Freedom (Woodward) Strong (1642 - 1681)

Born May 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Jedediah Strong — married 18 Nov 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 17 May 1681 at about age 39 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Freedom Woodward was born in May, 1642 in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Henry and Elizabeth (Mather) Woodward.^[1][2]

Freedom married Jedediah Strong on 18 November 1662.^[3][4][5][6]

Anecdotes from Northampton:

On 31 May 1674, Martin Smith of Pocumtuck, was fined 20 shillings for trying to kiss Freedom on the street. She was 32 at the time and the mother of 8 children.

During the years from 1677 to 1679 Jedediah was paid 18 shillings a year for blowing his trumpet to summon the people to meetings, since the town had no bell.

Children of Freedom and Jedediah Strong:

1. Elizabeth STRONG, b. 9 Jun 1664, m. Ebenezer Wright^[7]
2. Abigail STRONG, b. 9 Jul 1666^[8], m. Thomas King.
3. Jedediah STRONG, b. 7 Aug 1667^[9][10][11], d. 12 Oct 1709, age 42.
4. Ford STRONG, b. 12 Sep 1668^[12], d. 1 Nov 1668 as an infant.
5. Strong-526|Child Unnamed STRONG]], b. 11 Oct 1669^[13], d. 1669 in infancy.
6. Hannah STRONG, b. 3 Feb 1670/71^[14], d. 20 Mar 1762, aged 91. She married Benjamin Carter
7. Thankful STRONG, b. 15 Apr 1672^[15][16], married Dea. Thomas Root Jr., d. 16 Apr 1742, aged 70.
8. John STRONG, b. 15 Nov 1673^[17][18], died 21 November 1673.^[19]
9. Lydia STRONG, b. 9 Nov 1675^[20][21], m. David Lee, d. 16 Jul 1718, Coventry, CT
10. Mary STRONG, b. May 1677^[22], died soon after birth.
11. Experience STRONG, b. 19 Aug 1678^[23], d. 16 Sep 1678 as an infant.
12. Preserved STRONG, b. 29 Mar 1680^[24], married Tabitha Lee.
13. John STRONG, b. 10 May 1681^[25][26], d. 21 Apr 1699, aged 18.

Freedom died on 10 May 1681, the same day as the birth of her youngest child, John.^[27][28]

Sources

1. ↑ First Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.). Records of the First Church at Dorchester, in New England, 1636-1734, Page 155. Publisher Boston, Mass. : G.H. Ellis, 1891. https://archive.org/stream/recordsoffirstch00firs#page/154
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDC-K8W : 10 February 2018), Freedome Wooward, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 833,385.
3. ↑ Researches Among the Funeral Services. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 8 (July, 1849), Page 181. Pub. NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts. https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistor1954wate#page/n409/mode/2up
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-25JZ : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong and Freedome Woodward, 18 Dec 1662; citing Marriage, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LPYZ : 10 February 2018), Jedidiah Strong and Freedom Woodward, 1662; citing Marriage, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHHY-SHH : 4 November 2017), Jedadiah Strong and Freedomer Woodward, 18 Dec 1662; citing Marriage, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,164.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L5NJ : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Wright and Elisabeth Strong, 16 Sep 1684; citing Marriage, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-256W : 10 February 2018), Jadediah Strong in entry for Abigall Strong, 09 Jul 1666; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LKYN : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Jedediah Strong, 07 Aug 1667; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-25VY : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Jadadiah Strong, 07 Aug 1667; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LKYF : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong, 07 Aug 1667; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L2KK : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Ha... Strong, 12 Sep 1668; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2THF : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Strong, 11 Oct 1669; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2YWP : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Hannah Strong, 03 Feb 1670; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L2XM : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Thankfull Strong, 1672; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2RFL : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Thankfull Strong, 15 Apr 1672; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LKRC : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for John Strong, Nov 1673; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
18. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2TDK : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for John Strong, 15 Nov 1673; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
19. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2RV3 : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Strong, 21 Nov 1673; citing Death, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
20. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L2FS : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Lidia Strong, 25 Sep 1674; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
21. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2YZ8 : 10 February 2018), Jadadiah Strong in entry for Lydia Strong, 28 Oct 1675; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
22. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LGMH : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Mary Strong, May 1677; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
23. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LKV3 : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Experience Strong, 09 Aug 1678; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
24. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L2RH : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for Preser...D Strong, 29 Mar 1680; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
25. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LG3P : 10 February 2018), Jedediah Strong in entry for John Strong, 10 May 1681; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
26. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001 Hampshire Northampton Births, marriages, deaths 1654-1853. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-691S-419?i=19&wc=Q4DG-82Q%3A353350301%2C353359401%2C353364401&cc=2061550
27. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-WBXM?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-Y4C%3A353350301%2C353359401%2C1005958802 : 20 May 2014), Hampshire > Northampton > Deaths 1653-1824 > image 11 of 52; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
28. ↑ Original entry: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-691S-4SN?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DG-82Q%3A353350301%2C353359401%2C353364401 : 20 May 2014), Hampshire > Northampton > Births, marriages, deaths 1654-1853 > image 83 of 464; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

• Northampton, Mass. First Church of Christ Church records, 1661-1845, p 12[1]
• Source: The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Massachusetts, Volume 2, by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, page 769
• Source: STRONG surname: Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. Volume 4, Page 225. Publisher Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1860-1862. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaldic04savarich#page/224
• Source: WOODWARD surname: Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. Volume 4, Page 644. Publisher Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1860-1862. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaldic04savarich#page/644/search/Freedom