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Medad Pomeroy1
Parents
- Father: Medad Pomeroy (d. 30 December 1716)
- Mother: Experience Woodward (b. 10 November 1643, d. 3 June 1686)
Biography
- Medad Pomeroy was born on 17 June 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts.1
- He died on 10 July 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 23d.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 8th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:48:05
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Mary Pomeroy1
Parents
- Father: Medad Pomeroy (d. 30 December 1716)
- Mother: Experience Woodward (b. 10 November 1643, d. 3 June 1686)
Biography
- Mary Pomeroy was born on 15 February 1684 in Northampton, Massachusetts.1
- She married Samuel Benton on 2 January 1705 in Northampton, Massachusetts.1
- Samuel and Mary had 7 children.1
- She died on 18 September 1773 in Hartford, Connecticut, at age 89.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 8th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
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Samuel Benton1
Biography
- Samuel Benton was born on 28 January 1680 in Hartford, Connecticut.1
- He married Mary Pomeroy, daughter of Medad Pomeroy and Experience Woodward, on 2 January 1705 in Northampton, Massachusetts.1
- Samuel and Mary had 7 children.1
- He died on 8 February 1763 in Hartford, Connecticut, at age 83.1
Other Information
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Henry Woodward
1
Parents
- Father: John Woodward (b. 6 March 1589)
Children with Elizabeth (née unknown) Woodward (b. 1618, d. 3 August 1690)
- Freedom Woodward+ (d. 17 May 1681)
- Experience Woodward+ (b. 10 November 1643, d. 3 June 1686)
- Thankful Woodward+ (b. 1646)
- John Woodward+ (b. about 1647, d. 5 October 1724)
Biography
- Henry Woodward was born on 22 March 1607 in Much Worton, Lancashire, England.1,2
- He was baptized on 4 September 1611 in Childwall Parish; Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.2
- He was called Dr.2
- He immigrated on the ship James arriving in 1635.2
- He married Elizabeth (née unknown) Woodward on 4 September 1638 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.1
- Henry was admitted freeman on 10 May 1643 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.2
- In 1659 Henry and Elizabeth moved to Northampton, Massachusetts.2
- He died on 7 April 1683 in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 76.1
- He was hit by lightening - killed accidently in the grist mill.2,3
Story
Henry Woodward came to New England in the James, Captain Taylor, Master. They left England 22 June 1635, having embarked at Bristol 23 May 1635. There were about 100 passengers on board, including the Rev. Richard Mather and Rev. Richard Denton. Although all the passengers were on board, the departure of the ship was delayed for a month, and after a voyage of 55 days they landed at Boston 17 August 1635. Two days before they landed, there was an extremely severe storm. The James lay anchored off the Isles of Shoals and the "Angel Gabriel", which had accompanied the "James" for about two weeks, became separated, and was off the coast of Pemaquid ME when the great storm of Aug 15 struck. The James was torn from her anchors and put out to sea, but after two days of battling wind and wave she reached the harbor with "her sails rent in sunder, and split in pieces, as if they had been rotten ragges." The "Angel Gabriel" was a total wreck and several lives were lost. Rev. Richard Mather, a passenger on the James, kept a diary of the trip.
On 18 October 1659 the General Court of Boston made a grant to Dorchester, and on 14 November the selectmen of Dorchester "impowered William Clarke and Henry Woodward to serch and stake out a Farme of 1000 acres of land ... for the use of a scoole... " On 10 Nov 1659, Henry Woodward, husbandman of Dorchester, deeded 8 acres of land at Dorchester to William Sumner for L14. Roger Clapp witnessed the deed, and it was acknowledged by Henry and his wife Elizabeth four days later.
Henry Woodward, William Clark and Henry Cunliffe had received generous grants of land in Northampton in June 1959, and now the three families removed to Northampton.
The journey was 2/3 the length of the state, a formidable undertaking. An account of the Clarke family's trip says: "He moved his family to Northampton in 1659. His wife rode on horseback with two baskets called panniers slung across the horse, carrying one boy in each basket and one in her lap, her husband, fifty years old, proceeding on foot." Clarke and Woodward received 12 acre homelots, larger than those enjoyed by any of the other residents, and 100 acres of meadow apiece besides. This reflects their standing in the community. It is said that they, and four others who came about the same time, "brought new life and energy to the enfeebled town.
Henry and others were dismissed from the Dorchester Church 28 Feb 1661 to join the others forming a church at Northampton. Wife Elizabeth was dismissed into the Northampton Church 1 July 1661. Though there had been regular church services, there was no religious organization in Northampton until June 1661 when Rev. Eleazer Mather was ordained, and a church organization set up. The original seven male members, with the Rev. Mr. Mather, were called the "Pillars of the Church." The term seems to have been complimentary and honorary here, rather than official as it was in the New Haven Colony.
In 1663 the Hampshire Troop of Horse was formed, and Henry was chosen its quartermaster. "A troop of horse was not to exceed 70 soldiers. Each trooper was to have a good horse, saddle, bridle, holsters, pistol or carbine and a sword. A troop had a Captain, Lieutenant, Cornet, Quartermaster, Clark, Trumpeter and Corporals. Each trooper was obliged to keep a good horse at all times and was allowed by the Colony 5s a year." The Hampshire troop was permitted to be organized temporarily with 36 men enrolled.
In 1665 Henry was given permission to keep an ordinary to well wines and liquor and entertain the Court which met in the town, probably in his tavern. He continued as tavern-keeper until 1681, and during this time he regularly "entertained the court" which sat each year in Northampton. On 4 November 1668 Henry and John Woodward were among those who signed the petition to the General Court protesting against imposts. In 1672/73 he contributed 8 pounds of flax to Harvard College. He and his son took the oath of allegiance that same year. He was several times a Commissioner, frequently a selectman and a constable, and a member of the first and subsequent tithing-boards.
Early church discipline appointed certain men to see that Sunday disturbers were properly punished. They were to attend to any disorder in the congregation or near the meeting house, and had certain responsibility for family life and morals in the neighborhood. In Northampton in 1678, when Henry Woodward was appointed, they were first called tithing-men. His status was "elective, patriarchial headship over a neighborhood of at least ten families' and included regulating the Sunday congregation and preventing mischievous boys and girls from making a disturbance. 'He tapped the whispering urchin on the head, jogged the snoring deacon, tortured the ear of the somnolent female, or if the culprit was too distant, rapped sharply on the pew rail, pointing his black rod at the offender' for 'The law required the tithing-man to have a 'black staffe' two feet long, tipped at one end with brass about three inches as a badge of his office." In earlier times it is said that the "tithing-man's rod was tipped at one end, not with brass, but with a squirrel's tail. This end was used in awakening women. The other end was fitted with a deer's hoof, which carried sharp conviction to men and boys." Frequently two or three tithing-men served at a time. Usually one "at each door of the mtng hs to keep out dogs & often one sat in the gallery to keep in boys." "They were not merely to preserve order in the meeting but also to see to it that every one went to church."
Henry was killed on 7 April 1685 "at the upper grist mill"; the cause of death is given as a stroke of lightning and as an injury by the mill wheel.
Other Information
- Relationship: 10th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Forbes Family, Ships
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Elizabeth (née unknown) Woodward1
Children with Henry Woodward (b. 22 March 1607, d. 7 April 1683)
- Freedom Woodward+ (d. 17 May 1681)
- Experience Woodward+ (b. 10 November 1643, d. 3 June 1686)
- Thankful Woodward+ (b. 1646)
- John Woodward+ (b. about 1647, d. 5 October 1724)
Biography
- Elizabeth (née unknown) Woodward was born in 1618 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.2,3
- She married Henry Woodward, son of John Woodward, on 4 September 1638 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.4
- In 1659 Elizabeth and Henry moved to Northampton, Massachusetts.5
- She died on 3 August 1690 in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age ~72.6
- ***Research Conclusion: There is no evidence that Richard Mather had a daughter Elizabeth who married Henry Woodward. Torrey (NE Marriages p 1718) puts Elizabeth's name as [Mather?]. But no evidence.7,8,9,10
Other Information
- Relationship: 10th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Forbes Family
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Orren Marshall
1
- Sargent Lineage: Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Jonathan Marshall (b. 30 April 1791, d. 28 December 1846)
- Mother: Patience Felch (b. 24 January 1795, d. 14 October 1871)
Biography
- Orren Marshall was born in 1834.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Citations
Jonathan Marshall1
Children with Patience Felch (b. 24 January 1795, d. 14 October 1871)
- Mary E Marshall+ (b. November 1816, d. 23 September 1842)
- Aaron C Marshall+ (b. 3 February 1819)
- Betsey Marshall (b. between 1820 and 1825)
- Almira J Marshall+ (b. 1 August 1824, d. 10 April 1876)
- Arvilla Marshall (b. between 1825 and 1830)
- Olive Marshall (b. April 1829, d. 16 October 1846)
- Orren Marshall (b. 1834)
Biography
- Jonathan Marshall was born on 30 April 1791 in New Hampshire.1
- He married Patience Felch, daughter of Jabez Felch and Patience Johnson, on 3 February 1816 in Weare, New Hampshire.1
- Jonathan Marshall died on 28 December 1846 at age 55.1
Other Information
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Edmond Johnson1
Child with Mary E Marshall (b. November 1816, d. 23 September 1842)
- Abigail Johnson (b. estimated 1841)
Biography
- Edmond Johnson was born estimated 1818.2
- He married Mary E Marshall, daughter of Jonathan Marshall and Patience Felch, estimated 1837.1,2
Other Information
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Citations
Abigail Johnson1
- Sargent Lineage: Mary E Marshall6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Edmond Johnson (b. estimated 1818)
- Mother: Mary E Marshall (b. November 1816, d. 23 September 1842)
Biography
- Abigail Johnson was born estimated 1841.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Hannah C Bean1
Children with Aaron C Marshall (b. 3 February 1819)
- John A Marshall (b. 21 June 1846, d. 14 October 1904)
- Etta M Marshall+ (b. 10 February 1855)
- Ora W Marshall (b. 2 October 1861)
Biography
- Hannah C Bean was born estimated 1824 in Newbury, New Hampshire.1,2
- She married Aaron C Marshall, son of Jonathan Marshall and Patience Felch, on 27 June 1844 in Sutton, New Hampshire.1
Other Information
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Citations
John A Marshall1
- Sargent Lineage: Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Aaron C Marshall (b. 3 February 1819)
- Mother: Hannah C Bean (b. estimated 1824)
Biography
- John A Marshall was born on 21 June 1846.1
- He married Sarah Jane Carr estimated 1867.2,3
- He died on 14 October 1904 in Newport, New Hampshire, at age 58.4,5
- He was buried in Maple Street Cemetery, Newport, New Hampshire.4
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Sarah Jane Carr1
Biography
- Sarah Jane Carr was born on 7 August 1847.1
- She married John A Marshall, son of Aaron C Marshall and Hannah C Bean, estimated 1867.1,2
- Sarah Jane Carr died on 11 September 1939 at age 92.1
Other Information
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Etta M Marshall1
- Sargent Lineage: Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Aaron C Marshall (b. 3 February 1819)
- Mother: Hannah C Bean (b. estimated 1824)
Child with Charles P Still (b. March 1850)
- Rosa L Still+ (b. about 1873, d. 19 November 1898)
Biography
- Etta M Marshall was born on 10 February 1855 in New Hampshire.1,2
- She married Charles P Still about 1871.1,3
- Charles P Still and Etta appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, enumerated on 7 June 1880.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Citations
Charles P Still1
Child with Etta M Marshall (b. 10 February 1855)
- Rosa L Still+ (b. about 1873, d. 19 November 1898)
Biography
- Charles P Still was born in March 1850 in New Hampshire.2,3
- He married Etta M Marshall, daughter of Aaron C Marshall and Hannah C Bean, about 1871.1,3
- Charles P Still and Etta appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, enumerated on 7 June 1880.2
Other Information
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Citations
Rosa L Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles P Still (b. March 1850)
- Mother: Etta M Marshall (b. 10 February 1855)
Child with Harry Oscar Bean (b. about 1869)
- Charles Douglas Still+ (b. about 1893)
Biography
- Rosa L Still was born about 1873 in New Hampshire.1
- She appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, enumerated on 7 June 1880, in the household of her parents Charles P Still and Etta.1
- Rosa L Still married Harry Oscar Bean on 6 June 1892 in Manchester, New Hampshire.2
- Rosa and Harry were divorced on 13 December 1893.2
- She died on 19 November 1898 in Manchester, New Hampshire, at age ~25.3,2
- The cause of her death was meningitis.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 7th cousin 3 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Citations
Charles Douglas Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Harry Oscar Bean (b. about 1869)
- Mother: Rosa L Still (b. about 1873, d. 19 November 1898)
Children with Beth Sylvia Fifield (b. 23 March 1891, d. 4 December 1924)
Children with Myrtle Grace Bennett (b. 21 December 1906, d. 24 February 1934)
- James William Still (b. 20 March 1932, d. 20 March 1932)
- Richard K Still
Biography
- Charles Douglas Still was born about 1893 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1
- In 1914 Charles legally changed his name from Charles Bean to Charles Still.1
- Charles Douglas Still was a salesman.1
- He married Beth Sylvia Fifield on 20 June 1917 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1
- Charles and Beth were married by William Warren, a minister of the Gospel.1
- Charles Douglas Still was the owner of a nursery.2
- He married Myrtle Grace Bennett about 1930 in Massachusetts.3
- He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of 192 Mammoth Rd, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated on 3 April 1940.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 8th cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Citations
Harry Oscar Bean1,2
Child with Rosa L Still (b. about 1873, d. 19 November 1898)
- Charles Douglas Still+ (b. about 1893)
Biography
- Harry Oscar Bean was born about 1869 in Bristol, New Hampshire.1
- Harry Oscar Bean was a shoeworker.1
- He married Rosa L Still, daughter of Charles P Still and Etta M Marshall, on 6 June 1892 in Manchester, New Hampshire.2
- Harry and Rosa were divorced on 13 December 1893.2
Other Information
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Beth Sylvia Fifield1
Children with Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
Biography
- Beth Sylvia Fifield was born on 23 March 1891 in Sutton, New Hampshire.1,2
- Father: Dell P Fifield (b c 1868 Enfield NH) - Mother: Sarah Watts (b c1869 Philadelphia PA.)1
- She married Charles Douglas Still, son of Harry Oscar Bean and Rosa L Still, on 20 June 1917 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1
- Charles and Beth were married by William Warren, a minister of the Gospel.1
- Beth Sylvia Fifield died on 4 December 1924 in Manchester, New Hampshire, at age 33.2
- The cause of her death was lobar pneumonia.2
- She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.2
Other Information
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Myrtle Grace Bennett1
Children with Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- James William Still (b. 20 March 1932, d. 20 March 1932)
- Richard K Still
Biography
- Myrtle Grace Bennett was born on 21 December 1906 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.1
- Father: Alfred Bennett - Mother: Pearl Monroe Harvey.1
- She married Charles Douglas Still, son of Harry Oscar Bean and Rosa L Still, about 1930 in Massachusetts.1
- Myrtle Grace Bennett died on 24 February 1934 in Manchester, New Hampshire, at age 27.1
- The cause of her death was influenza complicated by pregnancy.1
- She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.1
Other Information
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Citations
James William Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Charles9, Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- Mother: Myrtle Grace Bennett (b. 21 December 1906, d. 24 February 1934)
Biography
- James William Still was born on 20 March 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire.1
- He died on 20 March 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire, at age <1d as an infant.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
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Citations
Richard K Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Charles9, Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- Mother: Myrtle Grace Bennett (b. 21 December 1906, d. 24 February 1934)
- Relationship: 9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
Donald P Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Charles9, Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- Mother: Beth Sylvia Fifield (b. 23 March 1891, d. 4 December 1924)
- Relationship: 9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
Robert D Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Charles9, Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- Mother: Beth Sylvia Fifield (b. 23 March 1891, d. 4 December 1924)
- Relationship: 9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
Elizabeth R Still1
- Sargent Lineage: Charles9, Rosa8, Etta M Marshall7, Aaron6, Patience Felch5, Jabez4, Joseph3, Daniel2, Hannah Sargent1, William0
Parents
- Father: Charles Douglas Still (b. about 1893)
- Mother: Beth Sylvia Fifield (b. 23 March 1891, d. 4 December 1924)
- Relationship: 9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29