Spofford Family Notes

Mary Spofford (1670-? )


[Note: Rowley is in Essex County, not Middlesex]

John Spofford, the immigrant SPOFFORD ancestor, was born in England in 1612, and died in 1678. He settled in Rowley, Massachusetts, where before 1643 he was one of the proprietors. On the division of the common land that year he had a house lot granted on Bradford street, Rowley, an acre and a half, and had many grants later. In 1669 he lived on Spofford's Hill in Rowley, and was doubtless the first settler in what is now Georgetown, Massachusetts. He had a farm at Gravell Plain, now Bald Hill, leased for twenty-one years, assigned to his sons John and Samuel in 1676. He married Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott. (See Kimball and Scott families.) Spofford died in 1678; his will was proved November 6, 1678, bequeathing to wife Elizabeth, sons Francis, John, Thomas and Samuel; daughters Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary and Sarah. The genealogy makes the same error in dates as the Stickney genealogy. In all dates given originally in figures (as 3-11-1666, which is January 3, 1666-67) tw0 months should be added to the date given in the genealogy. As far as possible the dates herein are thus corrected. Children: 1. Elizabeth, born February 14, 1646-47; married Alexander Sessions. 2. John, born December 24, 1648; married Sarah Wheeler. 3. Thomas, born January 4, 1650-51; married Abigail Haggett. 4. Samuel, born January 31, 1653; mentioned below. 5. Hannah, born April 1, 1654. 6. Mary, born November 1,1656; married Hunnewell, and lived at Westchester, New York. 7. Sarah, bom January 15, 1658; died February 15, 1660. 8. Sarah, born March 22, 1662; married Richard Kimball. 9. Francis, born September 24, 1665; married Mary Leighton, daughter of Richard.

(II) Samuel Spofford, son of John Spofford (1), was born in Rowley, January 31, 1653, and died January 1, 1744, aged ninetyone. He married Sarah ljurpee, December 5, 1676, who died November 18, 1729. and was buried with her brother John on the old Bradfor d farm. He was admitted freeman in 1684. He left a numerous posterity. His descendants have preserved some of his account books. Children: 1. Samuel, born September 12, 1677; died September 23, 1677. 2. Thomas, born June 6, 1678; married Bethiah Hazeltine . 3. Sarah, born September 24, 1680: married June 10, 1700, Robert Hazeltine. 4. Mary, born August 7. 1682. 5. Hannah, born February 12, 1684: married Isaac Adams. 6. Ruth, born November 18, 1687: married Samuel Brocklebank. 7. Samuel, born 1690: mentione d below. 8. Abigail, born March 9, 1694; married Samuel Ames. 9. Mehitable. baptized May 10, 1698; married Nathaniel Harriman. 10. Lydia, born July 7, 1700. 11. Elizabeth, born July 5. 1702; married Benjamin Stickney.

(III) Samuel Spofford, son of Samuel Spofford (2), was born 1690, baptized April 27. 1600: married June 17, 1717. Sarah Stick ney, of Boxford, where they settled. He was taxed there in 1717. She died September 26, 1758. Children: 1. Bethia, born August 6, 1719, blind many years. 2. Sarah, baptized January 15, 1721. 3. Samuel, born October 1, 1722. 4. Thomas, born June 10, 1726; mentioned below. 5. Amos, born August 9, 1729; married Abigail Pease.

(IV) Thomas Spofford, son of Samuel Spofford (3), was born in Boxford, June 10, 1726; married December 5, 1750, Roxbee Moody. They were admitted to the First Church, December 3, 1750. Children: 1. Sarah, born September 23, 1751; married Ephraim Jewett, of Ipswich. 2. Phineas, born May 1, 1653; married Sarah Chadwick. 3. Moody, baptized April 20, 1755; married Dolly Farnham. 4. Samuel, baptized May 8, 1757; married Lydia Peaslee. 5. Isaac, born May 11, 1763; married Mehitable Wood. 6. Martha, bom 1764; mar ried Joshua Johnson. 7. Thomas, mentioned below.

(V) Thomas Spofford, son of Thomas Spofford (4), was born about 1740, and died about 1830, aged nearly ninety. He was a soldier in the Revolution,—sergeant in 1777, in Lieutenant Isaac Cochran's company, Colonel Moor's regiment, to reinforce the Continent al army at Saratoga; also ensign in Colonel John Waldron's regiment of Dover, New Hampshire, in 1776. He was selectman of the town of Pelham, New Hampshire, in 1779. He settled in Pelham; married Esther Pearl, and second about 1794 . Children of first wife: 1. Thomas, born September 14, 1772; married Nancy Searle. 2. Abigail, born about 1774, married General Samuel M. Richardson. 3. Charles, born December 25, 1776; married Lucy . 4. Pearl, born December 7, l77—- married Mary Atwood. 5. Dudley, born Dec ember 20, 1779; mentioned below. 6. John, born February 21, 1783. 7. Frederick, lost at sea, sailing from Boston to Deer Isle, Maine. Child of second wife: 8. Sophia, died 1823, quite young.

(VI) Dudley Spofford, son of Thomas Spofford (5), was born at Pelham, New Hampshire, December 20, 1779: married Mary Atwood. Children: 1. Charles, born December 4, 1807; married Edna Scales. 2. Mary, born February 28, 1809; married Elijah Wilson and Ira G age. 3. Esther Pearl, born March 8, 1810: mentioned below. 4. Pearl, born May 11, 1811: married Susan F. Kelso. 5. Aaron P., born October 13, 1812; married Martha J. Way and Lydia Pike. 6. John, born May 20. 1814; married Mary A. Taylor. 7. Elizabeth P.. born May 13. 1815: married Moody Hobbs. 8. Sarah, born January 31, 1817; married Darius Stickney. 9. Frederick A., born October 3, 1818; married Mary Stickney. 10. David, born May 23, 1820; married Lucinda Hall. 11. Susan A., born October 29, 1821; marrie d Asa Stickney Jr. 12. Moses, born June 23, 1823; married Achsah B. Butler. 13. George W., born May 27, 1825; died May 9, 1887. 14. Samuel M., born March 27, 1827; died 1827. 15. Sophia, born March 14, 1828; married Henry M. Hook, M. D. 16. Pamelia, born July 15, 1830; married William Dodge. 17. Ellen A., born January 28, 1833, married 1851, John Clark; she died at Lincoln, Nebraska, July 4, 1887.

(VII) Esther Pearl Spofford, daughter of Dudley Spofford (6), was born March 8, 1810. She married first Jesse S. Burnham, who died September 28, 1847, and second, Daniel Atwood. Children of Jesse S. and Esther P. Burnham: 1. George H. Burnham, born May 28 , 1832, died December 10, 1907; married Emeline C. Boutwell. 2. Esther M. Burnham, born March 13, 1834; married June 28, i860, Daniel Parham. 3. Charles S. Burnham, born February 9, 1836; married Sarah I. Avery. 4. Sarah Jane Burnham, born May 30, 1839; mentioned below. 5. Edwin S. Burnham, born September 1, 1841; married Catherine W. Adams; second, Elizabeth Bacon. 6. Willis G. Burnham, born October 1, 1843; married Harriet Gay. 7. Harriet E. Burnham, born September 16, 1846; married Albert F. Parker; second, Adolph S. Batchelder. Child of second husband: 8. Daniel Pearl Atwood, born February 23, 1853.

(VIII) Sarah Jane Burnham, daughter of Jesse Smith and Esther Pearl (Spofford) (7) Burnham. was born May 30, 1839; married Charles Hazen Stickney. (See Stickney.)

Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Volume 1; edited by William Richard Cutter; New York; Lewis Historical Publishing Company; 1908.

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Early Marriages in Bradford, Mass
Copied from the Town Records by Alfred POOR
Extracted from
New England Historical & Genealogical Register
Vol 8, Jul 1854, pgs 236 - 239,
Vol 18, Jul 1864, pgs 275 - 284
Vol 18, Oct 1864, pgs 349 - 352
Vol 19, Jan 1865, pgs 22 - 25

Transcribed by Jane Devlin

Thomas SPOFFORD & Abigail HAGGET, both of B., 22 Sep 1768

Moses SPOFFORD of Rowley & Hannah KIMBALL of B., 1 Jul 1779

Nathaniel BAILEY & Mary SPOFFORD, 20 Oct 1757


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Savage says: THOMAS, Rowley, ... m. 22 Sept. 1668, Abigail Hagget, perhaps d. of Henry; but the fam. geneal. furnishes no more detail. [1]
Sources
   1. [S106] Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Savage, James

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