Some Descendants of Simon Willard

  1. Henry Willard (presumed son) of Groton and Lancaster married Mary Lakin on 18 Jul 1674. [LFRG]
    1. Mary Willard was apparently living in Sep 1742 when she was listed as her second husband's widow in his probate file. [HSH, d. Henry, gd. Simon] Mary Willard married[first Isaac Hunt on 26 Apr 1698. [HSH][MVRW, both of Braintree] Isaac died on 6 Dec 1717 in Sudbury. Isaac died on 6 Dec 1717 in Sudbury. [HSH, intestate][VRSM] Mary Hunt of Sudbury married Ebenezer Leland on 29 Aug 1721 in Sherborn or Sudbury. [MVRS][VRSM][HSH]
      Administration was granted to Isaac's widow Mary on 20 Jan 1717/8. [HSH]
      A document from the settlement of Isaac Hunt's estate, dated 13 May 1722 says, "Received then of my eldest son, Isaac Hunt of Sudbury, now administrator of the estate of my former husband Isaac Hunt ... " and is signed with Mary Leland's mark. [HSH]
      1. Mary Hunt of Sudbury married Isaac Leland, the son of Ebenezer, Sr., on 30 Nov 1721. [MVRS]
        Documents from the settlement of Isaac Hunt's estate name his daughter Mary Leland. [HSH]
  2. Mary Willard (daughter?) married Cyprian Stevens on 22 (11) 1671 in Lancaster. [LBMD, p. 14, Sarah [Mary Willard]]
  3. Capt. Benjamin Willard married Sarah Lakin. [LFRG]
  4. Joseph Willard was born on 4 (11) 1660 in Lancaster. [LBMD, p. 10, s. Simon and Mary]
  5. Hope Willard died on 23 Dec 1663 in Lancaster. [LBMD, p. 13, d. Maj. Simon]
  6. Hannah Willard was born on 6 (8) 1666 in Lancaster. [LBMD, p. 11, s. Simon and Mary]
  7. Jonathan Willard was born on 14 Dec 1669 in Lancaster. [LBMD, p. 13, s. Simon and Mary]

References

MVRS Baldwin, Thomas W., comp., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Boston, Stanhope Press, 1911.
HSH Peach, Joy F., "The Hunt for Simon Hunt 'of Concord' [Massachusetts]," The American Genealogist 75, 2000, 30-36.
MVRW New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, town of Weymouth, online database, AmericanAncestors.org, 2001-2010.
VRSM New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Sudbury, Mass. to the Year 1850, V. 1 and V. 2, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903.
LBMD Nourse, Henry, Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643 - 1850, Lancaster, reproduction of 1890 edition by Kessinger Publishing.
LFRG Richardson, Douglas, "The English Origin of the Lakin Family of Reading and Groton, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist 70, 1995, 142-148.

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