Winslow Sargent (1750 - 1819)

Born 26 Feb 1750 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1819 at age 69 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Winslow was born in 26 Feb 1750 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was the son of Silas Sargeant and Mary Burditt.^[1][2][3] He may have been named for Governor Edward Winslow, the 3rd governor of Plymouth Colony, who had come on the Mayflower in 1620.^[4]

On 22 Dec 1772, Winslow Sargent and Mary Burditt filed an intention to marry (Marriage License) in Malden. They were married on 15 Mar 1773 by Rev. E. Willias.^[5][6]. They had 7 children, all born in Malden:^[7]

• Winslow (1773-1847)
• Mary (15 Sep 1776-5 Jul 1778. She died at age 2.)
• Hannah (1778-1829)
• Samuel (1780-1841)
• Deborah (1782-1804)
• William (1785-1859)
• Mary (Polly) (1788-1851)
  

  Drummer Winslow Sargent served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
  

  Winslow Sargent is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A100465.

Jacob Pratt of Malden was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving as a Private in Capt. Benjamin Blaney's (Waltham) company of militia, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Watertown, by order of (late) Col. Thomas Gardner. ^{[8] [9]}

Mary (Burditt) Sargent died 20 January 1803,^[10]

Winslow married three more times:^[11]

• Tabitha (Nichols) Bill (1761-1805): She was the daughter of John Nichols and Elizabeth Burditt and the widow of Benjamin Bill.^[12] She married Winslow on 11 Mar 1804. They had one child, Caroline (1805-1856). Tabitha died 2 1/2 weeks after Caroline was born, so it was probably related to childbirth.^[13]
• Hannah Sargent (1764-1811): She may have been born a Sargent, or Sargent could be her married name. Ancestry Family Trees claim she is a daughter of David Sargent and Mehitable Green, but there is no documentation, although the birth and death dates match. In any case, they have one child, James (1806-1813).^[14]
• 23 Jul 1812: Martha (Carter) Barrett - daughter of Jabez Carter and Lydia Dean and widow of Joseph B Barrett. Martha and Winslow had no children.^[15]

Winslow passed away in 8 Sep 1819. in Malden ^[16][17][18] No information was found on where he and his family are buried.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915.
2. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Record of Births, p.74.
3. ↑ "The New England Historical & Genealogical Register..." Boston: Samuel Drake, 1858. Volume 012 (1858), Births, p.84
4. ↑ "Edward Winslow." Caleb Johnson's MayflowerHistory.com. [1]
5. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden' Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Marriage Intentions, p.174. 13 Oct 1895.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Winslow Sargeant Sargent, Malden , Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Marriages, transcript, p.290
7. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Record of Births, p.75
8. ↑ DAR
9. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
10. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Winslow Sargeant Sargent, Malden , Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Records of Deaths, p.374.
11. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Winslow Sargeant Sargent, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Marriages, transcript, pp. 290-292
12. ↑ Ledyard Bill, Ed. "History of the Bill Family." New York:1867. p.238.
13. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, pp. 59, 75, 204, 374
14. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, pp. 75-76, 374
15. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Malden, Vital Record Transcripts, pp. 75-76, 202, 374
16. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Winslow Sargeant Sargent, Malden , Vital Record Transcripts, Malden Records of Deaths, p.374.
17. ↑ Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
18. ↑ Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870, #19909

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Winslow Sargeant", Ancestor # A100465.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 13, p. 813 "Sargeant, Winslow, Malden (probably) . Drummer, Capt. Benjamin Blaney's co. of militia, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Watertown by order of Col. Gardner; service, 1 day; also, payroll of a company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Blaney, of Malden ; service, 3 days ; company marched to Point Shirley June 13, 1776, by order of Gen. Lincoln."