JOHN MAYNARD [#268], b. Eng., d. Sudbury, MA 10 Dec 1672, m(1) ____, m(2) Sudbury 16 Jun 1646[8/233] Mary Axtell, widow of Thomas Axtell.
John Maynard probably brought a wife and one or more children with him to America. If so, the wife died soon because he was a widower with a boy 8 years old in 1638. He was one of the settlers who went to Sudbury Plantation in 1638 or 1639. His home lot of four acres was located in what is now Wayland at the junction of Old Mill Road (South St.) and Northwest Row (North St.), the road to Concord, adjacent to the homelot of Henry Rice. He was one of the 47 who shared in the division of Sudbury meadows in 1639.[1] John became a freeman in 1644 and was a fence-viewer soon after 1655.[7/42] On Jan. 4, 1655 he was granted land in the second squadron of the new grants, in what is now called Maynard. He received lot 22 of 130 acres, bounded on the north by the Concord line and south by the Lancaster highway.[2/65] In May 1656 he was one of 13 petitioners for land in what is now called Marlboro.[1]
John Maynard died in Sudbury on December 10, 1672. His will was dated Sept. 4, 1672 and proved April 1, 1673. In it are mentioned his eldest son John Maynard, son Zachery, wife Mary, daughter Elisabeth wife of Joseph Graves, daughter Lydia wife to Joseph Moore, and youngest daughter Mary, not yet married. His wife Mary and son Zachery were named joint executors. "My trusty friends Deacon John Haines, and Joseph Noys both of Sudbury" were to be supervisors to assist the executors. The will was witnessed by Henry Locker and John Toll.[5/4:24] The inventory of the estate was taken Dec. 30, 1672 by Edmund Goodenow, John Haines, and Joseph Noyes and came to 263 pounds.5/4:27]
The town of Maynard was named for John's descendant Amory Maynard, born Marlboro Feb. 28, 1804, son of Isaac and Lydia (Howe) Maynard.[7/83] Isaac was the proprietor of the Maynard Mills,[7/71] which later became the headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation.
REF: [1] The Warner-Harrington Ancestry - Frederick C. Warner,
1949 (pg.444)
[2] Annals of Sudbury, Wayland, and Maynard - Alfred S. Hudson,
1891
[3] The History of Framingham - J.H. Temple, 1887
[4] The History of Framingham - William Barry, 1847
[5] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 14851)
[6] The Axtell Genealogy - Carson Axtell, 1945
[7] The History of Marlborough - Charles Hudson, 1862
[8] Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
[9] The American Genealogist, Vol. 60 (Jan 1984)
Child (by first wife):
1. John, b. Eng. abt. 1630, d. 22 Dec 1711, m(1) Sudbury, MA 5 Apr 1658 Mary Gates, bap. Hingham, Eng. 15 Oct 1636, d. abt. 1678, m(2) Sarah (Blandford) Keyes, b. Sudbury 27 Jan 1642-3, d. aft. 18 May 18, 1703
Children (by Mary):
2. Zachariah, b. Sudbury, MA 7 Jun 1647, d. Sudbury 11 Feb 1723-4, m. Sudbury 15 Jul 1678 Hannah Goodrich, b. Wethersfield, CT 3 Feb 1659, d. Sudbury 30 Jul 1719 Chil. (b. in Sudbury): 1) Zachariah, b. 30 Apr 1679, d. 3 Apr 1754, m. Concord, MA 17 Mar 1701 Sarah Wheeler (dau. of John Wheeler and Sarah Stearns), b. Concord 11 Nov 1686; 2) John, b. 26 Jan 1680-1, d. 12 Mar 1739-40, m. Cambridge 9 Dec 1713 Elizabeth Neadom; 3) Hannah, b. 25 Feb 1682-3, maybe m. 10 Jul 1722 Nathaniel Hacey; 4) Jonathan, b. 8 Apr 1685, m. Cambridge 14 Dec 1714 Mehitable Neadom; 5) David, b. 22 May 1687, d. 21 Jan 1761, m. abt. 1712 Huldah Treadway; 6) Mary, b. 2 Jan 1690-1, d. 27 Nov 1766, m. Sudbury 19 Apr 1714 Benjamin Treadway; 7) Elizabeth, b. 3 Jan 1691-2, d. 1723, m. Thomas Walker; 8) Joseph, b. abt. 1695, d. 6 Feb 1751, m. Sudbury 29 Jan 1722 Miriam Willard; 9) Moses, b. 1697, m. Sudbury 18 Mar 1724 Lois Stone; 10) Abigail, b. 13 Mar 1701, d. 13 Nov 1729, m. Jonathan Blood 3. Elizabeth, b. Sudbury 26 May 1649, d. Sudbury 5 Jun 1676, m. Sudbury 15 Jan 1665-6 Joseph Graves 4. Lydia,[9/55] b. abt 1651, d. Sudbury 23 Nov 1717, m. abt. 1668 Joseph Moore, b. Sudbury 21 Oct 1647, d. Sudbury 2 Jan 1725-6 5. Hannah, b. Sudbury 30 Sep 1653, probably died before 1672, m. 14 Oct 1669 John Hayden 6. Mary, b. Sudbury 3 Aug 1656, d. 1677, m. Sudbury, MA 21 Jul 1674 Daniel Hudson
Mary's children by Thomas Axtell:
1. Mary Axtell, bap. Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Eng. 25 Sep 1639, d. 14 Apr 1704, m. 19 Sep 1656[8/163] John Goodnow 2. Henry Axtell, bap. Berkhamstead 15 Oct 1641, d. 1676 by Indians, m. 14 Jun 1665 Hannah Merriam, b. Concord, MA 14 Jul 1645 3. Lydia Axtell, b. Sudbury 1 Jun 1644[8/12], d. Sudbury 23 Nov 1717, m. Joseph Moore, b. 21 Oct 1647, d. 2 Jan 1725-6
JOHN MAYNARD [#134], b. England abt. 1630, d. Marlborough, MA 22 Dec 1711, m(1) Sudbury, MA 5 Apr 1658[7/233] MARY GATES (dau. of Stephen Gates and Ann Veare), bap. Hingham, England 15 Oct 1636, d. Marlborough abt. 1678, m(2) Sudbury abt. 1679 Sarah (Blandford) Keyes, b. Sudbury 27 Jan 1642-3, d. after 18 May 1703.
John Maynard was eight years old in 1638 when his father brought him to Sudbury. He married there in 1658 and moved to Marlborough soon after. On Nov. 26, 1660, out of a total of 993 1/2 acres granted to 38 persons, he drew 23 acres located southeasterly of the meeting house, west of the house lot of John Woods, being near the east village on the road towards what later became Southborough. On Oct. 29, 1686 he was listed as one of the proprietors of Ockoocangansett Plantation, later called Maynard and, with Richard Barnes and John Brigham, was ordered to lay out the land of the plantation and order the highways.[2/94] He was most likely the John Maynard who was a selectmen in 1707 and 1710.[2/279] The will of John Blandford of Sudbury, dated Oct. 21, 1687, mentions his daughter Maynard, and the will of Dorothy Blandford of Marlborough, dated Dec. 29, 1694, bequeathed to "daughter Sarah Mainard where i now am and where I have been well treated ever since I came from Sudbury, wife of John Mainard, Sr.".[1] On March 18, 1691-2 John Maynard was assigned to a garrison in Marlborough of twelve men, including his son John and headed by Ensign John Woods.[4] The assignment was due to the first French and Indian War. John's name appears on a tax list of 1668 for the town of Marlboro. His tax was just over 11 shillings and signed he the list as one of the selectmen.[5]
John's will was dated May 18, 1703 and names his four sons John, Simon, David, and Zachariah; two daughters Hannah Davennport and Elizabeth Brigham, youngest son Joseph; two youngest daughters Sarah and Lydia Maynard; Rachel Wheeler, a servant of some kind; Two grand children Mary Woods and Elizabeth Woods; and wife Sarah. John further requested his "Loving ffriends, John Woods senr and Isaac Amsden senr & James Woods to be overseers to this my last will and testament". The will was witnessed by Jonathan Woods, Sr., James Woods, and Isaac Amsden, Sr.[3/13:440] A codicil to the will, dated March 6, 1708, mentioned James, son of John's son John. The inventory of the estate, taken Jan. 4 and proved Jan. 9, 1711-2 by Isaac Temple, Simon Gates, and Isaac Amsden, totaled 347.14.06.[3/13:446]
REF: [1] The Warner-Harrington Ancestry - Frederick Warner, 1949
(pg.444-445)
[2] The History of Marlborough - Charles Hudson, 1862
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 14852)
[4] New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1889 (pg.372)
[5] New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1882 (pg.192)
[6] Vital Records of Marlborough to the end of the year 1849,
1908
[7] Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
Children (by Mary):
1. Mary, b. abt. 1659, d. Marlborough, MA 3 Feb 1689, m. abt. 1682 Isaac Woods, b. 14 Jul 1655 2. John, b. Marlborough, MA 7 Jan 1661, d. Marlborough 15 Mar 1731, m. Lydia Ward, d. 10 Jan 1739-40 Chil.(b. in Marlborough): 1) Capt. John, b. 27 Aug 1690, d. Westborough, MA 27 Sep 1756, m. Hepsibah Brigham, d. Westborough 17 Oct 1757; 2) Daniel, b. 16 Mar 1692, d. 1 Jan 1760, m. 20 Feb 1735 Mary Oak (dau. of Nathaniel Oak and Mary Holloway), b. Marlborough 31 Mar 1710, d. 4 Apr 1805; 3) James, b. 31 Mar 1694, m. Marlborough 6 Jan 1718 Mary Morse, res. Westborough; 4) Mary, b. 10 Feb 1695-6; 5) Reuben, b. 21 Oct 1698; 6) Abigail, b. 2 Feb 1701; 7) Phineas, b. 20 May 1703; 8) Bethiah, b. 24 Sep 1705; 9) Hezekiah, b. 17 Jun 1708, d. 28 Oct 1781, m. Tabitha Howe 3. Hannah, b. abt. 1662, m. 1 Dec 1680 Jonathan Davenport 4. Elizabeth, b. Marlborough 2 Apr 1664, m. abt. 1692 Nathan Brigham 5. Simon, b. Marlborough 15 Jun 1666[6/125], d. Marlborough 19 Jan 1747-8, m. Hannah Newton, b. Sudbury, MA 16 Mar 1664, d. Marlborough 5 Apr 1748 Chil. (b. in Marlborough): 1) Hannah, b. 9 Jun 1694; 2) Sergt. Simon, b. 4 Mar 1695-6, d. abt. 1786, m. Marlboro 18 Nov 1718 Sarah Church; 3) Elizabeth, b. 26 Sep 1698; 4) Tabitha, b. 2 Feb 1700-1; 5) Elisha, b. 20 Mar 1703, m. 18 Jul 1727 Huldah Bannister, res. Shrewsbury, MA; 6) Eunice, b. 17 Nov 1705; 7) Ephraim, b. 17 Oct 1707, m(1) Sudbury 173_ (page torn) Sarah Livermore, m(2) Marlborough 3 Jan 1743 Mary Balcum (dau. of Joseph Balcum and Tabitha Newton), b. 10 Oct 1719; 8) Benjamin, b. 1 Dec 1709, d. Marlborough 7 Oct 1711; 9) Zerviah, b. abt. 1710; 10) Catherine, b. abt. 1714, d. 1 Oct 1729 6. Zachery, b. Marlborough 29 Sep 1668, d. young 7. David, b. Marlborough 21 Dec 1669, d. Westborough, MA 2 Oct 1757, m(1) Hannah Waite (dau. of Joseph Wait and Ruhamah Hagar), b. abt. 1680, d. Westborough 16 Mar 1724-5, m(2) Jemima Brigham Chil. (by 1st wife in Marlborough): 1) Keziah, b. 10 Jul 1703, m. 7 Jun 1736 Nathaniel Oak; 2) David, b. 20 Jan 1704-5, m. Westborough 14 Mar 1737 Ann Oak (dau. of Nathaniel Oak and Mary Holloway), b. Marlborough 9 Sep 1712; 3) Ruhamah, b. 20 Dec 1706, m. Westborough 8 Dec 1730 Josiah Newton; 4) Jonathan, b. 26 Dec 1708, d. Westborough 26 Apr 1747; 5) Martha, b. 7 Aug 1710, m. Westborough 18 Jun 1747 Hezekiah Tomlin; 6) Jesse, b. 24 Jun 1712, m. Westborough 14 Mar 1737 Phebe Fisk; 7) Jotham, b. 29 May 1714, m. 19 Jun 1740 Abiel Allen, d. 18 Dec 1773; 8) Ebenezer, b. 18 May 1716, d. Westborough 8 Oct 1803, m(1) Westborough 15 Feb 1743 Amy Dodge, d. Westborough 18 Oct 1754, m(2) Westborough 16 Jul 1756 Sarah Knight, d. Westborough 8 Dec 1773, m(3) Sarah Brigham; 9) Hannah, bap. 6 Jul 1718; 10) Nathan, b. 2 Jan 1722, d. 1811, m. Lucy Pratt (or Whipple) 8. Zachariah, b. Marlborough 27 Oct 1672, d. btw. 15 and 30 Mar 1739, m. Mary Geer (dau. of George Geer and Sarah Allyn) Chil. (b. Groton, CT): 1) Zachariah, b. 22 Apr 1700, m(1) Susannah ___, m(2) Mary Neff; 2) Hannah, b. 23 Jul 1706, m. ____ Wentworth; 3) Mary, b. 13 Aug 1711; 4) Elnathan, b. abt. 1713, d. Windham, CT 1 Dec 1777, m. Bial Button (dau. of Mathias Button and Hannah of Preston, CT); 5) Elijah; 6) Nahum, b. 31 May 1733; 7) Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb 1736-7, m. Ephraim Upton
Children (by Sarah):
9. Sarah, b. Marlborough 15 May 1680, d. Marlborough 4 Feb 1757, m. 9 Jan 1704-5 Joseph Johnson 10. Lydia, b. Marlborough 29 Aug 1682, m. Marlborough 7 Apr 1703 Thomas Haggate 11. Joseph, b. Marlborough 27 Aug 1685, d. 1721, m. 17 Dec 1707 Elizabeth Price, d. Worcester, MA 1732 Chil. (b. in Marlborough): 1) Persis, b. 8 Sep 1713, m. William Negus; 2) Elizabeth, b. 13 Mar 1716, m. Moses Smith; 3) Benjamin, b. 7 May 1721, d. young
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