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William's parents are unknown. They had been listed as William Wood Wooding and Isabel (____) Wooding. They have been disconnected until quality sources supporting them is added to this profile.
William may have been born about 1625, this is based on his 1650 marriage date. He was most probably born in England.
William was fined for defective arms 4 Jan 1643/4, [p.123] and for defective powder in 1646[p.232], and for drunk and disorderly behavior on 5 April 1644[p.133][1]
He reported 2 Feb 1646 that he took cattle out of Mrs. Turner's hay three times.[p.293].[1]
In 1647 James Hayward brought suit against Wm for an action of defamation. The conclusion of the court was that what William said was true, but the way he said it was slanderous. He had to bear the court costs. James for his part , had to bear the costs of getting witnesses from Boston.[pp 339, 398][1]
2 May 1648, he neglected to come to watch, it was reported that he had asked another to watch, and the other was at fault for not showing up.[p.380] In Nov 1649, his hoggs were out where they didn't belong and he was fined.[p.496][1]
There is one more complaint against William, but after that, there are only good things in the records, and he died a fairly prosperous man. It would seem that marriage and especially the birth of his children made a better man of him.
2 December 1651. "Mr Goodanhouse declared that he hath suffered much loss in his cattell by William Wooden (his farmers) neglect, not providing hey sufficient for them : and this yeare he gott men to veiwe the hey he hath provided and their is not inough by a great deale, but he sells the hey away, and starves the cattell. The Court desired to see the covenants, wch being read it appeared William Wooden had no libertie to sell hey. Some difference also aboute the fence, who should sett it in repaire. The Court considering the case would haue many questions in it; advised them to agree it by arbytration. They both declared themselues free and willing, and chose their arbytrators : William Wooden chose William Bradly, and Mr Goodanhouse chose John Coopr; and gaue them power in case they differed to chuse an vmpyer; and they both promised before the Court to stand to their award."[p. 102][2]
6 April 1652 "William Davis passeth to William Wooden one house and 14 acr of land at the plaines, lying at further end, betwixt the land of Adam Nickoles and Robert Pigg"[p.118][2]
William took the oath of fidelity 22 May 1654. Inhabitants first began taking this oath in 1644.[p.102][1]
Jan/Feb 1656/7 "Six acrs of land in y* plaines, wch was formerly Abraham Smithes, and since by William Bradley resigned into the Townes hand, is now granted to William Wooden"[p.299][2]
He and his wife were assigned seats in the meetinghouse in Jan 1661/2 Seates Jan 1661/2[pp512,513][2]
He was on a list of Connecticut freemen from New Haven in Oct 1669, but had probably been a freeman for some time.[3]
Feb 13 1670. Another six acres near his other acreage at the plains was to be laid out [p.285][4]
A few years before his death, Dec 1680, his household was 11 heads, with an estate of 82 pounds and 60 ½ acres.[p.409][4]
"William Wooden and Sarah Olard were married by Mr. Goodyer ye 25th of October 1650." [5][6] Jacobus families of New Haven corrects this to Sarah Clark, perhaps the daughter of James. She died 2 Feb 1691/2[7] [8]
The Inventory of William Wooden Sr's estate was taken Oct. 26, 1684, in New Haven, valued at L360:12:03.[9]
At court on June 10, 1685,[9] adjustment was made between the widow and children, four sons Wm., Jeremiah, Nathaniel and Benjamin, one son being blind, and three daughters Mary Abigail and Sarah, married.[10]
There is no existing marker for William, but he was probably buried at the Center Church on the Green, in New Haven.
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