Joshua Woodman

1708 - 1791  (82 years)

• Name	Joshua Woodman
  	Blacksmith [24]
  Birth	6 Jun 1708	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 23, 24]
  Residence	After Dec 1736 (28 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [13, 23]
  Petition	1738 (29 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [19]
  He signed the petition to establish Kingston, New Hampshire.
  	Petition to Establish Kingston, New Hamphire
  Other Will	4 Nov 1762 (54 years)  [11, 24]
  He is mentioned in his father's will.
  Oath	1776 (67 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [10]
  He signed the Association Test.
  History	4 Jul 1776 (68 years)	United States become Independent
  Will	27 Jan 1789 (80 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [20, 24]
  He mentions his wife, Eunice and his sons, Samuel, Joshua, John, Moses, Jonathan, David, Joseph, and Benjamin.
  Census	1790 (81 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1]
  1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females 2 - Number of Household Members
  Death	4 Apr 1791	Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24]
  	Death Record of Joshua Woodman
  Burial	Aft 4 Apr 1791	Plains Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Plains Cemetery, Kingston, New Hampshire   [5, 9, 24]
  	Gravestone of Joshua Woodman In Memory of Joshua Woodman who died April 3rd 1791 in 83rd Year of his age
  Probate/Proved	18 Apr 1791 (82 years)	Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [24]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Mary Woodman,   b. 26 Feb 1695/96, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 13 Mar 1787, North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ Jacob Brown,  m. 25 Sep 1717 > 2. Edward Woodman,   b. 12 May 1698, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1 Nov 1762, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 64 years) ▻ Mary Saunders,  m. 18 Dec 1729 > 3. Archelaus Woodman,   b. 15 May 1700, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Sarah Badger,  m. 22 Jun 1723 > 4. Hannah Woodman,   b. 6 May 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 May 1782, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Joshua Hale,  m. 13 Oct 1726 > 5. Judith Woodman,   b. 21 Sep 1705, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Richard Clifford,  m. 1 Jan 1742 + 6. Joshua Woodman,   b. 6 Jun 1708, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 Apr 1791, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Eunice Sawyer,  m. Mar 1735/36 > 7. John Woodman,   b. 20 Jun 1710, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Abigail Tarr,  m. 11 Nov 1741 > 8. Elizabeth Woodman,   b. 7 Jun 1712, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. Before 1762  (Age 49 years) ▻ John Goodridge, Jr.,  m. 05 Jan 1737/38 > 9. Joseph Woodman,   b. 4 May 1714, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. Nov 1807, Wheelock, Caledonian County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 93 years) ▻ Bridget Willey,  m. Abt 1760 > 10. Benjamin Woodman,   b. 3 Dec 1716, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Lydia Phillips,  m. 7 Oct 1746
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  unknown wife  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I676	Roy Line
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Death: His gravestone gives his death date as April 3rd, but his death record state the 4th. [9]

  
  

Father	Deacon Archelaus Woodman,   b. 9 Jun 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Mar 1766, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 93 years)
Mother	Hannah Swett,   b. 15 Jun 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 25 Apr 1749, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 74 years)
Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Eunice Sawyer,   b. 21 Jan 1714/15, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 Jul 1803, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
Marriage Intent	28 Feb 1735/36	Newburyport, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [15]
	Marriage Intentions of Joshua Woodman and Eunice Sawyer
Marriage	Mar 1735/36	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24]
Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 9 months - She : 21 years and 2 months.
Children	9 sons and 6 daughters
1. Joshua Woodman,   b. 14 Dec 1736, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 25 Jan 1821, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 84 years) ▻ Judith Woodman  m. 26 May 1772;   Hannah Blaisdell  m. 21 Nov 1776     2. Eunice Woodman,   b. 18 May 1738, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 13 Feb 1835, Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 96 years) ▻ Daniel Watson  m. 26 Oct 1758     3. Capt. John Woodman,   b. 24 Apr 1740, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 21 Mar 1808, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. (Age 67 years) ▻ Sarah Page  m. 21 Oct 1762     4. Moses Woodman,   c. 18 Oct 1741, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 23 Sep 1742, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire (Age ~ 0 years)     5. Moses Woodman,   b. 25 Mar 1743, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 1824, Hawke, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. The name Hawke, was changed in 1836 to Danville, New Hampshire (Age 80 years) ▻ Hannah Pearson  m. 8 Jul 1777     6. Lt. Samuel Woodman,   b. 19 Nov 1744, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 10 Jun 1825, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 80 years) ▻ Judith French  m. 3 Sep 1776     7. Jonathan Woodman,   b. 25 Jul 1746, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 9 Apr 1827, Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 80 years) ▻ Mary Elkins  m. 27 Aug 1772;   Abigail Morse  m. 13 Nov 1782 +   8. David Woodman,   b. 4 Dec 1747, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 6 Nov 1840, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 92 years) ▻ Mary Hackett  m. 4 Nov 1771;   Mercy Bradbury  m. 5 Oct 1790     9. Joseph Woodman,   b. 27 Mar 1749, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 3 Apr 1835, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 86 years) ▻ Loughea Brown  m. 23 Apr 1767;   Susanna Stubbs  m. Abt Nov 1777   10. Hannah Woodman,   b. 8 Oct 1750, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 10 May 1830, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) ▻ William Bagley  m. 1 Sep 1782   11. Sarah Woodman,   b. 28 Jun 1752, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 24 Mar 1838, Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 85 years) ▻ John Emmons  m. 14 Oct 1783   12. Mary Woodman,   b. 30 Mar 1755, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 29 Oct 1839, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 84 years) ▻ Eliphalet Haskell  m. 1 Jul 1775   13. Elizabeth Woodman,   b. 4 Dec 1756, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 1 Sep 1758, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire (Age 1 year)   14. Dolly Woodman,   b. Abt 1758, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 24 Aug 1758, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)   15. Benjamin Woodman,   b. 18 Oct 1759, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 6 Oct 1835, East Hatley, Stanstead County, Québec, Canada (Age 75 years) ▻ Sarah Magoon  m. 25 Jun 1782
Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	22 Aug 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Joshua Woodman(1708 – 1791) 2Deacon Archelaus Woodman(1672 – 1766) 4Edward Woodman(1628 – 1694) 8Lt. Edward Woodman(1606 – 1692) 16Edward Woodman(1574 – 1654) 17Collet Mallet(1579 – 1611) 9Joanna Salway(Abt 1614 – Aft Feb 1687/88) 18Aurthur Salway(Abt 1580 – ) 19Mary Searle(Abt 1585 – ) 5Mary Goodridge(1634 – 1684) 10William Goodrich(1605 – 21 Mar 1646/47) 20Richard Goodrich(Abt 1575 – ) 21Muriel Evans(Abt 1580 – ) 11Margaret Butterfield(Abt 1605 – 3 Feb 1682/83) 22 23 3Hannah Swett(1674 – 1749) 6John Swett(1648 – 17 Mar 1717/18) 12Stephen Swett(1620 – 1693) 24John Swett(1580 – 1651) 25Sarah( – 1650) 13Hannah Merrill(1622 – 1662) 26John Merrill(1599 – 1673) 27Elizabeth( – 1682) 7Mary Plummer(08 Feb 1649/50 – ) 14Samuel Plummer(Abt 1619 – 1702) 28Francis Plummer( – 1673) 29Ruth( – 1647) 15Mary Bitfield(Abt 1626 – ) 30Samuel Bitfield(21 Feb 1601/02 – 1660) 31unknown wife

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Jun 1708 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage Intent - 28 Feb 1735/36 - Newburyport, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - Mar 1735/36 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Residence - After Dec 1736 - Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Petition - 1738 - Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Oath - 1776 - Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Will - 27 Jan 1789 - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Census - 1790 - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Death - 4 Apr 1791 - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 4 Apr 1791 - Plains Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 18 Apr 1791 - Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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