John Hayward (1740 - 1825)

Born 29 Apr 1740 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 13 Feb 1825 at age 84 in Bridgton, Maine

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Biography

Captain John Hayward served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John Hayward is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 178474
Rank: Captain

John Hayward is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A053369.

John Hayward was a Captain in Col. Abijah Pierce's regiment of minute men which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, and later served in Col. John Nixon's 16th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

John Hayward was born on April 29, 1740 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Josiah Hayward and Mary Hosmer. ^[6]

He declared intentions to marry Miriam Forbush in Acton, Sept. 26, 1761. ^[7]

They had these children, born mostly in Acton: ^[7]

1. John Hayward, b. Feb. 11, 1761 in Concord.
2. Miriam Hayward, b. Feb. 8, 1766.
3. Ruth Hayward, b. April 17, 1768.
4. Nathan Hayward, b. Nov. 22, 1770.
5. Simeon Hayward, b. Oct. 19, 1775.
6. Rebeckah Hayward, b. April 19, 1777.
7. Mary Hayward, b. Feb. 26, 1781.
8. Josiah Hayward, b. March 23, 1784.

He died on February 13, 1825 in Bridgton, Maine.

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Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
5. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
6. ↑ Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

• Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895); p. 156 "John Hayward y^e son of Josiah Hayward and Mary His Wife was born April:291740"

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-02-03), "Record of John Hayward", Ancestor # A053369.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 February 2021), memorial page for Capt John Hayward (29 Apr 1740–13 Feb 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #91149817, citing Glines Cemetery, Bridgton, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Bridgton Historical Society (contributor 47749498) .

• "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-97GD : 3 March 2021), John Hayward, 1825; citing Burial, North Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,716.

• "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-33R : 13 March 2018), John Hayward, 13 Feb 1825; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,838.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-RXG : 4 December 2014), Josiah Hayward in entry for John Hayward, 29 Apr 1740; citing CONCORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 112-3

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR5-8V6X : 15 November 2020), John Hayward, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 7, p. 621

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-6XS : 10 November 2020), John Hayward, 5 Jul 1792; citing Marriage, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QT7K-J8PZ : 15 December 2020), John Hayward, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGT2-DYW4 : 1 March 2021), John Hayward, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1923); p. 182, p. 59

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Malcolm Osmer for creating WikiTree profile Hayward-976 through the import of Elijah Hosmer_2013-02-03.ged on Feb 3, 2013.