John WINSLOW was christened in 1560 in Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, Eng.. He has reference number NQL8-D7.

John WINSLOW was born on 22 May 1669 in Boston, MA. ^(2387)(3409) He died on 1 Jan 1694/95.⁽¹⁴⁶⁾ It is interesting to note that in his early will, he refers to his mother Judith, rather than Elizabeth, who according to existing sources was his birth mother? It is further interesting to note that there is a span of four years between his birth and that of his sister Elizabeth in 1665. Parents: John WINSLOW and Elizabeth.

John WINSLOW was born on 22 May 1669.⁽¹⁴⁶⁾ He died on 1 Jan 1694.⁽¹⁸⁷⁶⁾ John4, who wrote his will in 1690, proved in 1695, mentions going to war in his majesty's service and his mother, Mrs. Judith Winslow. One wonders why, if his mother was Elizabeth, he would name Judith as his mother unless she died while he was quite young. She is, according to MFIP, alive in 1670, but no death date is given. For John Winslow to have remarried, as Savage suggests, in about 1672-3, we could make a guess that Elizabeth was by then dead, making John Jr. a very young child when his father remarried to Judith, and it would be she who raised him from near infancy.

He was married to Abigail ATKINSON in 1689 in Boston, MA.⁽¹⁴⁶⁾

Joseph WINSLOW Parents: John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON.

Josiah WINSLOW was born on 7 Nov 1669 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.. He has reference number 8DDP-1D.

Judith WINSLOW was born about 1672 in Bridgewater, MA?. ⁽³⁴¹⁰⁾ Probably Boston, Bridgewater or Taunton. Based on her age at death, as being in 90th year. She died before 18 Dec 1761 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, MA.⁽³⁴¹¹⁾ She was buried in Old Graveyard, Bridgewater.⁽³⁴¹²⁾ This is a controversial issue, and is listed with temerity!

Although Judith is frequently cited as being the daughter of John Winslow's second wife, Judith, The volume "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations", VOL II, edited by Robert M. Sherman, on Chilton , More, Rogers, contends otherwise: "*The Mayflower Society has accepted lineages through a purported daughter Judith. No evidence has been found to substantiate this claim of a daughter Judith born to John and Judith Winslow, as reported in FAMS OF PILGRIMS and in COL. FAMS OF AMERICA 1:56; nor has the Judith Winslow who married Taunton 1688 John Packer been identified." (Also see comments under John Winslow and wife Judith _____)


In Temple's History of North Brookfield, P. 78, he lists a dau. Judith (no birth date) of Samuel (3) son of Kenelm(2) (1) and third wife, Ruth Briggs: Other children listed were Mary Elizabeth; Ann Thomas; Kenelm, b. Rochester, Feb. 2 1712-13; and the above Judith, who if born this late, would not be appropriate as a possible Judith.

Savage says John Winslow marries Judith (no date) but d. early, mak. his will in October of 1683 "pro(bated) nine days after, as in vol VI. 435 . . ."

Reference notes from Richard Packard:

Bowling, Alice Christine, The Ancestors and Family of John Lawson Packard.

LDS Ancestral File says "Jane Winslow m. John Packard 12 Apr 1688".

PIEMD says "Judith Winslow m. John Packard 12 Apr 1688, d. 19 Jun 1761, age 90".

VRBM says "Judith Packard, widow of John, d. 19 Jun 1761 in 90th y".

HESB says "wid. of John Packard d. 1761 very aged".

LDS Ancestral File says "Judith Winslow (of Taunton, Bristol Co MA) b. 1672, p. John Winslow & Judith ?, m. John Packard 12 Apr 1688, d. 19 Jun 1761 Bridgewater, Plymouth Co MA".

UMP says "Judith Willis b. ca 1671, m. John Packard, d. 1761". (personal note: a Judith Willis does marry a John Packard in Bridgwater, but much later. A confusion exists.)

PAFA says "Judith Winslow m. John Packard 12 Apr 1688 Taunton, d. 19 Jun 1761 in 90th yr, bur. Old Cemetery, Bridgewater".

PLLPS says "Judith Winslow b. 1672 Taunton, Bristol MA, p. John Winslow & Judith Smith, m. John Packard 12 Apr 1688 Taunton, Bristol Co MA".

Parents: John WINSLOW and Judith UNKNOWN.

She was married to John (2) PACKARD on 12 Apr 1688 in Taunton, Bristol, MA.⁽³⁴¹³⁾ It is interesting to note the age discrepancy in these two. If dates are correct, he was considerably older than she, both living long lives, but she outliving him by some 20 years. it does appear that he was unmarried at the time of his father's death in 1684, as no mention of wife or children are made for him, though several references are made to other children, their husbands and their children. See Samuel's will.

American Marriage Records Before 1699
PACKARD, John and Judith Windslow, 12 April 1688, Taunton, Mass. Children were: Mary PACKARD, Joseph PACKARD , Elizabeth PACKARD, Sarah PACKARD.

Kenelm WINSLOW was born in 1635/36 in Plymouth, Mass.. He has reference number 2P4K-Z8. Parents: Kenelm WINSLOW and Elinor (wid._Adams) NEWTON.

He was married to Mercey WORDEN before 1669.

Kenelm WINSLOW was born on 29 Apr 1599 in England. He died in 1672 in Salem, MA. ⁽³⁴¹⁴⁾ He has reference number 2P4K-HT. This volume calls him brother of Governor Edward, and a farmer and a joiner who settled Marshfield and died on a trip to Salem.

He was married to Elinor (wid._Adams) NEWTON in 1634 in Massachusetts. ⁽³⁴¹⁵⁾ Children were: Kenelm WINSLOW.

Kenelm WINSLOW has reference number NQL9-WX.⁽³⁴¹⁶⁾

Children were: Edward WINSLOW.

Mary WINSLOW was born about 1631 in Plymouth Colony, MA. ⁽³⁴¹⁷⁾ Parents: John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON.

Richard WINSLOW was born on 18 Apr 1664 in Boston, MA. ^(3418)(3419) Parents: John WINSLOW and Elizabeth.

Samuel WINSLOW Parents: John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON.

Sarah WINSLOW was born about 1638 in Plymouth Colony, MA. ⁽³⁴²⁰⁾ She was born about 1638 in Plymouth Colony, MA. ⁽³⁴²¹⁾ Parents: John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON.

Seth WINSLOW Capt. has reference number 31. Parents: Mehetebel BABBITT.

Susanna WINSLOW died after 14 Nov 1685 in East Bridgewater, MA. ^(3422)(3423) She was born prob bef. 1630 in Plymouth Colony, MA.⁽³⁴²⁴⁾ Parents: John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON.

She was married to Robert LATHAM c1649 in Plymouth, MA (prob).⁽³⁴²⁵⁾ All children herein to be found in Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol II, Chilton, More, Rogers. Children were: Mercy (Mary) LATHAM, Mary LATHAM, James LATHAM, Hannah LATHAM, Joseph LATHAM, Elizabeth LATHAM, Chilton (4) LATHAM Captain, Susanna (Sarah) LATHAM .

Susanna WINSLOW 2nd Wife of John was born on 31 Jul 1675 in Boston, MA. She died on 17 Sep 1734 in Boston, MA?. According to Mayflower Families, Vol 2: She was second wife. and she and John had no children.

She was married to John ALDEN on 22 Nov 1722.⁽³⁴²⁶⁾

Unknown WINSLOW

Mary WISE has reference number VMRN-B2. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Susannah WISE has reference number 8HK2-C7. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

She was married to Isaac PERKINS about 1635 in Ipswich, MA.

Mary WITHER

She was married to George PACKARD. Children were: Samuel (1) PACKARD.

John WITT was born about 1620 in England?. This is highly speculative. He was in Lynn, MA by then, one child, Thomas noted as being born in 1651 there, with others later. Torrey also suggests this date. He died in 1675 in Lynn, MA (prob). ^(3427)(3428) This is a placekeeper for the first known Witt ancestor, placed with Sarah as she is likely a descendant or close relative.

A John Witt is among those petitioning the court of Boston for a plantation at Groton, 25 May, 1655. NEHGR 14:48 "The Petition for Groton Plantation." He was among those chosen as Selectman for two years. He was thus at least 21 years of age.

Torrey P. 832 says ____ 1st wife, married about 1638.
2nd wfe Sarah ____, before 1643 in Lynn/Groton.

NEHGR 141:20: "Sarah, widow of John Witt," discusses the family and his will of Sept 12, 1675, in which he mentions wife Sarah, daughter Sarah, who "presumably" was by then married, as among the heirs. Sarah is referred to as the "now mother" of John and Thomas, indicating they they were of his first marriage, however this distinction was not applied to Sarah. Widow Sarah is later found to be living in Wenham with her daughter Mary, who married Samuel Kimball.

John is noted (NEHGR 5:342 "Genealogical Items Relating to Lynn, Mass." as having wife Sarah, and Children being born noted as Martha, 1659, Thomas, 1651, Ebenezer, 1665.
Another John (apparently his son--see marriage notes) marries Elizabeth Baker in 1676 and has children noted as Elizabeth, John and Mary. There are, in fact, no Sarah's listed for any of the Witts for Lynn in this brief excerpt. A Jonathan is there, as well as Joshua, indented under John and Elizabeth.

In an Ayres genealogy NEHGR 17:310, An Elizabeth Witt, dau. of John Witt marries in 1703, John Goodale(3) of Brookfield.

He was married to Sarah UNKNOWN 2nd wfe after 1651/52 in Lynn MA ?. ^{(3429)(3430) (3431)} The marriage date is a placekeeper to tentatively track descendants and purely speculative. Sarah is noted by Torrey as being second wife. John's will suggest that John and Thomas were of his first marriage. Thus Thomas, stated to be born in 1651, suggests a second marriage after this date.

Hudson's History of Marlboro P473-4) gives John Witt as in Lynn in 1640, and having two wives, noting that his record of the Witt family are very "imperfect."

He further notes that he had several daughters and at least two sons, John and Thomas. He also says John Jr. marries Elizabeth Baker in Lynn, adding that some of his children are not recorded. Those included are Elizabeth, 1677, John, June 3, 1679 (m. Mary (Handwritten in is Dane)) Jonathan, Samuel, Mary and last mentioned Thomas. This family seems about right for Sarah who marries Ephraim Potter.

The John Witt who came to Marlboro, above and who marries Mary Dane?, came to Marlboro about 1707, left a will proved May 16, 1743 which mentions wife Mary, sons William, Elias, Joseph, John, Ebenezer, dau. Mary Dike, dau. Elizabeth, and grand dau. Rebecca Goodale. Children were: John WITT Jr (P), Thomas WITT, Sarah WITT, Mary WITT.

He was married to Unknown UNKNOWN about 1638 in Lynn, MA.⁽³⁴³²⁾

John WITT Jr (P) was born about 1650 in Prob Lynn, MA. Speculative! His brother Thomas is born in 1651, and this assumes that as a namesake child, he was born earlier than Thomas. Definitely speculative. More to attach Sarah to this generation, as she was almost surely a descendant of John Witt the emigrant. Parents: John WITT and Sarah UNKNOWN 2nd wfe.

He was married to Elizabeth BAKER on 14 Jan 1676 in Lynn, MA.⁽³⁴³³⁾ Children were: Sarah WITT.

Mary WITT^{(1714) (3434)} was born about 1656 in Lynn MA ?. Placekeeper that she was approx. 20 when married. dau. of John and Sarah (______) Witt of Lynn, MA. Parents: John WITT and Sarah UNKNOWN 2nd wfe.

She was married to Samuel(3) KIMBALL Ensign on 20 Sep 1676.^{(3435) (3436)} See photo Witt, Mary. Under Witt, she is listed as same date, but in November, and also there called, "Marah". Children were: Samuel(4) KIMBALL.

Sarah WITT⁽³⁴³⁷⁾ was born about 1688 in Lynn, MA.^{(2309) (372)} Placekeeper date assuming she was about 20 when married. John Witt as father is not proved! He is listed, primarily because it is reasonable that she was a descendant of the first John Witt--see notes, and it assists in following this family until more is known. Sarah's marriage date of 1708 suggests that she may be the dau. of the John Witt who marries Elizabeth Baker in 1676 or another of the descendants/relatives of John Witt. If she were about 20 when married, she would have been born in 1688 or so, well after the first John Witt had deceased. Thomas, brother to John Witt, married in 1675, within a year of his brother, Bethia Potter, and could also be a potential father for Sarah. John Jr.'s descendants, however, are those found in Marlboro, along with the Ephraim Potter family. Thomas is not mentioned in the Marlboro history as having been there. Parents: John WITT Jr (P) and Elizabeth BAKER.

She was married to Ephraim POTTER on 23 Nov 1708 in Lynn MA ?.^{(290) (3438)} Children were: Mary POTTER, Martha POTTER, Joseph POTTER, Persis POTTER, Ephraim POTTER Jr., Sarah POTTER, Theolpholis POTTER, Elizabeth POTTER.

Sarah WITT was born about 1655 in Lynn, MA.⁽³⁴³⁹⁾ The NEHGR [141:19-20] articles only discusses Sarah as among the heirs of John, giving no birth date, and stating that she was by the date of his will probably married. Thus she was likely at least 20 years of age. Given her name, it also seems likely that she was named for his second wife, Sarah. Parents: John WITT and Sarah UNKNOWN 2nd wfe.

Thomas WITT was born in 1651 in Lynn, MA.⁽³⁴⁴⁰⁾ Thomas is noted in Hudson's History of Marlborough as having married Bethia Potter, likely a descendant of Nicholas the emigrant. Parents: John WITT and Sarah UNKNOWN 2nd wfe.

He was married to Bethiah POTTER on 26 Feb 1675 in Lynn, MA?.

Susanna WOOD

She was married to Samuel JENNEY. ^(3441)(3442) Children were: John JENNEY.

Israel WOODARD was born EST 1652.⁽³⁴⁴³⁾ UA Record #:440-367

Source: Automated Archives, Inc. CD #100

He was married to Jane GODFREY on 4 Aug 1670.⁽³⁴⁴⁴⁾

Hannah WOODBURY

She was married to Thomas PERKINS on 8 Feb 1710/11 in Beverly, MA.

Mary WOODS was born on 13 Mar 1686/87 in Marlborough, MA. ⁽³⁴⁴⁵⁾ She is cited as the dau. of Isaac and Mary (Maynard) Woods by Fahey et all, NEHR.

She was married to Abijah BRUCE on 14 Jan 1718/19 in Marlborough, MA.^{(3446) (3447)}

Jane (2nd Wife) WOODWARD was born in England.⁽³⁴⁴⁸⁾ She died.

She was married to William WILLIAMS on 4 Dec 1603 in Synwell, Glous, Eng.^{(3449) (3450) (3451)} Reference Williams: "Another authority gives the Welsh descent of the family and states that William Williams of Huntington married as his second wife, Jane Woodward, and that their son, Richard Williams, was born in England, came to New England, settling first at Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1633, and removing to Taunton, Massachusetts; that he and his sister, Elizabeth (then both in New England), were legatees under the will of their sister, Jane of Whetenhurste, Gloucestershire, dated May 30, 1650, and proved June 3, 1655. Richard Williams was a freeman of Plymouth, June 5, 1644, but returned to Dorchester, where he was a town officer in 1658.

Ref Charles Williams Genealogy: Married first, Jane Shepard, who died about 1600, a child of hers being baptized Dec. 2. 1599. Children were: Richard WILLIAMS, Robert WILLIAMS.

Mercey WORDEN was born in 1640/41 in Yarmouth, Mass.. She has reference number 8DDN-BS.

She was married to Kenelm WINSLOW before 1669.

Georgia WORKMAN

Deborah WORTHEN has reference number MS0J-J8. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

She was married to Eliezer WELLS on 17 Nov 1714 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass..

Adam WRIGHT was born between 21 Sep 1644 and 20 Sep 1646 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵²⁾ Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE.

Esther WRIGHT was born between 29 May 1649 and 28 May 1650 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵³⁾ According to Wood, her birth is recorded, but without a birth date, and date is calculated by several factors Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE .

Isaac WRIGHT was born on 26 Aug 1652 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵⁴⁾ He died between 7 Dec 1675 and 7 Jun 1676 in prob King Philip's War.⁽³⁴⁵⁵⁾ According to Wood, died unmarried Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE.

John WRIGHT was born about 1647 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵⁶⁾ He died between 7 Dec 1675 and 7 Jun 1676 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵⁷⁾ Leave a will as he "goe forth to warr," with legacies to his brothers, sisters, and his father. Presumably he is referring to King Philip's War. Died unmarried. Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE.

Mary WRIGHT was born.

Mary WRIGHT was born about 1657 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁵⁸⁾ Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE.

Richard WRIGHT was born about 9 Jun 1608 in ?.⁽³⁴⁵⁹⁾ Based on death date: "about two hours after being about 83 years old." He died on 9 Jun 1691 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁶⁰⁾ He leaves a will (MD 4:165-7} mentioning his three children Adam, Esther and Mary, who is called a widow. The will is dated June 8, 1691.

He was married to Hester COOKE in Nov 1644 in Plymouth, MA.^{(585) (3461)} Children were: Adam WRIGHT, John WRIGHT, Esther WRIGHT, Isaac WRIGHT, Samuel WRIGHT, Mary WRIGHT.

Samuel WRIGHT was born about 1655 in prob Plymouth, MA. ⁽³⁴⁶²⁾ He died between 7 Dec 1675 and 7 Jun 1676 in prob King Philip's War.⁽³⁴⁶³⁾ Parents: Richard WRIGHT and Hester COOKE.

Mary WYETH has reference number 4JDM-4R. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

She was married to Abraham PERKINS in 1638 in Hillmorton, Warwick, England.

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