6248.Rebecca Heywood. Born on 9 Sep 1657 in Concord, MA.77 “Rebake daftuer of John haward and Rebake his wife borne, 9h september 1657”. Rebecca died in Concord, MA, on 27 Sep 1657.77 “Rebake haward daftuer of John haward & Rebake his wife died the 27th Septemb 1657”.
6249.Rebecca Heywood. Born on 13 May 1660 in Concord, MA.77 “Rebake daughter of John heywood and Rebake his wife borne. 13. may : 1660”. Rebecca died in Woburn, MA in Apr 1713.124
That Benjamin Simonds’ first wife was Rebecca Heywood is explained in Roberta Stokes Smith’s article “Rebecca Heywood, first wife of Benjamin^2 Simonds of Woburn, New Eng. Hist. Gen. Reg. 148 (1994): 239.
Ca 1677/8 Rebecca married Lieut. Benjamin Simonds (2944) , son of William Simonds (1242) (ca 1612-7 Jun 1672) & Judith Phippen (1634) (ca 1619-3 Jan 1689). Born 18 Mar 165[3/]4 in Woburn, MA.124 Benjamin died in Woburn, MA on 26 Sep 1726.124
Benjamin, of Woburn, was freeman 1690.25. See Roberta Stokes Smith’s article “Rebecca Heywood, first wife of Benjmin Simonds of Woburn” in NEHGR 147 (1994): 239.
6250.Dea. John Heywood. Born on 5 Apr 1662 in Concord, MA.77 “John Sonn of John heyood and Rebake his wife borne 5 aprill 1662”. John died in Concord, MA, on 2 Jan 1718; he was 55.219
John kept an ordinary, or inn, probably he same one as his father. The land, on what is now Thoreau Street, was in the hands of Heywood Family until the early 1800's.219
On 7 Jan 1687 when John was 24, he married Sarah Blodgett, daughter of Samuel Blodgett (ca 1633-8 Jul 1687) & Ruth Eggleton (8 Nov 1631-14 Aug 1703), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 17 Feb 1668 in Woburn, MA.124 Sarah died in Concord, MA 2 Jan 1716/7.
6251.Persis Heywood. Born on 24 Apr 1664 in Concord, MA.77 “Pirses daughter of John heywood & Rebacke his wife borne 24 aprill 64”. Persis died in Woburn, MA, on 19 Oct 1694; she was 30.124
On 2 Jan 1683 when Persis was 18, she married Jacob Kendall (3930) , son of Francis Kendall (1554) (ca 1618-1708) & Mary Tidd (ca 1620-1705), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 25 Jan 1661 in Woburn, MA.124 Jacob died in Litchfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ca 1742.
6252.Benoni Heywood. Born on 31 Jul 1665 in Concord, MA.77 “Benone son of John heywood & his wife borne 31. July. 65”. Benoni died in Concord, MA, on 12 Aug 1665.77 “Benone son of John heyood died 12 Agust 1665”.
Benoni died about two weeks old, a week after his mother died.