Elizabeth Pryor

Elizabeth married Thomas Woodman on 24 Apr 1574 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. Thomas was born about 1545 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Probate/Proved: 16 Jul 1654, Corsham, Wiltshire, England; The nuncupative will was proved on 16 July 1654. Each child "now living" was to receive 2 shillings each. His widow, Edith, was executrix of the estate.
• Last Full Review: 10 Mar 2021

Edward married Collet Mallet on 30 Jun 1600 in St. Bartholomew's Church, Corsham, Wiltshire, England. Collet was born about 1579; was buried on 5 Jul 1611 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Edith about 1612/13 in England. Edith was born about 1590 in Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Abt 1635
• History: 1636; Usually styled "Mr." indicating a good position in the community. Only fifteen of the original 91 grantees of Newbury were entitled to be called "Mr."
• Offices Held: 1636, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; 1636 - Selectman This was Newbury's first board of Selectman, then called "the seven men." 1636 - Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newbury. He served again in 1636, 1637, 1639, 1643, 1659, 1660, 1664, and 1670. 1638 - Selectman 1638 - Commissioner to End Small Causes. He held this office again in 1638, 1641, and 1650. 1647 - Moderator 1652 - Member of the School Committee
• Freeman: 25 May 1636, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Military: 17 May 1637, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was promoted to Lieutenant in the Newbury Militia Company, the date being recorded as 12 (1) 1637/1638.
• Occupation: 12 Mar 1637/38, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was licensed to sell strong drink, the date being recorded as 17 (3) 1637.
• History: 6 Sep 1638, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He applied to aid the magistrates in execution of court decrees.
• Religion: 1669, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Edward was the leader of the opposition to the Rev. Thomas Parker's attempt to change the church government from Congregationalism to something akin to Presbyterianism.
• Religion: 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Edward and Joanna became members of the Church.
• History: 1678; Edward took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance in 1678 giving his age as 60 years.
• Occupation: 1681, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was commissioned by the state to see people marry. In 1681 he wrote: "An unprofitable commission; I quickly laid aside the worke, which has cost me many a bottle of sacke and liquor, where friends and acquaintances have been concerned." It may be noted that in that period in Massachusetts, people were not married by ministers in the church.
• Land/House: 25 Mar 1681, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He deeded land to his son, Sgt. Jonathan Woodman, "My now dwelling-house, houses and barns and orchard and pasture, and all my plow land lying by and adjoining to the said houses, as also all the plow lands upon the northwest side of the street lying upon the westward side of my house, the said street being vulgarly called the Newstreet." The consideration for this conveyance was "natural and fatherly love and affection" and "twenty pounds which is yearly to be paid during the time of my own and my wife's natural life." This street is now called Kent Street in Newbury.; Address:
  Woodman's Lane
• Living: Feb 1687/88, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Died:
There is much speculation on the date of his death, some giving a date as late as 1694.

Buried:
In memory of
MR. EDWARD WOODMAN
who came from England and
settled in Newbury in 1635.
"A man of talents, influence,
firmness and secision."
He served faithfully for many years
as Selectman, Deputy to the General
Court and Commissioner
He died about 1690

Edward married Joanna Salway about 1628 in England. Joanna (daughter of Aurthur Salway and Mary Searle) was born about 1614 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England; died after 23 Feb 1687/88 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: say 1634, Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England; He lived there before emigrating.
• Passenger List: 5 Apr 1635, Southampton, Hampshire, England; He is on the passenger list of the James out of Southampton. He was listed as a mercer of Christian Malford. The James was a sister ship to the Angel Gabriel which brought the three Burnham brothers in 1635. The Angel Gabriel was considered a bark, or a three-masted ship, weighing 240 tons and carrying 12 guns. On May 23, 1635, she and another ship, the James, plus several other ships left Bristol, England with colonists for America. The Angel Gabriel and James touched at Milford Haven, Pembroke County in South Wales. They then sailed two weeks and became separated and arrived off the English coast nearly at the same time. On June 14, 1635, many went ashore and attended Church services at a place called Nangle. After a twelve day delay there, they left on June 22, 1635. Capt. Taylor of the James and Capt. Robert Andrews of the Angel Gabriel. The James was a faster ship and pulled ahead of the Angel Gabriel on July 4, 1635. During the storm, the James was more fortunate than the Angel Gabriel. The James was at anchor at Isle of shoals, was torn from her anchor, and set to sea where two days later she arrived in Boston and passengers embarked on August 17, 1635. Two passengers aboard the James who would become quite famous were Richard and Cotton Mather.
• Married: Before 1637; Elizabeth _____. She joined the church in 1674 in Newbury, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 17 December 1677 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Woodman (c1638-____) 2. Elizabeth Woodman
• Freeman: 17 May 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He went on foot from Newbury to Cambridge, along with six others, to take the freeman's oath.
• Residence: 1642, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Archelaus was listed as a freeholder.
• Land/House: 1645, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was granted a house lot.
• Offices Held: 27 Apr 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• History: 9 Sep 1653; He was mentioned in will of John Pemberton of Lawford, Essex, England as "Hercules Woodman of Newbury."
• Offices Held: 1661, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Military: 31 May 1670 to 4 Jun 1685; He was a Lieutenant in the Newbury Militia Company.
• Offices Held: 1670/71, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a Commissioner of Small Causes.
• Religion: 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He, and his wife, Elizabeth joined the Church.
• Offices Held: 7 Oct 1674; He was elected a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newbury. He served again in 1675.
• Offices Held: 6 Mar 1674/75, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a Prudential Man.
• History: 1677; Lt. Archelaus Woodman took the Oath of Allegiance.
• Offices Held: 1677, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was Tythingman.
• Married: 13 Nov 1678, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Dorothy Swan, the daughter of Richard and Ann Swan. She was born about 1636 in England. On 13 July 1655 Dorothy, married first, Thomas Abbott, son of George Abbott, in Rowley, Massachusetts. They lived in Rowley, and had no children. After 10 June 1658 Dorothy, married second, Edward Chapman of Ipswich. his first wife, Mary Symonds, having died 10 June 1658. She died on Tuesday 21 October 1710 in Rowley, Massachusetts. They had no children together.
• History: Aug 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was taxed at Newbury.
• Land/House: 6 Jan 1689, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He deeded land in Newbury, Massachusetts to Archelaus Adams, listing Adams as his grandson.
• History: 9 Nov 1695; Lt. Archelaus Woodman deposed giving his age as 80 years.

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His first name was also recorded as "Hercules" or "Harchelas".

History:
Hoyt (1897) says 1678.

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• Married: say 1648; Martha _____. She died on Monday 7 December 1676 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.

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• Religion: 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; They joined the church.
• Miscellaneous: 1678; Edward took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance in 1678 the oath of fidelity.
• Miscellaneous: 31 Mar 1679; Abraham Merrill was assigned as tythingman over the Edward Woodman Jr. family.
• Will: 16 Dec 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He listed his wife, Mary, and his children Archelaus, Edward, and Judith.
• Probate/Proved: 27 Sep 1694

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Edward married Mary Goodridge on 20 Dec 1653 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of William Goodrich and Margaret Butterfield) was christened on 21 Aug 1634 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England; died on 18 May 1684 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 15 Jul 1656, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Mary Field, the daughter of Darby and Agnes Field. She was born about 1631 in England. She died on Sunday 6 July 1698 in Dover, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. John Woodman (____-1705) 2. Jonathan Woodman (c1665-1750) 3. Mary Woodman 4. Sarah Woodman (c1669-____)
• History: 17 Jun 1657, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; John and Mary settled in that part of Dover, called Oyster River and Capt. John was received as an inhabitant of Dover. The date of their reception was recorded as 17 (4) 1657.
• Land/House: 10 Nov 1658; He was granted 100 acres in Dover, New Hampshire. This grant was dated 10 (11) 1658. On this property, he built his home which became one of the garrison houses. This house was burnt in 1896. The hearthstone from this house is in front of the Oyster River Middle School in Durham and has a plaque reading: "Hearthstone of Woodman Garrison, 1659-1896."
• Offices Held: 15 Jun 1662, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; He was elected a Selectman. He was elected again in 1670 1675, 1686. and 1687.
• Freeman: 23 May 1666, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
• Offices Held: 1684 to 1697, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; He served as a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Dover.
• Occupation: 25 Mar 1699, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; He was granted mill privilege at Oyster River Falls and Freshet.
• History: 26 Jul 1700, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; He wrote to his daughter, Mary Small at what is now Chatam, Massachusetts, the following: "Son Edward and daughter Mery Smalle A store of Love to you by thes you may knowe that I received yours and that we ar not without feres of further trobeles by the Indons by reson thereof I can not advyss you to macke anny preparation Homward untill wee heve further proved thay r keeping of the peace ----- wee ar all in Resonebel good haith threw gods marsy From your Loving father John Woodman"
• Married: 17 Oct 1700, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; Sarah Burnham, the daughter of Robert and Frances Burnham. She was born about 1654.1,2 Before 1694 Sarah, married first, Lt. James Huckins. During the attack of 1694, in which her first husband was slain, Sarah was carried into captivity, until released a year later at Fort Androscoggin. She died in 1705 in Dover, New Hampshire. They had no children together.
• Military: 27 Mar 1704; He was ordered to muster (make a list) his company for service in the war.
• History: Jul 1704; He performed a marriage as a Justice of the Peace.
• Will: 20 Dec 1705, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
• Probate/Proved: 4 Feb 1706/07, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; He mentions his children: Jonathan, Mary, and Sarah.

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Birth:
Some give his birth as about 1630.

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• Residence: 1660 to 1668, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; He built a house there. Whether he resided there is questionable.
• History: 6 Jun 1662, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; The selectman of Newbury had without full authority build some new seats in the gallery of the meeting house and then assigned them to some individuals. Joshua along with three others occupied these seats. They were called to court and had accept blame. They stated that "we will keep to our own seats and not disturb any man in their seats any more."
• Married: 22 Jan 1666, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stevens, the daughter of Captain John and Elizabeth (Parker) Stevens. She was born in 1645 in Andover, Massachusetts. She witnessed the codicil of Elizabeth Parker on 7 September 1691 in Andover, Massachusetts. She died in 1714 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Woodman (1667-____) 2. Dorothy Woodman (1669-____) 3. Joshua Woodman (1672-1706) 4. Jonathan Woodman (1674-____) 5. baby boy Woodman (1676-____) 6. Mehitable Woodman (1677-1755) 7. David Woodman (1680-1738) 8. Benjamin Woodman (1683-1748) 9. Sarah Woodman (1686-1712) 10. Mary Woodman (1690-____)
• History: 1678; Joshua took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance in 1678, and was then called 41 years old.
• Land/House: 1698; He purchased 12 acres in Newbury from Benjamin Lowle.
• Will: 27 Mar 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children: Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Jonathan, Mehitable, Dorothy, Joshua, David, and Benjamin.
• Probate/Proved: 12 Jul 1703, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Married:
Clemens (1926) and Woodman (1995) give their marriage location as Newbury.

Buried:
Here lies ye Body of Mr
JOSHUAH WOODMAN
Who Died May ye 30th
1703 Aged - 67 Years
First Man Child Borne
In Newbury
& Second Inturid In
This Place

This gravestone had become illegible from weathering, and was replaced by a replica in 1929 by Edward Woodman of Portland, Maine and his nephew, Cyrus Woodman of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 20 Feb 1660, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; John Brown, the son of James and Elizabeth Brown. He was born on 4 January 1637 and was christened on 1 March 1639 both in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His baptism date was recorded as 1 (1) 1639. Issue: 1. Judith Brown (1660-____) 2. Mary Brown (1662-____)

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• Last Full Review: 20 Jan 2022

Sarah married John Kent Junior on 13 Mar 1665/66 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. John (son of Richard Kent and Emma) was born on 20 Jul 1645 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1703 in Casco Bay, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: say 1665, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a shipbuilder.
• Married: say 1668, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Hilton, the daughter of William and Sarah (Greenleaf) Hilton. She was born on 21 February 1648 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Woodman (1669-____) 2. Sarah Woodman (1670-____) 3. Ruth Woodman (1672-____) 4. Jonathan Woodman (1674-____) 5. Ichabod Woodman (1676-1725) 6. Mary Woodman (1678-____) 7. William Woodman (1681-____) 8. baby boy Woodman (1684-1684)
• History: 26 Feb 1668/69, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance.
• Religion: 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan and Hannah were members of the Newbury Church.
• History: 23 Mar 1675/76, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He built the ship, Salamander for Bartholomew Stratton of Boston in 1674. The next year, Jonathan Woodman brought suit in the Court of the Admiralty in Boston to recover the amount due him for labor and materials used in the construction of the Salamander. Jonathan lost this suit and was fined £10, which was later remitted by the Massachusetts General Court.
• History: 1679; He deposed in the trial of Elizabeth Morse, wife of William Morse, accused of witchcraft, stating: "I met with a white thing like a cat, which did play at my legs, and I did often kick at it, having no weapon in my hand; at last I struck it with my feet against the fence ere I saw Webster's houlse, and there it stopped with a loud cry after the manner of a cat and I see it no more. I further testify, that William Morse of Newberry did owne that he did send for a doctor for his wife the same night and same time that I was troubled with that cat above mentioned, whcih was some grounds for suspicion." Elizabeth Morse later was reprieved and released.
• History: 26 Feb 1678/79; He took the Oath of Fidelity.
• Residence: 25 Mar 1681, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was deeded this land and house by his father.; Address:
  Woodman Lane
• Will: 15 Nov 1706, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 3 Feb 1706/07

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Birth:
Wooodman (1874), Woodman (1856), Hoyt (1897), and Woodman (1995) give 8 November 1643 as his birth date.

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• Married: 17 Oct 1666, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Lowell, the son of John and Elizabeth (Goodale) Lowell. He was born on 12 September 1642 in Newbury, Massachusetts. On 9 June 1647 in Newbury, Massachusetts, Benjamin Lowell was mentioned in the will of John Lowell. Benjamin took the Oath of Fidelity in 1669. He became a freeman on 19 May 1669 in Newbury, Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith according to a deed in 1697. He died on Monday 22 October 1714 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ruth Lowell (1667-____) 2. Elizabeth Lowell (1669-____) 3. Mary Lowell (1671-____) 4. Benjamin Lowell (1674-____) 5. Sarah Lowell (1676-____) 6. Sarah Lowell (1678-____) 7. Mary Lowell (1679-1711) 8. Joseph Lowell (1680-____) 9. John Lowell (1683-____)
• Religion: 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Ruth and Benjamin joined the Church in Newbury.
• Living: 2 Feb 1724, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts