William was born in Stepney Parish, London, England.

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Married December 27th 1655
in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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9th Great Grandfather.

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All information above has always been on my memorial in the right cemetery, from the day it was created.

Information below was gleaned from a "Burial Unknown" memorial, which is still an unknown, and has never been entered into any cemetery. Some of the information below that I gleaned has been deleted, added and or corrected, as I am a direct bloodline descendant of "William Locke" as well.


The immigrant ancestor of Edwin F. Locke was William Locke, who was born in Stephney Parish, London England and baptized December 20, 1628.

He came with relatives to this country when a child in the ship "Planter," March 22, 1634. It is not certain how early he settled in Woburn, but the first real estate he is recorded as purchasing there was about 1650. Later he became a large real estate owner, and took an active part in town affairs, serving as selectman several times, as constable, grand juror, and in other positions. He was also deacon of the church.

He was not only a farmer, but carpenter and builder. He died at Woburn, June 16, 1720. He married, December 25, 1655, (Notation: marriage day incorrect, Butterfly~Kisses) Mary Clarke, daughter of William and Margery (Notation: Margaret, Butterfly~Kisses) Clarke of Woburn. Children of Deacon William and Mary (Clarke) Locke, born in Woburn.

1. William born December 27, 1657, died January 9, 1658

2. William, born January 18, 1659

3. John, born August 1, 1661, married 1st Elizabeth Plumpton, May 31, 1683; married 2nd Mrs. Mary (Winn) Wyman, November 30, 1720.

4. Joseph, born March 8, 1664, married 1st Mary (Maiden ??), died April 1707; married 2nd Margaret Mead, daughter of Israel Mead, of Woburn; married 3rd Hannah Pierce, of Weston, November 5, 1743

5. Mary, born October 16, 1666, married, Samuel Kendall, March 30, 1692

6. Samuel, born October 14, 1669, married 1st Ruth (Maiden ??); married 2nd Mary Day, of Ipswich, in 1717

7. Ebenezer, born January 8, 1674, married 1st Susanna Walker, October 18, 1697; married 2nd, Hannah Meads, October 14, 1701

8. James, born November 14, 1677, married Sarah Cutter, daughter of Richard Cutter, of Cambridge, December 5, 1700

9. Elizabeth, born January 4, 1681, married James Markham, October 14, 1700.

Thus concludes with alterations, of the information gleaned from "Deacon William Locke", Burial Unknown and in no cemetery.

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Own: "The Book of the Lockes"
"A Genealogical and Historical Record of William Locke, of Woburn."
Written by: John Goodwin Locke.
Published by: James Munroe and Company, 1853 (Boston and Cambridge).

Also own: "The Next Book of The Lockes"
Written by: Jerry N. Harrison, Ph.D.
Published by: Heritage Books, Inc.

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