Cyprian Stevens

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• Military: 1675 to 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1675, he was in charge of a garrison house in Lancaster, which was attacked during King Philip's War. He later served under Capt. Thomas Wheeler in 1676, and was at Lancaster again in 1704, under Ensign Peter Joslin.
• History: 1676; Cyprian was assigned an Indian boy for service. He was about 6 years old, son of Nohanet of Chobnakonkonon and was named Samuel.
• Moved To: 1676, Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea), Suffolk County. Massachusetts ; They were forced out of Lancaster by the Indians. Once the war was over, they returned to Lancaster.
• Occupation: 1678, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was an attorney.
• Offices Held: 1682 to 1687, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was the Clerk of the Writs.
• Offices Held: 1690, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.

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Cyprian married Mary Willard on 22 Jan 1671/72 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Major Simon Willard and Mary Dunster) was born on 7 Sep 1653 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died about 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cyprian married Ruth before 9 Dec 1693. Ruth died before 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1695; Samuel Wright, the son of Captain Edward and Hannah (Axtell) Wright. He was born on 9 April 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 15 January 1739/40 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Cyprian Wright (c1699-____) 2. James Wright (c1702-____) 3. Mary Wright (1704-____) 4. Dorothy Wright (1706-____) 5. Abigail Wright (1708-____) 6. Isabell Wright (1710-____) 7. William Wright (1712-____)

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Birth:
She was a twin.

Married:
Ward (1863) lists Samuel's father as Thomas.

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• Religion: 23 Apr 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He joined the First Church Lancaster.
• Married: Abt 1725, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Damaris Whitney.

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Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Occupation: say 1698; He was a blacksmith.
• Military: 1702; During Queen Anne's War, Simon was assigned to the garrison of Peter Joslin, the same garrison as his father. During the attack, he lost one horse.
• Military: 25 Oct 1722 to 25 Nov 1722; During Lovewell's War, Simon is listed in the muster roll of Sergeant Samuel Wright.
• Moved to: Abt 1724, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut

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Birth:
Simon was born during the exile from Lancaster after the massacre during King Philip's War.

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Simon married Mary Wilder in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Lt. Nathaniel Wilder and Mary Sawyer) was born on 12 May 1679 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1728 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simon married Mary Grove on 24 Jan 1732 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary was born in 1692 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Captain Ephraim Wilder, the son of Lt. Nathaniel and Mary (Sawyer) Wilde. He was born on 16 April 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. During Queen Anne's War, Ephraim was attached to Lt. Nathaniel Wilder's garrison, his brother. During the attack, he lost his home, one ox, two calves, three cows, one horse, fifteen sheep, and one swine. His home was listed as having two fireplaces. Ephraim later served as a selectman in Lancaster and town moderator. He also served several times as the Representative to the General Court. He administered the estate of Mary, his mother, on 22 January 1740/41 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 13 December 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ephraim's gravestone inscription in Old Settlers Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, reads: In Memory of Capt. Ephraim Wilder, Junr. who died March y^e 7^th A D. 1770, in the 63^d. Year of his Age. Every Man at his best state, is altogether Vanity. Cease ye from Man whose Breath is in his Nostrils: and trust in the Ever Living GOD Issue: 1. Ephraim Wilder (1708-1770) 2. Elizabeth Wilder (1708-____) 3. Martha Wilder (1711-____) 4. Dorothy Wilder (1714-____) 5. Eunice Wilder (1719-____) 6. Susanna Wilder (1723-____) 7. Asaph Wilder (1724-1747)

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Birth:
Crane (1907) gives her birth place as Boston, Massachusetts.

Buried:
In Memory of Mrs.
Elizabeth, y^e Wife of
Capt. Ephraim Wilder,
who died May y^e 28
1769, in y^e 89^th. year
of her Age.
The Stroke of Death hath laid my Head,
Down in this dark and Silent Bed.
The Trump shall Sound I hope to rise,
And meet my SAVIOUR in the Skies

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• Married: Abt 1705; Prudence Rice, the daughter of John and Tabitha (Stone) Rice. She was born on 26 July 1685 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died after 1728. Issue: 1. Phineas Stevens (1706-1756) 2. Azubah Stevens (1708-____) 3. Samuel Stevens (1711-1723) 4. Mindwell Stevens (1714-____) 5. Joseph Stevens (1716-1723) 6. Isaac Stevens (1718-____) 7. Dorothy Stevens (1721-____) 8. Joseph Stevens (1723-____) 9. Lucy Stevens (1725-____) 10. Mary Stevens (1728-____)
• Moved To: 1714, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1720, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Crane (1907) gives his birth place as Boston, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 26 Nov 1727, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut; Abigail Warren, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Warren. She was born on 9 September 1708 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Priscilla Stevens (1728-____) 2. Simon Stevens (1730-____) 3. David Stevens (1731-____) 4. Isaac Stevens (1735-____) 5. Jacob Stevens (1746-____) 6. Able Stevens (1752-____) 7. Joseph Stevens (1754-____) 8. Hannah Stevens (1757-____)
• Living: 1764

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• Married: 3 Jun 1732, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut; Mary Tracy, the daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Clark) Tracy. She was born on 10 January 1711/12 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Willard Stevens (1732-____) 2. Asa Stevens (1734-____) 3. Simon Stevens (1736-____) 4. Mary Stevens (1740-____) 5. Mary Stevens (1743-____) 6. Jonathan Stevens (1745-____) 7. Abigail Stevens (1748-____) 8. Sarah Stevens (1750-____) 9. Solomon Stevens (1754-____)
• History: say 1749; According to Holman (1948), "Although he was called 'of Plainfield' in 1749, Jonathan lived much of his life in Canterbury and was a member of the church there."

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• Moved To: Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel went with his son, Martin, to Windham, Vermont, thence to Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Married: 5 May 1737, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Martin, the daugher of Thomas and Mary (Grove) Martin. She was born on 16 December 1718 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel and Mary were step-brother and step-sister. On 25 June 1772 Mary Martin was mentioned in the will of Mary Gove. She died in October 1803 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Phebe Stevens (1739-____) 2. Mary Stevens (1742-____) 3. Lucy Stevens (1744-____) 4. Wilder Stevens (1747-1826) 5. Martin Stevens (1749-____) 6. Nathaniel Grove Stevens (1752-1832) 7. Lois Stevens (1754-____) 8. Abraham Stevens (1757-____) 9. Sarah Stevens (1761-____)
• Census: 1790, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 18 Jan 1734, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Phineas Stevens, the son of Deacon Joseph and Prudence (Rice) Stevens. He was born on 20 February 1706 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was christened on 27 April 1707 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Phineas and Elizabeth were cousins. He died on Friday 6 February 1756 in Cape Breton, Acadia, Canada while in military service. Issue: 1. Samuel Stevens (1735-____) 2. Willard Stevens (1735-____) 3. Simon Stevens (1737-____) 4. Enos Stevens (1739-____) 5. Mary Stevens (1742-____) 6. Phineas Stevens (1744-____) 7. Katherine Stevens (1747-____) 8. Prudence Stevens (1750-____) 9. Solomon Stevens (1753-____) 10. Dorothy Stevens (1755-1758)

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• Religion: 13 Dec 1749, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nathan and Dorothy were admitted to the church in Petersham.

Dorothy married Nathan Goddard on 28 Nov 1748 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nathan (son of Edward Goddard and Hepzibah Hapgood) was born on 18 Jan 1725 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1806 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 10 Jun 1745, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dorothy Sawyer, the daughter of John and Sarah (Joslin) Sawyer. She was born on 3 March 1725/26 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and was christened on 1 May 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On their marriage They lived in Petersham after their marriage. She died between 1787 and 1810 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Stevens (1746-1838) 2. Lemuel Stevens (1748-1818) 3. Damaris Stevens (1751-1829) 4. Joseph Stevens (1754-____) 5. Simon Stevens (1756-____) 6. Gardner Stevens (1758-1838) 7. Simon Stevens (1760-1824) 8. Oliver Willard Stevens (1761-1845) 9. John Stevens (1765-____) 10 Mary Stevens (1767-1841) 11. Cyprian Stevens (1769-1807) 12. Dorothy Stevens (1770-1852)
• Will: 2 Apr 1787, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Dorothy, and his children: Eunice, Lemuel, Simon, Damaris, Mary, Dorothy, Oliver, Cyprian, and Gardner.
• Probate/Proved: 16 May 1810, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 16 Jun 1756, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joel Barnard, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Bailey) Barnard. He was born on 3 July 1732 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 15 August 1775 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Barnard (1757-____) 2. William Barnard (1759-____) 3. Levinah Barnard (1761-____) 4. Mary Barnard (1764-____) 5. Elizabeth Barnard (1764-____) 6. Stephen Barnard (1766-____) 7. Francis Barnard (1768-____) 8. Lucy Barnard (1770-____) 9. Phebe Barnard (1773-____)

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• Married: 19 Jun 1770, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Woodward. He was born about 1746 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 5 April 1828 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jonathan's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Jonathan Woodward d Apr. 5, 1838 æ. 82 Issue: 1. Fanny Woodward (1771-____) 2. Dorothy Woodward (1772-____) 3. Lois Woodward (1774-____) 4. Hepzibah Woodward (1777-____) 5. Anna Woodward (1779-____) 6. Lucy Woodward (1787-____) 7. Julia Woodward (c1791-1811)

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• Married: 1773, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Thankful Woodward, the daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Brown) Woodward. She was born on 2 May 1745 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 8 February 1813 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Goddard (1775-____) 2. Sally Goddard (1781-1855) 3. Azubah Goddard (1784-____) 4. Nathan Goddard 5. Cyrus Goddard
• Offices Held: 1783 to 1784, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.

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Buried:
Dea. Nathan Goddard
d. 8 Dec. 1816
æ. 65 yr

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• Married: 1776; Ann Woodward, the daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Brown) Woodward. She was born on 9 June 1753 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Jonathan's death, Ann married John Bachelor. She died on Saturday 19 February 1820 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ann's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mrs. Anna wife of John Bachellar, Esq. formerly wife of Ebenezer Goddard d. Feb. 21, 1820 æ. 66 Issue: 1. Anna Goddard (1777-1841) 2. Ebenezer Goddard (1779-1851) 3. Benjamin Goddard (1779-____) 4. Samuel Goddard (1780-____) 5. Enoch Goddard (1783-____) 6. Louisa Goddard (1785-1816) 7. Tryphena Goddard (1787-____) 8. Jonas Goddard (1791-1868) 9. Maria Goddard (1793-____) 10. Stephen Goddard (1796-1816)

Notes:

Buried:
Mr. Ebenezer Godard
d. Jan. 1, 1803
in his 50th year

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• Married: 2 Nov 1779, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucy Goddard, the daughter of David and Margaret (Stone) Goddard. She was born on 19 June 1760 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Asa and Lucy were first cousins. She died on Monday 22 December 1800 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lemuel Goddard (1782-1865) 2. Levina Goddard (1784-____) 3. David Goddard (1786-____) 4. Nahum Goddard (1788-____) 5. Lois Goddard (1790-____) 6. Dorothy Goddard (1792-____) 7. Joseph Goddard (1793-1847)
• Occupation: say 1780, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.
• Married: 18 Aug 1801, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Mary Tyler, the daughter of Rufus Tyler. Issue: 1. Lucy Goddard (1802-____) 2. Mary Goddard (1804-1804) 3. Esther Goddard (1805-1845) 4. Amanda Goddard (1807-____)

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Buried:
Mr. Asa Goddard
d. June 3, 1828
æ. 73

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• History: 1773, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She being but 16 years when married, her father, Nathan, built her a large home, which became the "Mayo Tavern." After her husband's death, she maintained the tavern. The following was written in the History of North Orange: "Aunt Dolly was noted for her parties and good cooking. The story is told that at one time a party of soldiers passed through the place and stopped at the house for food. Aunt Dolly had a sheep killed, dressed and cooked for them in short order - they then went on their way."

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Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 15 January 1758.

Buried:
Benjamin Mayo Esq.
Died
May 2, 1797
Aet 47
Dolly Mayo
His wife
Died
June 7, 1845
Æt 88
In the same plot is the following stone:
Infant died March 18, 1789
Dolly
Died April 20, 1793
Aet 12 yrs
Roxy died 1795
Æ 4 yrs
Children of Benj. &
Dolly Mayo
Suffer little children to come unto me
And forbid them not

Dorothy married Benjamin Mayo in 1773 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Major Joseph Mayo and Esther Kenrick) was born on 11 Dec 1750 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 2 May 1797 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 8 Jan 1778, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Moses Goddard, the son of David and Margaret (Stone) Goddard. He was born on 25 July 1754. He lived in 1778 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Royal Goddard 2. Moses Goddard 3. Clark Goddard 4. Betsey Goddard 5. Rana Goddard