Woodman Family

Notable Woodmans in relation to Rocks Village:

Abigail Woodman, daughter of John Anna (Adams) Woodman marries Anthony Chase of Haverhill.  Anthony has a mill near millvale.

Betsey who married Joseph Moody, son of Joseph and brother of Cutting who owned on River Road.  Joseph and Betsey sell land to David Elliot on Colby’s Lane in 1815. Joseph and Betsey sell land they got from Mark Woodman to Enoch Foot (276/10) in 1824.

Mark who inherited land through his Father Edward IV around Corliss Hill Road and Amesbury Line Road.  See deeds below. Mark married Sarah Chase (d. David Jr. and Sarah (Johnson) Chase) and Sarah Morse (daughter of Caleb Morss and Sarah Ordway). Sarah Chase is Simeon Chase Sr.’s sister.

Archelaus WOODMAN (9 JUN 1672 – 17 March 1766) married Hannah Swett, sister of John Swett Sr. who operated the ferry at the Rocks starting in 1711.

Edward WOODMAN I b: Dec 27, 1606  in St. Bartholomew’s Ch., Corsham, Wiltshire, England (Called Edward Woodman II here: https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Woodman-II/6000000000683813162). Died Jul 3, 1692 Newburyport, MA.) Edward is (Edward, Thomas b 1545 Corsham) married Joanna SALWAY b: 1614 Malford, England, died 1688 Newbury, MA. Buried Newbury). Edward and Joanna and their sons Edward and John traveled to the new world in the ship “James” in 1635. See also Ayer Family page.

  1.  Edward WOODMAN II (or III) b: in Corsham Villiage, Wiltshire, England.  Marriage 1 Mary GOODRIDGE b: 1 JAN 1633 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.  Married: 20 DEC 1653 in Newbury
    1.  Mary WOODMAN b: 29 SEP 1654 in Newbury,
    2. Elizabeth WOODMAN b: 11 JUL 1656 in Newbury
    3. Edward WOODMAN b: ABT 1658 in Newbury, dies 29 DEC 1659
    4.  Elizabeth WOODMAN b: 17 SEP 1661 in Newbury,
    5. Rebekah WOODMAN b: 29 JUL 1663 in Newbury,
    6. Sarah WOODMAN b: 18 JUL 1665 in Newbury,
    7. Judith WOODMAN b: 18 NOV 1667 in Newbury,
    8. Edward WOODMAN III b: 20 MAR 1670 – 1719) in Newbury. Marries Mary Sawyer (1671 – Jan. 21, 1744-5, in her 73d y. [in her 83d y. GR7]) 29 June 1702 in Newbury
      1.  Elizabeth WOODMAN b: 25 APR 1703 in Newbury,
      2.  John WOODMAN b: 15 SEP 1704 in Newbury. Married Anna Adams 7 Nov 1725
        1. John WOODMAN b: 29 NOV 1726 in Newbury,
        2.  Sarah WOODMAN b: 3 JUN 1728 in Newbury,
        3.  Nathaniel WOODMAN b: 22 FEB 1729 in Newbury,
        4.  Anna WOODMAN b: 23 FEB 1731 in Newbury,
        5.  Mary WOODMAN b: 5 FEB 1733 in Newbury,
        6.  Samuel WOODMAN b: JAN 1735 in Newbury,
        7.  Abigail WOODMAN (9 FEB 1737 in Newbury – 5 Dec 1790). Married Anthony Chase Jun 29, 1758
        8.  Priscilla WOODMAN b: 20 JUL 1740 in Newbury,
        9.  Judith WOODMAN b: 25 APR 1742 in Newbury,
        10.  Elizabeth WOODMAN b: 29 MAR 1744 in Newbury,
        11.  Rebecca WOODMAN b: 10 JUL 1746 in Newbury,
        12.  Joseph WOODMAN b: 22 AUG 1748 in Newbury,
      3.  Samuel WOODMAN b: 18 SEP 1706 in Newbury,
      4.  Joseph WOODMAN b: 22 JUN 1709 in Newbury,
      5.  Edward WOODMAN IV b: 24 MAR 1711 in Newbury.Edward (1711 -1802)
        Marriage 1 Ednar (Hale) MORSS (4 DEC 1716 – 1801) 8 JUL 1742 in Newbury.  Edna’s previous marriage:  Abel Morss, jr., Marries Ednar Hale, Nov. 11, 1736.  Children of Abel and Ednar:
        Edna, d. Abel, jr. and Edna, Aug. 17, 1737
        Ezekiel, s. Abel, jr. and Edna, June 4, 1739.
        Martha, d. Abel, jr. and Edna, Sept. 7, 1741
        Abel dies Apr 5, 1740. Abel’s probate 18899. 1741
        Edward buys land in Haverhill from Nicholas white in 1765. 119/24. Near Joseph chase and Enoch chase. Edwards Probate #30583 in 1802 (John Osgood, Moses Chase, and Jonathan Chase are committee)
        Mary and Caleb gets salt marsh, household goods (after mother dies) and $33.29
        Abel had to list the property that he received from is dad in his lifetime and is summons to court. Found to have concealed, embezzled, and conveyed away sundry notes.
        Mark is executor
        Lots of property in Newbury, 12 acres of woodland in Haverhill worth $600.00 (Abel gets)
        Wife Edna gets all provision in house and $66.00 per year as long as she lives from the two sons.
        Grandson Edward (son of Mark) gets all the land in Raymond NH
        Mark gets everything remaining

        1.  Mark WOODMAN (29 FEB 1744 – 21 Nov 1821 76y 8m 26d) in Newbury. Marries 1) Sarah Morss (21 Dec 1742-23 Aug 1799) Dec. 3, 1769 and 2) Sarah Chase (27 AUG 1759 – July 11, 1833, a. 74 y.) 28 FEB 1780 in West Newbury. Mark Woodman probate dated 1823 # 30606. Sarah (Chase) Woodman widow gets 1/3 dower.
          Children of Mark and Sarah Morss (Caleb Morse’s sister)

          1.  Edward WOODMAN b: 20 JAN 1778 in Newbury. Marries 1) Jane Follensbee (  ) in 1804and 2) Elsie Stearns (  ) in 1824
            Children of Mark Woodman and Sarah Chase:
          2.  Sarah M. WOODMAN b: 30 SEP 1781 in Newbury. Marries Nathan Rogers
          3.  Ednah WOODMAN b: 22 DEC 1782 in Newbury. Marries Caleb Kimbal, jr., Nov. 27, 1800.
          4.  Anna J. WOODMAN b: 12 JAN 1784 in Newbury, d. 1859 unmarried
          5.  Caleb Morse WOODMAN b: 19 JUN 1785 in Newbury. Marries 1) Sarah Rogers, Apr. 8, 1819 and 2) Lucy Wilson Foster in 15 JAN 1823
          6.  David C. WOODMAN b: 25 SEP 1786 in Newbury, d. 1813
          7.  Mark WOODMAN b: 11 MAR 1792 in Newbury, d. 1792
          8.  Betsey B. WOODMAN b: 11 JUN 1794 in Newbury. Marries Joseph Moody (Oct 14, 1787 – ) 21 July 1811 (See deed (276/10) below)
          9.  James M. WOODMAN b: 1796 in Newbury, Marries Sarah Burrill
          10.  Mary S. WOODMAN b: 3 AUG 1803 in Newbury. Marries Joseph Connor
        2.  Mary WOODMAN (20 OCT 1748 – Oct. 28, 1837, a. 89 y.)in Newbury. Marries Caleb Morss (1744 – June 22, 1840, a. 95 y.) Aug. 9, 1770. Caleb is Sarah’s brother.
          1. Molly Morss(1772 – )
          2. Rhoda Morss (1777 – )
          3. Hannah Morss (1782 – )
        3.  Abel WOODMAN b: 17 DEC 1753 in West Parish section, Newbury. Marries Hannah Dustin. Abel’s probate 30568 dated 1817.  John Pulsifer is administrator (Hannah Widow)
          1. Anna (1785 – ) who marries John Pulsifer on Sept. 7, 1800 at 15 years of age.
            1. Abel Woodman Pulsifer,  Sept. 12, 1802.
            2. Americus Vesputius Pulsifer, Nov. 15, 1804.
            3. Arther Wellington Pulsifer, June 26, 1814.
            4. Christopher Columbus Pulsifer, June 27, 1810.
            5. Francis James Jackson Pulsifer July 2, 1812.
            6. Hannah Dustin Pulsifer, ( July 2, 1801. – 2 Nov 1801)
            7. Hannah Eliza Pulsifer Aug. 17, 1806 – 6 Sept 1814 (8y)
            8. John Perkins Pulsifer, July 25, 1808
      6.  Daniel WOODMAN b: 28 JUN 1713 in Newbury,
      7. –––––, ch. Edward and Mary Sawyer, bp. June 3, 1716.
    9. Archelaus WOODMAN (9 JUN 1672 – 17 March 1766) in Newbury.  Marriage 1 Hannah SWETT (15 JUN 1674 – 25 Apr 1749 ) 1695 in Newbury. daughter of John Swett (1648 – 1717) son of Stephen Swett (1620 – 1693)) and Mary Plumer (1648 – ) Sister of John Swett that kept the Ferry.
      1.  Mary WOODMAN b: 26 FEB 1696 in Newbury. Marries Jacob Brown
      2.  Edward WOODMAN (12 MAY 1698 in Newbury – 1 Nov 1762). married Mary Saunders (2 FEB 1704 – ) in 18 Dec 1729.   Deed 75/39 involves John and Sarah sweet, Benjamin and Rachel hills about land they got from Saunders. Mary’s father.
        1.  Samuel WOODMAN b: 5 APR 1732 in Newbury. dies young
        2.  Sarah WOODMAN (10 MAY 1733 in Newbury. Marries Edmund Greenleaf (1726 – xx) (Edmund, Tristram, Stephen, Edmund) in 1754.
        3.  Mary WOODMAN b: 5 NOV 1734 in Newbury,
        4.  Samuel WOODMAN b: 26 APR 1736 in Newbury. dies Feb. 26, 1820, a. 84 y. 10 m
        5.  John WOODMAN b: 26 FEB 1737 in Newbury,
        6.  Hannah WOODMAN b: 10 JAN 1739 in Newbury. Marries a Daniel Johnson
        7.  Merium (Marianne) WOODMAN b: 27 JUN 1741 in Newbury. June 27, 1741 isn’t married in 1762
        8.  Anna WOODMAN b: 1 SEP 1742 in Newbury. isn’t married in 1762, dies June 7, 1777, a. 26 y.
        9.  Nathan WOODMAN b: 22 MAY 1745 in Newbury. (May 22, 1746) in Newbury. Marries Sarah MERRILL (30 JUL 1752 –  ) 26 MAY 1771
        10.  Edward WOODMAN (1746 – 29 JUL 1746) in Newbury.
      3.  Archelaus WOODMAN b: 15 MAY 1700 in Newbury married Sarah Badger
      4.  Hannah WOODMAN b: 6 MAY 1703 in Newbury. Marries Joshua Hale
      5.  Judith WOODMAN b: 21 SEP 1705 in Newbury, Marries Richard Clifford
      6.  Joshua WOODMAN b: 6 JUN 1708 in Newbury. Married Eunice Sawyer
      7.  John WOODMAN b: 20 JUN 1710 in Newbury. Married Abigail Tarr 11 Nov 1741
        1.  Abigail WOODMAN b: 10 NOV 1743 in Newbury.  Married William Caldwell.  5 Children – no names listed.
        2.  James WOODMAN b: 22 SEP 1745 in Newbury,
        3.  Joseph WOODMAN b: 5 NOV 1747 in Newbury,
        4.  Jonathan WOODMAN b: 19 MAY 1750 in Newbury,
      8.  Elizabeth WOODMAN b: 7 JUN 1712 in Newbury, Marries John Goodridge
      9.  Joseph WOODMAN b: 4 MAY 1714 in Newbury. Married Bridgett Willey
      10.  Benjamin WOODMAN b: 3 DEC 1716 in Newbury. Married Lydia Phillips
    10. “Female” WOODMAN b: 8 NOV 1674 in Newbury,
    11. Margaret WOODMAN b: 31 AUG 1676 in Newbury. Marries Richard Bartlett. Their daughter Judith Bartlett (xxx – 1783) marries Moses Chase (1 Jul 1713 – 1789) 9 Dec 1736 in Newbury. Moses is son of Moses/Elizabeth Wells.
  2. John WOODMAN b: ABT 1634 in England
  3. Joshua WOODMAN b: 1636 in Newbury,
  4. Sarah Woodman b Jan 12, 1641-2 Newbury, MA died Apr 12, 1723 Rowley, MA [Vital records Newbury] married(1) John Brocklebanke in 1657 and married (2) John Kent, Jr. on Mar 13, 1665 in Newbury. John b 1641 Newbury died Jan 30, 1717-18 at Newbury. John is buried First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury. Their child John Kent b 1668 married Rebecca Somerby. They were the parents of Emma Kent who married Lt. Abel Chase, see Chase, Thomas page.

 

Fourteen acres of Woodland in Haverhill beginning at the northerly corner of Plaistow road then 68R13L by Anna Woodman to stake and stone then by Josiah Chase 35R1L then to corner, then by Chase land 14R to road, 36R by road containing 15 acres. of this 4 acres and 20R were set off for dower to Sarah.  The remaining 11 acres gets sold to Stephen Morse 233/194 Apr 25, 1823. This 11 acres is bounded by Josiah Chase, heirs of Moses Chase, Stephen Chase and road.

Stephen Morse sells this to Joseph Morse Apr 28, 1823 (being part of land of Mark Woodman deceased) 233/194

1823, Nov 17: Joseph and Stephen Morse to Samuel Chase 11 acres from Mark Woodman (234/25)

1824, Mar: Joseph and Betsy Moody to Enoch Foot (276/10). A certain piece of land 1 undivided 6th part of 7 acres. Being part of land of widow of Mark Woodman late of West Newbury. (also land in west newbury)

Why does Betsy gets 1/6 of undivided 7 acres in Haverhill.  Only 4 acres were given to Sarah (Chase) Woodman as dower. Mark does not get any land in Haverhill from his father Edward

1818: John Pulsifer, Anna D Pulsifer (niece of Mark, d. of Abel and Mary Morss Woodman), and Hannah (Dustin) Woodman (Anna’s mother?) to Enoch Foot (217/266) 3 acres 49 road. Road to Plaistow 20 R on road and the 6R, 28R12L by land of Ebenzer Pulsifer, 12R5L by Thomas Chase, 32R then 1R by Mark Woodman and another piece of land this day deeded to John Sawyer.  This land came through Abel (he got 12 acres from his dad Edward/Ednar)

 Mark and Sarah (Chase) inherit from David Chase probate record 1507 dated 1805: $160.80 and 6 mills of estate

1818:  217/118.  John Pulsifer, Anna Pulsifer and Hannah Woodman (Anna’s mother, Abel Woodman’s wife) to John Sawyer.  1 acres 16 links.