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Jul 13, 2022 · John married Sarah Crossman, daughter of Robert, on 11 November 1675 at Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. John and Sarah had children: John (1676) Robert (1678) Nathaniel (1679) Israel (1681) Ebenezer (1683) Joseph (1685) Ezekiel (!687) , twin Mary (1687), twin John died on 10 May 1688, in Taunton.
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- May 10, 1688
- Sarah (Crossman) Woodward
This John Woodward was the third child of John and Hannah Woodward (nee Laight). He was baptised at Inkberrow, Worcestershire, and started work as an Agricultural Labourer. He married Ann Climer in 1844 at Aston Cantlow and moved to Wilmcote, Warwickshire, where Ann's family lived.
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Name
1. John Woodward 2. of Cambridge and Newton, Massachusetts 1. Note: He is very frequently on the internet and in secondary sources confused with John Woodward of Reading. They are not the same person.
Birth
1. Born:28 March 1649 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 2. "John sonn of George and Mary borne the 20 of March 1649"
Marriages and Children
1. Married: 1st -Rebecca Robbins, daughter of Richard Robbins of Cambridge, by 1674 (birth of first child). She died 8 January 1695/6 at Newton. 1. Married: 2nd -Sarah Prentice, daughter of Henry and Joan Prentice, on 2 March 1698/9 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was the widow John Smith. 1. Children of John Woodward and Rebecca Robbins: 1. John Woodward. Born 7 September 1674. Died 22 September 1674. 2. John Woodward, (twin). Born 18 July 1675. 3. Rebecca Woodward, (twin). Born 18 July 167...
Common Errors to Avoid
1. As noted, he is frequently confused with John Woodward of Reading. This often causes wives and children which belong to the other john Woodward to be attached John Woodward of Newton. 1. Incorrect wife: Sarah Bancroft - The marriage of John Woodward and Sarah Bancroft was recorded on 7 July 1686 at Reading, Massachusetts. This cannot be John Woodward of Newton, as one the location is entirely wrong and we know with certainty that he was still married to Rebecca Robbins who did not die unti...
Discussion on the five (?!) Wives of John Woodward
1. This profile seems to have merged several John Woodwards together. This section is going back to the original records to try and sort this out. 1. Vital Records of Newton 1.1. Death - "John, s. John and Rebecca, Sept. 22, 1674. " 1.2. Birth - "John, [twin] ch. John and Rebecca, July 18, 1675." 1.3. Birth - "Rebecca, [twin] ch. John and Rebecca, July 18, 1675." 1.4. Birth - "Susannah, ch. John and Rebecca, __, 1676.[Town Copy]" 1.5. Death - "Susannah, Sept. 22, 1676." 1.6. Birth - "Richard,...
Watertown, Fred G. Baker ed. Watertown Records : Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Lands Grants and Possessions, also the Proprietors' Book and the First Book and...Newton. Vital records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, NEHGS, 1905). Archive.org LINKCambridge. Thomas W. Baldwin, ed. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, vol. 1: Births. (Boston: NEHGS, 1914).Cambridge. Thomas W. Baldwin, ed. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, vol. 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Boston: NEHGS, 1915).Thank you to David Babcock and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-113:59, 1 October 2015 (EDT)
- Male
- November 3, 1732
- March 28, 1649
Jul 21, 2021 · Husband of Abigail (Hall) Woodward — married 1732 [location unknown] Descendants. Father of Hannah (Woodward) Bacon , Mary (Woodward) Cleveland , John Woodward , John Woodward III , Ephraim Woodward and Deliverance Woodward. Died 11 Apr 1767 at age 91 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.
- Male
- April 11, 1767
- July 18, 1675
John Woodward and Hannah Laight were married at Tardebigg Church, near Redditch, Worcestershire, on 20 February 1814, eleven miles from their home in Inkberrow. The wedding ceremony was conducted by George Richards, a Curate. He was related to John's mother, Elizabeth Richards.
John Woodward, M.D., was born in Derbyshire, on the 1st May, 1665; and educated at a country school, where he acquired a good knowledge of Latin, and made considerable progress in Greek.
When John Woodward was born on 4 April 1692, in Bushley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Woodward, was 30 and his mother, Hester Maitland, was 29. He married Sarah Charity on 4 May 1716, in Forthampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
