John Wyman (1739 - aft. 1785)

Born 9 Sep 1739 in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Cross) Wyman — married 24 Feb 1762 in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1785 after age 45 in Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

John Wyman was born in Massachusetts.

John, the youngest of four children of Joseph Wyman and Baldwin-3805 was born on 9 september 1739 at Dracut, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

John married Phebe Cross (1742-1845) on 24 Feb 1762 at Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts.^[3]They had seven children:

1. John Wyman (b. 18 Sep 1763, Pelham, NH; d. 1847)^[4] m. 21 Sep 1786 at NH, Rossaman Tarbox (1767-)
2. Abiael Wyman (b. 24 Feb 1765, Pelham, NH; d. )^[5] m.
3. Asa Wyman (b. 27 Mar 1767, Pelham, NH; d. 1848, Tyngsboro, MA)^[6][7] m. 5 Feb 1789 at Pelham, NH, Mercy Tarbox (1767-)
4. James Wyman (b. 7 Jun 1772, Pelham, NH; d. 1861)^[8] m. 11 Oct 1797 at Methuen, MA, Rhoda Abbott (1776-1827)
5. Peter Wyman (b. 20 Aug 1776, Pelham, NH; d. )^[9] m. 2 Mar 1714 at Westford, MA, Hannah Nutting (1785-)
6. Sally Wyman (b. 11 Mar 1779, Pelham, NH; d. )^[10] m.
7. Elizabeth Wyman (b. 7 Oct 1785, Pelham, NH; d. 1821)^[11]m. 25 Apr 1809 at NH, Samuel Chaplin (1779-1864)

Death

The death date for John Wyman is uncertain. It is listed as after the birth of his last child in 1785, likely at Pelham, New Hampshire where all of their children were born.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Dracut, Vol. 1, page 124.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9J-C53 : 15 January 2020), John Wyman, 1739.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28V-1R5P : 24 November 2022), John Wiman or Wyman and Phebe Cross, 1762.
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-TZ7 : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for John Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-59B : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for Abiael Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-5S9 : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for Asa Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWZK-BL6 : 17 November 2022), John Wyman in entry for Asa Wyman, 1848.
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-TZ2 : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for James Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-YMB : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for Peter Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-YZB : 21 October 2022), John Wyman in entry for Sally Wyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
11. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-RHC : 21 October 2022), John Nyman in entry for Elizabeth Nyman, ; citing Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Robert Argersinger for creating Wyman-768 on 4 Nov 13.

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and children listed following further research by Carol Baldwin on 8 July 2023.