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Abigail WILLARD

Female 1718 - 1750  (32 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abigail WILLARD was born on 04 Jul 1718 (daughter of Josiah WILLARD and Hannah WILDER); died on 09 Nov 1750.

    Abigail married Thomas PRENTICE on 02 Aug 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Josiah WILLARD was born about 1693 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (son of Henry WILLARD and Dorcas CUTLER); died on 08 Dec 1750 in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Josiah married Hannah WILDER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah WILDER
    Children:
    1. Josiah WILLARD was born on 21 Jan 1715/6 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. 1. Abigail WILLARD was born on 04 Jul 1718; died on 09 Nov 1750.
    3. Susanna WILLARD was born on 09 Jul 1720.
    4. Lois WILLARD was born on 16 Dec 1722.
    5. Nathan WILLARD was born on 28 May 1726 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died between 2 Dec 1782 and 23 Mar 1785.
    6. Prudence WILLARD was born on 30 Sep 1727 in Lunenburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 26 Feb 1794.
    7. Oliver WILLARD was born on 06 Mar 1729/30 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. Sampson WILLARD was born on 27 Jun 1732; died on 15 Dec 1739 in Drowned.
    9. Wilder WILLARD was born on 30 Jun 1736/7 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry WILLARD was born on 04 Jun 1655 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (son of Major Simon WILLARD and Elizabeth DUNSTER); died in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Henry married Dorcas CUTLER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Dorcas CUTLER
    Children:
    1. Samuel WILLARD was born on 31 May 1690 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1752 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. James WILLARD was born in 1691 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Oct 1769.
    3. 2. Josiah WILLARD was born about 1693 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 08 Dec 1750 in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    4. Abigail WILLARD
    5. Jonathan WILLARD was born in 1695 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died about 1757.
    6. Susanna WILLARD
    7. Tabitha WILLARD died in young.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Major Simon WILLARD was christened on 7 Apr 1605 in Horsmonden, Kent, England (son of Richard WILLARD and Margery ?); died on 24 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from genealogy.com: Connecticut, 1600-1800s Local Families and Histories, History of Wethersfield - He and wife came, May 1634, to Boston Mass., in company with his sister Margery and her husband Capt. Doler Davis, and soon became known as a prosperous merchant in Cambridge. In the fall of 1635, he with Rev. Peter Bulkeley, DD, led the movement which resulted in the settlement of Concord. He was Concord's first dep. to the Gen. Ct., 1636, and was re-elected every subsequent yr. until 1654, with three exceptions. He was, for 22 yrs. a memb. of Curt of Assistants, 1654 to death; figured prominently with Rev. John Eliot in settlement with the Inds.; in 1653 was elected Sgrt. Maj. of the Middlesex Co. Troops and played an important part in King Philip's War; rem. to Lancaster, 1659; Groton, 1671-2 where he held many town offices. He d. 24 apr 1676, in Charlestown, Mass.

    Excerpt from "WILLARD-HOSMER": To America in 1634. Lived at Cambridge, Middlesec Co., Mass. 1634, Concord 1635, Lancaster 1660, Groton 1672, Salem 1676. Major WILLARD's military career is detailed in Soldiers in King Philip's War, by George M. Bodge (Leominster, MA: 1896), pages 120-126. Simon was Clerk of Writs at Concord, MA for 19 years, and also served as Surveyor of Arms. It was whle he lived at Concord that he was promoted to major in 1653. When past age 70 he led 47 men thirty miles to route the Indians from an attack on Brookfield, MA. Married first in England; second about 1643, Concord, MA to Elizabeth Dunster (d. about 1643) ,daughter of Henry Dunster (bur. Sep 16, 1646, Bury, Lancaster) and Isabel Kaye; and third about 1645 Mary Dunster (b. Dec 15, 1630, Bury, Lancaster; d. Dec 28, 1715, Sudbury,MA) cousin of Elizabeth and daughter of Robert Dunster and mary Gerrett. Simon had no children by Elizabeth and his ten youngest were by his third marriage. As the widow of Maj. Willard, Mary married second, on Jul 19, 1680, Dea. Joseph NOYES. Simon's first marriage was recorded at marden, Kent as: Simon Willard & Mary Sharpe were married the 13 day (Oct. 1638).

    Simon married Elizabeth DUNSTER about 1649. Elizabeth was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth DUNSTER was born in England.
    Children:
    1. Simon WILLARD was born on 23 Nov 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 23 Jan 1731.
    2. Mary WILLARD was born on 07 Sep 1653.
    3. 4. Henry WILLARD was born on 04 Jun 1655 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. John WILLARD was born on 14 Feb 1656/7 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1726.
    5. Daniel WILLARD was born on 29 Dec 1658 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1708.
    6. Joseph WILLARD was born on 04 Jun 1660/1; died before Jun 1721.
    7. Benjamin WILLARD was born in 1665; died on 16 Jun 1732 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    8. Hannah WILLARD was born on 06 Oct 1668.
    9. Jonathan WILLARD was born on 14 Dec 1669; died in 1706.


  

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