Joseph Underwood (1614-Feb 17, 1677)

Joseph probably emigrated from London to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635. Joseph Underwood removed from Hingham to Watertown was admitted a freeman May 16, 1645. He married first Mary and second Mary How of Dorchester April 29, 1665. The names of children are found in the record of the settlement of estate. He died February 16, 1676/77 aged about sixty two years.

Children

1. Thomas
2. Elizabeth married September 13 1693 William Bull
3. Mary married August 18 1670 Isaac Ong
4. Martha
5. Sarah
6. Joseph born 1650
7. Hannah married October 14 1680 John Gibson

Joseph Underwood's brother Thomas moved to Hingham, MA in 1637, and he probably went with him to Watertown; in any event he was admitted freeman at Watertown, MA in 1645. Thomas died in 1668, apparently childless, as he left his estate first to his widow Magdalen and after her death to his nephew Thomas (Joseph's son) who was living with them. It is possible that the younger Thomas actually married the widow afterward.

Married

1. Mary Wilder c. 1640 (c. 1614-1658)
2. Mary Howe April 29, 1665

Children of Joseph Underwood and Mary Wilder (order unknown)

• Thomas
• Elizabeth married Sep 13, 1693 William Bull (his second marriage)
• Mary 1645-c. 1739
• Martha
• Sarah
• Joseph 1650-
• Hannah married Oct 14, 1680 John Gibson

Sources

• http://vault.hanover.edu/~smith/u1.htm
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walkersj/Underwood.htm
• Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs by Cuyler Reynolds, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1911