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Male 1614 - 1667  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Woodford was born in 1614 in England; died on 6 Mar 1667 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Emigrated 1632 on the William and Francis. First at Roxbury, the Hartford 1636, Northampton 1656. His name is on the Founders Monument in Hartford, Connecticut.

    From Hale, House and Related Families:

    On 7 March 1631/2, Thomas Woodford was listed among those to be transported to New England, and came on the William and Francis with Edmund Winslow of Plymouth and Joseph Weld of Roxbury. He settled in Roxbury, Mass, where Rev. John Eliot, pastor of the church, made these entries concerning him and his wife:

    Thomas Woodford, a man servant. he came to . N.E. in the yeare. 1632. & was joyned to the church about halfe a yeare after, he afterwards maryed mary Blott. & removed to Conecticott. & joyned to the church at Hartford.

    Mary Blott a maide servant. she came in the yeare 1632. & was after married to Steward Woodford of this church, who after removed to Conecticott to Hartford church, where she lived in christian sort.

    It appears that both came over as apprentices in their 'teens, though Woodford must have been nearly of age, as he was made a freeman of Massachusetts Bay, 4 March 1634/5. Their marriage occurred in Roxbury, according to Eliot, and was doubtless before 1639, for on 3 Jan. 1639/40 Thomas Woodford was to receive six acres in the division of lands at Hartford, and his eldest daughter married by 1654; hence the marriage may have taken place about 1635-6.

    On 3 March 1640/1 he became the sexton in Hartford by virtue of a town vote which begins: "it is ordered that Thomas woodford shall attend the making of Graues for anie Corpes Desesed and yt no corpes shall be laid les then fower ffoote Deepe non yt be aboue fower year owld shall be laid les than fiue foote Deep. non that be aboue ten shall be laied les than six foote Deepe."

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    Thomas Woodford (1614-1667) = Mary Blott (1609-1662)
    Sarah Woodford (1649-1713) = Nehemiah Allen (1634-1684)
    Sarah Allen (1672-1724) = Joseph Strong (1672-1763) *
    Joseph Strong (1701-1773) = Elizabeth Strong (1704-1792) *
    Benajah Strong (1740-1809) = Lucy Bishop (1747-1783)
    Joseph Strong (1770-1812) = Rebecca Young (1779-1862)
    Eleanor Strong (1805-1863) = John Wood (1785-1848)
    Ellen Wood (1831-1877) = Franklin H. Work (1819-1911)
    Frances Eleanor Work (1857-1947) = James Boothby Burke Roche (1851-1920)
    Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (1885-1955) = Ruth Sylvia Gill (1908-1993)
    Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004) = Edward John Spencer (1924-1992)
    Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997) = Charles, Prince of Wales (1948- )
    William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge (1982- )

    *****

    Thomas Woodford (1614-1667) = Mary Blott (1609-1662)
    Sarah Woodford (1649-1713) = Nehemiah Allen (1634-1684)
    Samuel Allen (1665-1718) = Mercy Wright (1668-1728)
    Joseph Allen (1708-1755) = Mary Baker (1709-1774)
    Ethan Allen (1738-1789)

    *****

    Thomas Woodford (1614-1667) = Mary Blott (1609-1662)
    Sarah Woodford (1649-1713) = Nehemiah Allen (1634-1684) 
    Sarah Allen (1672-1724) = Joseph Strong (1672-1763)
    Joseph Strong (1701-1773) = Elizabeth Strong (1704-1792)
    Elizabeth Strong (1727-1767) = Richard Hale (1717-1802)
    Nathan Hale (1755-1776)

    *****

    Thomas Woodford (1614-1667) = Mary Blott (1609-1662)
    Mary Woodford (1636-1684) = Isaac Sheldon (1629-1708)
    Thomas Sheldon (1661-1725) = Mary Hinsdale (1665-1738)
    Benjamin Sheldon (1697-1773) = Mary Strong (1701-~1770)
    Mary Sheldon (1731-1805) = Joseph Lyman, Jr. (1731-1804)
    Joseph Lyman III (1767-1847) = Anne Jean Robbins (1789-1867)
    Catherine Robbins Lyman (1825-1896) = Warren Delano, Jr. (1809-1898)
    Sara Delano (1854-1941) = James Roosevelt (1828-1900)
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

    *****

    Other descendants of Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott include Francis Folsom Cleveland, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Nancy Reagan, Harriet Beecher Stowe, J. Pierpont Morgan, Frank W. Woolworth, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Dr. Benjamin Spock, John Lithgau, Matt Damon, James Russell Lowell, Emily Dickinson, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

    Thomas married Mary Blott before 1636 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Robert Blott and Susanna Selbee) was born before 24 Dec 1609 in Harrold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Dec 1609 in Harrold, Bedfordshire, England; died before 27 May 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Woodford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1636 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 17 Apr 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Sarah Woodford  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 2 Sep 1649; was christened on 2 Sep 1649 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 31 Mar 1713 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Woodford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Jan 1636 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 17 Apr 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Isaac Sheldon in 1653 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Isaac (son of Ralph Sheldon and Barbara Stone) was born about 1629 in Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England; died on 27 Jul 1708 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Isaac Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1656 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Mar 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
    2. 5. John Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died in 1733 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
    3. 6. Deacon Thomas Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1661 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1725 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
    4. 7. Thankful Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1662; died in 1741 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  2. 3.  Sarah Woodford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born before 2 Sep 1649; was christened on 2 Sep 1649 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 31 Mar 1713 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 31 Mar 1712, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Sarah married Nehemiah Allen on 21 Sep 1664 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Nehemiah (son of Samuel Allen and Ann) was born about 1634; died on 27 Jun 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Sarah Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died before 15 Sep 1724.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 4 Sep 1656 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Mar 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Isaac married Sarah Warner on 25 Nov 1685. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Warner and Mary) was born on 24 Jun 1667 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Isaac Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1686 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 16 Apr 1749 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. 10. Sarah Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1738 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  2. 5.  John Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Dec 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died in 1733 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    John married Hannah Stebbins on 5 Nov 1679. Hannah (daughter of John Stebbins and Abigail Bartlett) was born on 8 Jul 1664 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Elizabeth Lee on 20 Apr 1708. Elizabeth was born in 1669; died on 4 May 1758; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Deacon Thomas Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 6 Aug 1661 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1725 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Thomas Sheldon (1661-1725) = Mary Hinsdale (1665-1738)
    Benjamin Sheldon (1697-1773) = Mary Strong (1701-~1770)
    Mary Sheldon (1731-1805) = Joseph Lyman, Jr. (1731-1804)
    Joseph Lyman III (1767-1847) = Anne Jean Robbins (1789-1867)
    Catherine Robbins Lyman (1825-1896) = Warren Delano, Jr. (1809-1898)
    Sara Delano (1854-1941) = James Roosevelt (1828-1900)
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

    Family/Spouse: Mary Hinsdale. Mary was born on 22 Jul 1665; died in Sep 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Thomas Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jul 1770 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.

  4. 7.  Thankful Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1662; died in 1741 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 27 Aug 1663, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Thankful married Benjamin Edwards on 23 Feb 1681. Benjamin (son of Alexander Edwards and Sarah Baldwin) was born on 24 Jun 1652 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 31 Oct 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mary Edwards  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1685 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1729 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  5. 8.  Sarah Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Aug 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died before 15 Sep 1724.

    Notes:

    The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong (citation details below) and John Lee of Farmington (citation details below) both mistakenly call her Elizabeth Allen.

    Sarah married Justice Joseph Strong in 1694. Justice (son of Thomas Strong and Rachel Holton) was born on 2 Dec 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 23 Dec 1763 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Rachel Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1711.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Isaac Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (4.Isaac3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 26 Aug 1686 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 16 Apr 1749 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Isaac married Elizabeth Pratt on 28 Feb 1716 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Pratt and Elizabeth Lee) was born on 16 Aug 1693 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Sep 1745 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Daniel Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1726; died on 23 Aug 1772; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. 15. Joseph Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 13 Jul 1729; was christened on 13 Jul 1729 in Second Church, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 11 Mar 1794; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

  2. 10.  Sarah Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (4.Isaac3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 12 Jul 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1738 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Leo van de Pas's site has Sarah Sheldon's parents as Isaac Sheldon III and Elizabeth Pratt, and Isaac Sheldon III's parents as Isaac Sheldon Jr. and Sarah Warner. His citation is Gary Boyd Roberts' 1984 book American Ancestors and Cousins of the Prince of Wales. Roberts is a highly respected genealogist, but I literally can't find anyone else who agrees with this. It's still possible, of course, that Roberts is right and the absence of this extra generation is simply one of those gross errors that gets endlessly repeated in online genealogies.

    Unfortunately, van de Pas doesn't give dates for any of these people, and I'm guessing (based on Roberts's 600 Immigrants, etc, which I own) that this is because Roberts' book doesn't either. If I find a source with plausible dates that includes the extra generation, I'll be inclined to revisit the question.

    Sarah Sheldon family tree from van de Pas's site.

    Sarah Sheldon Parsons page at findagrave.com, giving the much more common parentage.

    Family/Spouse: Josiah Parsons. Josiah (son of Joseph Parsons and Elizabeth Strong) was born on 2 Jan 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 12 Apr 1768 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Martha Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1727 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 16 Dec 1814 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  3. 11.  Thomas Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Deacon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 6 Jun 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jul 1770 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Smith. Mary (daughter of John Smith and Mary Root) was born on 7 May 1689 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Oct 1771 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Mary Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1713 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 7 Aug 1795 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in West Suffield Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. 18. Simeon Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1726 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 1 Feb 1813; was buried in Zion's Hill Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.

  4. 12.  Mary Edwards Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thankful3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1685 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1729 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Phelps. Samuel (son of Nathaniel Phelps and Grace Martin) was born on 18 Dec 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1745 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Martha Phelps  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1717 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1803 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  5. 13.  Rachel Strong Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 30 Jun 1711.

    Rachel married Aaron Strong on 6 Jan 1731. Aaron (son of Preserved Strong and Tabitha Lee) was born on 14 May 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Aaron Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1735; died on 7 Dec 1793 in Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.


 

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