Richard Woodward (1677 - 1739)

Born 26 Sep 1677 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 23 Nov 1739 at age 62 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Richard Woodward was born in September of 1677 in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of John and Rebecca Woodward. ^{[1] [2]}

Richard purchased land in Canterbury on 8 Nov 1708.^[3] He and Mary Woodward removed from Newton to Canterbury, Connecticut Colony, soon afterwards, between the birth of their third child Simon in 1708^[4] and their fourth child Isaac in 1710/11.^[5]

Richard made a nuncupative will; his son Noah was appointed administrator on 11 Sep 1739.^[3] Perhaps it was proved by 23 Nov 1739, the date of death given in this profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Newton. Vital records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, NEHGS, 1905). Archive.org LINK
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXN-15D : 4 December 2014), Richard Woodward, 26 Sep 1677; citing CAMBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 496,864.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Bond, Henry, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston; to which is appended the Early History of the Town, Vol. I, p. 659
4. ↑ Middlesex, Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 222: 'Woodard"
5. ↑ Barbour Collection, Connecticut Town Birth Records (pre-1870) - . (Ancestry on-line database), p. 306; Vol. 1, p.238

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Acknowledgements:

• WikiTree profile Woodward-527 created through the import of Iak Family Tree.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by William Iak.

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