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Edward Woodman (Thomas) was very probably the Edward Woodman who was baptized on October 9, 1574 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England to Thomas Woodman WI40, EN4. The Corsham parish record stated “Edward the sonne of Tho woodman baptized the 9th of october” in 1574 WI40. He married Collett Mallett on June 30, 1600 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40, EN2, EN6. After the death of his wife, Collice (she was buried on July 5, 1611 WI40), he remarried to an unidentified individual, with whom he was the father of Archelaus, Rebecca, Walter, Jonathan, Anna, Ruth, and David WI40. This woman may have been Edyth, who was called his wife in his nuncupative will WI47.
Archelaus Woodman, the son of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on January 23, 1613/4 WI40. Archelaus was also called Hercules CU7 or Herchelus SA21 and he was a mercer of Malford (Christian Malford) DR3, HO19. James Savage (and later Michael Tepper) transcribed the manifest of the first voyage of the James in 1635, captained by Master William Cooper, which sailed from London to New England on April 6, 1635 WI27. Hercules Woodman, a mercer of Malford, along with Thomas Browne, Nicholas Holte, and John and Anthony Emery, were passengers on that voyage WI27.
Archelaus Woodman became a freeman on May 17, 1637 PA23. Lieutenant Archelaus Woodman then became a mercer of Newbury HO19. Archealus Woodman was the Constable of “Newbery” in 1648 SA21. He called forward twelve men to hear evidence regarding the inquisition into the death of Thomas Smith, the twelve-year-old son of Thomas Smith, which occurred on December 7, 1648 SA21. Thomas, who may have had a seizure disorder (he was described in the inquisitionas being subject to fits of convulsion), was found covered in snow by Stephen Swett in a well or a pit by the town common SA21. The verdict of the twelve men stated that they believe that on his way to school, Thomas used the pit as a toilet (he was found with his breeches pulled down) and he fell in backwards SA21.
On August 22, 1649, John Saunders, Archelaus Woodman, and William Titcombe, as selectmen for Newbury, sold a three-acre parcel of land behind the great swamp in Newbury to John Pike, Jr, for the sum of three pounds, six shillings, and ten pence; this parcel formerly belonged to the deceased Mr. Henry Sewall, Sr., but it was distrained or seized due to debts SA21. Anthony and Ann Short of Newbury acknowledged a deed before John Pike and Archelaus Woodman, commissioners for Newbury, on September 26, 1655 SA21. He was called “Herchelus” Woodman in a deed referencing his land between Nicholas Walington/Wallenton and John Willcott dated March 10, 1661 SA21.
On March 29, 1662, Archelaus Woodman of Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, and his wife, Elizabeth, sold forty acres of upland along Artichoke (also called Raspberry) River and another ten acres of meadow for the sum of thirty pounds (in addition to twelve acres of dividend land in the dividend field) to John Emery, Jr. SA21. The deed below was transcribed by George Freeman Sanborn, Jr. and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons “Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International” license SA21:
To all Christian people to whom this pr’sent wrighting shall come: I, Archelaus Woodman of Newbury, in the county of Essex, in New England, and Elizabeth my wife, send greeting: Know yee, that I, Archelaus Woodman above mentioned, and Elizabeth my wife, for and in considderation of thirty pounds of good marchantable pay, as alsoe in considderation of twelve acres of divident, be it more or less, lying in the divident feild yeilded to my use, in hand payd and by me received in possession: have given, granted, covenanted, aliened, enfeofed & fully bargained and sold, and by these pr’sents doe give, grant, covenant, aliene, enfeofe, sell and fully confirme & make over unto John Emery Jun’r. of the abovesaid towne & county, all my right, title & interest in and to forty acres of upland, which was granted by the towne of Newbury unto me, over Artechoke, or Rasberry river, as it is lately layd out by the lott layers, and by me the sd Archelaus Woodman given into the possession of the abovesayd John Emery, and alsoe recorded in the towne booke in the name of John Emery, scituate, lying and being in Newbury aforesaid, with ten acres of fresh meddow, more or less, beyond Artechoke river four of which was purchased of Henry Lunt, bounded with the land of the said John Emery on the west, with marked trees on each side of the upland, with AW and IE, the upland being common on the south, southeast, and northwest, with all and singuler the profitts, wood, timber and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have & to hould all the abovesayd premisses and every part and parcell thereof, respectively to the proper use and behoofe of the abovesaid John Emery, his heires, executors and assignes forever; and I the abovesayd Archelaus Woodman and Elizabeth my wife, for ourselves, our heirs, executors and assignes, doe covenant, prmise & agree to and with the sd John Emery, his heires, executors or assignes, to warrantise the sale of all and every part and parcell of the abovesayd premisses, that the said John Emory, his heirs, executors or assignes, from time to time & at all times henceforth forever, have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoye all the abovesaid premisses, without any lett, hinderance, molestation or interruption of me the abovesaid Archelaus Woodman and Elizabeth my wife, our heires, executors or assignes, or any other person or persons whatsoeever, lawfully claiming in, by, from or under us, or any or either of us, either any or either of our heires, executors &c. and do hereby acknowledge to have given the sd premisses into the possession of the sayd John Emery. In wittnes whereof I the abovesaid Archelaus Woodman & Elizabeth my wife have sett our hands and seales, March: 29th: 1662.
Archelaus Woodman and a seale.
Elizabeth Woodman and a marke and seale.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us,
Anthony Somerby.
Abiell Somerby.
Archelaus was evidently the father of Sarah Woodman, according to the will of his son-in-law, John Brocklebanke AM1. Sarah Woodman married John Brocklbanke in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts on September 26, 1657 VI9. John Brocklebanke wrote his will on November 30, 1665 which mentioned his “well beloved wife Sara Brocklebanke” and his two daughters, Elizebeth and Sara AM1. John appointed his father-in-law, Archelaus Woodman, and his brother, Samuell Brocklebanke, as overseers of his will AM1. The inventory of his estate was conducted on September 25, 1666 AM1.
Elizabeth, the wife of Archelaus Woodman, died on December 17 or 27, 1677 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Lieutenant Archelaus Woodman married Dorothy Chapman on November 13, 1678 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Archelaus Woodman of Newbury was eighty years old when he was deposed on November 9, 1695 before Daniel Peirce; he stated he had been an inhabitant of Newbury for sixty years MA69. This deposition pertained to the rights to the common land of Newbury and to “Divident land” near the “Artechoak River” in Newbury MA69. Lieutenant Archelaus Woodman died on October 7 or 17, 1702 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6.
Rebecca Woodman, the daughter of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on December 15, 1616 WI40, EN4. She may have been the woman named Rebecca Woodman who married John Tanner on January 21, 1640/1 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40.
Walter Woodman, the son of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on March 25, 1619 WI40, EN4.
Jonathan Woodman, the son of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on August 12, 1621 WI40, EN4. This first name is questionable because it is very faded.
Anna Woodman, the daughter of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on November 23, 1623 WI40, EN4. She may have been the woman named Ann Woodman who married William Woodman on September 30, 1641 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40.
Ruth Woodman, the daughter of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on December 27, 1625 WI40, EN4. She may have been the woman named Ruth Woodman who married John Bush on August 21, 1648 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40.
David Woodman, the son of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on August 17, 1628 WI40, EN4. He may have been the David Woodman who married Marrtha Salway on May 27, 1656 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England “in the pressence of John par… and John Cumlye” WI40. The banns of David Woodman and Martha Sallwaye, both of Corsham, had been publicly pronounced on April 20, April 27, and May 4, 1656 in Corsham WI40. David Woodman and his wife were the parents of eight children whose births and burials were recorded in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40. These were Edward, who was born on March 30, 1657 and buried on June 27, 1666, Mary, born on October 19, 1658, John, baptized on June 16, 1663, David, baptized on August 29, 1665, Jonathan, who was baptized on August 5 and buried on August 27, 1667, Isack and Rebecka, who were baptized on September 21, 1668 (Isack was buried on October 15, 1668 and Rebecka was buried on June 17, 1669), and Anna, baptized on August 4, 1670 WI40. Martha was named as David’s wife in the baptismal records of John, Jonathan, Isack and Rebecka, and Anna WI40. According to his very brief nuncupative will, he was a mercer WI47:
Memorandum That David Woodman of Corsham in ye County of Wilts Mercer did on ye seventh day of December in ye year 1676, being of perfect memory, and Understanding make and declare his last Will and Testament Nuncupative as followeth (or to the like effect) That is to say That his Wife Martha Woodman should fully enjoy and possesse all his Goods as he himeselfe did during her life
Uttered and Spoken in ye Presence of us
Eleanor Sparrow
Dorcas Ledsam
David Woodman was buried on December 12, 1676 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40.
“Edward Woodman of the towne” was buried on February 9, 1653 (probably 1653/4) in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40. A transcript of the nuncupative will of Edward Woodman follows WI47:
The last will and testament of Edward Woodman late of Corsham deceasd made by word of mouth when hee was in his p[er]fect minde and memory in the presence and in the heareing of these two wittnesses, Richard Geofferies of Farley and Robert Geofferies of steeple ashton. First he saide hee would give two shillings and six pence a peece to ev[er]y one of his children now liveing. Item he saide hee would give all the rest of his goods to his wiefe Edyth woodman whome hee doth make and ordaine his sole executrix to see his will p[er]formd & to see his body decently interd and to discharge all funeral Costs debts & legacies.
wittness
Richard Geofferies
Robert Geofferies
July 14 1654 this will & testament of Edward Woodman of Corsham was prooved by mee Edward Dyer…
wittness
John Woodman
David Woodman
Collett Mallett was probably the mother of Marye, Elizabeth, and Edward, who were all baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England EN4. Her estimated birth year is about 1580, based on her marriage in 1600. Several individuals with the surname “Mallet”, “Mallatt”, or “Mallette” were located in the parish records of Corsham, Calne, Melksham, and Lacock WI40. None of these individuals have been linked to Collett Mallett thus far, but they may have somehow been related to Collett. In Corsham, Wiltshire, England, “Willm Mallatt”, the son of “wm mallet” was buried in March 1589/90 (the exact date was not recorded), “Willm” Mallett was buried on October 2, 1599, Jane Mallett married John Baker on October 22, 1593, and John Mallett married Marye Keynes on November 26, 1599 WI40. Lacock, Wiltshire, England is less than four miles southeast of Corsham, and one record was located there: Maude Mallette married Roberte Bollen on November 16, 1589 WI40. Calne, Wiltshire, England is ten miles east of Corsham, and two records were located there. Christopher Mallett married Joanna Heytter on November 22, 1591, and Edward mallett, the son of “Xpopher [Christopher] mallett” was baptized on March 3, 1592/3 WI40. Melksham, Wiltshire, England is less than six miles south-southeast of Corsham, and four records were located there. Johannes Mallet, the son of Johannis Mallet, was baptized on September 7, 1578, another Johannis Mallet (whose father was not recorded) was baptized on February 2, 1580/1, Edwardus Mallet, the son of Joh[an]is Mallet was baptized on April 27, 1585, and Maria Mallet, the daughter of Joh[an]is Mallet was baptized on February 4, 1587/8 WI40.
Marye Woodman, the daughter of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on January 24, 1601/2 WI40. She may have been the woman named Marie Woodman who married Jerome Little on October 10, 1625 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England WI40.
Elizabeth Woodman, the daughter of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on July 1, 1604 WI40. Records were located in the parish records of Corsham, Wiltshire, England which may have pertained to her. An Elizabeth Woodman married Thomas Archar on January 15, 1626/7, an Elizabeth Woodman was buried on July 20, 1629, an Elizabeth Woodman was buried on October 21, 1630, and an Elizabeth Woodman married Francis Swayne on April 24, 1632 WI40.
Edward Woodman, the son of Edward Woodman and his unnamed wife, was baptized in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on December 27, 1606 WI40.
Collice Woodman, the wife of Edward Woodman, was buried in Corsham, Wiltshire, England on July 5, 1611 WI40, PA10.