Originally Woodward, changed 1680's by the sons of Walter, it is believed that Wood-ward meant keeper of the wood, so in a new land where wood was plentiful and free, the sons of Walter changed the surname. many Woodworth accounts wrongly confuse father Benjamin as the one who fought in King Phillips War and died, wrong Ben, most likely the son of Walter Jr of Scituate, MA who stayed living there.
migration of my line: 1630's Kent, England to Plymouth-Scituate, MA-Little Compton, RI-1703 to Lebenon, CT.
Walter-Benjamin Sr
1635 Scituate, Walter was assigned third lot on Kent street, which runs along the ocean front, at the corner of Meeting House Lane, owning other tracts - First Herring Brook (which poet Samuel Woodworth lived), another at Walnut Tree Hill (near the RR station) and had been called Walter Woodworth's Hill. In 1666 Weymouth, 60 acres. 1641 became a Freeman, 1645 a surveyor of land
His father, Ben Sr.,
named in his father, Walter Woodward (notice different surname), 1686 Scituate, MA Will, given land at Seconet he had to pay one brother 70 pounds and each of other siblings 10 pounds and also allow sisters Mehitible and Abigail live in part of the house until they married.
Ben and siblings would change surname to Woodworth
moved to Little Compton, Rhode Island 1691 when he sold his land at Scituate , his father, Walter, had owned land in RI, Ben II had many siblings move there.
moved 1701 to Lebenon, New London Co., CT, where many friends and family of Scituate also moved.
Per Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass. Records by Woodworth, William Atwater, Publication date 1898, page vii, his father's first wife, Deborah, had 3 daughters Elizabeth, Deborah, and Mary, and died between 1683 and 1688 when father remarried to Hannah, Ben was her first child.
Benjamin married Mary WEEKS on July 26, 1721 at Lebanon, New London, CT.
Children:
Desire1, b. April 26, 1724- March 11, 1728
Elizabeth, b. April 02, 1726
Mary, b. October 27, 1727
Benjamin, b. June 08, 1729
Desire 2, b. January 10, 1731
James, b. October 11, 1733- d. 1812, #36444956, Columbia, CT, 9 ch
Hannah, b. December, 1735, married ? Walters, not named in Will
Mercy, b. January 24, 1737
Naomi, b. May 22, 1739, married November 9, 1757 to Eliah/Eliab Hills at Lebanon
Attached 1749 Will lists lives at Lebanon, Windham Co, CT, names wife,Mary, sons Ben and James who get all the land and unmarried 5 daughters (so Hannah dead) Elizabeth, Desire, Mary, Mercey, Naomi. all aged 10-23.
migration of my line: 1630's Kent, England to Plymouth-Scituate, MA-Little Compton, RI-1703 to Lebenon, CT.
Walter-Benjamin Sr
1635 Scituate, Walter was assigned third lot on Kent street, which runs along the ocean front, at the corner of Meeting House Lane, owning other tracts - First Herring Brook (which poet Samuel Woodworth lived), another at Walnut Tree Hill (near the RR station) and had been called Walter Woodworth's Hill. In 1666 Weymouth, 60 acres. 1641 became a Freeman, 1645 a surveyor of land
His father, Ben Sr.,
named in his father, Walter Woodward (notice different surname), 1686 Scituate, MA Will, given land at Seconet he had to pay one brother 70 pounds and each of other siblings 10 pounds and also allow sisters Mehitible and Abigail live in part of the house until they married.
Ben and siblings would change surname to Woodworth
moved to Little Compton, Rhode Island 1691 when he sold his land at Scituate , his father, Walter, had owned land in RI, Ben II had many siblings move there.
moved 1701 to Lebenon, New London Co., CT, where many friends and family of Scituate also moved.
Per Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass. Records by Woodworth, William Atwater, Publication date 1898, page vii, his father's first wife, Deborah, had 3 daughters Elizabeth, Deborah, and Mary, and died between 1683 and 1688 when father remarried to Hannah, Ben was her first child.
Benjamin married Mary WEEKS on July 26, 1721 at Lebanon, New London, CT.
Children:
Desire1, b. April 26, 1724- March 11, 1728
Elizabeth, b. April 02, 1726
Mary, b. October 27, 1727
Benjamin, b. June 08, 1729
Desire 2, b. January 10, 1731
James, b. October 11, 1733- d. 1812, #36444956, Columbia, CT, 9 ch
Hannah, b. December, 1735, married ? Walters, not named in Will
Mercy, b. January 24, 1737
Naomi, b. May 22, 1739, married November 9, 1757 to Eliah/Eliab Hills at Lebanon
Attached 1749 Will lists lives at Lebanon, Windham Co, CT, names wife,Mary, sons Ben and James who get all the land and unmarried 5 daughters (so Hannah dead) Elizabeth, Desire, Mary, Mercey, Naomi. all aged 10-23.
Originally Woodward, changed 1680's by the sons of Walter, it is believed that Wood-ward meant keeper of the wood, so in a new land where wood was plentiful and free, the sons of Walter changed the surname. many Woodworth accounts wrongly confuse father Benjamin as the one who fought in King Phillips War and died, wrong Ben, most likely the son of Walter Jr of Scituate, MA who stayed living there.
migration of my line: 1630's Kent, England to Plymouth-Scituate, MA-Little Compton, RI-1703 to Lebenon, CT.
Walter-Benjamin Sr
1635 Scituate, Walter was assigned third lot on Kent street, which runs along the ocean front, at the corner of Meeting House Lane, owning other tracts - First Herring Brook (which poet Samuel Woodworth lived), another at Walnut Tree Hill (near the RR station) and had been called Walter Woodworth's Hill. In 1666 Weymouth, 60 acres. 1641 became a Freeman, 1645 a surveyor of land
His father, Ben Sr.,
named in his father, Walter Woodward (notice different surname), 1686 Scituate, MA Will, given land at Seconet he had to pay one brother 70 pounds and each of other siblings 10 pounds and also allow sisters Mehitible and Abigail live in part of the house until they married.
Ben and siblings would change surname to Woodworth
moved to Little Compton, Rhode Island 1691 when he sold his land at Scituate , his father, Walter, had owned land in RI, Ben II had many siblings move there.
moved 1701 to Lebenon, New London Co., CT, where many friends and family of Scituate also moved.
Per Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass. Records by Woodworth, William Atwater, Publication date 1898, page vii, his father's first wife, Deborah, had 3 daughters Elizabeth, Deborah, and Mary, and died between 1683 and 1688 when father remarried to Hannah, Ben was her first child.
Benjamin married Mary WEEKS on July 26, 1721 at Lebanon, New London, CT.
Children:
Desire1, b. April 26, 1724- March 11, 1728
Elizabeth, b. April 02, 1726
Mary, b. October 27, 1727
Benjamin, b. June 08, 1729
Desire 2, b. January 10, 1731
James, b. October 11, 1733- d. 1812, #36444956, Columbia, CT, 9 ch
Hannah, b. December, 1735, married ? Walters, not named in Will
Mercy, b. January 24, 1737
Naomi, b. May 22, 1739, married November 9, 1757 to Eliah/Eliab Hills at Lebanon
Attached 1749 Will lists lives at Lebanon, Windham Co, CT, names wife,Mary, sons Ben and James who get all the land and unmarried 5 daughters (so Hannah dead) Elizabeth, Desire, Mary, Mercey, Naomi. all aged 10-23.
migration of my line: 1630's Kent, England to Plymouth-Scituate, MA-Little Compton, RI-1703 to Lebenon, CT.
Walter-Benjamin Sr
1635 Scituate, Walter was assigned third lot on Kent street, which runs along the ocean front, at the corner of Meeting House Lane, owning other tracts - First Herring Brook (which poet Samuel Woodworth lived), another at Walnut Tree Hill (near the RR station) and had been called Walter Woodworth's Hill. In 1666 Weymouth, 60 acres. 1641 became a Freeman, 1645 a surveyor of land
His father, Ben Sr.,
named in his father, Walter Woodward (notice different surname), 1686 Scituate, MA Will, given land at Seconet he had to pay one brother 70 pounds and each of other siblings 10 pounds and also allow sisters Mehitible and Abigail live in part of the house until they married.
Ben and siblings would change surname to Woodworth
moved to Little Compton, Rhode Island 1691 when he sold his land at Scituate , his father, Walter, had owned land in RI, Ben II had many siblings move there.
moved 1701 to Lebenon, New London Co., CT, where many friends and family of Scituate also moved.
Per Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass. Records by Woodworth, William Atwater, Publication date 1898, page vii, his father's first wife, Deborah, had 3 daughters Elizabeth, Deborah, and Mary, and died between 1683 and 1688 when father remarried to Hannah, Ben was her first child.
Benjamin married Mary WEEKS on July 26, 1721 at Lebanon, New London, CT.
Children:
Desire1, b. April 26, 1724- March 11, 1728
Elizabeth, b. April 02, 1726
Mary, b. October 27, 1727
Benjamin, b. June 08, 1729
Desire 2, b. January 10, 1731
James, b. October 11, 1733- d. 1812, #36444956, Columbia, CT, 9 ch
Hannah, b. December, 1735, married ? Walters, not named in Will
Mercy, b. January 24, 1737
Naomi, b. May 22, 1739, married November 9, 1757 to Eliah/Eliab Hills at Lebanon
Attached 1749 Will lists lives at Lebanon, Windham Co, CT, names wife,Mary, sons Ben and James who get all the land and unmarried 5 daughters (so Hannah dead) Elizabeth, Desire, Mary, Mercey, Naomi. all aged 10-23.
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