Joseph WOODFORD

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Name:
Freeman, 1664; he was an extensive land-owner, "Supposed by some to be son of Thomas, of Hartford, without any evidence to sustain the conjecture and against the presumption to be derived from the will of Thomas." (Savage, 4, p. 638.) Savage thinks he may have been born inEngland. At the Oct. session 1663 of the General Assembly, Joseph Woodford was named among those who were "to stand at the Court in May next for their freedome." At that session the record reads, "this court orders...that those of Farmington have the oath of Freedom administered to them by Mr. Howkins; This Court having accepted of the persons presented by the Deputies of the aforesaid towns, as freeman." Undoubtedly he was at this session made Freeman. His death does not appear to have been recorded; the fact that he made his will in 1701 has led writers to state that he died that year; that such an inference is wrong is shown by the heading to the inventory of his estate, dated Oct 25, 1710:--
"An inventory of the estate of Joseph Woodford Senier of farmington Latly deseased is as follows".

Family/Spouse: Rebecca NEWELL. Rebecca (daughter of Thomas NEWELL and Rebecca OLMSTEAD) was born about 1643; died before 29 Mar 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary WOODFORD died on 9 Nov 1723.
2. Rebecca WOODFORD
3. Esther WOODFORD died on 5 Apr 1742.
4. Sarah WOODFORD died on 21 Sep 1750.
5. Hannah WOODFORD died on 4 Nov 1757.
6. Joseph WOODFORD was born about 1677; died on 7 Feb 1760.
7. Susannah WOODFORD was christened on 3 Dec 1682.
8. Abigail WOODFORD was born in 1685 in Avon, Connecticut; was christened on 27 Dec 1685; died in 1736.

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"Families of Early Hartford": Came to Boston in the "William and Francis" ; embarked March 7, arrived June 5, 132; settled at Roxbury, freeman March 4, 1635; came to Agawam with Mr. Pynchon's Company, where he signed the agreement of May 16, 1636, and had an allotment of land. Named in the distribution of 1639 at Hartford, when he was one who received land "by the courtesie of the town"; his home lot was on the west side of the highway now Front St. He was chosen with Arthur Smith Feb 10, 1639/40 to attend the townsmen, and to do any official services required by them, as to give notice of town meetings, impound stray cattle, etc.; appointed to act as sexton march 3, 1640 to "attend the making of graves for any corpses deceased"; to "receive for giving notice by ringing the bell, making the grave, and keeping of it in seemly repair, so that it may be known in future time, when such graves have been made for the lessor sort 2s. 6d; for the middle sort 3s., and for the higher sort 3s 6d; also appointed town crier, and to be paid 2d for crying anything lost. His wife probably died in Hartford. He removed about 1656 to Northampton where he died.

Thomas married Mary BLOTT about 1636. Mary was christened in 1609. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Robert Blott