Samuel Willard was born at Lancaster, May 31, 1690, eldest son of Henry Willard (1655-1701) and Dorcas Cutler. He married August 19, 1717, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Ruth Phelps, who was born January 27, 1689-1690. He bought his grandfather Willard's lands in Lancaster and settled on them; was a trader and large landholder; representative; judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Worcester County; colonel of a regiment at the reduction of Louisburg in 1745. He died at Lancaster in November, 1752. She died September 28, 1770. Children:
(1) Samuel, born Nov. 12, 1718; married Susanna Wilder; settled at Petersham. He had command of a force of 800 men for the reinforcement of the army at Lake George in 1755. Died of illness October 25, 1755. No children.
(2) Abijah, born July 8, 1720; died Oct. 3, 1722.
(3) Nahum, born May 28, 1722; married Elizabeth Townsend; was a physician at Worcester.
(4) Abijah, born July 27, 1724; married 1st to Elizabeth Prescott, 2nd to Anna Prentice, and 3rd to Mrs. Mary McKown. Settled in New Brunswick and died in May, 1789.
(5) Levi, born Apr. 19, 1727; married Katherine Chandler.
(6) Joshua, born Jan. 24, 1729-30; married Lucretia Ward; was a physician at Petersham.
(7) Abel, born Jan. 12, 1731-32; graduated at Harvard College; married Elizabeth Rogers. On the breaking out of the Revolution he threw in his lot with the Royalist party. Went to England in 1776 and died there November 19, 1781.
Source: Willard Genealogy, edited by Charles Henry Pope, 1915, pages 18-20, 33, 57-61.
(1) Samuel, born Nov. 12, 1718; married Susanna Wilder; settled at Petersham. He had command of a force of 800 men for the reinforcement of the army at Lake George in 1755. Died of illness October 25, 1755. No children.
(2) Abijah, born July 8, 1720; died Oct. 3, 1722.
(3) Nahum, born May 28, 1722; married Elizabeth Townsend; was a physician at Worcester.
(4) Abijah, born July 27, 1724; married 1st to Elizabeth Prescott, 2nd to Anna Prentice, and 3rd to Mrs. Mary McKown. Settled in New Brunswick and died in May, 1789.
(5) Levi, born Apr. 19, 1727; married Katherine Chandler.
(6) Joshua, born Jan. 24, 1729-30; married Lucretia Ward; was a physician at Petersham.
(7) Abel, born Jan. 12, 1731-32; graduated at Harvard College; married Elizabeth Rogers. On the breaking out of the Revolution he threw in his lot with the Royalist party. Went to England in 1776 and died there November 19, 1781.
Source: Willard Genealogy, edited by Charles Henry Pope, 1915, pages 18-20, 33, 57-61.
Samuel Willard was born at Lancaster, May 31, 1690, eldest son of Henry Willard (1655-1701) and Dorcas Cutler. He married August 19, 1717, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Ruth Phelps, who was born January 27, 1689-1690. He bought his grandfather Willard's lands in Lancaster and settled on them; was a trader and large landholder; representative; judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Worcester County; colonel of a regiment at the reduction of Louisburg in 1745. He died at Lancaster in November, 1752. She died September 28, 1770. Children:
(1) Samuel, born Nov. 12, 1718; married Susanna Wilder; settled at Petersham. He had command of a force of 800 men for the reinforcement of the army at Lake George in 1755. Died of illness October 25, 1755. No children.
(2) Abijah, born July 8, 1720; died Oct. 3, 1722.
(3) Nahum, born May 28, 1722; married Elizabeth Townsend; was a physician at Worcester.
(4) Abijah, born July 27, 1724; married 1st to Elizabeth Prescott, 2nd to Anna Prentice, and 3rd to Mrs. Mary McKown. Settled in New Brunswick and died in May, 1789.
(5) Levi, born Apr. 19, 1727; married Katherine Chandler.
(6) Joshua, born Jan. 24, 1729-30; married Lucretia Ward; was a physician at Petersham.
(7) Abel, born Jan. 12, 1731-32; graduated at Harvard College; married Elizabeth Rogers. On the breaking out of the Revolution he threw in his lot with the Royalist party. Went to England in 1776 and died there November 19, 1781.
Source: Willard Genealogy, edited by Charles Henry Pope, 1915, pages 18-20, 33, 57-61.
(1) Samuel, born Nov. 12, 1718; married Susanna Wilder; settled at Petersham. He had command of a force of 800 men for the reinforcement of the army at Lake George in 1755. Died of illness October 25, 1755. No children.
(2) Abijah, born July 8, 1720; died Oct. 3, 1722.
(3) Nahum, born May 28, 1722; married Elizabeth Townsend; was a physician at Worcester.
(4) Abijah, born July 27, 1724; married 1st to Elizabeth Prescott, 2nd to Anna Prentice, and 3rd to Mrs. Mary McKown. Settled in New Brunswick and died in May, 1789.
(5) Levi, born Apr. 19, 1727; married Katherine Chandler.
(6) Joshua, born Jan. 24, 1729-30; married Lucretia Ward; was a physician at Petersham.
(7) Abel, born Jan. 12, 1731-32; graduated at Harvard College; married Elizabeth Rogers. On the breaking out of the Revolution he threw in his lot with the Royalist party. Went to England in 1776 and died there November 19, 1781.
Source: Willard Genealogy, edited by Charles Henry Pope, 1915, pages 18-20, 33, 57-61.
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