1. {{Puritan Great Migration|Needs=Merge Cleanup}} [[Category: Hercules of Dover, sailed March, 1634-35]] [[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]] [[Category:Duxbury, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Bridgewater, Massachusetts]] '''Note: This is not the profile for [[Howard-309|Thomas Hayward/Howard]] who died in Ipswich in 1686.''' == Biography == === Origin ===The origin (last residence prior to emigrating to New England) of Thomas Hayward of Duxbury and Bridgewater was Aylesford, Kent. His place of origin is established by a record showing the enrollment for passage to New England aboard the ''Hercules'', under a minister's certification dated March 14, 1634/5, of "Thos Hayward of Aylesford in Kent Taylor & Susanna his Wief" and children "Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan, and Martha."<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Boys751"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> === Date and Place of Birth ===Thomas's date and place of birth are uncertain. Many family trees state that Thomas was born in Aylesford, Kent. Since (as established by the ''Hercules'' passenger list referenced in "Origin" above) Thomas was living in Aylesford before he emigrated, it is reasonably plausible that he was born there. However, no record of his birth or baptism hasbeen found. If Thomas was born and baptized in Aylesford, it is unlikely that any record of his birth or baptism will ever be found, as no records appear to exist for Aylesford, Saints Peter and Paul Parish prior to 1654.<ref name="Aylesford"/> Based on his estimated date of marriage (sometime in 1620-1628), Thomas was probably born sometime in 1595-1607. Anderson estimated his date of birth as "by about 1599," based on an estimated date of marriage of "by about 1624."<ref name="GM3p291"/> An estimate of "about 1600" seems better, however, given his 1595-1607 estimated birth range and the false precision suggested by "about 1599." === Parentage ===Thomas's parentage has not been established. A number of unsourced family trees claim that Thomas was the son of a Thomas Hayward and an Agnes (Beaumon) Hayward of Aylesford, Kent. However, no reliable source has been found for that parentage or even their existence. === Marriage ===The ''Hercules'' passenger list referenced in "Origin" above establishes that Thomas was married to a woman named Susanna.<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> As discussed in [[Towne-491|her profile]], Susanna's maiden name may have been Towne, but that is uncertain. Thomas and Susanna's date and place of marriage are uncertain. Since the ''Hercules'' passenger list establishes that Thomas and Susanna were residents of Aylesford, Kent, it is reasonably likely that they were married there or in a nearby parish. If they were married in Aylesford, it is unlikely that any marriage record will ever be found, since,as discussed above, no records appear to exist for Aylesford, Saints Peter and Paul Parish prior to 1654.<ref name="Aylesford"/> Based on the fact that the ''Hercules'' passenger list shows that Thomas and Susanna had 5 children as of March 1634/5, and assuming the first child was born 1 year after their marriage and assuming a 2-year gap between births, one derives an estimated marriage date of sometime in 1624-1627. Based on the possibility of miscarriages, still births, children who died young, and longer gaps between births, they could well have been married as early as, say, 1620. Based on the possibility of twins or shorter gaps between births, they could have been married as late as 1628. Anderson estimates that they were married "by about 1624,"<ref name="GM3p291"/> although this suggests that 1624 was the later end of the possible range when, instead, it appears to be a reasonable midpoint. === Emigration to New England ===As discussed above under "Origin," Thomas, his wife Susanna and his five eldest children, Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Martha, emigrated to New England aboard the ''Hercules'', which departed Sandwich, England for New England in March 1634/5.<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Boys751"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> The passenger list for the ''William & Francis'', which embarked at London on March 7, 1631/2 and arrived in Boston on June 5, 1632, included a "Thomas Haeward."<ref name="Hotten149"/><ref name="GMB2p900"/> Savage suggested that this record might also relate to this profile's Thomas Hayward and might show that Thomas first came to New England withWinslow in 1632 and, satisfied with the prospects, went home to bringhis family.<ref name="Savage2p394"/> Anderson found no evidence either for or against this proposition.<ref name="GMB2p900"/><ref name="GM3p292"/> === Residency at Cambridge; First Record in New England ===Thomas and his family appear to have initially settled in Cambridge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.<ref name="GM3p288"/> The first known record of Thomas in New England is the grant to him on January 4, 1635 by the town of Cambridge of "about 2 Acks wthin wstend ffeild gate beyond the Clay pits."<ref name="CaTR15"/> No further records have been found of Thomas or his family in Cambridge. === Residency at Duxbury and Bridgewater ===Thomas appears to have moved from Cambridge to Duxbury in the Plymouth Colony by 1638. The first record of Thomas at Duxbury is a grant to him by the Plymouth Colony Court of Assistant held on November 5, 1638of 10 acres of land "lying on the Duxborrow side."<ref name="PCR1p101"/> He received additional grants of land in Duxbury in 1640.<ref name="PCR1p144"/><ref name="PCR1p161"/> Thomas was admitted as a Freeman in 1647<ref name="PCR2p114"/> and was chosen as constable of Duxbury in 1648.<ref name="PCR2p123"/> Thomas was one of the original proprietors of the Duxborrow new plantation,<ref name="Mitchell10-1"/><ref name="Mitchell26"/> which was incorporated as the town of Bridgewater in 1656.<ref name="PCR3p101"/> By 1658, Thomas was living in Bridgewater. He was included in lists of freemen of Bridgewater in 1658<ref name="PCR8p202"/> and 1670.<ref name="PCR5p278"/> === Children === Thomas and Susanna had the following children:# [[Hayward-130|Thomas]], b. in England perhaps about 1624,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. Sarah _______,<ref name="GM3p291"/> d.s.p. before April17, 1699<ref name="GM3p291"/><ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-172|John]], b. in England perhaps about 1626,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. by 1661 Sarah Mitchell.<ref name="GM3p291"/> Commonly called John of the Plain to distinguish him from John Haward/Howard, the husband of his sister Martha.<ref name="Mitchell177"/># [[Hayward-1132|Elizabeth]], b. in England perhaps about 1628,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. October 20, 1645 John Ames,<ref name="GM3p291"/> d.s.p. before May 28, 1705<ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-352|Susanna]], b. in England perhaps about 1632,<ref name="GM3p292"/> m. by 1654 John Richmond,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. before May 28, 1705 leaving issue<ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-769|Martha]], b. in England perhaps about 1634, m. about 1653 John Haward/Howard in Duxbury, d. before September 1703 (see sources in Martha's profile)# [[Hayward-1091|Nathaniel]], b. perhaps about 1639<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. by 1664 Hannah Willis,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. after May 28, 1705<ref name="GM3p292"/># [[Hayward-1119|Elisha]], born probably about 1642<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> never married,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. by September 22, 1710<ref name="GM3p292"/># [[Hayward-174|Joseph]], b. perhaps about 1646<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. 1st by 1673 Alice Brett,<ref name="GM3p292"/> m. 2d by 1682 Hannah Mitchell.<ref name="GM3p292"/> Mitchell says there was an additional wife between AliceBrett and Hannah Mitchell.<ref name="Mitchell177"/># [[Hayward-170|Mary]], b. probably about 1648<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. about 1668 Edward Mitchell<ref name="GM3p292"/>The 1907 ''Dunham Genealogy'' states, without providing any source orexplanation, that Thomas also had a daughter named Mehitable, born about 1643, who married [[Dunham-170|Daniel Dunham]] in 1668.<ref name="Dunham300"/> No reliable evidence has been found for Thomas having hadany such daughter, however, and Anderson doesn't even mention the theory. A 1954 article in TAG concluded that, contrary to the assertion in ''Dunham Genealogy'', Daniel Dunham's wife was named Hannah and thather maiden name was undetermined.<ref name="TAG30p146"/> === Will; Death; Estate ===Thomas made his will on June 29, 1678. In his will, he described himself as "Thomas Heyward Senior of Bridgwater of Bridgewater in ye Colony of New Plymouth yeoman." He made bequests to his son Joseph, son Elisha, and grandson Joseph Heyward, and mentioned lands he had previously given to his son Nathaniel. He named his son Joseph as his executor.The will was witnessed by William Brett Sr and Thomas Hayward Junr.<ref name="PCW4p82"/> A copy of his will available at [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31878-3161-49?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29:338083801 FamilySearch.org]. The inventory of Thomas's estate was taken on March 8, 1680/1 by Elder Brett and Lieutenant Hayward and totaled £46 11s 9d, with no real estate listed. The Inventory shows that he possessed "Mr. Sheppards book upon ye parable of ye ten virgins and Mr. Sheppard upon ye sincere Convert. Mr. Ralph Allen of ye riches of the covenant of grace, also his victory over ye world: and doctor pressons of gods alsufficiency andseverall other sermons Annexed there unto and Mr. Dod upon ye Commandements and Mr Coopers book of Jacobs wrestling with God[,] Mr. Byfieldhis marrow & his principles," along with a Bible and "some other smale books."<ref name="PCW4p84"/> Thomas's will was probated on June 7, 1681.<ref name="PCW4p82"/> Based on the March 8, 1680/1 date of his inventory, Thomas probably died in about February 1680/81. == Records ==* 1632. Passenger list for the ''William & Francis'', which embarked at London on March 7, 1631/2 and arrived in Boston on June 5, 1632, included a "Thomas Haeward."<ref name="Hotten149"/><ref name="GMB2p900"/> (This record may not relate to this profile's Thomas Hayward.)* 1635. Passenger list for the ''Hercules'', which departed from Sandwich for New England in March 1634/5, included "Thos Hayward of Aylesford in Kent Taylor & Susanna his Wief" and children "Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan, and Martha."<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Boys751"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/>* 1636. At a Cambridge town meeting on January 4, 1635/6, Thomas Hayward was granted "about 2 Acks wthin wstend ffeild gate beyond the Claypits."<ref name="CaTR15"/>* 1638. The Plymouth Colony Court of Assistant held on November 5, 1638 granted "Thomas Heywood" 10 acres of land "lying on the Duxborrow side" which George Slawson had fenced in and sold to Thomas Heywood foriij sterling.<ref name="PCR1p101"/>* 1640. The Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on April 6, 1640 granted 8 men, including Thomas Hayward, "the lands lying on the norwest side of the Northill in Duxborrow" including the "liberty to sett corneat Namassacussett, and to mowe grasse for their cattell there, and tobuild a house on the south side of the brooke there."<ref name="PCR1p144"/>* 1640. The Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on August 31, 1640 granted land lying at the Namassacusett River to 9 men, including 50 acres to "Thom Heywood."<ref name="PCR1p161"/>* 1643. The August 1643 list of males of the Plymouth Colony able to bear arms 16-60 years of age, included, at Duxbury, Thomas Heyward Senior and [his sons] John Heyward and Thomas Heyward Junior.<ref name="PCR8p190"/>* 1645. The General Court held at Plymouth on October 28, 1645 order "Thomas Heyward of Duxborrow" to pay "Wannapooke, a Neipnet Indian," half of bushel of Indian corn for venison he took of him.<ref name="PCR2p89"/>* 1646. At the General Court held at Plymouth on June 2, 1646, ThomasHeyward was among 5 men who were propounded to "take up their freedome" at the next Court.<ref name="PCR2p101"/>* 1646. At the General Court held at Plymouth on June 2, 1646, ThomasHeyward was among the men who were members of the Grand Inquest.<ref name="PCR2p102"/>* 1647. At the General Court held at Plymouth on June 1, 1647, ThomasHowes, Edward Jenkine, Thomas Hayward and John Allen were admitted asFreemen.<ref name="PCR2p114"/>* 1648. "Thomas Heward" was selected as the constable for Duxbury.<ref name="PCR2p123"/>* 1650. Thomas Heward Senior was among the 12 men who reported on having marked out a new way from Joaneses River to the Massachusetts Path.<ref name="PCR2p160"/>* 1651. At the General Court at New Plymouth on March 4, 1650/1, the jury to decide an action of the case by James Cole Senior against James Shaw, included "Thomas Heward Senior."<ref name="PCR7p53"/>* 1654. At the General Court of Election held at Plymouth on June 6, 1654, "Thomas Haward Senior" was among the men who were members of theGrand Inquest.<ref name="PCR3p49"/>* 1658. A list of freemen of the Plymouth Colony, which appears to have been taken about 1658, includes, among the list of 10 freemen of Bridgewater, the names of Thomas Haward Senior and Thomas Haward Junior.<ref name="PCR8p202"/>* 1660. The General Court at Plymouth held on June 6, 1660 ordered that a parcel of land lying between Tetacutt and Taunton be viewed and, if it is not within the bound of Taunton or too near Tetacutt, that William Brett, John WIllis, Thomas Haward Senior and [[Harris-637|ArtherHarris]] "have a competency granted and confeirmed unto them."<ref name="PCR3p193"/>* 1665. The General Court of Election at Plymouth on June 7, 1665 granted to each of William Brett, Thomas Haward Senior, [[Harris-637|Arther Harris]], Richard Williams, John Willis and John Carey 60 acres of land lying between Taunton and Teticutt.<ref name="PCR4p96"/>* 1667. Thomas Haward Senior and Lieutenant Thomas Howard [his son] are among 12 men appointed by the General Court of Election on June 5, 1667 as a jury to lay out all ways requisite in the township of Bridgewater.<ref name="PCR4p155"/>* 1668. At the Court at Plymouth on July 7, 1668, William Bradford and Constant Southworth reported that they had laid out the 60 acre lotsgranted to William Brett, Thomas Haward Senior, [[Harris-637|Arther Harris]], John Willis Senior and John Cary.<ref name="PCR4p190"/>* 1668. At the Court at Plymouth on July 7, 1668, the jury appointed to lay out the ways requisite in the township of Bridgewater, including Thomas Haward Senior and Thomas Haward Junior, reported on the roadsmost suitable to the inhabitants of Bridgewater.<ref name="PCR4p193"/>* 1670. The list of freemen of New Plymouth made in May 1670 included, in the list of freemen at Bridgewater, Thomas Haward Senior and [hisson] Lieutenant Thomas Haward.<ref name="PCR5p278"/>* 1678. Thomas Hayward made his will on June 29, 1678.<ref name="PCW4p82"/>* 1681. Inventory of Thomas's will taken on March 8, 1680/1.<ref name="PCW4p84"/> * 1681. Thomas's will probated on June 7, 1681.<ref name="PCW4p82"/> <span class="hidden"> <ref name="PCR3p101">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661'', 1855, p 101. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=121 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="ParentsResidence">Based on parents' residency in Duxbury during time frame of estimateddate of birth.</ref> <ref name="TAG30p146">Mrs. John E. Barclay, ''Notes on the Dunham Family of Plymouth, Mass.'', The American Genealogist, Vol 30 (1954), p 146. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11829/146/134758298 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="Dunham300">Isaac Watson Dunham, ''Dunham Genealogy: English and American Branches of the Dunham Family'', 1907, p 300. At [https://archive.org/details/dunhamgenealogy00dunhgoog/page/n408 archive.org]</ref> <ref name="Mitchell177">Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, p 177. At [https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/176/mode/2up archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Mitchell26">Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, p 26. At [https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/26/mode/2up archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Mitchell13">Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, p 13. At [https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/12/mode/2up archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Mitchell10-1">Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, pp 10-11. At [https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/10/mode/2up archive.org]</ref> <ref name="PCW4p84">Plymouth Colony Records, Wills, Vol. 4 1683-1686, Part 1, p 84. At [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V321?i=519&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801&cc=2018320 familysearch.org].</ref> <ref name="PCW4p82">Plymouth Colony Records, Wills, Vol. 4 1683-1686, Part 1, p 82. At [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31878-3161-49?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29:338083801 familysearch.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR8p202">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Papers 1633-1689'', 1857, p 202. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204558938;view=1up;seq=218 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR8p190">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Papers 1633-1689'', 1857, p 190. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204558938;view=1up;seq=206 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR7p53">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Judicial Acts 1636-1692'', 1857, p 53. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204558920;view=1up;seq=69 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR5p278">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. V 1668-1678'', 1856, p 278. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559050;view=1up;seq=294 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR4p193">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668'', 1855, p 193. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=475 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR4p190">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668'', 1855, p 190. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=472 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR4p155">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668'', 1855, p 155. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=437 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR4p96">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668'', 1855, p 46. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=378 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR3p193">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661'', 1855, p 193. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=213 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR3p49">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661'', 1855, p 49. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559068;view=1up;seq=69 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p160">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 160. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=384 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p123">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 123. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=347 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p114">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 114. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=338 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p102">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 102. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=326 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p101">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 101. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=325 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p89">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651'', 1855, p 89. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=313 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR1p161">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. I 1633-1640'', 1855, p 161. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=183 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR1p144">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. I 1633-1640'', 1855, p 144. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=166 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR1p101">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. I 1633-1640'', 1855, p 101. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112204559076;view=1up;seq=123 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="CaTR15">''The Records of the Town of Cambridge (formerly Newtowne) Massachusetts 1630-1703'', 1901, p 15. At [https://archive.org/details/recordsoftownofc00cambiala/page/14 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Boys751">William Boys, ''Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent, with Notices of the Other Cinque Ports and Members, and of Richborough'', 1792, 751. At [https://archive.org/details/CollectionsForAnHistoryOfSandwichInKentWithNoticesOfTheOther/page/n785 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Savage2p394">James Savage, 'A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of NewEngland, Vol. II'', Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1860, p 394. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hwitya;view=1up;seq=406 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Hottenxix">James Camden Hotten, ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a termof years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700'', 1874, p. xix. At [https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/n21 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Hotten149">James Camden Hotten, ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a termof years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700'', 1874, p. 149. At [https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/148 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Aylesford">[https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/collections/getrecord/GB51_P12 Aylesford, Ss Peter And Paul Parish Records, Kent County Council, Kent History and Library Centre]. The absence of Aylesford parish records priorto 1654 was confirmed through communications by Chase Ashley on December 17, 2018 with the Archive Collections Officer at the Kent History and Library Centre.</ref> <ref name="NEHGR75p219">Eben Putnam, ''Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637'', New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 75 (1921), p 219. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11584/219/0 americanancestors.org]</ref> <ref name="GM3p293">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 293. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00375 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p292">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 292. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00374 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p291">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 291. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00373 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GMB2p900">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volume II G-O'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 1995, p 900. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158319-00225 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p288">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 288. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00370 ancestry.com].</ref> </span> == Sources == <references /> See also:* Lester D. Mapes, ''Thomas Hayward of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Mass.and His Family'', 1943. At [https://archive.org/details/thomashaywardofd00mape/page/n5 archive.org].* Kingman, Bradford. History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Family Registers. (Boston, Massachusetts: Self published, Boston, 1866), p. 12. At [https://archive.org/details/historyofnorthbr01king/page/12 archive.org]. Thomas Hayward mentioned as one of North Bridgewater's first proprietors.* Roberts, Gary Boyd. ''Ancestors of American Presidents''. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
2. {{Puritan Great Migration}} [[Category: Hercules of Dover, sailed March, 1634-35]] [[Category: Bridgewater, Massachusetts]] == Biography == === Parentage; Date and Place of Birth ===Martha Hayward was the daughter of [[Hayward-270|Thomas Hayward, Sr.]] and his wife [[Towne-491|Susanna (Unknown) Hayward]].<ref name="GM3p292"/> Based on the fact that Martha's name was included among Thomas's family members enrolled for passage to New England aboard the ''Hercules'', under a minister's certification dated March 14, 1634/5, <refname="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> she was born sometime before that date. Anderson estimates that she was born "say 1635,"<ref name="GM3p292"/> apparently based on the date he estimated for her parents' marriage and for her siblings' dates of birth. However, since all those dates seem to be rough estimates and the window for her birth in 1635 is very small, it is very possible (if not likely) that Martha wasborn somewhat earlier. Since the ''Hercules'' passenger lists statesthat Thomas and his family were from Aylesford, England, Martha was very probably born there.<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> === Emigration to New England ===Martha and her family sailed from Sandwich, England to New England in1635 aboard the ship ''Hercules'', John Witherley, master.<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Hotten"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> They settled first at Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref name="GM3p288"/> === Removal to Duxbury ===Martha's family moved from Cambridge to Duxbury by 1638.<ref name="GM3p289"/> === "Vain, Light and Lascivious Carriage" ===At a Grand Inquest on June 8, 1651, Martha Haward of Duxbury, along with John Shaw, James Shaw, Samuel Cutbert and Benjamin Eaton of Plymouth and Goodwife Gannett and William Snow of Duxbury, were presented for "vaine, light and lacivius carriage at an unseasonable time of night."<ref name="PCR2p170"/><ref name="GM3p292"/> At the General Court at New Plymouth on October 7, 1651, the Court, "not finding them alike faulty, have fined James Shaw and Goodwife Ganett thirty shillings apeace . . . and Samuell Cutbert, William Snow, Benjamine Eaton and Martha Haward are released, with admonishion to take heed of such evell carriages for the future. And as for John Shaw, he is lyable to punishment when oppertunitie serveth."<ref name="PCR2p172"/> === Marriage ===Martha married John Haward/Howard.<ref name="GM3p292"/><ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Savage2p471"/><ref name="Howard1"/> The first name of John Haward/Howard's wife is confirmed by records of the division of his estate, which refer to his widow Martha.<ref name="Howard3-4"/> The identity of John Haward/Howard's wife as a daughter of ThomasHayward is confirmed by a quitclaim by John's children of rights to property bequeathed by Peter Town to Thomas Hayward's children.<ref name="MiddlesexDeeds23p398"/><ref name="GM3p292"/><ref name="GM3p293"/> Some family trees state that Martha and John were married on April 6,1657 in Dennis, Barnstable County. However, both the date and location seem very improbable, and no reliable sources supporting either thatdate or location have been found. Based on the estimated dates of birth of their children, Martha and John were probably married sometime in 1652-1655. Consistent with this range, Anderson states that they were married "by about 1655."<ref name="GM3p292"/> Since both Thomas Hayward and John Haward/Howard were residents of Duxbury during that time period (and Bridgewater was not incorporated until 1656), they were probably married there. === Children === Martha and John had the following children:# [[Howard-704|John]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/> b. probably sometime in 1653-7 in Bridgewater,<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1678 Sara Latham,<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard6"/> d. 1727 in Bridgewater<ref name="BrocktonVR336"/><ref name="Mitchell191-2"/># [[Howard-8985|Elizabeth]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard5"/> b. probably sometime in 1654-8 in Bridgewater<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1676 Edward Fobes<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard5"/># [[Howard-6598|Sarah]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard5"/> b. probably sometime in 1657-61 in Bridgewater,<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1679 Zaccheus Packard<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard5"/># [[Howard-899|James]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/> b. probably sometime in 1660-4 in Bridgewater,<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1685 Elizabeth Washburn,<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard7"/> d. 1690 on the Canada Expedition<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard7"/># [[Howard-994|Jonathan]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/> b. probably sometime in 1664-8 in Bridgewater,<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1st January 8, 1688/9 Susanna Keith in Taunton,<ref name="TauntonVR2p241"/><ref name="Howard7"/> m. 2d October 8, 1691 Sarah Dean in Taunton,<ref name="TauntonVR2p241"/><ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard7"/> d. in or before 1739 (date estate divided)<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard7"/># [[Howard-991|Ephraim]], b. 1667 in Bridgewater, m. about 1688/9 Mary Keith in Bridgewater, d. August 11, 1750 in Bridgewater (see sourcesin Ephraim's profile)# [[Howard-5234|Bethiah]],<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/> b. probably sometime in 1670-5,<ref name="BasedOnMarriage"/> m. 1693 Henry Kingman,<ref name="Mitchell191-2"/><ref name="Howard5"/> d. April 30, 1755 in Bridgewater<ref name="Howard5"/>John Haward/Howard's parentage of all of the above children (and the identity his daughter's spouses) is established by the records of the division of the property of his estate.<ref name="Howard3-4"/> === Husband's Death ===Martha's husband John died in 1700 or 1701.<ref>See the profile for her husband, [[Howard-701|John Haward/Howard]].</ref> === Death ===Martha died prior to September 1703, when a memorandum regarding the division of her estate was recorded.<ref name="Howard4"/> <span class="hidden"> <ref name="Howard4">Howard, Heman. ''The Howard genealogy : descendants of John Howard ofBridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903''. 1903. p 4. [https://archive.org/details/howardgenealogyd00howa/page/n27 At archive.org]</ref> <ref name="Hotten">James Camden Hotten, ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a termof years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700'', 1874, p. xix. At [https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/n21 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p172">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II, 1641-1651'', 1855, p 172. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t3mw31739;view=1up;seq=396 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="PCR2p170">Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ''Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II, 1641-1651'', 1855, p 170. At [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t3mw31739;view=1up;seq=394 hathitrust.org].</ref> <ref name="NEHGR75p219">Eben Putnam, ''Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637'', New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 75 (1921), p 219. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11584/219/0 americanancestors.org]</ref> <ref name="GM3p289">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 289. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00374?pid=26128#?imageId=42521_b158314-00371 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p288">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 288. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00374?pid=26128#?imageId=42521_b158314-00370 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="Howard7">[https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/7/mode/1up Heman Howard, "The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903," 1903, p 7]</ref> <ref name="Howard5">[https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/5/mode/1up Heman Howard, "The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903," 1903, p 5]</ref> <ref name="Howard6">[https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/6/mode/1up Heman Howard, "The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903," 1903, p 6]</ref> <ref name="Mitchell191-2">[https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/190/mode/2up Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, pp 191-2]</ref> <ref name="BasedOnMarriage"> Based on date of marriage.</ref> <ref name="Howard3-4">[https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/3/mode/1up Heman Howard, "The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903," 1903, pp 3-4]</ref> <ref name="Savage2p471">[https://archive.org/stream/genealogicaldic02savarich#page/470/mode/2up James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol II," Little, Brown and Company, 1860, p 471]</ref> <ref name="Howard1">[https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/n28/mode/1up Heman Howard, "The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903," 1903, p 1]</ref> <ref name="MiddlesexDeeds23p398">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z7-NX6Y?i=487&wc=MC1M-FTL%3A361613501%2C364526301&cc=2106411 Middlesex Deeds 1722-1725 vol 23, p 398]</ref> <ref name="GM3p293">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 293. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00375?pid=26150 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p292">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 292. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00374?pid=26128 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="TauntonVR2p241">[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Taunton/Images/Taunton_M241.shtml ''Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, VolumeII-Marriages'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1928]</ref> <ref name="BrocktonVR336">''Vital Records of Brockton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911, p 336, citing gravestone record, North End or Ashland Cemetery. At [https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofbr00broc/page/336 archive.org].</ref> </span> == Sources == <references />
3. [[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]] {{Puritan Great Migration}} [[Category: Hercules of Dover, sailed March, 1634-35]] == Biography == === Relationship to William and Peter Towne ===Either Susanna or her husband [[Hayward-270|Thomas Hayward]] was related to [[Towne-494|Peter Towne]] and his father [[Towne-493|William Towne]]. The will of Peter Towne includes a bequest to his "first cousins at Bridgewater" Nathaniel Howard, Joseph Howard, Elisha Howard and Mary Mitchell,<ref name="PeterWill"/><ref name="NEHGR20p370"/><ref name="GM7p78"/> who were children of [[Hayward-270|Thomas Hayward]] and his wife Susanna.<ref name="GM7p78"/> Some genealogists seem to have concluded that this means that Susanna, the wife of Thomas Hayward, was William Towne's sister. Foremost among these was Clarence Almon Torrey.In his 1945 TAG article ''Some Ancestral Lines of President William Howard Taft'', he stated (without sources or discussion) that Thomas Hayward married Susanna Towne.<ref name="TAG22p205"/> In addition, the entry for Thomas Hayward's marriage in Torrey's ''New England Marriagesto 1700'' has Susanna's maiden name of "[Towne]" in brackets but without a question mark, indicating that, although no marriage record had been found, Torrey was confident that her maiden name was Towne. None of the sources listed by Torrey, however, provide any useful evidence for Susanna's last name beyond the language of Peter Towne's will and none, except Torrey's own 1945 TAG article and one source that explicitly relied on it, claim that her maiden name was Towne.<ref name="Torreys"/> It is unclear why Torrey felt confident that Susanna's maiden name was Towne, as there are three (seemingly equally probable) ways inwhich Thomas and Susanna Hayward's children could have been Peter Towne's cousins:# Thomas Hayward's wife Susanna could have been the sister of WilliamTowne. In that case, Susanna's maiden name would have been Towne and the maiden name of William's wife Martha would be unknown.# Thomas Hayward could have been the sister of William Town's wife Martha. In that case, Martha's maiden name would have been Hayward and the maiden name of Thomas's wife Susanna would be unknown.# Thomas Hayward's wife Susanna could have been the sister of WilliamTowne's wife Martha. In that case, the maiden name of both Susanna and Martha would be unknown.No evidence has been found that favors one of these possibilities over another. Anderson declined to adopt Torrey's theory that the maiden name of Thomas Hayward's wife Susanna was Towne and instead concluded that the relationship between the children of Thomas and Susanna Hayward and Peter Towne has not been determined.<ref name="GM7p78"/> === Maiden Name; Parentage ===Susanna's maiden name is uncertain. As discussed above under "Relationship to William and Peter Towne," it is quite possible that she was the sister of William Towne and thus her maiden name was Towne. However, it is also quite possible, if not probable, that she was not the sister of William Towne, in which case, there would be no reason to thinkthat her maiden name was Towne and her maiden name is unknown. Even if she was William Towne's sister, her parentage would be unknown, since, as discussed in [[Towne-493|William's profile]], his parentage is unknown. === Origin ===The origin (last residence prior to emigrating to New England) of Susanna, the wife of Thomas Hayward of Duxbury and Bridgewater, was Aylesford, Kent. Her place of origin is established by a record showing theenrollment for passage to New England aboard the ''Hercules'', under a minister's certification dated March 14, 1634/5, of "Thos Hayward ofAylesford in Kent Taylor & Susanna his Wief" and children "Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan, and Martha."<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Boys751"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> === Date and Place of Birth ===Susanna's date and place of birth are uncertain. Many family trees state that Susanna was born in Aylesford, Kent. Since (as established bythe ''Hercules'' passenger list referenced in "Origin" above) Susannawas living in Aylesford before she emigrated, it is reasonably plausible that she was born there. However, no record of her birth or baptism has been found. If Susanna was born and baptized in Aylesford, it isunlikely that any record of her birth or baptism will ever be found, as no records appear to exist for Aylesford, Saints Peter and Paul Parish prior to 1654.<ref name="Aylesford"/> Based on her estimated date of marriage (sometime in 1620-1628), Susanna was probably born sometime in 1595-1610, with "about 1602" as a reasonable midpoint estimate. === Marriage ===Susanna and Thomas Hayward's date and place of marriage are uncertain. Since the ''Hercules'' passenger list establishes that Susanna and Thomas were residents of Aylesford, Kent, it is reasonably likely that they were married there or in a nearby parish. If they were married inAylesford, it is unlikely that any marriage record will ever be found, since, as discussed above, no records appear to exist for Aylesford,Saints Peter and Paul Parish prior to 1654.<ref name="Aylesford"/> Based on the fact that the ''Hercules'' passenger list shows that Susanna and Thomas had 5 children as of March 1634/5, and assuming the first child was born 1 year after their marriage and assuming a 2-year gap between births, one derives an estimated marriage date of sometime in 1624-1627. Based on the possibility of miscarriages, still births, children who died young, and longer gaps between births, they could well have been married as early as, say, 1620. Based on the possibility of twins or shorter gaps between births, they could have been married as late as 1628. Anderson estimates that they were married "by about 1624,"<ref name="GM3p291"/> although this suggests that 1624 was the later end of the possible range when, instead, it appears to be a reasonable midpoint. === Emigration to New England ===As discussed above under "Origin," Susanna, her husband Thomas, and their five eldest children, Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Martha, emigrated to New England aboard the ''Hercules'', which departed Sandwich, England for New England in March 1634/5.<ref name="NEHGR75p219"/><ref name="Boys751"/><ref name="Hottenxix"/><ref name="GM3p288"/> === Residency at Cambridge, Duxbury and Bridgewater ===As discussed in the profile for her husband, [[Hayward-270|Thomas Hayward]], Susanna and her family appear to have initially settled in Cambridge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, moved to Duxbury in the Plymouth Colony by 1638, and finally moved to Bridgewater by 1658. === Children === Susanna and Thomas had the following children:# [[Hayward-130|Thomas]], b. in England perhaps about 1624,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. Sarah _______,<ref name="GM3p291"/> d.s.p. before April17, 1699<ref name="GM3p291"/><ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-172|John]], b. in England perhaps about 1626,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. by 1661 Sarah Mitchell.<ref name="GM3p291"/> Commonly called John of the Plain to distinguish him from John Haward/Howard, the husband of his sister Martha.<ref name="Mitchell177"/># [[Hayward-1132|Elizabeth]], b. in England perhaps about 1628,<ref name="GM3p291"/> m. October 20, 1645 John Ames,<ref name="GM3p291"/> d.s.p. before May 28, 1705<ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-352|Susanna]], b. in England perhaps about 1632,<ref name="GM3p292"/> m. by 1654 John Richmond,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. before May 28, 1705 leaving issue<ref name="GM3p293"/># [[Hayward-769|Martha]], b. in England perhaps about 1634, m. about 1653 John Haward/Howard in Duxbury, d. before September 1703 (see sources in Martha's profile)# [[Hayward-1091|Nathaniel]], b. perhaps about 1639<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. by 1664 Hannah Willis,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. after May 28, 1705<ref name="GM3p292"/># [[Hayward-1119|Elisha]], born probably about 1642<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> never married,<ref name="GM3p292"/> d. by September 22, 1710<ref name="GM3p292"/># [[Hayward-174|Joseph]], b. perhaps about 1646<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. 1st by 1673 Alice Brett,<ref name="GM3p292"/> m. 2d by 1682 Hannah Mitchell.<ref name="GM3p292"/> Mitchell says there was an additional wife between AliceBrett and Hannah Mitchell.<ref name="Mitchell177"/># [[Hayward-170|Mary]], b. probably about 1648<ref name="GM3p292"/> presumably in Duxbury,<ref name="ParentsResidence"/> m. about 1668 Edward Mitchell<ref name="GM3p292"/>The 1907 ''Dunham Genealogy'' states, without providing any source orexplanation, that Thomas Hayward also had a daughter named Mehitable,born about 1643, who married [[Dunham-170|Daniel Dunham]] in 1668.<ref name="Dunham300"/> No reliable evidence has been found for any such daughter, however, and Anderson doesn't even mention the theory. A 1954 article in TAG concluded that, contrary to the assertion in ''DunhamGenealogy'', Daniel Dunham's wife was named Hannah and that her maiden name was undetermined.<ref name="TAG30p146"/> === Death ===Susanna's date and place of death are uncertain. No record that establishes her death has been found. Based on the fact that she was not mentioned in her husband's will which he made on June 29, 1678,<ref name="PCW4p82"/> she presumably died before that date. Since she and her husband were residents of Bridgewater, she presumably died there. <span class="hidden"> <ref name="PCW4p82">Plymouth Colony Records, Wills, Vol. 4 1683-1686, Part 1, p 82. At [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31878-3161-49?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29:338083801 familysearch.org].</ref> <ref name="TAG22p205">Clarence Almon Torrey, ''Some Ancestral Lines of President William Howard Taft'', The American Genealogist, Vol 22 (1945), p 207. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11863/207/23578920 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="Torreys">Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol II,H-Z'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011, p 733. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/733/426889800 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="GM7p78">Robert Charles Anderson, ''Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y,'' New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011, p 78. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB496/i/13260/78/0 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="PeterWill">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89D5-PN5V?i=67&cat=263304 Middlesex County Probate Records, Vol 12, pp 104-7]</ref> <ref name="NEHGR20p370">William B. Towne, ''Notes and Memoranda Relating to Persons of the Name Towne'', New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 20 (1866), pp 370- 371. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11731/370/23535548 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="ParentsResidence">Based on parents' residency in Duxbury during time frame of estimateddate of birth.</ref> <ref name="TAG30p146">Mrs. John E. Barclay, ''Notes on the Dunham Family of Plymouth, Mass.'', The American Genealogist, Vol 30 (1954), p 146. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11829/146/134758298 americanancestors.org].</ref> <ref name="Dunham300">Isaac Watson Dunham, ''Dunham Genealogy: English and American Branches of the Dunham Family'', 1907, p 300. At [https://archive.org/details/dunhamgenealogy00dunhgoog/page/n408 archive.org]</ref> <ref name="Mitchell177">Nahum Mitchell, ''History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register,'' 1840, p 177. At [https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc#page/176/mode/2up archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Boys751">William Boys, ''Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent, with Notices of the Other Cinque Ports and Members, and of Richborough'', 1792, 751. At [https://archive.org/details/CollectionsForAnHistoryOfSandwichInKentWithNoticesOfTheOther/page/n785 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Hottenxix">James Camden Hotten, ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a termof years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700'', 1874, p. xix. At [https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/n21 archive.org].</ref> <ref name="Aylesford">[https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/collections/getrecord/GB51_P12 Aylesford, Ss Peter And Paul Parish Records, Kent County Council, Kent History and Library Centre]. The absence of Aylesford parish records priorto 1654 was confirmed through communications by Chase Ashley on December 17, 2018 with the Archive Collections Officer at the Kent History and Library Centre.</ref> <ref name="NEHGR75p219">Eben Putnam, ''Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637'', New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 75 (1921), p 219. At [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11584/219/0 americanancestors.org]</ref> <ref name="GM3p293">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 293. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00375 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p292">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 292. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00374 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p291">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migrations: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 291. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00373 ancestry.com].</ref> <ref name="GM3p288">Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H'', New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003, p 288. At [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158314-00370 ancestry.com].</ref> </span> == Sources == <references />
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