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"What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the HowARDS."
The office of haiewaurd was undoubtedly one of great honor in feudal times, especially in connection with the households of royal families. The name was, and I presume still is, quite common in Eng .; as it has come to be in this coun- try. And from time immemorial it has been ordinarily pronounced with a diph- thongal sound variously broad as in aw, up to the more open and flat ow, as in now. The written orthography, as of many other names, has been according to each old scrihe's fancy. At one time Haw-ard, at another How-ard, at another Haie-ward, then Hayward, etc. And whenever any head of a family took a notion to change the spelling from Haward or Hayward, to Howard, he did so; and his posterity followed suit. This has been the case in Mil., since the be- ginning of the present century, in several instances. The ancestral name was Hayward; but, since the orthographical change was made, whole lineages have
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become Howards in all our records. This mixes things up so badly, that my only course must be to treat the names as synonymous, and run them along as they occur.
As nearly as I can trace them, our Haywards and Howards all descended from three brothers who came from Swanzey. Their ancestors were of Bridge- water; but farther back I had not the means of going without too much cost and trouble .* The oldest of these bros. was Samuel Hayward. He planted himself in the town-seat of Mendon, by purchasing of Mrs. Mary Tapping and her son John a 20-ac. house-lot, with all its rights to future divisions of com- mon. The deed is dated April 6, 1672. At the same time, he was already seised of a 20-ac. lot, as an original Mendon proprietor. This made him a 40-ac. lot owner, and of course entitled him to very large dividends of the common lands. Large tracts of these he had laid out to him on onr territory, to the amount of between 500 and 1,000 acs. Most of this land lay in one general body, extending from Sherborn road, opposite the present Mansion House, easterly of Joseph Sumner's estate, all the way down southerly to the "Upper Mill Plain," then so called; that is, as far south as where Plain St. forks off from So. Main St. In width this tract must have been between one-third and half a mile wide, extending to the river eastward, and in places over the river. Elsewhere he took up numerons smaller parcels.
The next oldest bro. was William Hayward. In 1700 and 1701 he, then being of Swanzey, bought several hundred acres of the Rawson land in No. Bellingham, adjacent to our territory. Some 3,000 acs. of land were granted to Secretary Rawson, the first Edward, by Gen. Court, in consideration of his unrequited public services. He extinguished the Indian title to this tract, and took a deed. It was annexed to Mendon for government, and so remained till 1719, when it was made a part of Bellingham. The land William Hayward bought was a part of this Rawson tract, or "Farm " as then called. At the same time, Thomas Sanford of Swanzey and Thomas Burch of Bristol made large purchases, side by side with Hayward, of this Rawson land. It soon got the title of "The Farms," being then owned in a few large farms. There Wil- liam Hayward settled himself and his chn. Of course, being closely connected with our territory geographically and municipally, the cousins naturally con- mingled. I observed that in the Rawson deeds to William his name was written in one instance Howard, but wherever else it occurred Hayward.
The youngest of these bros. was Jonathan Hayward. He came into this quarter while yet under age, and res. with Samuel Thayer, as appears from the following recorded entry: "Samuel Thayer gave Bond [Jan. 28, 1692] for Jonathan Hayward of Swanzey, resident with him." The bond was to hold the town harmless from cost for Hayward's maintenance. "Jan. 3, 1707, there was laid out, of Samuel Hayward's fifth division, twelve acres, to his Brother Jonathan Hayward, on both sides of Sherborn road East of Bear Hill." Jona- than settled north-east of Bear Hill, near the "Great Meadow," so called, and there became a comparatively rich man.
I must now endeavor to trace the lineages of these three patriarchs, at least so far as Milford is concerned. This is rendered somewhat difficult by
* Since the foregoing was written, I have had the pleasure of an interview with Hon. Alphonso Taft, who, on one side of his ancestry, inherits the blood and traditions of these Hay- wards. It has heen handed down to him, that the parents of the first Samuel in Mendon were William and Margery (Thayer) Hayward of Braintree. Perhaps this was so. But, if so, William and Jonathan certainly hailed from Swanzey at the dates hy me specified in this connection.
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the number of Williams, Jonathans, Johns, and Samuels, who lived contem- poraneously. But I will endeavor to distinguish them as well as I can. HAYWARD, SAMUEL,1 of Mendon, by wf. Mehetabel, bad, -
WILLIAM, birth-date not found; m. Priscilla Marsh, May 6, 1708. MEHETABEL, birth-date not found; 2d wf. Nicholas Cook .*
MARY, birth-date not found; m. Joseph Rockwood, 1688 or 1689.
HULDAH, birth-date not found; m. - Butterworth.
MARGERY, birth-date not found; m. Jacob Aldrich.
SARAH, birth-date not found; m. Benjamin Thayer, Dec. 20, 1712.
HANNAH, b. Aug. 18, 1680; m. Peter Aldrich.
DEBORAH, b. Nov. 9, 1682; m. Seth Aldrich.
SAMUEL, Jun., b. Feb. 7, 1683; d. unm., May 16, 1708, a. 24 yrs.
JONATHAN, b. Oct. 10, 1686; m. Elizabeth Warfield, about 1706 or 1707.
EXPERIENCE, b. March 1, 1688; untraced.
BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 14, 1689; m. Anna --- , abont 1711 or 1712. BETHIAH, birth-date not found; untraced.
I think William, the eldest son, never dwelt on our territory, but in old Mendon always. Samuel, jun., intended permanent settlement here; and his father deeded him a handsome farm in what has sometimes been called How- ardtown, dated Jan. 3, 1706: but he d. May 16, 1708, a bachelor; and his bro. Jonathan set. his est. as administrator. This Jonathan, next oldest son of Samuel and Mehetabel, inherited an ample amount of his father's lands in Howardtown, and became the progenitor of a numerous posterity. Benjamin, the youngest son, as I understand the records, also located near our Parish Centre, a little to the south-east; though my friend, the late Alex. H. Allen, whom I employed to do much transcribing as well as research for me, doubted his ever actually dwelling here. Samuel, the fr., d. July 29, 1713; and his eldest son, William, administered on his est. I will run his lineage down to the pres- ent time, so far as Mil. is concerned.
HAYWARD, JONATHAN2 (Samuel 1), b. Oct. 10, 1686; m., 1st, Elizabeth War-
field, dr. of Dea. Job and Hannah (Randall) Warfield, b. Mendon, March S, 1688. Date and particulars of cer. not found. Their chn. :-
ELIZABETH, b. March 10, 1707; m. Benjamin Thurston; she d. Feb. 11, 1768. HESTER, or ESTHER, b. March 30, 1710; m. Obadiah Wood, 1730; she d. March, 1799.
SARAH, b. March 12, 1711; m. - Thompson; she d. Dec. 5, 1799.
SAMUEL, b. June 9, 1714; m. Alice -.
JONATHAN, Jun., b. Dec. 29, 1716; m. Mary Warfield, July 12, 1738.
JOHN, b. Dec. 11, 1718; m. Trial Hayward, April 3, 1740.
DAVID, b. Nov. 7, 1721; m. Joanna Wilson, Bell., March 20, 1751.
MARY, b. Sept. 1, 1722; d. in early infancy.
DANIEL, b. June 29, 1723; m. Martha -; he d. May,29, 1798.
MARY, b. Dec. 13, 1729; m. Joshua Chapin, March 20, 1750-51.
MARTHA, b. Sept. 29, 1731; untraced.
I understand the mr. of these 11 chn. to have been Elizabeth (Warfield). After her death in 1736, he is said to have m. a 2d wf. ; but I cannot find whom or when: no chn. This Jonathan Hayward was sometimes designated as Jona- than 2d, to distinguish him from his uncle and a consin of the same given name. He dwelt in the centre or near vicinity of Howardtown, and had con- siderable common land laid out to him by Mendon proprietors. He was not
* She was the wid. of Abraham Staples when m. to Cook.
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much of a public man, but yet a solid and respected citizen. If I have kept the correct run of lineages, names, and dates, his wf., Mrs. Elizabeth, d. Aug. 28, 1736. I suppose he then next m. the alleged 2d wf. After her death, he m., 3d, Sarah Sprague of Mendon, Aug. 14, 1753. He d. July 14, 1760, a. 76 yrs., leaving the wid. Sarah, who bore him no chn. His est. was set. by his son Samuel. His wid. in. Nathaniel Morse, Sept. 9, 1762; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. HAYWARD, Capt. SAMUEL 3 (Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. June 9, 1714; black-
smith; m. Alice -, whose pedigree I have been unable to learn, or any particulars of the mge. cer. Their chn. : -
WARFIELD, b. Feb. 2, 1738; m. Lydia Thayer, Bell., April 23, 1761.
JESSE, b. Jan. 25, 1742; m. Hannah Albee, Sept. 26, 1764.
LUCY, b. Feb. 9, 1744; mother of Nathaniel Corbett, out of wedlock.
EBENEZER, b. March 2, 1747; d. March 23, 1757.
ALICE, b. Sept. 15, 1748; m. Asa Albee, Dec. 25, 1777.
ABIJAH, b. Sept. 21, 1754; d. March 13, 1757.
MARTHA, birth-date not found ; d. March 28, 1757; and her 3 chn. same month.
Capt. Samuel dwelt near where Hollis Howard now lives. He had a goodly heritage, and added several parcels of land out of common and by purchase. He was a man of ability and influence among his fellow-citizens. He held various offices in precinct and town. Mrs. Alice, his wf., is said to have been a very capable woman. He d. April 2, 1768; and she administered on his est. She survived him many yrs., and left an interesting will, dated 1785. I have not her exact death-date, but prob. it could not have been long after 1785.
HAYWARD, JONATHAN, Jun.8 (Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Dec. 29, 1716; m.
Mary Warfield, dr. of Elihu and Mary Warfield, b. Nov. 7, 1715; cer. July 12, 1738. Their chn. : -
ELIHU, b. April 30, 1739; m., 1st, Sarah Hiscock, June 21, 1758; 2d, Trial Hayward.
JOANNA, b. Aug. 14, 1741; untraced.
DAVID, b. Oct. 27, 1743; untraced.
MARY, h. Nov. 6, 1745; death-date not given.
JONATHAN, b. Feb. 20, 1747; d. in infancy.
JONATHAN, h. March 13, 1749; d. young.
SARAH, b. May 3, 1751; untraced.
JONATHAN, b. March 12, 1757; m. Mary Ballard, Dec. 21, 1780.
This Jonathan Hayward, jun., resided in the near vicinity of what I have called Howardtown, - somewhat northerly, perhaps. He was a conspicuous man in the Precinct for several yrs. after its organization; often presiding at its regular meetings, and serving on its executive committee. (Some doubts arose in my mind, after penning the last preceding sentence. See what I say, farther along, about the Beaver-st. Jonathan Hayward, jun.)
I find myself puzzled to trace the parental heads of this family down to the close of their mortal lives, and must leave the matter to more competent explorers.
HAYWARD, JOHN 3 (Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Dec. 11, 1718; m., 1st, Trial Hayward, dr. of Jonathan Hayward 3d and Lydia (Albee) his wf., b. April 25, 1717; cer. April 3, 1740. Their chn. : -
JONATHAN, b. April 12, 1746; prob. d. young, but I am not certain.
JOHN, Jun., b. Jan. 25, 1748; prob. d. young.
Mrs. Trial is said to have d., date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, Margaret Albee, April 4, 1751; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. It is not apparent, from any records
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that have reached my eye, who this Margaret Albee was. Possibly she may have been an unrecorded dr. of James 3 and Mary (Thayer) his wf .; but I have no proof of it, and nothing to suggest it but the date and family name. Their chn. were, -
TRIAL, b. April 21, 1752; m. Elihu Hayward, July 23, 1789; set. Northbridge.
MARGARET, b. 1754; m. Capt. Samuel Cobb, Feb. 15, 1804.
JOHN, b. June 23, 1757; d. in infancy.
JOHN, b. May 6, 1760; untraced.
SARAH, b. June 29, 1763; untraced.
AMOS, b. Oct. 2, 1769; m., 1st, Lucy Hayward, July 5, 1792; 2d, Rebecca Whitney, 1797.
This John Hayward 3 m., for his 1st wf., a second cousin, a gd. dr. of his gd. fr.'s youngest bro., Jonathan Hayward 1st; so these two lineages inter- locked. He set. on the east side of Bear Hill, in the immediate neighborhood of the first Jonathan's descendants. I have found nothing more perplexing than these Hayward lineages, with so many Samuels, Jonathans, Johns, and Williams; and if I cannot disentangle them correctly, I hope to be excused. This John Hayward d. June 20, 1794, a. 75 yrs. and 6 mos. Mrs. Margaret, his wid., d. Sept. 23, 1813, a. 88 yrs.
HAYWARD, DAVID 3 (Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), h. Nov. 7, 1721; m. Joanna Wil- son, b. Bell., Aug. 20, 1721; cer. March 20, 1751; further particulars not found. Issue :-
EPHRAIM, h. Sept. 15, 1752; m. Sarah Wedge, Dec. 3, 1787.
It does not appear that David and Joanna Hayward ever had any other offspring than this Ephraim. They dwelt on the west side of now Plain St., just south of where Mill St. forks off from Plain. See Abandoned Home-sites, No. 18, Chap, XV. Jonathan Hayward, father of David, owned a considerable tract of land west of Plain St. and south-west of Mill St. ; and on this tract, or a part of it, he settled David. David d. July 11, 1801. Mrs. Joanna, his wid., d. June 23, 1803.
HAYWARD, DANIEL 3 (Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), birth-date not found; m. Martha -; ptge., birth-date, etc., not found. Their chn. :-
DANIEL, Jun., b. Feb. 10, 1750; m. Eleanor or Ellen Davis, July 23, 1766.
ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 12, 1752; m. Jonathan Thayer, Jan. 22, 1778.
ABIJAH, h. March 15, 1760; d. Sept. 30, 1761.
ADAM, b. Oct. 3, 1762; m. Judith Ballard, April 18, 1782.
I do not seem to get hold of any facts of indications that enable me to speak more definitely of this Daniel Hayward. He appears to have been the youngest son of Jonathan 2d. I doubt if he had a homestead on our territory. If he had, I cannot locate him. He d. May 29, 1798, a. 74 yrs. and 11 mos. Mrs. Martha, his wid., d. July 4, 1807, a. 84 yrs.
HAYWARD, BENJAMIN 2 (Samuel 1), b. Feb. 14, 1689; m. Annah or Hannah -, 1711 or 1712; no particulars further traced. Issue :-
BENJAMIN, Jun., b. Aug. 23, 1713; m. Mary Wheaton, Feb. 13, 1735.
DEPENDENCE, b. May 18, 1715; no further traced.
THOMAS, birth-date not found; m. Elizabeth - about 1746.
ANNAH, h. Feb. 20, 1725; untraced.
RUTH, b. Aug. 26, 1728; m. Stephen Fish, Uxbridge, March 10, 1757. HULDAH, b. Oct. 4, 1733; untraced.
This Benjamin was the youngest son of Samuel, the Mendon patriarch. In the yr. 1708 his fr., in consideration of a moderate annuity, deeded him a
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large farm situated on " both sides of Second Bridge River" (Charles). This included a considerable northerly section of the lands his fr. had taken up out of common, extending from opposite the present Mansion House down through Howardtown to the border of So. Milford district. He dwelt at what for the last 50 yrs. has been known as the Nathan Wood place. He was one of the original members of the Cong. ch. formed here in 1741.
I get no clew to the death-dates of the parents.
HAYWARD, BENJAMIN, Jun.8 (Benjamin,2 Samuel 1), b. Aug. 23, 1713; m. Mary Wheaton, dr. of Samuel and Mary (Rockwood) Wheaton, b. Oct. 23, 1718; cer. Feb. 13, 1735. Their chn. :-
BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 10, 1740.
RALPH, bap. Nov. 15, 1741; m. Susanna Thayer, Dec. 29, 1768.
SETH, bap. Feb. 12, 1743; d. soon.
SETH, bap. April 7, 1745; m. Mercy Whitman, 1768.
EXPERIENCE, b. date not found, perhaps 1738; m. Obadiah Wood, Nov. 22, 1759.
I have put Experience last, because I found no birth-date for her, and only discovered that she ought to stand first on ascertaining and considering the date of her mge. This Benjamin, jun., dwelt on his inherited homestead, the Nathan Wood place. He also was an original member of our Cong. ch. formed in 1741. His fr. and himself, one or both, had diminished their patrimony some- what by successive sales at the north end, near the old meeting-house common ; and in 1760, the next yr. after his dr. Experience's mge., he sold the southerly portion of his farm to her hus., Obadiah Wood, together with the westerly half of his dwelling-house. And I presume tbat Wood presently took up his abode on the premises. Whether this Benjamin was m. to a 2d wf., I do not under- stand. No d. of a wf. found. He d. Oct, 29, 1783.
HAYWARD, THOMAS 8 (Benjamin,2 Samuel 1), birth-date not found; by wf. Elizabeth had, -
STEPHEN, b. Jan. 2, 1747.
ANNA, b. Nov. 24, 1750; m. Samuel Hill, July 4, 1777.
ELEAZER, b. March 7, 1753.
THOMAS, b. Jan. 6, 1755.
Thomas 8 inherited the south-easterly part of his fr.'s farm, and dwelt for a time not far from where William Wilkinson now does; but he sold his place about 1755 to Capt. Samuel Hayward, and emigrated to some other locality, - whither I cannot trace his family.
HAYWARD, SETH? (Benjamin,2 Samuel 1), bap. April 7, 1745; m. Mercy Whit- man, 1768; the bride said to be of Mendon. They had :-
AMos, b. Jan. 15, 1770.
NAHOR, b. Jan. 10, 1771.
OTIS, b. Jan. 31, 1773.
OLIVER, b. Nov. 14, 1774.
I am unable to locate, or give the history of, this family.
Just after my interview with Hon. Alphonso Taft, referred to in my pre- ceding foot-note, he kindly sent me a sketch of the Hayward genealogy as handed down to him through his fr. In some particulars it agrees with the foregoing tabulations, but in others differs irreconcilably. I thought it im- practicable to reconstruct my arrangement of lineages and data on the basis of his sketch, as there were important points on which I should have to set aside what seem to be reliable records. He makes the first Benjamin Hayward on
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our territory to have been the son of William Hayward, eldest son of the first Mendon Samuel, and not the youngest son of that Samuel, as I am obliged to consider him. But it seems to me that the old records sustain my conclusion rather than his; so I must leave others to investigate the matter, and judge. I am sensible of my incompetency to master the difficulties involved in this and other similar cases. In respect to the family of Benjamin Hayward, jun., I acknowledge myself indebted to Judge Taft for valuable information. He says there were several other chn. besides those I have named :-
DEPENDENCE, who m. Esther Wood.
PAUL and SILAS, whom I infer were twins.
ELI, who m. a Wid. Street.
LEVI, b. Sept. 15, 1752, who m. Bethiah Chapin, May 28, 1776.
NATHAN, who m. Mercy Holbrook in Vt .; and CALVIN, who m. Hannah Wellman.
All the sons, except Ralpli, emigrated to Townshend and Jamaica, Wind- ham Co., Vt., where many of their descendants now are.
HAYWARD, WARFIELD4 (Capt. Samnel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Feb. 2, 1738; m. Lydia Thayer of Bell., dr. of Ebenezer and Mary (Wheelock) Thayer; cer. April 23, 1761, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
OLIVE, b. March 13, 1762; d. unm., June 1, 1836, a. 74 yrs.
JOEL, b. Nov. 7, 1763; m. Ruth Morse, May 8, 1788.
LUCY, b. Oct. 12, 1769; m. John Hayward, July 5, 1792.
RUTH, b. May 4, 1772; d. Oct. 11, 1798.
ABIJAH, b. July 2, 1774; d. when about 3 yrs. old.
ESTHER, b. Sept. 4, 1779; d. Dec. 24, 1798.
Warfield Hayward was a prominent citizen in his day. Mrs. Lydia d. April 8, 1802; and her hus. d. July 2 the same yr.
HAYWARD, JESSE 4 (Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Jan. 25, 1742;
m. Hannah Albee, dr. of John and Sarah Albee, b. June 8, 1744; cer. Sept. 26, 1764, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
AHAZ, b. March 31, 1765; d. Jan. 8, 1777.
JOTHAM, b. June 8, 1767; d. Dec. 20, 1776.
SAMUEL, b. Sept. 3, 1769; m. Sally Nelson, Ang. 24, 1794.
ZURIEL, b. July 12, 1771; m., 1st, Olive Parkhurst, 1795; 2d, Olive Twitchell, 1801.
CEPHAS, b. Aug. 29, 1773; d. young, 1777.
LUCINDA, b. March 8, 1776.
CEPHAS, b. Aug. 5, 1778; untraced.
JOTHAM, b. Sept. 29, 1780; burnt to death in the Phinehas Eames fire, March 31, 1799.
LUCRETIA, b. Oct. 9, 1782; m. Moses Albee, Oct. 16, 1806. She d. March 20, 1852.
AHAZ, b. March 21, 1785; m. Pamelia Wiswall, Jan. 11, 1809. He d. Jan. 15, 1853.
SARAH, b. March 8, 1788; m. Isaac Davenport, then of Dorchester, Nov. 28, 1810.
The further history and death-dates of the parents have eluded my research.
HAYWARD, ELIHU4 (Jonathan, jun.,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. April 30, 1739; m., 1st, Sarah Hiscock ; ptge., etc., not found; cer. June 21, 1758, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
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SARAH, b, Oct. 1, 1758.
MARY, b. Nov. 16, 1760.
RHODA, b. Feb. 7, 1763.
ICHABOD, b. Aug. 9, 1767.
JOANNA, b. Jan. 24, 1770; m. Laban Albee, May 12, 1791.
AMASA, b. March 2, 1772; m. Prudence Littlefield, 1796.
PERLEY, b. Feb. 9, 1774; m. Aaron Day of Sutton, 1804.
AsA, b. Feb. 18, 1777.
Mrs. Sarah d., date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, Trial Hayward, dr. of his uncle John and aunt Trial Hayward, b. April 21, 1752; cer. July 23, 1789, by Rev. A. Frost. Mr. Frost's record says he was then of Pelham. But he is credited with 1 child here by this 2d wf. ; viz., -
SARAH, b. Jan. 22, 1792.
After this I find no trace of Elihu and family on our records. I therefore infer that he emigrated from town, perhaps to Pelliam. Later, I learn, from probate records, that he d. in Northbridge, 1810 to 1812. Prob. Mrs. Trial d. there too.
HAYWARD, JONATHAN 4 (Jonathan, jun.,& Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. March 12, 1757; m. Mary Ballard, dr. of Sylvanus and Judith Ballard, b. Aug. 31, 1761; cer. Dec. 21, 1780, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
FANNY, b. Dec. 20, 1781; m. David Hayward, 1801.
BATHSHEBA, b. Aug. 16, 1784.
DAVID, b. April 15, 1787.
JUDITH, b. May 28, 1789.
BETSEY, b. Feb. 23, 1792.
BALLARD, b. July 27, 1796.
EXPERIENCE, b. Sept. 11, 1798.
MARY, b. Oct. 31, 1800.
I presume this Jonathan Hayward 4 dwelt in the vicinity of Howardtown; but precisely where, I have not ascertained. Somehow I lose trace of this whole family. Whether they emigrated, or what became of them, I am obliged to leave untold.
HAYWARD, EPHRAIM4 (David,& Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Sept. 15, 1752; m. Sarah Wedge, dr. of Daniel and Hannah (Wiswall), Wedge, b. July 11, 1763; cer. Dec. 3, 1787, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
JOANNA, b. Jan. 5, 1789; d. Dec. 29, 1794.
NEWELL, b. Sept. 29, 1791; d. Jan. 8, 1795.
LYDIA, b. Jan. 15, 1793; d. Dec. 31, 1794.
JOANNA, b. July 20, 1795; m. Curtis Wedge, March 4, 1819. She d. Oct. 7, 1874.
LYDIA, b. April 21, 1797; m. Elijah Warfield, April 6, 1823.
ICHABOD, stillborn, Dec. 23, 1798.
NEWELL W., b. Sept. 25, 1800; m. Sally Warfield, Dec. 25, 1820.
DIADAMA, b. Sept. 12, 1802; d. unm.
CYNTHIA WEDOE, b. Dec. 14, 1804; mr. of Joel out of wedlock; still survives; only one of the family.
LOIS HARRIET, b. March 19, 1808; m. Jesse Daniels, Nov. 29, 1827. She d. Aug. 13, 1832.
About 1795 several of the Haywards began to write their name Howard, and it soon went on record accordingly. This Ephraim 4 became Ephraim Howard, and his descendants were called Howards. He dwelt on the home-
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stead of his fr. David, near the junction of Plain and Mill Sts. He d. March 31, 1835, a. 82 yrs. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. in our asylum, April 4, 1859, a. 95 yrs.
HAYWARD [changed to] HOWARD, JOEL5 (Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jona- than,2 Samuel1), b. Nov. 7, 1763; m. Ruth Morse, dr. of Dea. James and Hannah (Daniels) Morse, b. in Medway, Aug. 15, 1768; cer. May 8, 1788, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
ABIJAH, b. Sept. 16, 1788; m. Margery Gould, Jan. 5, 1808.
RHODA, b. Jan 5, 1792; m. Lewis Allen, April 24, 1811.
ORA, b. Dec. 15, 1795; m. Mary F. Groves, Charleston, S.C.
LUCY, b. March 17, 1797; m. Samuel Warfield, jun., March 29, 1818.
JOEL, b. Aug. 1, 1803; m. Mary Flagg, Worcester, March, 1830.
Joel Howard inherited a part of his fr.'s homestead in Howardtown, and dwelt near where his grandson Hollis now lives. He d. Jan. 6, 1829, a. 65 yrs. Mrs, Ruth, his wid., d. Jan. 3, 1844, a. 73 yrs.
HAYWARD, DANIEL 4 (Daniel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Feb. 10, 1750; m. Eleanor Davis, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. July 26, 1766. Their chn. : -
EUNICE, b. March 26, 1767; m. Joshua Grant, Partridgefield, July 14, 1785.
ABNER, b. Nov. 9, 1768.
LEVI, b. July 22, 1770; m. Dolly Thayer, Hop., Jan. 25, 1792.
ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 9, 1773.
CHLOE, b. Feb. 1, 1775.
EBENEZER, b. Sept. 26, 1776.
PAUL, b. April 25, 1778.
AARON, b. Jan. 27, 1780.
ALEXANDER, b. Nov. 22, 1781.
CHARLES, b. July 10, 1785.
SOPHIA, b. April 14, 1788.
MARTHA, b. Oct. 14, 1790.
I do not find myself able to locate the res. of this Daniel Hayward, jun., or to give his history. I have an impression that the family did not dwell per- manently on our territory, but am not certain of this. I must leave the family further untraced.
HAYWARD, ADAM4 (Daniel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 3, 1762; m. Judith Ballard, dr. of Sylvanus and Judith Ballard, b. May 21, 1763; cer. Sept. 18, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
RITTA, b. Sept. 5, 1782; d. Oct. 23, 1800.
JULIA, b. April 22, 1784.
SABRA, b. Jan. 17, 1786; m. Marcus Aldrich, Mendon, 1803.
MITTA, b. July 31, 1787; m. Ralph Bowker, Oct. 4, 1807.
LUTHER, b. Aug. 2, 1789.
MARTIN, b. Aug. 23, 1791; m. Abigail Hayward, July 6, 1817.
WHIPPLE, b. June 30, 1793; a son Willard d. Oct. 19, 1798.
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