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Subject: WILLARD, Simon Major
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:59:45 EST

>From the History of Charlestown, NH comes this really good file on Major Simon
Willard and some of his descendants.

WILLARD
The following information is from the History of Charles-
town, N.H. - The Old (Fort) No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saun-
derson, 1876.
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Major Simon Willard b. Kent County, England emigrated
to Newtown, (now Cambridge, MA) in l634. One of the
orig. purchasers at Concord, MA.
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Simon resided there thru to l635. In l654 he was com-
issioned commander-in-chief of the forces of MA in the
Ninigret and Philips wars. In l660 he removed to Lan-
caster, MA and then to Groton, MA in l672. He died at
Charlestown, MA April 24, l676 He m. (l) Mary Sharp
and (2) Elizabeth Dunster He m. (3)_____(l7 children,
9 sons and 8 daughters) Note: his 4th son, Henry Willard
(ancestor of the Charlestown Willards0 was b. June 4,
l655 at Concord, MA m. July l8, l674 Mary Lakin of Groton
MA Res: Lancaster, MA He m. (2) l689 Dorcas Cutler. It
was his son, Simon Willard who m. Mary Whitcomb.

Henry Willard and his wives Mary Lakin and Dorcas Cutler
had issue:
l. Henry Simon Willard b. Oct 8, l678
2. Simon Willard b.___m. Mary Whitcomb
3. Mary Willard
4. John Willard
5. Hezekiah Willard
6. Joseph Willard
7. Samuel Willard
8. James Willard
9. Josiah Willard - became colonel and commander of Fort
Dummer and one of the lst settlers of Winchester
l0. Jonathan Willard
ll. Sarah Willard
l2. Abigail Willard
l3. Susanna Willard
l4. Tabitha Willard
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Simon Willard son of Henry Willard and his wife, Mary
Lakin, m. Mary Whitcomb. Their res: Lancaster, MA. He
d. l706. His widow, Mary Whitcomb Willard m. Dec. l2,
l706, Samuel Farnsworth, son of Matthias Farnsworth and
Mary Farr of Groton, MA. Simon Willard and Mary Whit-
comb had issue:
l. Aaron Willard b. l70l at Lancaster MA m. Dec. l6, l724
Mary Wright, dau of Capt Samuel Wright and Mary Stev-
ens of Sudbury, Rutland, MA. Mary Wright was the
grandaughter of Ciprian Stevens and his wife, Mary
(Willard) Stevens.
2. Moses Willard b. l702/3 at Lancaster
3. Eunice Willard b. ___at Lancaster MA m. Joseph Doby
of Stow, MA
4. Alice Willard b. _____ at Lancaster, MA m. Jan. 29,
l7l8/l9 Capt Jonathan Whitney of Lancaster, MA.
5. Miriam Willard born posthumously at Sudbury, MA
m. Joseph Maynard of Sudbury on Jan. 29, l723.
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Moses Willard son of Simon Willard and Mary Whitcomb
b. l702/3 m. at Groton, MA Sep 28, l727 Susanna Hastings
orig of Watertown, MA. Her sister, Hannah Hastings m.
Moses Willard's half-brother, David Farnsworth of Groton
MA son of Moses Willard's mother Mary Whitcomb and his
step-father Samuel Willard, Sr. of Groton, MA. Susanna's
sister, Eunice Hastings m. Simon Willard half-brother,
Stephen Farnsworth.
Moses Willard and Susanna Hastings resided lst at Lunen-
burg (Turkey Hills), MA In May, l742 they moved to Fort
No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, following his 3 half
brothers: Stephen, David and Samuel Farnsworth who found
ed the Fort. This became Moses Willard and his family's
permanent home. Moses Willard was killed by Indians on
June l8, l756 at Fort No. 4.
Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings had
issue:
l. Jemima Willard b. June 29, l728 m. Sylvanus Hastings
eldest son of Dr. John Hastings.
2. Susanna Willard b. Feb. 20, l729/30 m. Captain James
Johnson (she is famous for her memoirs of her
captivity for 3 yrs in Canada)
3. Huldah Willard b. May 27, l732 m. Joseph Willard son
of Rev. Joseph Willard and Susan Lynde.
4. James Nutting Willard b. May 28, l734 m. Abigail
WETHERBE dau of Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe and his wife,
Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe.
Their issue:
l. James Willard b. Apr. 30, l762 d. l762
2. James Willard 2d b. Nov. 9. l763
3. Edward Willard b. Dec. 9, l763
4. Betsy Willard b. Oct 28, l767
5. Abigail Willard b. Jan 25, l770
6. John Small Willard b. Jan 3l, l772
7. Joasnna Willard b. at Hartland Vt.
8. Susanna Willard b. at Hartland Vt.
9. Thales Willard b. at Hartland Vt.
James Nutting Willard died and his widow, Abigail
Wetherbe Willard m. (2) Capt. Isaac Farwell m. (3)
J. B. Olive.

5. Moses Willard Jr. son of Lieut Moses Willard and his
wife, Susanna Hasting was born at Groton MA on Aug.
l5, l738, m. Lydia Farwell dau of Josiah and Lydia
Farwell. She b. Groton MA. He d. Aug l7, l822 and
Lydia (Farwell) Willard d. Apr 28, l837 age 85. Their
issue:
l. Marcian (son) b. l769 m. Mary Baker, dau
of Capt. Osmy Baker and his wife, Mary
Farnsworth. Mary Baker was b. July 4, l776
Marcian d. l855 She died l86l. He was a
farmer. Their issue:
l. Mary Baker Willard b. l797 m. Simeon Hey-
wood in l827
2. Charles Willard b. l807 m. l839 Nancy
Shurtleff b. l805
3. Moses Willard b. l773 d. l808 m. l796
Peggy Glidden b. l78l d. l852
4. Lydia Willard b. l778 m. l795 Phineas
HUTCHINS son of Capt. Phineas Hutchins
and Sarah (Reed) Hutchins b. l774 at
Lunenburg, MA
5. Nancy Willard b. l784 m. l808 Josiah
Whitmore b. l783 Middletown, CN.
6. Abel Willard b. l788 m. l8l2 Fanny Grout
dau of Jonathan Grout and Parthena PAGE
1. Fanny Grout Willard b. l8l3 m.
m. Ebenezer Dunsmoor
2. Sophia Willard b. l8l5 m. Newton
ALLEN
3. Jonathan Willard b. l825 m. Lemira
Sanders
7. Levi Willard b. l79l m. l8l4 Phebe Curriel
b. l792 She d. l866 He d. l87l
l. Harriet Willard b. l8l7 m. l840
Colonel Jonathan Baker
2. Henry Willard b. l8l8 d l846
6. Miriam Willard dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife
Susanna Hastings: Miriam b. Sep 25, l740 m. Rev.
Phineas Whitney of Shirley MA (no children) She d.
l769 Phineas Whitney m. (2) l770 Lydia Bowes and
had l0 children. Note Rev. Whitney preached at Shirley
MA. The Hon. JOHN HANCOCK of Boston MA gave Phineas
Whitney the Pulpit Bible. Phineas was one of Groton
Academy's founding Trustees, which apptmt he held til
his death Dec. l3, l8l9 He was minister to the church
at Shirley MA for 50 yrs.
7. Aaron Willard m. Mary Smead Res: Charlestown, NH until
l755 then moved to Hartland, Vt.
l. Clarissa Willard b. l767 d. l8l6 m. William
Symmes
2. Miriam Willard b. l769
3. Charlotte Willard b. l770 d. l845 m. (l)
Mr. Crandall m. (2) Mr. Rogers
4. Martha Willard b. l773 m. Mr. WETHERBE
Res: New York
5. Mary, twin to Martha b. l7873 m. Roswell
Hunt
6. _____Willard b. l775 d. l8l9 m. Elizabeth
Taylor b. l78l
7. Aaron Willard Jr. b. l778 m. Mary Lull of
Vt.
8. Capt. John Willard b. l753 d. l832 m. Eunice CLAPP
dau of Preserved Clapp and his wife, Eunice Asherton
of Bolten MA
Note: Mrs. Susanna Willard Johnson dau of Lieut Moses
Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings, says in her
narrative of captivity that her parents had l2 children,
all told, as follows:
9. Abigail Willard
l0. Elizabeth Willard
ll. Mary Willard
l2. unknown Willard.
Rev. Saunderson was unable to find any facts on these
last four children.
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Submitted by Janice Farnswort

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