S/O: Nathan Heywood and Esther Willis
Married Jane Foster (or Jane Dudley!) on 5 June 1756 in Massachusetts and had 11 children. Appears to have moved to Winslow area around 1767.
Member 6th Co. 2nd reg. in Lincoln County Militia Mass. Militia--Revolutionary War

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obituary:
Gazette, Portland, ME, Monday, July 9, 1798
Died at Winflow, on the 14th ult, Capt. Zimir Haywood, age
66. He dropped down dead as he was going to his house.

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KENNEBEC GAZETTE, AUGUSTA, ME
July 26, 1804
Notice is hereby given, that the right of equity of redemption of part of that farm on which Capt. Zimri Heywood, late deceased, in Winflow, lived at the time of his decease, being all the right now owned by Samuel Heywood, containing about 100 acres is taken on execution, and will be sold at public auction, at the dwelling house of Richard Thomas, innholder, in said Winflow, on the tenth day of August AD 1804, at three of the clock in the afternoon.
Joseph Boswell, Dep. Sheriff, July 10, 1804

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Children of Zimri Heywood and Jane Foster are :

1. Rebecca Willis Heywood, born Jan 09, 1757. She married John Heald Apr 24, 1775 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine.
2. Nathan Heywood, born 1758 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts [NOTE: needs to be verified].
3. Eunice Heywood, born Jun 16, 1760 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died May 17, 1836 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. She married Hezekiah Stratton April 29, 1778 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine.
4. Nathan Heywood, born Mar 15, 1762 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died Sept 21, 1841 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine. He married Mary Lovejoy Dec 11, 1788 in Albion, Kennebec So., Maine.
5. Elizabeth Heywood, born May 20, 1764 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Ebenezer Heald.
6. Thomas Heywood, born May 05, 1766 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died Oct 20, 1834 in Miami Co., Ohio. He married Sarah Copeland Apr 22, 1792 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. (FAG #16782980 and #55851313)
7. William Heywood, born Feb 27, 1768 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine; died Jan 14, 1848 in Miami Co., Ohio. He married Jane McKechnie on Oct 14, 1797 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine.
8. Sarah Heywood, born Jun 28, 1770 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. She married Abraham Copeland Dec 16, 1791 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine.
9. Esther Heywood, born May 22, 1772 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine; She married William Getchell Dec 4, 1794 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine.
10. Zimri Heywood, born Jun 29, 1774 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine; died Mar 11, 1814 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. He married Ann Williams Dudley Feb 2, 1798 in Winslow Co., Maine.
11. Samuel Heywood, born Feb 21, 1777; died Mar 04, 1825 in Kennebec Co., Maine. He married Elizabeth Faxon Hayden Nov 27, 1800 in Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. (FAG #111083285 and #111083603)

Much of the above information taken from: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maine.counties.kennebec/517/mb.ashx
∼Served in the Massachusetts Militia, Revolutionary War. No dates of birth or death given.