Captain John Woodman1

M, (24 April 1740 - 21 March 1808)
Father-Biological*Joshua Woodman1 b. 6 Jun 1708, d. 4 Apr 1791
Mother-Biological*Eunice Sawyer1 b. 21 Jan 1714/15, d. 29 Jul 1803
Last Edited=6 Aug 2026
Gravestone of Capt. John Woodman
     Captain John Woodman was born on 24 April 1740 at Kingston, Colony of New Hampshire.2,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 He was the son of Joshua Woodman and Eunice Sawyer.1 John was christened on 27 April 1740 at the First Church of Kingston, Kingston, Colony of New Hampshire, by the Rev. Joseph Secomb.10

Captain John Woodman, age 22, married Sarah Page, age 25 , daughter of Nehemiah Page and Mary True, on 21 October 1762 at Hampstead, Colony of New Hampshire.

Children:
1. True Woodman (1763-1850)
2. Eunice Woodman (1765-1854)
3. John Woodman (1767-1849)
4. Isaiah Woodman (1769-1804)
5. Sally Woodman (1771-1814)
6. Betsey Woodman (1774-1849)
7. Rev. Jabez Woodman (1776-1843)
8. Capt. Moses Woodman (1778-1857)
9. Eliphalet Woodman (1781-1802.)1,3,4,11,12,13


In 1764 John and Sarah lived at New Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine), where he was a housewright and a farmer.1,4 Captain John Woodman served circa 1777 as on War Committees in New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine.)3 He enlisted 26 February 1777 in Col. Robinson's Regiment. He was commissioned 10 July 1778. He was discharged 31 December 1779.4,14,15 John was mentioned in the will of his father, Joshua Woodman on 27 January 1789 at Kingston, New Hampshire.16,4 He became a leader of a group of townsmen who objected to continued use of their tax money to support an orthodox Congregationalist minister. This was finally settled in 1790 by an act of the Massachusetts General Court. At this time, he and 72 others were incorporated into the Baptist Religious Society of New Gloucester and Gray. While not an ordained minister, John often preached in New Gloucester and near by towns.4 John, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine). The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15
3 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
2 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16      
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
8 - Number of Household Members.17


He died on 21 March 1808 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine), at age 67.1,3,18,4,6,15 John was buried on 24 March 1808 at Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester, Maine.4,6,14,15

Compeller's Notes:
Death: Find-a-Grave gives his death place as Gorham, Maine.6

Citations

  1. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution. Vital Records of Kingston, N.H. 1681-1823. Washington, DC: manuscript, c 1930.
  3. Hosier, Kathleen. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993.
  4. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  5. Norris, D. W. and H. A. Feldman. The Wells Family. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942.
  6. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  7. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  8. FamilySearch. New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2021.
  9. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  10. Tibbetts, Charles W.. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. volume 5. Dover, New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Genealogical Society, 1908.
  11. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2021.
  12. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  13. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  14. Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, Texas: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
  15. Maine State Archives. Maine, U.S., Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  16. New Hampshire. Probate Court. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  17. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  18. Town of New Gloucester, Maine. Vital Records of New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. Unknown repository reference. AVCM Robert A. Roy, 3017 Avalon Road, Paw Paw, West Virginia.