User Home Page Book: The Tall-Kaherl Ancestry of John B. Kaherl: Ahnentafel Report of John Burton Kaherl
| Prev Page | Prev Item | Contents | Index | Go to Page | Home Page | Next Item | Next Page |
Page 68 of 637
Ancestors of John Burton Kaherl
902.Cdr. John Woodcock, born ca. 1613 in , Dorset? England; died October 20, 1701 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.He married 903. Sarah.
903.Sarah, born ca. 1621; died Unknown.
Notes for Cdr. John Woodcock:
Family History: 217 Genealogy Books, FTM CD113, Abridged Comp. by Frederick Virkus, pg 2529:
8-John Guild (qv);
7-Capt. Samuel (1647-1730), soldier King Philip's War, rep. Gen. Ct., m Mary Woodcock (desc. of John Woodcock, cdr. of Woodcock's Garrison, King Philip's War);
FTM CD113, First Settlers in NE by Savage, pg 636-637:
WOODCOCK, JOHN, Wrentham, is first heard of at Springfield 1638, where he was largely in trade, yet he may have gone thither from Roxbury, at least he was of R. so much as to own two houses there, for he mortgag. one, 25 Mar. 1651, to John Gore, and the other, 6 June aft. to Joseph Holmes. However, he had rem. from S. to Dedham 1642, and thence, perhaps, to Rehoboth, bef. 1673, but prob. liv. much at W. In Philip's war, his ho. in W. now perhaps within Attleborough bounds, was a famous garrison, and he says, in a letter of 26 Apr. 1676, that two of his fam. had been slain, and ano. s. was wound. Yet he prefer. the jurisdict. of Plymouth, and was rep. for R. 1651.
FTM CD203, The Complete Mayflower Desc. Disk 1, The Mayflower Desc., Vol. XXV, Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds, pg 66: John probably came to America in 1635. He settled in Roxbury, Massachussets, living in two different homes. Next he moved to Rehoboth, around 1647. In 1681 he was granted a "Sabbath Day House". These "Sabbath Day" houses were next to the place of worship and were described as being a hut in one end of which horses might be sheltered, and in the other end was a room having a fireplace, and furnished perhaps with a bench, a few chairs and a table. Later he built the Garrison house at Ten Mile River which was eleven miles from the Rehoboth church and two miles from Wrentham.
Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com, Woodcock Genealogy by John Leighton Woodcock, 1913:
The records of Roxbury were destroyed by fire in 1652 and this makes definite connection to English ancestry difficult. Later, John was the chairman of the committee petitioning to incorporate the town of Attleboro in 1694.
In America, John Woodcock was a man of some consideration in those days. His name frequently appears in town offices and on committees. On June 2, 1691 he was chosen deputy to the General court from Rehoboth. He was shrewd, fearless, and adventurous, a character just suited to the time in which he lived, and the circumstances in which he was placed. He managed to help have his town of Attleboro incorporated, and shortly after was selected as one the the town managers.
Much of John's desire to bring the town together stems from an incident in 1676, during King Philip's war, when he had suffered severely from a raid made by Indians on his secluded home. In his appeal to the Plymouth colony people for help, he wrote to the Governor that the heathens broke in upon them and have slain two of his family. He asked for soldiers to help defend them and provisions. The Governor dispatched twenty troops to help out.
The sons who were killed were Nathaniel and Samuel. It was reported that the sons were working in the cornfield near the house when the Indians came out of the woods and fired on them. Nathaniel was left where he fell in the field were said to have cut off his head and mounted it atop a pole in plain sight of the family. From this time on John Woodcock swore never to make peace with the savages. Woodcock's garrison later became a well-known place of rendezvous in the great Indian war.
Around 1700, John was chosen as a deputy to the General court at Plymouth, the highest honor that they could bestow upon him. John Woodcock distributed nearly all of his real estate holding to his children before he died. After his death at age 85 or 86, seven bullet scars were found on his body.
John and Sarah had nine children. Their grandchild Fenn Benjamin Woodcock was a member of the 4th Minnesota Volunteers during the Civil War and was at the seige of Vicksburg and marched with Sherman's army to the sea. Fenn settled in Oregon and Washington in the 1820's. Woodcock Academy in North Yakima, Washington was named after the Woodcock supporters of this school.
The Woodcock crest is described as a Moors head sa. between two wings sa. wings gu: "Getta Vebis Parviiuent" (Actions preferred before words.)
Some researchers believe that Jonathan's father John Woodcock was born in England in 1613 and lived in Springfield, Mass. Hotten's List of Emigrants to America, 1600 to 1700 lists "Bound for New England, Waimouth, ye 20th of March, 1635, John Woodcock from Dorset -- 2." It is of public record that in the summer of 1635 John Woodcock along with William Pynchan were dispatched to build the first habitation along the Connecticut River. John Woodcock was said to have learned the trade of builder and construction as an apprentice at Excher, England working on the Excher Cathedral as early as 1625.
Researchers state that this John Woodcock was noted for his litigation and it is easy to follow him in the court records during the seven years he made his home there. He brought suit against several citizens for varying reasons. In a particular action against Rev. Moxon, he was countersued for slander and was sentenced to public whipping. It was at this time that he disappeared from Springfield, probably fleeing from the court decision and later turned up in Roxbury. It is probable that the John Woodcock of Springfield and the John Woodcock of Rehoboth were one and the same.
He is buried in the Family Burial Plot.
"John Woodcock, Sr., died Oct. 20th, 1701, having arrived at a very advanced age in spite of many attempts which had been made by the Indians to destroy him. It is said that after his death the scars of seven bullet holes were counted on his body. He was an inveterate and implacable enemy to the Indians, the cause of which has already been cited. In encounters with them on several occasions he ran imminent risk of his life. He was foremost in all enterprises, the object of which was the destruction of the Indians. He was a very useful man as a pioneer in the dangers and hardships of a new settlement, being cunning in contrivance, and bold and active in execution. He was buried in the Woodcock burying ground, so-called, and the record of his interment and the record of William Woodcock's interment appears on the same page of the North Purchase records. The writer believes that the William Woodcock mentioned was a brother of John1. "William Woodcock deceased this life 27th day of October, 1703."
More About Cdr. John Woodcock:
Emigration: 1635
Issue: 9 children
Military service: King Philip's War (Woodcocks Garrison)
Misc: m. (2) Joanna ???
Source 1: Woodcock, by J.L.Woodcock, 1913
Source 2: FTM CD113, Virkus, pg 2529
Source 3: FTM CD203, Plymouth Col.VR's pg 66
More About Sarah:
Source 1: Woodcock, by J.L.Woodcock, 1913
Source 2: FTM CD203, Plym.Col. VR's, pg 66
Child of John Woodcock and Sarah is:
| 451 | i. | Mary Woodcock, born March 9, 1650/51 in prob. Rehoboth, Massachusetts; died Unknown; married Capt. Samuel Guild September 29, 1676 in Dedham, Massachusetts. |
904.Lt. Daniel Pond, born ca. 1618 in England?; died February 4, 1697/98 in Dedham, Massachusetts.He was the son of 1808. Robert Pond and 1809. Mary.He married 905. Abigail Shepard ca. 1652 in Dorchester or Cambridge, Massachusetts.
905.Abigail Shepard, born 1631 in of Cambridge, Massachusetts; died July 5, 1661 in Dedham, Massachusetts.She was the daughter of 1810. Edward Shepard and 1811. Violet Charnold.
Notes for Lt. Daniel Pond:
Daniel Pond and His Descendants by Edward Doubleday Harris, 1873, Pg 9
Daniel Pond, Husbandman, the forefather of a long line of descendants, appeared in the town of Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about the year 1652. The names of his parents and that of his birth place, no vigilance has discovered. On 3-30-1652, he purchased of Nathaniel Fisher two acres of upland, described as being bounded by "the Highway" on the N., and by "the swamp" on the S. With this were two acres of swampland. On the 25th day, 12th Month, 1662 (Feb. 12, 1662-3) he bought of Ralph Wheelock, his estate, on which was a dwelling house and barns, with a piece of swamp land "called the dead swamp amongst the rocks." In 1661 the southern portion of Dedham was set off into a separate township called Wrentham, though the act was not confirmed by court until 1673. Daniel Pond immediately became an owner of real estate there, obtaining a grant of Lot No. 15, as early as March 22nd, 1662-3. He probably never lived in Wrentham, but his older sons took up the land and settled there.
Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com, Family Records Parker - Pond - Peck by Edwin Pond Parker, 1892, Page 47
THE POND FAMILY
In the year 1630, JOHN POND, and a brother whose name, as is supposed, was ROBERT, came to New England with John Winthrop. Governor Winthrop wrote back to his son in Groton, England, bidding him tell "old Pond that both his sons are well and remember their duty." John Pond left no trace behind him here. ROBERT settled at Dorchester, Mass., and died there in 1637. There is uncertainty as to the number and names of his children, but there is little doubt that one of his sons was DANIEL of Dedham, from whom my honored mother is descended. (Vide Savage's Geneal.Dict., and the "Pond Genealogy," page 6.) DANIEL POND (son of Robert of Dorchester who came from Groton, England, in 1630) appeared in Dedham, Mass., about 1652. He was an husbandman. He married ABIGAIL SHEPARD, daughter of Edward Shepard of Cambridge, and she died July 5, 1661. He was a landholder in Dedham and Wrentham, a lieutenant in the militia, and the progenitor of a numerous race, most of whom, for a century, lived and died in close proximity to the place of his settlement. His death occurred Feb. 4, 1697-8. He was the father of 13 children.
FTM CD113, Geneal.Dict. of Early Settlers in NE by Savage, pg 1111:
Pond, Daniel, Dedham, perhaps son of the first Robert, may have been born in England. Freeman 1690, d. Feb. 1698. His first wife was Abigail, daughter of Edward Shepard of Cambridge, probably had several children by another wife.
More About Lt. Daniel Pond:
Emigration: Bef. 1652
Issue: 13 children
Military service: Militia
Misc: September 18, 1661, (2) Ann Edward who died 6-6-1732, age 92
Misc.: 1690, took Freeman's oath
Occupation: husbandman
Residence: Dedham, Massachusetts
Source 1: 1873, Dan'l Pond by E.D. Harris, Intro, pg 9-11
Source 2: Pond, Parker, Peck, 1892 by Edwin Parker
Source 3: FTM CD113, Savage, pg 1111
Source 4: 1878, Desc. of Edw.Shepard, NEHGR 32:325
Will: December 1, 1697, dated, 3-3-1698-proved
More About Abigail Shepard:
Emigration: 1639, England to Massachusetts
Source 1: 1878, Desc. of Edw.Shepard, NEHGR 32:325
Source 2: Dan'l Pond by E.D. Harris, Intro, pg 11
Source 3: Pond, Parker, Peck, 1892 by Edwin Parker
Source 4: FTM CD113, Savage, pg 1111
Child of Daniel Pond and Abigail Shepard is:
| 452 | i. | John Pond, born ca. 1655 in Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died Aft. June 1734 in Wrentham, Massachusetts; married Judith ca. 1697. |
912.John Fairbanks, born Bet. 1617 - 1618 in Sowerby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England; died November 13, 1684 in Dedham, Massachusetts.He was the son of 1824. Jonathan Fairbanks and 1825. Grace Smith.He married 913. Sarah Fiske March 16, 1639/40 in Dedham, Massachusetts.
913.Sarah Fiske, born ca. 1619 in England; died September 26, 1683 in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Notes for John Fairbanks:
Fairbanks Family., by L.S. Fairbanks, 1897, pg 13, 35 - 37:
Pg 13&14: John married Sarah Fiske in 1641. He lived for a time, it is supposed, in a house of his own, but later, after his father had built an addition to his house, he occupied with his family a part of it before his father's death.
Two grants of land were made to him by the town, vis.: in 1640, six acres "at ye east end of his Fathers Lott," and, in 1642, two acress seven rods "upland fit for improuement with the plough." In 1656 he received, with others, "common rights according to the proportion of his estate," eight and three-foiurths acres.
In 1638, at an assembly held the 21th of ye 7th month, Jn Rogers and Jn Farebanke were "appoynted to go vpon ye discu'y of Charles Riur with such men as shall be ye Courts appoyntmt call them ye 2d day of ye next weeke."
In 1663 he was sent by the selectmen of Dedham in compan with Daniel Fisher to examine the land at Deerfield, then called Petumtuck.
His name appears many times in the Town Records, and he held some local offices. He "was received into ye X 4d 3m 1651."
Page 34:
2. JOHN FAIRBANKS, of Dedham, Mass. (1), eldest son of Jonathan I.
Born in England. Lived on the Dedham homestead which was bequeathed to him by his father; died Nov. 13, 1684. See previous biographical sketch. Married Sarah Fiske "the 16 of 1 mo.," 1641, who died 26: 9: 1683.
CHILDREN:
1. Joshua, born "the 26 of the 3 mo., 1642"; died "ye 5, 12 mo., 1661."
2. JOHN (6), born "the 7 of the 12 mo.," 1643.
3. Sarah, born "the 9 of the 10 mo., 1645"; married (???) Sawyer; died before Nov. 1, 1684, when her father's will was made.
4. Jonathan, born "the 10 of the 9 mo., 1648"; died Mar. 1, 1661-2.
5. Mary, born "ye 25 of the "Deceased the 31 of the 10 mo., 1650." 10 mo. 1650."
6. Martha, born "ye 25 of the|Twins.|"Deceased the 6 of the 10 mo., 1650." 11 mo. 1650."
7. JOSEPH (7), "was borne the 10 of the 3 mo., 1656."
8. Hannah, "born the 10: 12 mo., 1657.": married Samuel Deerin, in Milton, Mass., June 26, 1688.
9. BENJAMIN (8), "born 17: 12: 1661."
WILL OF JOHN FAIRBANCK.
Suffolk Probate Records, Lib. 6, Fol. 487. Proved 19 Feb. 1684 (O. S.)
The tenth day of novemb.r one Thousand Six hundred Eighty & four.
BEE IT KNOWN that I, John Faierbancks of Dedham do make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following, being sound in my understanding and of a disposing minde, For which I bless God, and knowing the uncertainty of this life, and being by many awfull intimations minded of my great change, shall therefore, God assisting me, endeavour to set my house in order. And First I comit, bequeath and resigne my Soule unto the hands of Almighty God, my Creator, being hopefully assured, believing that I shall receive the full pardon and free remission of all my Sins and be saved by the precious Death and merits of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, and my body to the earth from whence it was taken, to be Decently and in Christian manner interred after my Decease, by my Executor and Overseers or Supervisors hereafter mentioned, and after my debts and funerall charges be paid, my mind and will as
Page 35:
touching such worldly things over which the Lord have me steward, is that they be empowered as followeth,--viz.
IMPRIMIS. I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Fairbanks all my rights within the Town of Wrentham, conteining thirteen Cow commons with some Sheep commons, with all that do or shall belong of right to them in any manner or kind whatsoever within the Town of Wrentham or adjoyning to that Township, to wit, my rights in that last Indian purchase bought of Philip Sagamore, all which I value at Forty pounds. More I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Fairbanks ten pounds which is to be understood because he is my eldest Son, and therefore my mind and will is that he s John Fairbanks shall receive of my Estate or from my Executor ten pounds more than either Joseph Fairbancks, my second son, or Benjamin ffairbancks, my youngest Son: And further my minde and will is that after my debts and Legacies and other charges be paid, that my son John Fairbanks shall receive of my Sons Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks in currant Country payment to make up that Fourty pounds by me given in Wrentham equal with my other two Sons, namely Joseph & Benjamin Fairbanks, and my mind and will is that Joseph and Benjamin ffairbanks shall pay or cause to be paid to my Son John Fairbanks or his heires in Dedham ten pounds in currant Country payment pr yeare beging the next yeare after my decease and so to continue forth on in ye insuing yeares to pay untill he sd John Fairbanks shall have received both his ten pounds above expressed, and to make him equall with his Bretheren as above is expressed, and alike my mind is that if my Sons Joseph & Benjamin ffairbanke can pay their Brother John ffairbanke more than ten pounds pr yeare they shall do well, but my mind in expressing ten pounds pr yeare is that they shall not be driven to more.
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah ffaierbanks Sixty pounds, and my mind and will is that she shall have her first choice in the movables of the house to the value of twenty pounds, and then she my said daughter to receive ffourty pounds more of her Brothers (to wit) Joseph and Benjamin ffairbanks within the space of Six yeares after the day of my decease in currant Country payment, my mind is that my daughter Hannah Fairbank do receive Six pounds thirteen Shilling four pence pr yeare in the yeares as above expressed, to be paid by Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Mary Sawyer the Sum of ffifteen pounds to be paid by my Sons Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks in currant Country payment, and my mind is that She my sd Grand child shall receive the first ffive pounds when she shall attain to the age of one & twenty yeares, and so forth on in the next ensuing years five pounds pr yeare untill she have received her ffifteen pounds. And if She my sd Grand Child shall dye before she attain to the age of twenty and one years then this ffifteen pounds to return to my Children surviving to be equally divided.
It. I give and bequeath unto Joseph Fairbanks my second Son and unto Benjamin Fairbanks my youngest Son all my houses barns Orchards Lands meadows common rights goods movables cattell debts and whatsoever is not already given and legally disposed of, they paying all debts & Legacies and charges whatsoever, to be in all honest respects divided equally betwixt them my Sons Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks. And forasmuch as my Son Joseph
Page 36:
Fairbanks have already received one of my dwelling houses and Land to it notwithstanding if he shall see fit to choose the house of which I am now possest of and shall resigne that situation that he is possest of by a deed of gift from me his Father to my Son Benjamin upon equall terms as he shall receive the other house, then my mind is that he have his choice of the houses, and that the whole of my remaining Estate be divided betwixt them sd Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks as above sd.
It. I do hereby make ordein and constitute my loveing Son Joseph Fairbanks my sole Executor to do and performe this my last will in all the parts thereof above expressed: I do also desire and choose my trusty and well beloved friends Thomas Medcalfe and James Thorpe Senior my Overseers or Supervisors to assist my Executor by joyning with him to help by counsell and advice that all might be carried on peaceably, and I do hereby declare that my mind is that my Executor and my other Children be ready to be advised by my Overseers.
IN WITNESS that this is my last will I have set to my hand & affixed my Seale the day & year above written.
JOHN FAIRBANCK |SEAL|
In presenc of
THOMAS MEDCALFE
JAMES THORPE
MEM. It is to be understood that the division betwixt Joseph and Benjamin Fairbanks is to be equall.
More About John Fairbanks:
Bp/Chr: February 12, 1617/18
Source 1: Fairbanks by L.S.Fairbanks, 1897 pg13, 35-37
Source 2: Winthrop by Stackpole, 1925, pg 356
Source 3: FTM CD113 S. & D. of Pilgrims, pg 657
Source 4: 1935, Memoirs,M.B.Fairbanks,NEHGR 89:66-67
Will: November 10, 1684, Dated, 2-19-1684/85-proved
More About Sarah Fiske:
Source 1: Fairbanks by L.S.Fairbanks, 1897 pg35
Source 2: 1935, Memoirs,M.B.Fairbanks,NEHGR 89:66-67
Child of John Fairbanks and Sarah Fiske is:
| 456 | i. | Dea. Joseph Fairbanks, born March 10, 1655/56 in Dedham, Massachusetts; died June 14, 1734 in Dedham, Massachusetts; married Dorcas 1683. |
Page 68 of 637
| Prev Page | Prev Item | Contents | Index | Go to Page | Home Page | Next Item | Next Page |