John Maynard ^1414,1446

  General Notes:

Maynards in the History of Framingham

The following is the section on the Maynard family in the "genealogical register" section of The History of Framingham, Mass. (1887) by Josiah H. Temple. Note that no attempt has been made to correct errors, and that all information should be checked against other sources whenever possible. (For example, Mary Axdell was not the daughter of Comfort Starr.).

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MAYNARD, 1. John, was in Sud. 1639; had ho.-lot of 4 a. on the North str. near Edmund and Henry Rice; was a petr. for Marlb. 1656; d. Sud. Dec. 10, 1672. Prob. he bro't w. and one or more chil. fr. Eng., as his son John was 8 yrs. old in 1638. He m. (2) June 14, 1646, Mary Axdell, dau. of Comfort Starr (?). Chil. John, b. Eng. 1630 2; Zachery, b. Sud. June 7, 1647 3; Elizabeth, m. Joseph Graves; Lydia, m. Joseph Moore; Hannah, m. John Hayden; Mary, m. Daniel Hudson.

2. John, s. of John 1, sett. Marlb.; m. (1) Mary Gates; (2) Sarah (Blanford) Keyes, and had 10 chil., the youngest of whom was Joseph, b. 1685 4.

3. Zachery, s. of John 1, l. Sud., d. 1724. He m. 1678, Hannah Goodrich, dau. of John of Wethersfield, Ct., d. 1719. Chil. Zachariah, b. Apr. 30, 1679, m. Sarah -----; John, m. Elizabeth Needom of Camb.; Hannah; Jonathan, b. Apr. 8, 1685 5; David; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 1691-2, m. Thomas Walker; Joseph, m. Jan. 29, 1722-3, Miriam Willard; Moses, m. Mar. 18, 1723-4, Lois Stone; Abigail b. May 13, 1700.

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4. Joseph, s. of John 2, sett. Marlb.; removed to Worc., where his w. d.; rem. to Fram.; bo't May 18,1733, of Joshua Eaton, a messuage, 95 a., with ho. and 2 barns (the old John Trowbridge place), one-third of which he gave to s.-in-l. Wm. Negus, one-third to s.-in-l. Moses Smith; and all of which they sold 1736 to Ebenr. Winchester. He also owned in co. with E. W. a farm of 140 a. on The Leg, which they sold 1735 to Thomas Darling. He m. 1707, Elizabeth Price, d. Worc. 1732. Chil. Persis, b. 1713, m. Wm. Negus; Elizabeth, b. 1716, m. Moses Smith; Benjamin, b. May 7, 1721, d. y.

5. Jonathan, s. of Zachery 3; weaver; bo’t May 29, 1713, of John Town, a messuage, 190 a., embracing the old Aaron Bullard farm, and running W. on the plain to near David Fiske's present line; also bo't the land up as far as Ball's bridge; opened a tavern; d. July, 1763. He m. Dec. 10, 1714, Mehitable Needom of Camb., d. Oct- 19, 1767. Chil. Mehitable, b. Mar. 4, 1715-6, in. Caleb Drury; Jonathan, b. Jan. 1, 1717-8 6; Zachariah, b. Nov- 23, 1719, d. July 15, 1741; John, b. Sept. 29,1721, m. Deliverance -----, and l. Grafton; Joseph b. Nov. 20, 1745 7; William, b. Dec. 4, 1727, d. July 4, 1740.

6. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 5, took the W. part of his f's farm; built where J. C. Cloyes now lives; d. 1782. He m. (1) Nov. 11, 1742, Martha Gleason, dau. of John; wid. Sarah (Muzzey) Hill of Sherb. Chil. William, b. Mar. 29, 1745 8; Jonathan, b. May 22, 1752 9.

7. Joseph, s. of Jona. 5, l. on the home place; ensign; d. Aug. 3, 1769. He m. May 29, 1746, Abigail Jennings, dau. of Stephen, who went to Whitestown, N. Y., with son Joseph. Chil. Mehitable, b. May 28, 1747, in. Caleb Winch, l. Fitzwilliam, N. H., and d. May 6, 1806; Susannah, b. Oct. 22, 1748, m. and l. Fitzw.; Joseph, b. May 17, 1750 10; Abigail, b. Dec. 2, 1751, m. and l. Fitz.; John, b. May 14, 1753, a Minute Man 1775; ensign in Capt. A. Haynes' co. at battle of Bunker Hill; continued in service thro' the war and was in most of the great battles; sett. Lanc.; captain; d. Jan. 21, 1823- He m. Oct. 25, 1785, Martha Wilder of Lanc., d. Feb. 19, 1831 ; they had 11 chil.; Needham, b. Aug. 15, 1755, [see ante, pp. 287-295] m. May 6, 1781, Hitty Eames, dau. of Joseph, and went to Fitzwilliam, and from there abt 1789 to Whitestown, N. Y. (dis. fr. Fitz. ch. to Whitestown ch. 1796), assistant justice of county court 1794; appt. judge Mar. 31, 1803; d. Waterloo, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1844. They had not less than 9 chil.; Sarah, b. Mar. 28, 1757, m. Oct. 18, 1781, Matthias Felton of Fitzw.; Hannah, b. Apr. 2, 1759, m. Nov., 1782, Ephraim How of Marlb. ; Elizabeth, b. Apr. 21, 1761, m. Jason Winch, and l. Fitzw.; .Anne, b. May 4, 1763, m. Oct- 18, 1781, Nathaniel Polly of Sherb. ; Martha, b. Mar. 31, 1765, in. Dec. 1785, Isaac Hemenway, l. 3 yrs. on the Amasa Kendall place, and rem. to Whitestown, N. Y.

8. William s. of Jona. 6, Minute Man, 1775; Lieut. in Capt. Drury's co. of 8 mos. men; was in battle of Bunker Hill; l. on his f's place, where now J. C. Cloyes lives; went, abt. 1788, to Carolina, and kept school, and d. there. He m. Mary Pepper, dau. of Benj., d. Mar. 12, 1780. Chil. John, b. Oct. 3, 1766, m. at Vera Cruz, Mary Durant, was l. in Boston, 1806, where he sold to Wm. Henderson the store property, by Warren's bridge; rem. to Scarboro', Me., and d. Sept. 6, 1818; had 12 chil.; Martha, b. May 8, 1768, m. Jan. 1, 1798, Isaac Damon of Way.; Mary, b. June 2, 1770, m. Eph. Carter of Lanc. and d. June, 1827; Benjamin, b. Apr. 4, l772, unm. d. Demarara; William, b. Mar. 11, 1774 11; Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1775, unm. d. Demarara.

9. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 6, grad. H. U. 1775, sergt. in Capt. Drury's co. in battle of Bunker Hill; rose thro' the grades of promotion. (See ante pp. 312,13.] He bo't the Patterson ho. which had been built near Joel Taintor's, rem. and set it up in the Centre (now Capt. Charles Williams'); just. of the peace; selectman; tn. clerk; rep.; senator; first postmaster in Fram.; d. July 17, 1835. In his will, names a 1/2 tn.-ship of land in Co. of Washington, Me., granted to Fram. Academy. He m. May 30, 1784, Lois Eaton, dau. of Jonas, d. Dec. 5, 1836, s. p.

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10. Joseph, s. of Joseph 7, l. on his f's place (the Aaron Bullard place), exchanged Dec. 17, 1792, with Barzillai Banister of Goshen, rem. to G., dis. Apr. 7, I808, fr. ch. in Goshen to ch. in Cazenovia, N. Y., where he was recd. July l0, 1808, and afterwards dis. to "Holland Purchase." He m. May 5, 1775, Deborah Twitchell, dau. of Joseph, Esq., of Sherb. Chil. Polly, b. Nov. 6, 1775, burnt to d. Jan. 1, 1778; Debby, b. Dec. 19, 1777, m. Aaron Putney; Tabby, b. -----; Joseph, bap. Apr., 1782, m. Margaret Putney; Nabby, bap. May, 1782, d. 1784; Nelly, b. May 20, 1782; John, b. Aug. 1, 1784, m. Sarah Putney; Nathan, b. May 14, 1787, m. Polly Putney; Polly, bap. Apr., 1790; Nabby and Needham, bap. Goshen, Jan. 27, 1799----- Nabby m. Moses Putney.

11. William, s. of William 8, l. in a small ho. then standing in the S. E. corner of Capt. Charles Williams' garden, now standing W. of Dr. H. O. Stone's; bo’t Dec. 28, 1801, 5 a. by Warren's bridge (the property afterwards Henderson's store, etc.); d. Nov. 15, 1804; tn. clk. 6 yrs. He m. Mar. 12, 1797, Eunice Dench, dau. of Roger, d. July, 1822. Chil. Lawson D., b. June 22, 1798 12 ; Mary, b. July 22, 1803.

12. Lawson D., s. of William 11, l. Prov., R. I., and Fram.; kept tavern; d. Lanc. July 19, 1884. He m. Nancy Smith, b. Prov., R. I., d. Nov. 25, 1876, a. 76. Chil. Ann S., m. June 27, 1844, Nath. C. Dudley; William, m. ----; Abby S. G., m. Nov. 29, 1849, Leander A. Angier; Cornelia, m. Sept. 24, 1840, William A. Jackman; Harriet F., m. Nov. 29, 1849, Crom. G. Rowell; Henry J., b. Aug. 16, 1837, m. ----- Dowse; Isabella F., b. Mar. 19, 1840, m. and l. Lanc.

MAYNARD, Charles, w. Priscilla. Child, Josephine, b. July 8, 1840.

MAYNARD, Lieut. William, bap. as Billy, b. Mar. 26, 1784, l. on the Susa. Hemenway place, d. Mar. 10, 1832, He m. Polly Johnson, dau. of John of Southb., d. July 6, 1822, a. 30. Chil. William Jackson, b. Apr. 6, 1815; Edwin A., b. June 5, 1818; John J., b. June 28, 1820, d. y.; dau. d. y.

MAYNARD, William L., w. Elizabeth. Chil. William R., b. Aug. 8, 1847; dau. b. Feb. 1, 1849.

John married.

John next married Mary Axdell on 14 Jun 1646.