On 11 Nov 1711 when Edward was 22, he first married Rebecca Reed (11756) , daughter of Capt. William Reed (11585) (22 Sep 1662-12 May 1718) & Abigail Kendall (3931) (6 Apr 1666-17 Oct 1734), in Woburn, MA. Born on 7 Apr 1687 in Lexington, MA. Rebecca died bef Dec 1750.

On 13 Dec 1750 when Edward was 61, he second married Esther Mason, daughter of Joseph Mason (10 Aug 1646-22 Jul 1702) & Mary Fiske (5 Jul 1661-6 Jan 1723/4), in Watertown, MA.124 Born on 8 Jul 1686 in Watertown, MA. Esther died on 7 Mar 1754; she was 67.

Esther first married Joseph Coolidge, second Edward Johnson as his second wife.

Esther was of Watertown and Edward of Woburn when they married at Watertown.124

On 19 Feb 1755 when Edward was 65, he third married Sarah Simonds (8451) , daughter of James Simonds (2947) (1 Nov 1658-13 Sep 1717) & Susanna Blodgett (17 Feb 1664/5-9 Feb 1715), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 13 Dec 1694 in Woburn, MA.124 At the age of 9, Sarah was baptized in Lexington, MA, on 1 Jun 1704.282 Sarah died in Woburn, MA, on 12 Mar 1775; she was 80.124

Sarah first married Samuel Wilson, second Edward Johnson as his third wife. Edward’s son Jonathan Johnson had married Sarah’s daughter Sarah Wilson about seven years before she married Edward.

Ca 1709 Sarah married John Simonds (8442) , son of Lieut. Benjamin Simonds (2944) (18 Mar 165[3/]4-26 Sep 1726) & Rebecca Heywood (6249) (13 May 1660-Apr 1713). Born on 22 Mar 1685 in Woburn, MA.124 John died in Woburn, MA, on 5 Jun 1721; he was 36.124

“About January” 1716 Esther married John Stearns, son of Lieut. John Stearns (May 1654-26 Oct 1728) & Elizabeth Bigelow (15 Jun 1657-18 Apr 1694), in Billerica, MA.124 Born on 25 Nov 1686 in Billerica, MA. John died in Billerica, MA, on 2 Aug 1776; he was 89.

John was of Billerica and Esther of Woburn when they married.124

On 19 Feb 1724 when Samuel was 28, he first married Mary Butters (16256) , daughter of William Butters (6055) (ca 1666-9 Feb 1746) & Rebecca Jones (15712) (15 Oct 1673-aft Feb 1746), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 28 Jul 1705 in Woburn, MA.124 Mary died in Woburn, MA, on 7 Aug 1730; she was 25.124

On 23 Dec 1731 when Samuel was 36, he second married Judith Walker (16974) , daughter of Dea. Samuel Walker (8918) (25 Jan 1667-28 Sep 1744) & Judith Heywood (6254) (13 Jun 1667-14 Nov 1724), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 16 Mar 1691 in Woburn, MA.124 Judith died in Woburn, MA, on 20 Mar 1742; she was 51.124

Judith first married Ephraim Kendall, second Samuel Johnson as his second wife. Judith and Samuel were first cousins; his mother and her father were siblings.


Judith (Walker) Kendall was of was of Wilmington and Samuel Johnson of Woburn when they married.124

1 Jan 1743 (Int.) Samuel third married Priscilla in Woburn, MA.

Priscilla, of Billerica.

On 25 Dec 1751 when Samuel was 56, he fourth married Hannah Wyman (27977) , daughter of Nathaniel Wyman (11606) (25 Nov 1665-8 Dec 1717) & Mary Winn (1 May 1670-7 Jun 1743), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 28 Apr 1699 in Woburn, MA.

Hannah first married Timothy Wyman, second Samuel Johnson as his fourth wife.

Hannah and her first husband Timothy Wyman were first cousins; their fathers were brothers.

On 11 Dec 1717 Abigail first married Timothy Richardson (41985) , son of John Richardson (22119) (24 Jan 1661-18 Mar 1715) & Susanna Davis (11 May 1662-ca 1734), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 24 Jul 1687 in Woburn, MA.124 Timothy died in Woburn, MA, on 29 Jun 1735; he was 47.124

From The Richardson Memorial, page 208:279
    Timothy lived in Woburn; was badly wounded in ‘Lovewell's fight’ at Pigwacket [Fryeburg, Me.] ..., but lived ten years afterwards, probably in much suffering. Ensign—afterwards captain—Seth Wyman, who held the command in that fight after Lovewell fell and Lieutenants Farwell and Robbins were disabled by wounds, and who bore himself so nobly in that terrible fray, was a cousin of Timothy Richardson, being a son of his mother's sister Esther.
    Timothy Richardson, as above, lived in Woburn. He had a homestead of eighty acres, with dwelling-house and barn, besides forty acres bounded east on Stoneham line; also eleven acres of pasture land in Stoneham, as per inventory, dated Feb. 13, 1735-6. [Midd. Prob. Rec., xx. 245.]
    He died in Woburn, June 29, 1735. His wife Abigail survived him. He left no will, but a division of his estate was made Jan. 24, 1742-3. [Midd. Prob. Rec., xxii. 250.]

On 15 Apr 1747 Abigail second married Dea. Daniel Gould, son of John Gould (5 Aug 1648-2 Jan 1711) & Abigail Belcher (10 Mar 1653-20 Dec 1687), in Stoneham, MA.327 Born on 11 Dec 1681 in Ipswich, MA. Daniel died in Stoneham, MA, on 7 Mar 1761; he was 79.327

Daniel, of Stoneham.

On 23 May 1722 when Susanna was 20, she married Samuel Jones (33049) , son of Samuel Jones (15711) (30 Apr 1672-1753) & Abigail Snow (4 Apr 1677-aft 1753), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 19 Nov 1696 in Woburn, MA.124 Samuel died in Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on 3 Apr 1769; he was 72.

From Bartlett’s article “Hugh Jones of Salem”:387
    “Capt. Samuel^3 Jones, born in Woburn, Nov. 19, 1696, lived in his native town until about 1731, when he removed to that part of Marlborough which in 1784 became Berlin, where he settled on a large farm formerly owned by Solomon Keyes. Here he became a prominent man, served as selectman in 1747 and 1748, was commissioned captain of one of the local military companies, and died Apr. 3, 1769.
    “In his will, dated Feb. 8, 1760, probated may 16, 1769, he styles himself ‘gentleman,’ mentions wife susanna, eldest son Samuel, sons Jonathan and Silas, two youngest sons Timothy and Nathan, to whom was given land in Narragansett No. 6, eldest daughter Susanna Tay, daughters esther Taylor and Sarah Jones, and ‘faithful and dutiful fourth son Ichabod,’ to whom was bequeathed the homestead. (Middlesex Co. Probate)”