Samuel Heywood

  • Born March 4, 1716 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  • Parents were SAMUEL HEYWOOD and ELIZABETH HUBBARD.
  • Married HEPZIBAH FELTON on March 1, 1745 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hepzibah was baptized January 22, 1823.
  • Samuel was a prominent and influential citizen in Holden, Massachusetts, and was selectman for many years.
  • Died July 27, 1792 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.





CHILDREN

  1. ELIZABETH HEYWOOD, born April 18, 1746 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachussetts; Died January 21, 1749 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  2. REBECCA HEYWOOD, born December 8, 1747 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Died January 22, 1749 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  3. ELIZABETH HEYWOOD, born March 10, 1749 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died October 4, 1800 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Married WILLOUGHBY PRESCOTT on October 11, 1770 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. REBECCA HEYWOOD, born October 21, 1750 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  5. HEPZIBAH HEYWOOD, born July 25, 1752 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  6. HANNAH HEYWOOD, born April 23, 1754 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married JAMES LAMB on June 13, 1779 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  7. RUTH HEYWOOD, born March 9, 1756 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married JOHN FESSENDEN, Jr. on October 23, 1781 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  8. LUCINDA HEYWOOD, born December 17, 1757 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married ABEL JONES on July 11, 1782 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  9. SAMUEL HEYWOOD, born November 26, 1759 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died February 27, 1841 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married RUTH MELVIN on April 22, 1784 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  10. ROLAND HEYWOOD, born June 12, 1766 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

SOURCE:

A Genealogical History of the Felton Family, by William Reid Felton, Tuttle Co., Rutland VT, 1935. Page 101
Holden, Massachusetts Town Records