Luther Hayward (1758 - 1832)

Born 5 Sep 1758 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Bettie (Willis) Hayward — married 12 Dec 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Urania (White) Hayward — married 30 Aug 1794 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1832 at age 74 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Luther Hayward served with Colonel Mitchell's Regiment, Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.

Luther was born on September 5, 1758. He was the son of Elijah Hayward and Silence Snell.^[1][2]

In March of 1776, Luther marched from Bridgewater to Braintree with the Continental Army.

On December 12, 1785, Luther married Bettie Willis in Bridgewater.^[3][4] Together they had 4 children: Luther, Eliza, Nahum, and Nathan.^[5]

After his wife died in 1793, Luther remarried. His intention to marry Raney White of Marshfield was recorded in Bridgewater on August 30, 1794.^[6][4] They did not have any children.

Luther was age 74 when passed away on November 12, 1832. He was interred at Powder House Graveyard.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Page 150 Vital Records of Bridgewater.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-TX6 : 14 January 2020), Luther Hayward, 1758.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58S-7RX : 24 January 2020), Luther Hayward, 1785.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Page 173 Vital Records of Bridgewater.
5. ↑ History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts including an extensive family register, Nahum Mitchell, 1840.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58M-DNB : 24 January 2020), Luther Hayward, 1794.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 25 February 2020), memorial page for Luther Hayward (5 Sep 1758–12 Nov 1832), Find A Grave: Memorial #27859410, citing Powder House Graveyard, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-KZJ : accessed 22 January 2022), Luther Hayward, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 52, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.