Capt. John Woodward, Sr., of Newton

Not the same as John Woodward of Reading

Biography

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184665804/john-woodward

John was the son of George and Mary Woodward of Watertown, Mass., and born there 20 March 1648/9.

He m. (1) c. 1673 Rebecca ROBBINS, b. c. 1653, d. Newton 8 Jan 1695/6 (VR), the daughter of Richard and Rebecca Robbins. An article on the Bancroft family in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (94:218) says John m. (2) 7 July 1686 Sarah Bancroft, and the couple had four children from 1687 to 1696, but this is in direct contradiction to the Newton vital records, which clearly show John having children with his first wife until 1695, followed by her death in 1695/6.

Find-a-grave contributor kaycie.jackson (49254154) has kindly provided the correction: his second wife was actually Sarah Prentice, married 16 Mar 1698/99 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, record found in Torrey's 'New England Marriages Prior to 1700.'

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Woodward-117

Married: 1st - Rebecca Robbins, daughter of Richard Robbins of Cambridge, by 1674 (birth of first child). She died 8 January 1695/6 at Newton. [2]

Married: 2nd - Sarah Prentice, daughter of Henry and Joan Prentice, on 2 March 1698/9 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was the widow John Smith.

Children of John Woodward and Rebecca Robbins: [2] [3] [4]

1. John Woodward. Born 7 September 1674. Died 22 September 1674.
2. John Woodward, (twin). Born 18 July 1675.
3. Rebecca Woodward, (twin). Born 18 July 1675. Presumably died young. (1st child of the name)
4. Susanna Woodward. Born ____ 1676. Died 22 September 1676.
5. Richard Woodward. Born 26 September 1677.
6. Rebecca Woodward. Born 29 October 1679. Died 14 March 1682. (2nd child of the name)
7. Daniel Woodward. Born 24 September 1681.
8. Rebecca Woodward. Born 2 February 1683. (3rd child of the name)
9. Mary Woodward. Born 6 October 1684.
10. Jonathan Woodward. Born 28 September 1685
11. Joseph Woodward. Born 26 November 1688.
12. Ebenezer Woodward. Born 12 March 1690/1.
13. Abigail Woodward. Born 25 May 1695 .

Disambiguation

As noted, he is frequently confused with John Woodward of Reading. This often causes wives and children which belong to the other john Woodward to be attached John Woodward of Newton.
Incorrect wife: Sarah Bancroft - The marriage of John Woodward and Sarah Bancroft was recorded on 7 July 1686 at Reading, Massachusetts. [5] This cannot be John Woodward of Newton, as one the location is entirely wrong and we know with certainty that he was still married to Rebecca Robbins who did not die until 1696. However, an article in the NEHGR did call him (incorrectly) John Woodward, son of George and Mary Woodward. [6] [7] Incorrect wife: Margaret Lemon - This is the second wife of John Woodward of Reading (not of John Woodward of Newton). Their marriage was recorded at Reading on 29 January 1699/00. [8] Incorrect wife: Sarah Goodenow - In 1855, Henry Bond stated in his Genealogies of Watertown that John Woodward married first Rebecca Robbins and second Sarah Goodenow. [9] Bond clearly made a mess of this family and is the original source for confusing John Woodward of Reading with John Woodward of Newton. There is no evidence in the records to support the marriage of either John Woodward to any Sarah Goodenow. She was clearly Sarah Prentice, and the records of the Prentice family clearly show there were no wives after her.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michelott... Name: John Woodward 1 Sex: M Birth: 28 MAR 1649 in Watertown, MA 2 Death: 1732

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Father: George Woodward b: ABT 1621 Mother: Mary Gibbson

Marriage 1 Sarah Bancroft b: 1 APR 1665 in Reading, MA

   Married: 7 JUL 1686

Children

   Has No Children James Woodward b: 27 JUL 1687

   Has No Children Sarah Woodward b: 23 JUN 1689

   Has Children Ebenezer Woodward b: 12 MAR 1690/91 in Newton, MA

   Has No Children Mary Woodward b: 30 JAN 1693/94

Sources:

   Title: New England Historical & Genealogical Register

   Repository:

   Media: Book

   Page: 94:218

   Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Eary Settlers of Watertown, MA : Henry Bond 

http://allenfamilyhistory.org/individual.php?pid=I4520&ged=Allen,%2... Birth 28 March 1648/49 (7 April 1649) 29 24 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage 1673 ‎(Age 23)‎ Rebecca Robbins - ‎[View Family ‎(F2265)‎‎] Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage 7 July 1686 ‎(Age 37)‎ Sarah Bancroft - ‎[View Family ‎(F2264)‎‎] Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage 17 July 1696 ‎(Age 47)‎ Margaret Lemon - ‎[View Family ‎(F2267)‎‎] Marriage 16 March 1698/99 (26 March 1699) ‎(Age 49)‎ Sarah Prentice - ‎[View Family ‎(F2266)‎‎] Globally unique Identifier 0C27D3AFB49B1D40B834E643A5E437F32971 Death 3 November 1732 ‎(Age 83)‎ Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Parents Family (F2256)

Father 

George Woodward 1620 - 1676

Mother 

Mary Gibson 1625 - 1656 Sister

Mary Woodward 1641 - 1718 Sister

Sarah Woodward 1643 - 1707 Brother

Amos Woodward 1646 - 1679 Sister

Rebecca Woodward 1647 - John Woodward 1649 - 1732 Sister

Susanna Woodward 1651 - 1671 Brother

Daniel Woodward 1653 - 1713 Sister

Mercy Woodward 1656 - 1713

Immediate Family (F2264)

Wife 

Sarah Bancroft 1665 - 1723

Immediate Family (F2265)

Wife 

Rebecca Robbins 1651 - 1686

Immediate Family (F2266)

Wife 

Sarah Prentice
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Immediate Family (F2267)

Wife 

Margaret Lemon
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