Woodruff, John

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Date of birth is calculated from age 15 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 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: No mar rec found. Medical journal of Gov. John Winthrop, 3 May 1669: "Woodruffe Mary 26 y: daught of G[oodman] Winchell of Windsor. Wife of John of Farmington," cited in Abbott, WOODRUFF GENEALOGY, 5. Original doc is in Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of John Woodruff of Farmington, 18 Apr 1692, proved 23 May 1692, inv 16 May 1692, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:525-26 (FHL #974.6 P2m).

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BEPS: IGI

Family/Spouse: Winchell, Mary. [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. 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]

Notes:

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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BES: IGI