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Richard Woodward

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Name Richard Woodward [1] Birth 26 Sep 1677 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts [2, 3]
Alternate birth 26 Sep 1677 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts [4]
Alternate birth 26 Dec 1677 [5] Baptism 13 Jun 1711 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut [3]
Gender Male Alternate death Bef 11 Sep 1739 [5] Death 23 Nov 1739 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut [3]
Person ID I36880 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others Last Modified 9 Nov 2021
Father John Woodward, b. 20 Mar 1649, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 3 Nov 1732, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
(Age 83 years)
Mother Rebecca Robbins, b. 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1696, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
(Age 47 years)
Marriage Bef 1674 [6, 7] Family ID F16763 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Children + 1. Noah Woodward, b. 30 Mar 1718, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. 4 Jul 1792, Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont
(Age 74 years)
Family ID F21673 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2021
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Notes - "He purchased land in Canterbury, Conn., and he probably moved there about that time. He made a nuncupative Will, and son Noah was appointed Admin., Sep. 11, 1739." [Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, citation details below]
"They moved to Canterbury, CT where he purchased land, 8 Nov 1708. He and Benoni Woodward are listed as first settlers of the vicinity, 1704-1708. In 1711, he signed a covenant, recognized as one of 'seven pillars' or constituent members of the church which was constituted, 13 Jun 1711. Canterbury First Congregational Church records show he was christened that same date." [Descendants of Richard Woodward, citation details below]
We have no explanation for why Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown gives his birth as 26 Dec 1677 instead of the 26 Sep 1677 recorded at both Newton and Cambridge.
- "He purchased land in Canterbury, Conn., and he probably moved there about that time. He made a nuncupative Will, and son Noah was appointed Admin., Sep. 11, 1739." [Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, citation details below]
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Sources - [S2230] Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, on americanancestors.org. In print as The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vols. 1-55, ed. Lorraine Cook White. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994-2002.
- [S5363] Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905.
- [S6107] Descendants of Richard Woodward, New England, 1589-1982 by Norma Slater Woodward. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
- [S1581] Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year of 1850 ed. Thomas W. Baldwin. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1914-15.
- [S1604] Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston by Henry Bond. Second edition. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860.
- [S3973] Find a Grave page for John Woodward., says "abt 1673".
- [S544] Noyes-Gilman Ancestry: Being a Series of Sketches, with a Chart of the Ancestors of Charles Phelps Noyes and Emily H. (Gilman) Noyes, His Wife by Charles Phelps Noyes. St. Paul, Minnesota, 1907.
- [S2230] Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, on americanancestors.org. In print as The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vols. 1-55, ed. Lorraine Cook White. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994-2002.