Edward Hayward (1689 - 1760)

Born 24 Jul 1689 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Hall) Randall — married 26 Oct 1748 (to 1760) in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 May 1760 at age 70 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Edward was born about 1689. ^[1]

The 1886 Easton Town History ^[2]says "Edward Hayward was son of Deacon Joseph Hayward, of Bridgewater, and was born July 24, 1789. He moved to Taunton North-Purchase about 1713, and February 2, 1714 (O.S.?) he married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Kinsley. [...] He was a very positive man, and the old church records show that several church meetings were held in order to labor with him and others with whom he had decided differences. [...] He was a captain as well as justice of the peace, and held numerous town offices. He died May 21, 1760, being seventy years old. "

Edward's first wife Hannah died in November 1747, and he married Keziah White in 1748. ^[3] They had four children together.

Edward Hayward and Kezia White Hayward married 26 Oct 1748 in Easton, Massachusetts. ^[4]

"White: Keziah (perhaps widow of Edward), married Edward Hayward Esq. of Easton a. 1749." ^[5]

The Centennial Gathering of the Hayward Family has the following information:

Edward Hayward (son of Deacon Joseph) settled in Taunton North Purchase, now Easton, as early as 1714. In 1715 he married Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Kinsley. Their children were Hannah (1716), Edward (1718-1739), Joseph (1722-1740), Matthew (1728). Edward's wife died Nov 11, 1747. He married Keziah White, widow of Edward White of West Bridgewater Oct 26, 1748. Their children were Edward ((1749), Keziah (1751), Joseph (1753), Solomon (1755). Edward died in 1760 in the 71st year of his age and was bureied near where the first meeting how in Easton stood, where his first wife and two sons are buried. ^[6]

Edward Hayward is buried in Cynthia Drake Cemetery in Easton, Massachusetts. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Book Title: Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers and Byram families
2. ↑ "History of the Town of Easton" [Massachusetts], By William L. Chaffin 1886. Publisher: CAMBRIDGE : JOHN WILSON AND SON. Copyright, 1886. (p 49) Digital: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofe03chaf#page/10/mode/2up
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNV-XPT : 5 November 2017), Edward Hayward and Kezia White Hayward, 26 Oct 1748; citing Marriage, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 1,059,951.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNV-XPT : 5 November 2017), Edward Hayward and Kezia White Hayward, 26 Oct 1748; citing Marriage, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 1,059,951.
5. ↑ History of the early settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth county, Massachusetts by Mitchell, Nahum. Boston: Kidder & Wright, 1840. Page: 334
6. ↑ Centennial gathering of the Hayward family by Hayward, George Washington and Hayward, Almira L. Publisher Taunton, Mass. : J. S. Sampson, Page: 8
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #154197488

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