Benjamin Heywood

  • Born January 4, 1683 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  • Parents were JOHN HEYWOOD and SARAH SIMONDS
  • Married HANNAH KIDDER in 1706. Hannah was born April 27, 1689 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and died April 6, 1759 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her parents were JAMES KIDDER and ELIZABETH BROWN.
  • Died January 4, 1763 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


CHILDREN

  1. BENJAMIN HEYWOOD, born September 16, 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died March 12, 1728 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. JAMES HEYWOOD, born July 23, 1714 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died November 20, 1716 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  3. JOHN HEYWOOD, born January 18, 1716 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died May 6, 1728 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. HANNAH HEYWOOD, born December 5, 1717 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  5. ELIZABETH HEYWOOD, born January 23, 1720 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died October 22, 1752 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Married SAMUEL MINOTT in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  6. SARAH HEYWOOD, born April 2, 1722 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  7. JAMES HEYWOOD (Twin), born December 13, 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died November 6, 1791.
  8. JOSEPH HEYWOOD (Twin), born December 13, 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

SOURCES:

• Billerica, Massachusetts records

• A genealogy of the Kidder family by Morgan Hewitt Stafford, Tuttle Pub. Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1941