John Waldo

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John was born on 24 FEB 1653 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Deacon Cornelius Waldo and Hannah Cogswell.

He died on 14 APR 1700 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.

His wife was Rebecca Adams, who he married on 16 MAR 1676 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Their eight known children were Rebecca (1677-1677), John (1678-1736), Katharine (1684-1747), Deacon Edward (1684-1767), Rebecca (1686-1727), Sarah (1691-1742), Ruth (1694-1716) and Abigail (1696-1763).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John Waldo
(1653-1700)

 

Deacon Cornelius Waldo
(1624-1700)

 

Waldo
(-?)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Unknown
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Hannah Cogswell
(1624-1704)

 

John Cogswell
(1592-1669)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Elizabeth Thompson
(1594-1676)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth24 FEB 1653
Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
Death14 APR 1700
Place: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

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Notes

Note 1

John Waldo was a soldier in King Philip's War, and served under Captain Thomas Wheeler in the fight at Quaboag (now Brookfield, Massachusetts), August 2, 1675. Captain Wheeler's "Narrative," after describing the battle and naming those killed, relates that:"... the fifth was John Waldo, of Chelmsford, who was not so dangerously wounded as the rest." For this service John Waldo was credited on November 30, 1675.

Later, February 29, 1676, John Waldo was again credited, for service at Groton Garrison under Captain Wheeler.

This apparently ended his military service, except that, in 1682, he and his brother Daniel were employed by the town of Dunstable as a mounted guard against the Indians.

He probably moved from Ipswich to Chelmsford with his father, and later settled in Dunstable, where he, his brother Daniel, and Cornelius Waldo, who may have been his brother or his father, were early settlers. He was certainly living at Dunstable in 1682, for, on May 29, 1682, "John Waldo of Dunstable, Husbandman," purchased a Grist Mill from Thomas Smith of Boston.

He represented the town of Dunstable, Massachusetts in the General Court at the May session, 1689.

About this time, probably, he moved to Boston; though he may have been living there at an earlier date for September 21, 1684,

Rebecca Waldo, who may have been his sister, but was probably his wife, was admitted into the Second Church, Boston.

He was of Boston," Having sold the mill at Hingham, on November 29, 1697 he purchased from John Broughton of Windham, Connecticut, a gristmill and mill works, with dwelling-house and one acre of land at Windham. In the deed Waldo is called of Boston;

but he must have immediately moved to Windham, if he was not already there, since he was admitted an inhabitant of Windham, January 30, 1697-8, and on the same date was placed on a committee, with Joseph Hall and John Backus, to gather the rate and agree with workman "to build a meeting house."

Note 2

8x great grandfather

A soldier in King Philips war, in the fight at Quaboag against the Indians, August 2, 1675.

Note 3

(The following is from the book, "Genealogy of the Waldo family- a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900," by Waldo Lincoln A.B.):

His date of birth is unknown. He was probably at Ipswich, Mass., as his father lived there.

(Windham Records.)

In " Cogswells in America" he is erroneously called a twin of his brother Cornelius; born Feb. 24, 1659. It is known that the twins both died a few days after their birth; and John must have been born some years before, since, not only was he old enough to be engaged in the "Quaboag fight," in 1675, but he was married in 1676, his oldest child dying in 1677. It is probable that he was the oldest son, as his father, in a deed to Edward Emerson, Apr. 11, 1699, refers to "a Deed given ..... unto my Sonnes John Cornelius and Daniel Waldo." In those days the oldest son was by far the most important of the children and inherited a double portion, and it is probable that their father named them in the order of their births. Unfortunately, the original deed was not recorded, or, at least, no record of it has been found.

The following is his will and inventory of his estate:-

" I John Waldo of Windham, in the County of Hartford, in Connecticut Colony, being very sick and weak, but of perfect memory. I do nominate, appoint & ordain my Loveing Sonn John Waldo, my dear wife Rebeckah, and Thomas Huntington to make my Will or Wills to settle my Estate, and make deed or deeds as they shall think meet, according to the roles of Equity and righteousness, as there shall be occasion of all my Estate real and personall that is to be found here, and at Chensford, or elsewhere.

To the Confirmation hereof, I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this 14th day of Aprill 1700.

JOHN WALDO { Seal }

Signed in presence of us, SHUBALL DIMMACK. JOHN BARNARD.

Acknowledged before me, JOSHUA RIPLEY, Justice of the Peace."

(Hartford Probate Records, vol. vii., p. 22.)