael Jackson, Sen., 1763, and had Asa, May 26, 1764 ; Caty, Dec. 25, 1765, d. 1766 ; Samuel, Aug. 8, 1767; Moses, Dec. 18, 1768, d. ; Moses, Oct. 30, 1770, d. 1770 ; Matthias, June 20, 1772; Joseph and Benjamin, Jan. 20, 1774 ; Daniel, Feb. 24, 1776 ; Caty, Aug. 25, 1778; Mary, March 10, 1780 ; Michael, Feb. 20, 1782. Wife Deborah d. 1785. 2d w. Priscilla, sister of Ist w., 1786. He was in the bat- tle of Concord, at Dorchester Heights, and loaned the Town £120, to pay the soldiers, in 1777.
VI. WOODWARD, ELISHA, (s. of Daniel, Jr.,) m. Ann Murdock, 1773.
VI. WOODWARD, DEA. EBENEZER, (s. of Dea. John,) m. Cath- erine, dr. of Amariah Fuller, took the homestead, and had Ann, Jan. 5, 1782 ; Hannah, April 23, 1784 ; Elijah F., Oct. 10, 1786. Ann m. Col. William Trowbridge - Hannah m. William Jackson,
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Esq. He was Town Clerk, and Treasurer, and d. March 11, 1807, æ. 49. She d. Dec. 1828, æ. 69.
VII. WOODWARD, DEA. ELIJAH F., (s. of Dea. Ebenezer,) m. Ann Murdock, 1810, took the homestead, and had Ebenezer, July 3, 1811 ; Emily, March 29, 1814 ; Samuel N., Jan. 24, or June, 1819; Maria, Dec. 27, 1821 ; Harriet, June 16, 1824 ; Sarah Ann, Sept. 23, 1826; Helen L., March 26, 1832, d. 1833. He was surveyor, Representative four years, Town Clerk and Treasurer twenty years, and d. April 17, 1846, æ. 60.
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