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Matthew Woodruff 1616–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1616

Birth Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 6 September 1682

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Mathiv Wodrof

Mother: Mathue Sander

Spouse(s): Ann Seymour

Children(s): Elizabeth Broughton, Samuel Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Mathew WOODRUFF, John Woodruff

Matthew Woodruff was born in 1616 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Mathiv Wodrof And Mathue Wodrufe Woodroffe Margret Sander Sanders Sander. In 1633, Matthew Woodruff resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Matthew Woodruff married Ann Seymour, and had children including Elizabeth Broughton, Hannah Woodruff, John Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Mathew Baldwin Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff. Matthew Woodruff passed away in 1682 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Woodruff was born in 1616 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Mathiv Wodrof And Mathue Wodrufe Woodroffe Margret Sander Sanders Sander.
  • In 1633, Matthew Woodruff resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthew Woodruff married Ann Seymour, and had children including Elizabeth Broughton, Hannah Woodruff, John Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Mathew Baldwin Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff.
  • Matthew Woodruff passed away in 1682 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathiv Wodrof
1562–1632
Birth Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Mathue Sander
1566–1678
Birth Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Seymour
1623–1682
Birth Location: Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Broughton
1654–1731
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Woodruff
1661–1742
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Woodruff
1654–1712
Birth Location: Farmington,Hartford,Connecticut,USA or Hatfield Mass?
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Mary Woodruff
1654–1680
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mathew WOODRUFF
1658–1691
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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John Woodruff
1643–1732
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Matthew Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Woodruff
1616–1682
Birth Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Mathiv Wodrof
1562–1632
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Mathue (Wodrufe [Woodroffe] Margret Sander [Sanders]) Sander
1566–1678
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Woodruff
1524–1611
Fulbourne, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice Carthorpe
1529–1592
Fulbourne, Cambridge, England
JOHN (SANDER) I
1535–1582
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Adeline UNK
1545–1582
Of All Saints, Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Great-Grandparents
John Woodrofe
1501–1593
Alice Russell
1501–1550
John Sr
1501–1593
Alice Russell
1501–1550
Alice Shipwright
1500–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woodroffe
1486–1549
Elizabeth Waterton
1487–

Matthew Woodruff's Descendants

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Matthew Woodruff (28 Jul 1616–6 September 1682) m. Ann Seymour (28 Feb 1623–6 September 1682)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Broughton 1654–1731 m. John Brotton 1654–1730
    1. 1. Samuel Broughton 1682–1749 m. Martha Broughton 1688–1690 m. Tabitha Kingsley 1688–1733
      1. 1. John (Broughton) Sr. 1717–1777 m. Anna Ainsworth 1723–1814
        1. 1. John Broughton 1754–1811 m. Lucy (Perkins) (Leonard) 1759–1833
        2. 2. Samuel Broughton 1768–1863
        3. 3. Michael Broughton 1763–1815
        4. 4. Hannah BROUGHTON 1765–1842
      2. 2. Martha Broughton 1715–1739
      3. 3. James (Atkinson) Broughton 1719–1790
      4. 4. Sarah (Dean) Broughton 1721–1776
      5. 5. Zerviah ((Willis)) Broughton 1729–1818
      6. 6. Margaret Broughton 1724–1809
      7. 7. William Broughton 1727–1775
      8. 8. Samuel Broughton 1711–1753 m. Charity Hurd 1719–
        1. 1. Margaret Broughton 1745–
        2. 2. William Broughton 1742–1765
        3. 3. Anna Broughton 1748–
        4. 4. Submit Broughton 1741–
        5. 5. Amos Broughton 1744–1839
        6. 6. Waite Broughton 1750–1842
      9. 9. Amos Broughton 1718–
      10. 10. Tabitha Broughton 1712–1752
    2. 2. John Broughton 1673–1735
    3. 3. Mary Broughton 1697–1707
    4. 4. Abigail Broughton 1705–1706
    5. 5. Esther Brown 1700–1754
    6. 6. Samuel (I) Broughton 1679–1679
    7. 7. Mary Broughton 1680–1680
    8. 8. Ebenezer Broughton 1678–1678
    9. 9. Elizabeth Broughton 1691–1748
    10. 10. Thomas Broughton 1690–1793
    11. 11. Ebenezer Broughton 1692–1692
    12. 12. Hannah Broughton 1695–1735
    13. 13. Mehitable Broughton 1703–1767
    14. 14. Elizabeth Broughton –1786
  2. 2. Samuel Woodruff 1661–1742
  3. 3. Hannah Woodruff 1654–1712
  4. 4. Mary Woodruff 1654–1680 m. John Downing 1645–
  5. 5. Mathew ((Baldwin)) WOODRUFF 1658–1691 m. Sarah North 1653–1692
    1. 1. Matthew Woodruff 1669–1751
    2. 2. Nathaniel Woodruff 1687–
  6. 6. John Woodruff 1643–1732 m. Mary Winchell 1644–

Matthew Woodruff's Timeline

7 Records

1616
28 Jul 1616
Birth of Matthew Woodruff in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1633
1633-1884
Age 17
Matthew Woodruff resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1640
1640-1910
Age 24
Matthew Woodruff resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1670
1670
Age 54
Matthew Woodruff resided here in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1679
1 Mar 1679
Age 63
Matthew Woodruff resided here in Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
1682
6 September 1682
Age 66
Death of Matthew Woodruff in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1682
23 Sep 1682
Age 66
Matthew Woodruff - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633-1884
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Hartford County, Connecticut: Memorial History 1633-1884,Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hartford, Connecticut; Year: 1640; Page Number: 75

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640-1910
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Woodruff genealogy, Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, Conn. 1640-1, and ten generations of his descendants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1679
    Event Place: Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1682
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1682
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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