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Matthew Woodruff 1616 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1616

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1682

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: David Woodroffe

Mother: Lettice Duncombe

Spouse(s): Hannah Baldwin

Children(s): John Woodruff, Matthew Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff

Matthew Woodruff was born in 1616 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of David Woodroffe and Lettice Duncombe. Matthew Woodruff married Hannah Seymor Baldwin, and had children including John Woodruff, Matthew Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff. Matthew Woodruff passed away in 1682 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Matthew Woodruff was born in 1616 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of David Woodroffe and Lettice Duncombe.
  • Matthew Woodruff married Hannah Seymor Baldwin, and had children including John Woodruff, Matthew Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff.
  • Matthew Woodruff passed away in 1682 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Woodroffe
1587 – 1637
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England
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Lettice Duncombe
1586 –
Birth Location: Weston, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Baldwin
1620 – 1682
Birth Location: Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

John Woodruff
1643 – 1692
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Matthew Woodruff
1646 – 1690
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Hannah Woodruff
1648 – 1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Woodruff
1651 – 1691
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Mary Woodruff
1654 – 1655
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Samuel Woodruff
1661 – 1742
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Matthew Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Woodruff
1616 – 1682
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
David Woodroffe
1587 – 1637
London, Middlesex, London, England
Lettice Duncombe
1586 –
Weston, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Woodruff's Descendants

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Matthew Woodruff (28 Jul 1616 – 6 Sep 1682) m. Hannah (Seymor) Baldwin (1620 – September 1682)
  1. 1. John Woodruff (Apr 1643 – 16 May 1692)
  2. 2. Matthew Woodruff (16 May 1646 – 18 Nov 1690) m. Mary Plumb (Feb 1645 – Jan 1680) m. Sarah North (18 Dec 1653 – 2 Jan 1692)
    1. 1. Matthew Woodruff (8 Feb 1668 – 23 Apr 1751) m. Martha Royce (1679 – ) m. Elizabeth Baldwin (29 Mar 1673 – 5 Feb 1729)
      1. 1. Mathew Woodruff (1 Oct 1697 – 10 May 1751)
      2. 2. Sylvanus Woodruff (16 Mar 1699 – 3 Jul 1776) m. Elizabeth Hart (1705 – 1765) m. Christina (Justina) Parker (18 Apr 1714 – 13 Feb 1777)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Woodruff (1735 – 8 Jul 1768)
        2. 2. Noah Woodruff (15 Jan 1736 – 18 Jan 1790) m. Mary Cadwell (15 Apr 1739 – 26 Jun 1775) m. Lydia Woodruff
        3. 3. Noadiah Woodruff (19 Jun 1738 – 19 July 1738)
      3. 3. Joshua Woodruff (7 Nov 1708 – 1776)
      4. 4. Abraham Woodruff (15 Feb 1710 – 7 Dec 1768)
      5. 5. Aaron Woodruff (25 Oct 1715 – 7 Oct 1796)
    2. 2. Mary Woodruff (27 Dec 1670 – )
    3. 3. John Woodruff (1 Feb 1672 – )
    4. 4. Sarah Woodruff (1674 – )
    5. 5. Samuel Woodruff (1677 – 27 Nov 1732) m. Mary Judd
    6. 6. Elizabeth Woodruff (1679 – 1751) m. John Shepard (5 Nov 1623 – 12 Jun 1707)
    7. 7. Hannah Woodruff (1681 – )
    8. 8. Nathaniel Woodruff (1687 – 1758) m. Thankful Wright (1686 – 1774)
      1. 1. Benjamin Woodruff (24 Nov 1715 – 9 Mar 1782) m. Eunice Martin (15 Apr 1718 – 30 Oct 1758)
        1. 1. Jonah Woodruff (8 Feb 1747 – 29 Mar 1823) m. Mary (Ann) Olmstead (20 Apr 1749 – 20 Sep 1826)
    9. 9. Joseph Woodruff
  3. 3. Hannah Woodruff (Oct 1648 – 16 Sep 1712) m. Richard Seymore
  4. 4. Elizabeth Woodruff (Nov 1651 – 19 Nov 1691) m. John Broughton
  5. 5. Mary Woodruff (1654 – 8 Jan 1655)
  6. 6. Samuel Woodruff (26 Aug 1661 – 1742) m. Rebecca Clark

Matthew Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1616
28 Jul 1616
Birth of Matthew Woodruff in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1682
6 Sep 1682
Age 66
Death of Matthew Woodruff in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1616
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1682
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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