Esther Wiswall1

b. 7 June 1654, d. before 18 April 1711
Family
Father*John Wiswall1
Mother*Margaret Smith1
Birth*7 June 1654Esther Wiswall was born on 7 June 1654, probably in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*She married Joshua Fisher, son of Joshua Fisher and Mary Aldis.1 
(Wife) Death26 January 1708/9Esther became a widow when Joshua Fisher died on 26 January 1708/9.1,2 
Will*22 April 1710Esther wrote her will dated 22 April 1710 in Dedham1 
Death*before 18 April 1711 and died before 18 April 1711, when her will was filed for probate in Boston.1 

Family

 Joshua Fisher b. 9 Jan 1651, d. 26 Jan 1708/9
Children 1.Esther Fisher+3 b. 27 Feb 1682
 2.Mary Fisher+1 b. 24 Jul 1687

Citations

  1. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), pages 28-29. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 & 2, page 37. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy, pages 64-65.

John Wiswall1

Family
Marriage*He married Margaret Smith.1 

Family

 Margaret Smith
Child 1.Esther Wiswall+1 b. 7 Jun 1654, d. b 18 Apr 1711

Citations

  1. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), pages 28-29. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.

Witherel Withem1

Family
Marriage*27 May 1733He married Jemima Hayward of Easton, daughter of Joseph Hayward Jr. and Sarah Crossman, on 27 May 1733 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Jemima Hayward b. 16 May 1711

Citations

  1. [S580] Easton (Massachusetts) Town Clerk, Births, deaths, and marriages by families, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts): page 29; FHL film# 1059951, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Births, deaths, and marriages, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts).

Thomas Witherby1

d. 7 June 1714
Family
Father*Thomas Witherby2 d. 23 Jan 1712/13
Marriage*20 February 1698/99He married, as her first husband, Hannah Woods, daughter of Deacon John Woods and Lydia Rice, on 20 February 1698/99 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4,5 
Death*7 June 1714He died on 7 June 1714 in Marlborough.6 

Family

 Hannah Woods b. 4 Aug 1677, d. 17 Sep 1751

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 57, Moses Leonard, pages 57-58. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 402. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 57, Moses Leonard, pages 57-58, date reported as 4 March 1705.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Middleborough Marriages, Volume 1, page 332.
  5. [S1208] William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In 4 volumes, with a surname index in Volume 4; downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), Woods, pages 1095-1098, his surname spelled "Wetherbee". Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 402, his surname entered as "Witherbe."

Thomas Witherby1

d. 23 January 1712/13
Family
Death*23 January 1712/13He died on 23 January 1712/13 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family
Child 1.Thomas Witherby1 d. 7 Jun 1714

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 402. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Witherell1

Family
Name-SpellingsThe WITHERELL surname was also spelled WITHRELL.1 
Marriage*22 October 1735She married Jonathan Pratt, who was possibly the son of Jabez Pratt and Elizabeth Cobb of the Taunton/Norton area, on 22 October 1735 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Jonathan Pratt b. c 1707
Children 1.Elizabeth Pratt1 b. 11 Nov 1737
 2.Lois Pratt1 b. 1741, d. 14 Jul 1749
 3.Hannah Pratt1 b. 16 Sep 1742
 4.Jabez Pratt1 b. 1 Feb 1745
 5.Jonathan Pratt1 b. 14 May 1748
 6.Zilpha Pratt1 b. bt 24 Nov 1750 - 1751
 7.Judah Pratt1 b. 16 Feb 1753
 8.Lemuel Pratt1 b. 16 Jun 1755

Citations

  1. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 543. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.

Elizabeth Withington1

Family
Marriage*27 July 1737She married as his second wife George Talbot, son of Peter Talbot and Hannah (Clark) Frizell, on 27 July 1737.1 

Family

 George Talbot b. 28 Dec 1688, d. 31 Jul 1760

Citations

  1. [S1033] Jonathan A. Shaw, "George Barrell, Emigrant to Boston in 1638, and his Children and Grandchildren", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, with source information provided, Volume 165, pages 5-14 and 141-149 (January 2011 and April 2011): Hannah Barrell, pages 143-145. Hereinafter cited as "George Barrell, 1638 Emigrant to Boston."

Henry Withington1

Family
(Original Owner) Land Transfer17 October 1676Henry Withington was identified as the original owner of the land in a Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), deed between William Stoughton Esq. and Ebenezer Williams dated 17 October 1676. The Worshipful William Stoughton Esq. of Dorchester, for the sum of £80 current money of New England, transferred land to Ebenezer Williams, a cooper, also of Dorchester. The parcel of land was described as 2 acres, be it more or less, being now an orchard with a dwelling house upon it, situated in Dorchester, and being part of the home lot which was formerly the lot of Henry Withington and then the lot of his son John Withington. It was bounded South Easterly with the land of Nicholas Boulton, South Westerly with the land of the aforesaid William Stoughton, Northwest with the highway leading from the town to the meeting house, North Easterly with the way leading to the calves pasture: together with a barn and garden plot and piece of meadow as it is now fenced in lying on the North Easterly side of the aforesaid way as it is all now fenced in, including both the orchard and the barn.1,2 

Family
Child 1.John Withington1

Citations

  1. [S927] Published by order of the Boston Board of Aldermen acting as county commissioners for the county of Suffolk, Suffolk Deeds, in 14 volumes. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: city printers Rockwell and Churchill, 1880-1906), Volume XII, number 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk Deeds.
  2. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.

John Withington1

Family
Father*Henry Withington1
(Previous Owner) Land Transfer17 October 1676John Withington was identified as the previous owner of the land in a Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), deed between William Stoughton Esq. and Ebenezer Williams dated 17 October 1676. The Worshipful William Stoughton Esq. of Dorchester, for the sum of £80 current money of New England, transferred land to Ebenezer Williams, a cooper, also of Dorchester. The parcel of land was described as 2 acres, be it more or less, being now an orchard with a dwelling house upon it, situated in Dorchester, and being part of the home lot which was formerly the lot of Henry Withington and then the lot of his son John Withington. It was bounded South Easterly with the land of Nicholas Boulton, South Westerly with the land of the aforesaid William Stoughton, Northwest with the highway leading from the town to the meeting house, North Easterly with the way leading to the calves pasture: together with a barn and garden plot and piece of meadow as it is now fenced in lying on the North Easterly side of the aforesaid way as it is all now fenced in, including both the orchard and the barn.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S927] Published by order of the Boston Board of Aldermen acting as county commissioners for the county of Suffolk, Suffolk Deeds, in 14 volumes. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: city printers Rockwell and Churchill, 1880-1906), Volume XII, number 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk Deeds.
  2. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.

Philip Withington1

Family
Marriage*17 November 1682He married Thankful Pond, daughter of William Pond and Mary Dyer, on 17 November 1682 in Dorchester. They were married by the Worshipful John Hull, Esq.1,2 

Family

 Thankful Pond b. 15 Jan 1661/62

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Introduction, pages 5-8, his surname spelled "Whithington". Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dorchester Marriages, City Document No. 59, Volume 1, page 24, his surname spelled "Withington". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ann Witt1

Family
Marriage*26 April 1660She married, as his second wife, Jacob Barney, son of Jacob Barney and Elizabeth ______, on 26 April 1660.1 

Family

 Jacob Barney
Child 1.John Barney+1 b. 1 Jun 1665, d. May 1728

Citations

  1. [S1197] William Frederick Adams, Barney: Barney 1634 and Hosmer 1635, viewed and downloaded from www.familysearch.org, a digitized copy of a microreproduction of the original. (Springfield, Massachusetts: W.F. Adams, 1912), pages 33-40. Hereinafter cited as Barney 1634 and Hosmer 1635.

Anne Woder1

Family
Marriage*She married Edmund Browne.1 

Family

 Edmund Browne
Child 1.Reverend Edmund Browne1 b. 28 Oct 1606, d. 22 Jun 1678

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 3: Henry Sherman the Younger and His Wife, Volume 167, pages 149-156. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."

John Wolverton1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Abigail Heaton, daughter of John Heaton.2 

Family

 Abigail Heaton

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 154-181. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 5, page 154.

John Wolverton1

Family
Marriage*He married Abigail Darby.1 

Family

 Abigail Darby
Children 1.Mary Wolverton+1 b. 22 Apr 1761, d. 26 Aug 1822
 2.Rachel Wolverton2 b. 1767, d. 20 Oct 1836

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 456. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, page 471.

Mary Wolverton1

b. 22 April 1761, d. 26 August 1822
Family
Father*John Wolverton1
Mother*Abigail Darby1
Birth*22 April 1761Mary Wolverton was born on 22 April 1761.1,2 
Marriage*1777She married Isaac Sharp, son of William Sharp and Mary ______, in 1777 in that part of Virginia that became West Virginia.1,2 
Residence*Isaac and Mary (Wolverton) Sharp settled on McNarlin's Run, about three miles northwest of Waynesburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, which eventually became Greene County.3 
Death*26 August 1822She died on 26 August 1822 at Waynesburg at age 613,4 
Burial* and was buried in the Waynesburg Old Cemetery.4 

Family

 Isaac Sharp b. 13 Apr 1750, d. 12 Feb 1831
Children 1.John Sharp1,2,3 b. 1779
 2.Thomas Sharp1,2,3 b. 1781
 3.Abigail Sharp1,2,3 b. 29 Aug 1783
 4.Mary Sharp1,2,3 b. 1786
 5.Rachel Sharp1,2,3 b. 1788
 6.William Sharp1,2,3 b. 1790
 7.Isaac Sharp Jr.+1,2,3 b. 1792, d. c 1866
 8.Rebecca Sharp1,2,3 b. 1794
 9.Margaret Sharp1,3 b. 1796
 10.Darby Wolverton Sharp1,2,3 b. 1798, d. 1807
 11.Zachariah Sharp1,2,3 b. 1800
 12.Bittia Sharp5,6,7 b. 1802
 13.Mansen Sharp2,3 b. 1805

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 456. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1435] Charles Evans Wolverton, History, Origin and Heritage of the Wolverton and Woolverton Family, 2nd Edition, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Clarksburg, West Virginia: C.E. Wolverton, 1963), pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Wolverton and Woolverton Family, 2nd Edition.
  3. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers, 1893), The Sharp Family, pages 170-174. Hereinafter cited as Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, including some cemetery and tombstone photos obtained from site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Wolverton) Sharp, Memorial# 30595762. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, The Sharp Family, pages 170-174, her name reported as "Bittia."
  6. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, page 456, her name reported as "Bittia."
  7. [S1435] Charles Evans Wolverton, Wolverton and Woolverton Family, 2nd Edition, pages 123-124, her name reported as "Tabithia."

Rachel Wolverton1

b. 1767, d. 20 October 1836
Family
Father*John Wolverton1
Mother*Abigail Darby1
Birth*1767Rachel Wolverton was born in 1767.1 
Marriage*1792She married, as his second wife, Timothy Ross about 1792 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.1 
Death*20 October 1836She died on 20 October 1836.1 

Family

 Timothy Ross b. 20 Mar 1765, d. 15 Oct 1851

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 471. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Abiel Wood1

Family
Marriage*He married Abijah Bowen.1 

Family

 Abijah Bowen
Child 1.Elnathan Wood+1

Citations

  1. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, pages 43-44, and 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.

Abigail Wood1

b. circa 1645
Family
Father*John Wood2,1
Mother*Sarah Masterson2,1
Birth*circa 1645Abigail Wood was born circa 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.2 
Marriage*before 7 March 1675/76She married, as his first wife, Samuel Leonard, son of Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler, before 7 March 1675/76.2,1 
Estate*7 March 1675/76Abigail, identified as his child, was included in a division of the estate of John Wood "formerly of Plymouth" on 7 March 1675/76.2 
Land Transfer*10 January 1688 On 10 January 1688, acknowledged on 30 Jan 1687/88, Samuel Leonard of Bridgewater and his wife Abigail (Wood) Leonard, sold land in Bridgewater to David Perkins of Beverly.2 
Relocation*1692Abigail and Samuel Leonard went to Worcester, Middlesex County, where they was living in 1692.2 
Indian Attack*1695Abigail and Samuel Leonard's son Samuel, while living with his family in Worcester, age 12, was kidnapped by Indians in the fall of 1695. He was still with the Indians in 1697 when they captured Hannah Dustin of Haverhill. Samuel and Hannah subsequently escaped to Haverhill and he rejoined his family in Connecticut.3 
Death*She probably died in Worcester.2 
(Mother) Land Records26 March 1706 On 26 March 1706, Abigail's children, Samuel Leonard, Elizabeth (Leonard) Clark and her husband Thomas Clark, and Mercy (Leonard) Adams and her husband Richard Adams sold all their right in the property of their grandfather, John Wood of Plymouth, deceased, to their uncle, Nathaniel Wood.2 

Family

 Samuel Leonard b. c 1643, d. a 30 Nov 1720
Children 1.Mercy Leonard+2 d. 24 Dec 1749
 2.Mary Leonard+2 b. c 1680, d. 1 Dec 1748
 3.Elizabeth Leonard+2
 4.Samuel Leonard+2 b. c 1683, d. 11 May 1718

Citations

  1. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #2., Samuel Leonard (Solomon), pages 34-36. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 53, Samuel Leonard, pages 54-55.

Calvin Wood1

b. 1835, d. 4 May 1860
Family
Father*John Wood2 b. 1805
Mother*Nancy ______2 b. 1813
Birth*1835Calvin Wood was born about 1835 in Madison County, Illinois.2 
Marriage*21 April 1859He married Mary Braden, daughter of Isaac Braden and Sarah Hawks, on 21 April 1859 in Madison County, Illinois.1 
Death*4 May 1860He died on 4 May 1860 at about age 28.3 

Family

 Mary Braden b. 8 Aug 1842, d. 29 Jan 1863

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, Calvin Wood and Mary Braden, Madison County, 21 April 1859, referencing Film Number: 001306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of John and Nancy Wood, Township 3 N R 10 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 543A; Image: 426. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  3. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, 1860 probate of Calvin Wood, mentions his widow named Mary, no children, Isaac Braden and John Wood. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.

Eleazer Wood1

b. 14 March 1661/62, d. 20 May 1704
Family
Father*Nicholas Wood1,2 d. 7 Feb 1669/70
Mother*Mary Williams2 d. 19 Feb 1662/63
Birth*14 March 1661/62Eleazer Wood was born on 14 March 1661/62 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*circa 1688He married Dorothy ______ circa 1688.1,3 
Death*20 May 1704He died on 20 May 1704 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 42.4 

Family

 Dorothy ______ d. 10 Dec 1728
Child 1.Hannah Wood5,6 b. 11 Feb 1688/89, d. 4 Mar 1754

Citations

  1. [S1249] Miss Emma F. Ware, "Genealogy of Robert Ware of Dedham, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 41, pages 21-52 (January 1887). Hereinafter cited as "Robert Ware of Dedham."
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 107. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 833. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn, Volume 1, page 229.
  5. [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy; Robert Ware, of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699, and his lineal descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1901), pages 45-46. Hereinafter cited as Ware Genealogy.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Births, Volume 1, page 95.

Elnathan Wood1

Family
Father*Abiel Wood2
Mother*Abijah Bowen2
Marriage*He married Mary Billington.3 

Family

 Mary Billington
Child 1.Judith Wood+1,3 b. 11 Apr 1728, d. 20 Nov 1811

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Washburn, pages 338-350. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, pages 43-44, and 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
  3. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 63.

Hannah Wood1

b. 11 February 1688/89, d. 4 March 1754
Family
Father*Eleazer Wood1,2 b. 14 Mar 1661/62, d. 20 May 1704
Mother*Dorothy ______1,2 d. 10 Dec 1728
Birth*11 February 1688/89Hannah Wood was born on 11 February 1688/89 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*5 January 1708/9She married Joseph Ware of Wrentham, son of John Ware and Joanna Gay, on 5 January 1708/9 in Sherborn. Their marriage was also recorded in Wrentham.1,3,4 
Relocation*Following their marriage, Hannah's husband moved with her to the Wood farm in Sherborn, Middlesex County.1 
(Wife) Death20 January 1754Hannah became a widow when Joseph Ware died on 20 January 1754.5,1 
Death*4 March 1754She died five weeks later on 4 March 1754 in Sherborn at age 65.1,6 

Family

 Joseph Ware b. 2 Jun 1681, d. 20 Jan 1754

Citations

  1. [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy; Robert Ware, of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699, and his lineal descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1901), pages 45-46. Hereinafter cited as Ware Genealogy.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Births, Volume 1, page 95. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Marriages, Volume 1, page 178.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 389.
  5. [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy, page 26.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Deaths, Volume 1, page 178.

Hannah Wood1

d. 23 February 1667/68
Family
Father*Nicholas Wood2,3 d. 7 Feb 1669/70
Mother*Mary Williams3 d. 19 Feb 1662/63
Birth*Hannah Wood was born in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3 
Marriage*28 November 1665She married, as his first wife, John Harding, son of Abraham Harding and Elizabeth ______, on 28 November 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,4,2 
Death*23 February 1667/68She died two weeks after the birth of her son on 23 February 1667/68 in Medfield.1,5,6 

Family

 John Harding b. c 1644, d. 4 Mar 1719/20
Children 1.Hannah Harding5 b. 13 Jan 1666/67, d. 26 Oct 1667
 2.Abraham Harding7 b. 6 Feb 1667/68, d. 5 Apr 1670

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 8. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): pages 209-210. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
  3. [S1322] Abner Morse, compiler, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856), Wood, pages 261-264. Hereinafter cited as Inhabitants and history of Sherborn and Holliston.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 145. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 215.
  6. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 342. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 57.

Jerusha Wood1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Marriage*16 November 1760She married Joseph Thomson, son of Joseph Thomson and Elizabeth Bolton, on 16 November 1760 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Joseph Thomson b. 3 Mar 1735/36

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S693] George Ernest Bowman, Vital records of the town of Halifax, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Halifax vital records to 1849.

John Wood1,2

Family
Marriage*He married Sarah Masterson.1,2 
Name VariationThe Wood surname was also found in the records as ATWOOD and ATTWOOD.1 
Estate*7 March 1675/76A division of the estate of John Wood "formerly of Plymouth" on 7 March 1675/76 includes his child Abigail Leonard.1 
(Grandfather) Land Records26 March 1706 On 26 March 1706, his daughter Abigail's children, Samuel Leonard, Elizabeth (Leonard) Clark and her husband Thomas Clark, and Mercy (Leonard) Adams and her husband Richard Adams sold all their right in the property of their grandfather, John Wood of Plymouth, deceased, to their uncle, Nathaniel Wood.1 

Family

 Sarah Masterson
Children 1.Abigail Wood+1,2 b. c 1645
 2.Nathaniel Wood3,4 b. 25 Feb 1651/52

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #2., Samuel Leonard (Solomon), pages 34-36. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Plymouth Appendix, Volume 1, page 659. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1187] Ruth Wilder Sherman, "The Mary Atwood Sampler: More About Mary (Wood) (Holmes) Bradford of Duxbury and Plymouth, Massachusetts", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 144, pages 23-28 (January 1990): John and Sarah (Masterson) Wood, pages 25-26. Hereinafter cited as "Mary Atwood Sampler."

John Wood1

b. 1805
Family
Birth*1805John Wood was born about 1805 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage*He married Nancy ______.1 

Family

 Nancy ______ b. 1813
Child 1.Calvin Wood1 b. 1835, d. 4 May 1860

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of John and Nancy Wood, Township 3 N R 10 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 543A; Image: 426. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.

John Wood1,2

d. 23 November 1872
Family
Birth*John Wood was born in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married, as her second husband, Nancy Ann (Jones) Course, daughter of John Jones.1,2 
Death*23 November 1872He died on 23 November 1872.1 

Family

 Nancy Ann Jones b. 1809

Citations

  1. [S1762] Katherine Moorhead, History of Madison County, Illinois : with biographical sketches of many prominent men and pioneers, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Evansville, Indiana: Reprint. Originally published: Edwardsville, Illinois : W.R. Brink, 1882, 1973), Venice, page 583. Hereinafter cited as History of Madison County, Illinois : with biographical sketches of many prominent men and pioneers.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, Calvin Kinder, age 75, son of Valentine Kinder and Amelia Evans and Nancy Ann Wood, age 69, daughter of John Jones and Mary Halt, in Madison County on 22 September 1878, referencing Film Number: 001306458. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Judith Wood1

b. 11 April 1728, d. 20 November 1811
Family
Father*Elnathan Wood2,3
Mother*Mary Billington3
Birth*11 April 1728Judith Wood was born on 11 April 1728 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4 
Marriage*23 May 1751She married Jonathan Washburn, son of Benjamin Washburn and Martha Kingman, on 23 May 1751 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1,5 
(Wife) Death6 April 1792Judith became a widow when Jonathan Washburn died on 6 April 1792.6 
Death*20 November 1811She died on 20 November 1811 in either Titicut or Middleborough at age 83.7 

Family

 Jonathan Washburn b. c 1729, d. 6 Apr 1792
Children 1.Isaac Washburn+2 b. 1 Feb 1755, d. 3 Nov 1832
 2.Phebe Washburn+2,1 b. 1761, d. 7 Feb 1827

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Washburn, pages 338-350. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
  4. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Middleborough Vital Records, Volume 1, page 41.
  5. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, information found at http://genforum.genealogy.com/washburn/messages/2743.html on 7 August 2013 and posted by John Maltby on 22 August 2002, citing Middleborough Vital Records, Volume 1, page 110 and Volume 2, page 45.
  6. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Wood, Middleboro Deaths, page 221; Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 133; Thatcher, Charles M., “Thatcher Papers,” 3 Volumes, 1620-1899, manuscript from FHL microfilm #945019, Volume III: Washburn, no page numbers.
  7. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Wood, Middleboro Deaths, page 221; Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 133.

Juliette Wood1

b. 1831, d. 24 November 1896
Family
Father*Justin E. Wood1 b. 1792
Birth*1831Juliette Wood was born in 1831 in Chautauqua County, New York.1 
Marriage*4 July 1848She married Vincent Edwards, son of Eli Edwards and Catherine Longstreet, on 4 July 1848 in Ellington, Chautauqua County.1 
(Wife) Death1892Juliette became a widow when Vincent Edwards died in 1892 at about age 74.2,3,4 
Death*24 November 1896She died on 24 November 1896 in Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York, at about age 651 
Burial* and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Ellington.1 

Family

 Vincent Edwards b. 6 Nov 1818, d. 1892

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, including some cemetery and tombstone photos obtained from site, online at www.findagrave.com, Juliette (Wood) Edwards, 7924795. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Vincent Edwards, Memorial# 7924651.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eli Edwards, Memorial# 5949995.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (Longstreet) Edwards, Memorial# 5950089.

Justin E. Wood1

b. 1792
Family
Birth*1792Justin E. Wood was born about 1792 in Massachusetts.1 

Family
Child 1.Juliette Wood1 b. 1831, d. 24 Nov 1896

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, including some cemetery and tombstone photos obtained from site, online at www.findagrave.com, Juliette (Wood) Edwards, 7924795. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.