Abel Woodward (1727 - 1821)

Born 1 Apr 1727 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Tucker) Woodward — married 29 Jul 1746 in Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1821 at age 94 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Abel Woodward is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A129226.

Biography

Abel was born in 1727, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, he son of Benjamin Woodward and Mary Wright. ^[1]

In 1765, he is noted to be one of the first settlers of Marlborough, New Hampshire, however records identifying all members of the family that went with him are minimal. ^[2] He served in civil service capacity towards the Revolutionary War efforts for the state of New Hampshire, On March 11, 1777, the town of Marlboro, New Hampshire, had their first town meeting, and appointed Abel Woodward as constable. ^[2]

He married Elizabeth Tucker^[3], on Jul 29, 1753, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, with whom he had the following known children:

1. Abijah, who married "Polly" (likely named Mary), dau. of Isaac and Lois (Townsend) Gibbs.
2. Stephen Woodward, who married Jemima (Newton) Woodward. They removed to Vermont from Marlborough in about 1800. (Bemis, page 704)^[2]
3. Lydia Woodward, who married William Hill.

He passed away in 1821. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Abel Woodwart, ; citing birth, 1727 ; Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NQ-KP3 : 10 February 2018),FHL microfilm 0014791, 0496902 IT 1.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Bemis, Charles Austin. History of the Town of Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire,
   • page 26, Abel Woodward, early settler of Marlborough, NH
   • page 42, Abel Woodward, chosen as constable, March 11, 1777.
   • page 704, Assorted Genealogies, Abel Woodward,
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHW6-VMQ : 4 November 2017), Abel Woodart and Elizabeth Tuckor, 29 Jul 1753; citing Marriage Notice, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 23rd 2022), "Record of Abel Woodward", Ancestor # A129226.