Woodruff, Matthew

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Year of birth is calculated from age 12 on chr rec, below. Place of birth is unknown, as it is uncertain where the family was residing in 1642. Matthew Woodruff was in the Conn. Colony by 1 Jun 1643, when he was a defendant in a law suit, but the town of residence is not stated (J. H. Trumbull and Charles J. Hoadly, eds, THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, 15 vols. [Hartford, 1850-90], 1:87-88 [FHL #974.6 N2c]. The family was in Farmington by Feb 1653, when Matthew purchased his homestead (Susan Woodruff Abbott, WOODRUFF GENEALOGY [Milford, CT, 1963], 1 [FHL #929.273 W86a]).
CHR: Farmington 1st Congregational Church recs, 1:54 (FHL #004241).
MAR #1: "Milford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1640-1850," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1925, Conn. State Library, Hartford), 177 (FHL #002974).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. Children Nathaniel and Joseph Woodruff are referred to in the inv of estate of Sarah Woodruff of Farmington, 2 Feb 1691/2, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:527 (FHL #974.6 P2m). The same two children are identified as children of his 2nd wife in the distribution of the estate of Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, 3 Dec 1691, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:526-27. Sarah Woodruff is identified in the inv of the estate of her father John North [of Farmington?], 12 Feb 1691/2; and distribution of estate, 3 Mar 1691/2, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:491-92.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the inv of estate of Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, 18 Nov 1691, adm and distribution 3 Dec 1691 (Ibid, 1:526-27).

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Family/Spouse: North, Sarah. Sarah was christened on 18 Dec 1653 in Farmington,Hartford,CT; died in (inv) 2 Feb 1691/2 in Farmington,Hartford,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Woodruff, Nathaniel was born on 16 May 1687 in Farmington,Hartford,CT; died on 13 Nov 1758 in Litchfield,Litchfield,CT.
2. Woodruff, Samuel was christened on 18 May 1689 in 1st Cong'l Church,Farmington,Hartford,CT; died on 23 Jan 1736/1737 in Farmington,Hartford,CT.

Matthew married Plumbe, Mary on 16 Jun 1668 in Milford,New Haven,CT. Mary (daughter of Plumbe, Robert and Baldwin, Mary) was christened in Feb 1644/1645 in Milford,New Haven,CT; died before 1686. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Woodruff, Matthew was born on 1 Feb 1668 in Milford,New Haven,CT; died on 23 Apr 1751 in Farmington,Hartford,CT; was buried in Old Farmington,Farmington,Hartford,CT.
2. Woodruff, Mary was born on 27 Dec 1670 in Milford,New Haven,CT; died on 27 Sep 1713 in Farmington,Hartford,CT.
3. Woodruff, John was born on 1 Feb 1672/1673 in Milford,New Haven,CT; died on 2 Jul 1726 in Milford,New Haven,CT; was buried in Milford Center Cemetery,Milford,New Haven,CT.
4. Woodruff, Sarah was born about 1674 in of Farmington,Hartford,CT.
5. Woodruff, Samuel was born about 1677 in of Farmington,Hartford,CT; died on 27 Nov 1732 in Farmington,Hartford,CT.
6. Woodruff, Elizabeth was born about 1679 in of Farmington,Hartford,CT; died on 14 Oct 1731 in Westfield,Hampden,MA.
7. Woodruff, Hannah was born about 1681 in Farmington,Hartford,CT.

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: No mar rec found. "Hanny Wodrup," wife of Matthew, joined the church at Farmington with daughters "Hanny" and Elizabeth on 2 Apr 1654 (Farmington 1st Congregational Church recs, 1:40 [FHL #004241]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the nuncupative will of Matthew Woodruffof Farmington, 6 Sep 1682, proved 14 Dec 1682, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:390 (FHL #974.6 P2m).Nuncupative wills were usually made on or near the day of death.
OCC: Constable

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Matthew married Hannah. Hannah was born about 1620 in England; died after 6 Sep 1682 in Farmington,Hartford,CT(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: No mar rec found. "Hanny Wodrup", wife of Matthew, joined the church at Farmington with daughters "Hanny" and Elizabeth on 2 Apr 1654 (Farmington 1st Congregational Church recs, 1:40 [FHL #004241]).
DEATH: No death rec found. Hannah is mentioned in the will of her husband, Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, 6 Sep 1682, proved 14 Dec 1682, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGESTOF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:390 (FHL #974.6 P2m).

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