David Woodman

M, #382, (4 December 1747 - 6 November 1840)
Gravestone of David Woodman
Last Edited=14 May 2023
     David Woodman was born on 4 December 1747 at Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 He was the son of Joshua Woodman and Eunice Sawyer.2,4 David Woodman was christened on 28 February 1747/48 at the First Church of Kingston, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, by the Rev. Joseph Secomb.10 David and Mary Hackett filed marriage intentions on 28 September 1771 at North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine; Both were from New Gloucester, Maine at the time of their filing.11

David Woodman, age 23, married Mary Hackett, age 20 , daughter of Henry Hackett and Mary Clough, on 4 November 1771 at New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine.12,5,8 David was probably a Revolutionary Veteran.13 In Joshua Woodman's will dated 29 January 1789 at Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, David Woodman was named as an heir.14 David and an unknown person filed marriage intentions on 4 September 1790 at New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine.15,16

David Woodman, age 42, married Mercy Bradbury on 5 October 1790 at Gray, Cumberland County, Maine.17,5,8,18 In 1796, David Woodman was taxed 28¢ in Norway, Maine.13,19 David Woodman died on 6 November 1840 at Norway, Oxford County, Maine, at age 92.1,20,5,8,13 He was buried at Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Oxford County, Maine. David's epitaph reads:

In memory of
DAVID WOODMAN
died Nov. 6,
1840:
Æ. 93 years.
The end of the upright is peace.1,20,8




Complier's Notes:
Move: Woodman (1995) states he moved to Norwary, Maine in 1825, I belived he moved much earlier, as he was taxed in 1796 in Norway. Woodman (1996) is clearly incorrect.8,13,19

Children of David Woodman and Mary Hackett

Children of David Woodman and Mercy Bradbury

Citations

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  5. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
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  7. Hosier, Kathleen. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993.
  8. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  9. Arseneault, Judith Lane. The Vital Records of Kingston, New Hamphsire 1694-1994. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 2002.
  10. Tibbetts, Charles W.. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. volume 5. Dover, New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Genealogical Society, 1908.
  11. Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island. Vital Records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the Year 1850. Rhode Island: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1980.
  12. Gower, Janice D. "Marriages from the Manuscript Records of Rev. Samuel Foxcroft, New Gloucester, Maine", The Maine Genealogist volume 34, number 1 (February 2012).
  13. Whitman, Charles F. History of Norway, Maine. Norway, Maine: Lewiston Journal Co, 1924.
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  16. Town of New Gloucester, Maine. Vital Records of New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. Unknown repository reference. AVCM Robert A. Roy, 3017 Avalon Road, Paw Paw, West Virginia.
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  18. Kelley, Judith Holbrook. Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine Prior to 1892. Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1976.
  19. Bradbury, Osgood N. Norway in the Forties. Norway, Maine: Twin Town Graphics, 1986.
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