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Maj. Simon Willard (b. 07 Apr 1605, d. 24 Apr 1676)

Maj. Simon Willard (son ofRichard WillardandMargery Humphrie) was born 07 Apr 1605

in Horsmonden, Kent, England, and died 24 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. He married

(1)Mary Sharpeon 24 Sep 1630 in Horsmonden, Kent, England. He married (2)ElizabethDunsteron 1651 in MA, daughter ofHenry Dunsterand(Isabel?). He married (3)MaryDunsteron 1652 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA, daughter ofRobert DunsterandMary Garrett.

Notes for Maj. Simon Willard:

ote: "Early New England People...Some Account of the Ellis, Pemberton, Willard, Prescott,Titcomb, Sewall...": Simon, son of Richard and Margery Willard, was born at Horsmonden,

probably in the early part of the year 1605, as he was baptized in the church at that place, April7, 1605, by Edward Alchine, Rector. He married Mary, daughter of Henry and Jane (Feylde)

Sharpe, of Horsmonden. In April, 1634, Capt. Simon Willard, with his wife and one or twochildren, his sister Margery and her husband, Capt. Delour Davis, embarked from England,

arriving at Boston about the middle of the month of May, after a short and very prosperousvoyage. The name of the vessel is unknown, but there is on the files at Hartford, Conn., the

deposition of a Mrs. Elizabeth Bacon, who states that she arrived in New England in the monthof May, 1634, and that Samuel Greenhill "was reputed, by those who were well acquainted with

him in the ship, a man of considerable estate, and was accordingly entertained in the ship withMr. Willard and Mr. Pantry, and Mr. Crayfoote, and others of good account." Capt. Willard

settled in Cambridge, Mass. From the Proprietors' Record, we learn that he had one hundredacres on the Brighton side of Charles River, adjoining the land owned by his brother-in-law,

Capt. Davis. He engaged in the purchase and exportation of furs, dealing extensively with theIndians of the interior. At the time of his arrival the inhabitants of Cambridge were complaining

of "straightness for want of land, especially meadow," and it may have been owing to this fact

that he soon decided to leave Cambridge, and in company with others, to found a new plantationat Musketaquid. In September, 1635, a grant of land six miles square, was made by the GeneralCourt, Winthrop says, to "Mr. Buckly and [Simon Willard] merchant, and about twelve more

families." The place was named Concord. Rev. Peter Bulkeley, with whom Mr. Willard wasassociated, was a man "of great learning, and large heart, 'of noble family,' 'possessed of wealth,'

and distinguished as a divine. He arrived in Cambridge early in the summer of 1635, and to himWillard attached himself with affectionate regard." The following is from Capt. Edward

Johnson's account of their removal: "Upon some inquiry of the Indians, who lived to the north
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west of the Bay, one Captain Simon Willard being acquainted with them by reason of his trade,became a chiefe instrument in erecting this town: the land they purchase of the Indians, and with

much difficulties traveling through unknowne woods, and through watery scrampes (swamps),they discover the fitnesse of the place, sometimes passing through the thickets where their hands

are forced to make way for their bodies passage, and their feete clambering over, the crossed

trees, which when they missed they sunke into an uncertaine bottome in water, and wade up tothe knees, tumbling sometimes higher and sometimes lower; wearied with this toile they at endof this , meete with a scorching plaine, yet not so plaine but that the ragged bushes scratch their

legs fouly.....Their farther hardship is to travell, sometimes they know not whither, bewildredindeed without sight of sun, their compasse miscarrying in crowding through the bushes. They

sadley search up and down for a known way,--the Indians paths being not above one foot broad,so that a man may travell many dayes and never find one.... Thus this poore people populate this

howling desert, marching manfully on (the Lord assisting) through the greatest difficulties andsorest labors that ever any with such weake means have done." Soon after Capt. Willard's arrival

in Concord, he and Maj.-Gen. Gibbons, with some twenty men under their control, were sent byGov. Winthrop to Connecticut with instructions "to take possession of the place and to raise

some buildings." Upon the organization of the town of Concord, Capt. Willaard was chosenClerk of Writs, and was continued in that office by annual election for nineteen years. The

second year he was appointed Surveyor of Arms, having been a Captain in England. His firstmilitary commission in the colony was that of Lieutenant-Commandant. He was afterwards made

Captain, and in 1653, was chosen Major of Middlesex, second in rank only to the Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the colony. The next year he was placed in command of an expedition

against a tribe of the Narraganset Indians. At the earliest election made by the town, he waschosen a Representative to the General Court, and was re-elected fifteen times. In 1654, he was

placed by the freemen of the colony in a "more distinguished, responsible, and widely usefulposition, as assistant, or member of the higher branch of the Legislature, which office he held

continuously till his death." This embraced a very critical period in the history of the colony,--theearnest and exciting controversy with the Commissioners of Charles II. "The Commissioners

were clothed with large powers, some of which were wholly inconsistent with the charter, whileothers were especially offensive to the people of Massachusetts, who had enjoyed so much actual

liberty under its provisions." The Commissioners having perused the "Books of the GenerallLawes and Liberties," proposed, in the name of the King, no less than twenty-six alterations and

additions. Gov. Bellingham, Major Willard and Messrs. Collins and Fisher were appointed acommittee to peruse the Commissioners' exceptions to the laws of the colony. "The

Commissioners met," says Mr. Joseph Willard, "with a spirit as decided as their own,--a spiritthat would not submit to any infringement of the patent, and hardly willing to stop even at that

point. Thence arose a long and earnest controversy, which ended in the Commissioners beingbaffled at all points; and they left the country in a very angry frame of mind, with abundant

threats of Royal indignation." The Commissioners, having been authorized by the King "to hearand determine complaints and appeals in all cases, as well military, as criminal and civil," gave

notice to the General Court, that on a certain day, they should sit as his majesty's Commissionersto hear and determine the cause of Thomas Deane and others against the Governor and company,

"and," say they, "we do expect you will by your attorney answer to the complaint." They didanswer, but not as the Commissioners intended. When the day for meeting came, they published

a long declaration by sound of trumpet, declaring the proposed trial inconsistent with themaintenance of the laws and authority, and summoned Thomas Deane to appear and make good


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his charges. The Commissioners express unfeigned surprise, that, in a case wherein the Governorand company are impleaded, they should assume to themselves the hearing; "it being," say they,

"unheard of and contrary to all the laws of christendom, that the same persons should be judgesand parties." The General Court sent loyal addresses to the King, with a ship-load of masts for

his navy, of which he stood much in need, "and the colony had rest for a time." Major Willard

resided in Concord twenty-five years, and was a "leading and valued citizen." His mansion housewas afterwards owned by Dr. Joseph Lee, "who, being a strong tory, was imprisoned during theRevolutionary war, and his house was taken by the patriots and used for a time as a boarding

house for Harvard students, when the College in 1775 was removed to Concord, by order of theProvincial Congress, as the College buildings at Cambridge were needed for the use of the

soldiers of the American army. (Note: Concord Guide Book" G.B. Bartlett) The house wasburned some years ago. Major Willard removed from Concord to Lancaster, Mass., "being

importuned by the inhabitants to come and instruct them in municipal affairs. When the placewas destroyed by the Indians, he removed to Groton, and remained there until that place was

destroyed by the Indians, when he removed to Charlestown, Mass. He was employed by thegovernment in various transactions with the Indians, and was associated with Apostle Eliot, and

Major Gookins, in their friendly missions. When a company was formed to encourage the tradein furs with the Indians, he was intrusted with the superintendence. He was chosen by the Indians

about Concord "to record, and keep in writing," what they had generally agreed upon, touchingtheir religious and civil government. Passaconaway, cheif sachem of the Merrimac, requested

that the Apostle Eliot and Capt. Willard would live near his people to teach them. During thethirty-seven years that Major Willard was a member of the General Court, he was constantly

engaged in the public service. "The records of the General Court and other archives show a largeaggregate of assiduous and valuable labor." "He was much sought after to settle vexed questions

of the boundaries of towns, to arbitrate in controversies on the administration of the internalaffairs of towns, and to settle disputed claims." He was one of the committee chosen by the

General Court to consider the subject of supplies. This resulted in a law requiring "that all handsnot necessarily employed in other occasions, as women, boys and girls," should "spin according

to their skill and ability." The office of surveyor was of very considerable importance in the earlydays of the colony, and Major Willard possessing of the qualifications required for it, was

frequently called upon for its exercise. For years, Massachusetts had laid claim to the Province ofNew Hampshire, under the provision of her charter which granted on the north of the Merrimac;

and, in 1652, when she was preparing to ward off the attack of Mason's heirs, and establish herclaim to a wider jurisdiction, Major Willard and Captain Edward Johnson were appointed

Commissioners to find out the most northerly part of Merrimac River. An interesting memorialof the survey still exists. About forty-five years ago, in consequence of a dam having been

thrown across the head of the weirs at the point where Lake Winnipiseogee discharges its watersinto the Upper Merrimac, a large rock was exposed to view, deeply embedded in the gravel, with

its surface but little above the water. On this rock was the following inscription: EJ SW, WPJOHN ENDICOT, GOV This points back unerringly to the spot which the Commissioners in

their return to the General Court, designate and establish as the north line of the patent. Endicottwas then the Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, so his name was inscriber, with the

abbreviation W.P., for Worshipful, together with the initials of Simon Willard and EdwardJohnson. The rock is now called the Endicott Rock. "When King Philip's war began, Major

Willard was summoned from the court he was presiding over, at the advanced age of 70 years, tolead the Middlesex Militia, and drive back the foe from the exposed towns of his district. This he


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did, and rapidly marched through the desert to Brookfield, just in time to relieve the garrisonthere." Bailies states, that "Major Willard so silently and skillfully managed his approach that he

was perceived by the garrison before he was discovered by the Indians." Increase Mather says:"What a black appearance of death and ruin was before the poor people at Quaboag, when they

were all cooped up in one unfortified house, and surrounded by a barbarious multitude of cruel

Indians, who thirsted after their blood! But God by a strange providence sent Major Willard,who, with a small party of soldiers, came a few house or minutes before it was too late; by whichmeans, the remaining inhabitants of that place had their lives given them for a prey." Hubbard, in

his history of the war, gives abundant commendation to the Major, whom he entitles "thathonoured person, that worthy patriot and experience soldier." Mr. Sidney Willard says: "For

more than forty years he was a frontier commander with inadequate forces under his command,engaged with an enemy whose modes of warfare were of a kind to occasion the utmost

perplexity, and who by sudden surprises and simultanious attacks on different places wereenabled to accomplish their fatal purpose." Major Willard received a number of grants of land,

making in all between four and five thousand acres, exclusive of this right to subsequentdivisions in the lands of Lancaster. The towns of Acton, Stow, and a part of Groton, are on land

that belonged to him. After his death, his six youngest children received a grant of one thousandacres in payment of money that was due Major Willard from the Indians. In 1686, a tract of land

twelve miles square,--afterwards the township of Rutland,--was conveyed by the Indianproprietors to Henry and Benjamin, sons of Major Willard; Cyprian Stevens, his son-in-law;

Joseph Rolandson, son of the former minister of Lancaster; and Joseph Foster of Billerica. MajorWillard married for his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Dunster, of Balehoult,

Lancashire, Eng. She was sister to President Dunster. She lived but six months after hermarriage. His third wife was Mary Dunster, cousin to President Dunster. She survived him and

married Deacon Noyes of Sudbury. Major Willard died April 24, 1676. While presiding at court,he was seized with an epidemic cold of a very malignant type then prevailing in New England,

and after a few days' illness, died in the seventy-second year of his age. He had the pleasure ofknowing a short time before his death "that a grateful public still acknowledged the value of his

faithful labors, when the official count of the votes placed him among the highest on the list ofthe proposed assistants for the political year beginning in May, 1676; in fact, heading all others

with the exception of the Govenor and Deputy-Governor." Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton says ofhim: "He was a sage patriot in Israel whose wisdom assinged him a seat at the Council Board,

and his military skill and martial spirit entitled him to the chief place in the field." Rev. HorationWood of Lowell, Mass., says: "Mr. Willard was a stalwart Puritan of the elder day, a

conscientious, religious man, possessing strong religious convictions, a devout, humble andearnest spirit. He was a man of sound and enlightened understanding, of discreet wisdom and of

a brave and enduring spirit, not boastful, but possessing that true courage which belongs to amodest and generous nature, and is ready, at the call of duty, to sacrifice ease and comfort, yea,

life itself, in defense of the public weal. Never was motto on coat of arms more characteristic...""Worcester County":Simon Willard was the pioneer ancestor of Mrs. Charles G. Cushing of

Fitchburg...Major Simon Willard was baptized at Horsmondon, county Kent, England, April 7,1605. He came to New England and settled in Cambridge; he was there in 1634 but in the

following year removed to Concord, Massachusetts. He was a very prominent man. He had along, honorable and eventful career, and during his long life no one was more distinguished and

honored in Concord than he. He was a deputy to the general court in 1636 and 1649, assistant tothe governor from 1657 to his death, lieutenant in 1637, captain in 1640 and major, the highest


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rank at that time, 1655. He married (first) Mary Sharpe, daughter of Henry Sharpe: (second)Elizabeth Dunster, sister of President Dunster of Harvard College; (third) Mary Dunster, cousin

of the second wife. Major Willard died April 24, 1676, aged about sixty-eight years. He hadsixteen children, of whom the first wife had six and the second and third wives ten in all. Pam

Emerson Notes: (Source: "The Charles Book" by Arthur R. Tourtallot, published by Farrer and

Rinehart; Chapter 11; Pages 130-145) Simon Willard came from Horsmonden, Kent Co. Englandthe middle of May 1634, age 31 years. The name has been known on English soil for 800 yearsbeing 5 times in the Doomsday Book. He was one of the founders of Concord, Mass. and in one

of its suburbs a granite boulder inscribed to his memory. He died in Charleston, April 24, 1676.The Charleston history states that he was buried in Groton but it is not found in the record there.

Major Simon Willard married three times, his third wife was Mary Dunster, daughter of HarryDunster. Major Willard and Mary Dunster were married in 1645. Her sister, Elizabeth Dunster,

was this second wife. There was one daughter born of the second marriage but she diedunmarried. (Scott Robinson Note: I doubt this last paragraph due to other sources.) (Source: "The

Stevens Family" by E.H. Stevens) ...He had 3 wives (Source: "Willard Genealogy" by JosephWillard) His father had arranged before his death for him to be apprenticed to learn some trade

or business which was probably done but there is no record. It is probable that he had served inthe army before coming to America as he was appointed to drill soldiers very soon after his

arrival and was called the Kentish Soldier by historian Edward Johnson. It seemed that he wasmarried in England but no record found nor the birth of any child. Joseph Willard says that he

married Mary Sharpe in England and came with him to this country and had children beforecoming and several afterwards. He married secondly Elizabeth Dunster, a sister of President

Henry Dunster of Harvard College. She died within a year and he married her cousin MaryDunster. In his father's will it was stated that he was to get all the rest of the land not already

promised. His father directed that Symon be placed with some honest man where he may learnsome good trade and be instructed. In case of Symon's death before reaching maturity George

was to have the land bequeathed to him. He was the elder of the two brothers who founded theAmerican Willard line. There is no record of the other brother's life in America. Major Simon

Willard came to America in the spring of 1634 as testified by a woman in Hartford, Conn.Saying that Simon Willard and others of good account were passengers on the same ship. This

does not tell us whether he brought with him any of his family or not. It is simply inferred by thisafter history that his wife and at least one child came with him. It has been thought that his

brother, George, probably came at the same time but there is no proof. The fourth of August1634 he had a grant of land at Cambridge where he stayed for a year. the 25th of August 1635 he

sold the property and with others founded the plantation of Concord the name meaning the homefor aging men. They bought the land from Indians in 1636 and remained friends for many years.

In 1636 he was chosen representative to the General Court. He performed eminent services oncommittees usually as chairman. These committees tried to settle differences between towns,

groups of inhabitans and boundaries between towns. He helped lay out grants of land and wasone of commissioner who supervised critical emergencies in Lancaster and other towns. He was

a magistrate chosen as one of the assistant judges of the General Court in 1654 and disputed tohold court in Hampton and Salisbury in 1666 and in Dover and York in 1675. He was chosen

sergeant major of Middlesex Co. in 1653, was commander in chief of the Narragansettexpedition in 1654 and 1655. On the outbreak of the Indian horror known as King Philip's war in

1675 he performed valient service. In 1659 he sold his Concord homestead and moved toLancaster. After 12 years he again removed to Groton and built a house and other buildings and


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enjoyed his fourth home. During the King Philip's war, Groton was attacked and the savagesburned Major Willard's home in March 1676 so he had no home for his family. But he went on

in his service, directing movements of troops and relief expeditions and bearing untold hardshipand strains. He was 71 years old. The month after his home was burned in Groton he was in

Charleston, probably resting from his tremendous labors when he caught an epidemic cold and

died 24 April, 1676. He was probably buried there. No will was offered for probate and probablynone was made. The widow struggled to care for the younger children and had a very difficulttime. The Major had left great land possessions but very little ready money... It is believed that

he has 17 children by his first and third wife. The town clerk did not record the death of the firstand second wife or the marriage of either the second or third. (Source: "Willard Memoir - The

Life and Times of Major Simon Willard") Major Willard had 17 children by three wives. Ninesons and five of eight daughters arrived to mature age. There is a lot of confusion as to the

mother of various children. Before Sept. 1639 there was no law to make registration of births,marriages, and deaths. Since Major Willard was the town clerk from 1653 to 1653(?) the records

during this period should be correct. He had children over 40 years, the first grandson, SamuelEdmunds, was older than eight of his aunts and uncles. His father dying early provided for his

welfare. There were a lot of persons in England who were Puritans and did not want to worshipin the Church of England. These views were illegal and probably were the reason for Simon

willard to come to America. Watching the persecution of other Puritans by Bishop Laudinfluenced his decision. His decision to come to New England with his family was the only one

he could make. It was difficult to leave England as the church and government demandedallegiance to church and country before you could embark. He arrived in the new world at the

age of 29 with a young family and immediately identified himself with his religious views andhis democratic feelings. He left England in April 1634 with his family and his sister Margery and

her husband Captain Dolor Davis. No ship records of the passage has been found but it isbelieved that he came over on a Winthrop ship. They arrived in the middle of May after a short

passage. He was mentioned by Governor Winthrop as a merchant. He immediately moved toCambridge and started trading with the Indians buying and exporting furs. Immediately there

was trouble as the leading Congregational clergy, Cotton, did not want anyone to leave theBoston area and there was crowding and a lot wanted to go to Connecticut. Willard was probably

in favor of moving as he made preparations to do so. Another clergy, Hooker, who had lostinfluence to Cotton and was displeased with Governor Winthrop wanted to leave and eventually,

with a party, Hooker went to Connecticut in 1635. Simon Willard showed no inclination to jointhe Hooker crowd but was dissatisfied in Cambridge. In 1635, a Rev. Peter Bulkeley came to the

colony and Simon Willard and he became very close. On Sept 5, 1635 a grant was made to Mr.Buckley and Mr. Willard of thirty six square miles of land where Concord is today. Simon

Willard in his trade with the Indians saw it as a rich area for farming. About 12 families were tomove to this location through the tangle of brush and swamps. Mr. Willard led the group. The

hardships endured were great. After getting there they bought the land from the indians paying intrade goods. Mr. Willard was one of the three men who met with the indians and made the trade.

The complete satisfaction to both parties ensured friendship till the days of King Philip. Shortlyafter Willard founded the town of Concord, John Winthrop wanted to build a fortification at the

mouth of the Connecticut river and sent 20 men under the direction of Gibbons and Willard tobuild a fortification. This was finished in December. Willard was a leading citizen in Concord

and a leader in the church for about 25 years that he lived there. Immediately after theorganization of the town, Willard was made clerk of the writs and continued for 19 years through


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annual elections. In this position, he had authority to grant summons and attachments in all civilactions, summon witnesses and take bond, etc. The next year after coming to Concord, he was

appointed by the court surveyor of land and to exercise a military company at Concord. He musthave had some military experience in England and one researcher states that he was a captain in

England. He was granted a military commission in Corcord as lieutenant-commandant in March

1627. His military experience continued for 40 years until his death. He also filled various andimportant civil posts. In 1636 he was elected representative to the General Court and served till1654 with the exception of three years. He was reelected in 1654 but refused to serve because of

more important civic duties. Before the use of justices of peace, three freemen were appointed toserve in such proceedings. Any two could hear and determine such cases, Willard served in this

capacity in the years 1639, 1641, and 1652. Since he was an special friend of the Indians he wasassigned various tasks in dealing with them. He also assisted missionaries Eliot and Gookin in

their missions. In 1641 a company was formed to trade for furs with the Indians and they werethe only ones legally to trade with them. Simon Willard was a leader in this mission. They were

to give one twentieth of the proceeds to the Treasury for their 3 year exclusive contract. He alsowas assigned to collect tribute from the Indians on Block Island and other tribes. The Indian

tribes in the vicinity of Concord had accepted the missionaries and have watched the whites andtheir life style. The chiefs came to Concord and wanted to be treated as equals with the whites.

The people of Concord accepted their offer and the Indians requested that Simon Willard drawup a contract to state their civil and religious intentions. Another chief, Passaconaway, was

approached by the missionary, Eliot, and he wanted Eliot and Willard to move out to their villageand live with them and teach them Christian and civil beliefs. It is possible that Willard

accompanied Eliot on his visits between 1648 and 1651. He served as a medium ofcommunication between the missionary and the chiefs. He was a member of the General Court in

some capacity for 37 years. The office of surveyor was important and Willard was used in thiscapacity frequently. 1637 - The people of Watertown asked Willard and two other men to lay out

a plat of land in Concord for 50 to 60 families. 1638 - Proceeded in helping the people ofWatertown to move. He also was on a committee on Mr. Gurling's land. 1640 - One of a

committee to assess the value of stock on the Colony rate of Lb 1, 206 1641 - Lt. Willard andthree others to lay out bounds of the Colony. Willard was one of a committee to aly out Mrs.

Marg Winthrop's 3000 acres of land granted to here after the death of her husband. 1642, June -14 Simon Willard was one of the committee appointed to levy a rate of Lb 800 upon the various

towns of the colony. 1644 - Simon Willard was one of a committee to survey property on theSudbury River. 1645 - On a committee to draw up certain bills for positive laws against lying,

swearing, sabbath-breaking, drunkenness Etc. 1649, May - On a committee of Deputies to drawlaws regarding the dividing shires, counties, etc. 1649, May - An order was passed by the Board

of Deputies to regulate the practices of physicians, phirugeons, midwives and others requiringthem to be ethical. Simon Willard was one of 7 deputies who voted against the measure. 1649,

May 4 - Captain Willard and Sergeant Wheeler, a committee to lay out a tract of land. 1650, May- Captain Willard is chosen Comptroller for the session. 1650, June - Captain Willard and

Sergeant Blood ordered to lay out the grant of Samuel Haugh. 1650, October - Captain SymonWillard was chosen controller for the session. 1650, October - Captain Willard and two others,

commissioners to settle the boundaries of Sudbury and Watertown. They also served here in1651. 1651, May - Captain Willard and Lt. Goodenow returned to help lay out 2000 acres to be

laid out of the town of Watertown. Civic work between 1651 and 1658 are not included herebecause I did not gather this material by mistake. (Pam's note) 1658, June 25 - Major Simon


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Willard and Thomas Danforth are appointed by the court to audit the account of the treasurer ofthe county and present what they find to the next County Court in Cambridge. 1658, October

Sessions - They determined that the trade with the Indians belonged to the Colony and that theyhad full authority to regulate the trade. Major Willard was appointed one who could trade with

the Indians. 1659, May Sessions - It is ordered the Major Symon Willard and two others shall

hereby be appointed a committee to draw up the order which may prevent deceit in making anddressing of cloths and present the same to the next session of the court. 1659, November Session- Simon Willard was one of three judges of the county court to settle the controversy between the

estate of Edward Goffe and his son, Samuel Goffe. 1659, November Session - Simon Willardwas one of some who made return of the bounds of the Indian plantation called Niticke. Skipping

to the year 1676, we find 4000 Indians in the field ready to attack the whites. King Philip andothers killed some whites. The whites caught and executed them, one of them was Philips

brother. This was the spark that brought on the war. The war started in Plymouth Colony wherePhilip's father as chief had sold the land to the colonists. Sources:NEHGS "Register," Vol 13, pg.

78 & "Gen. Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," James Savage, 1860-1862 & "TheWillard Genealogy," Charles Henry Pope, 1915. Title: Paine Ancestry, The Family of Robert

Treat Paine Author: Sara

More About Maj. Simon Willard:Burial: Groton, Middlesex, MA.

More About Maj. Simon Willard and Mary Sharpe:

Marriage: 24 Sep 1630, Horsmonden, Kent, England.

More About Maj. Simon Willard and Elizabeth Dunster:Marriage: 1651, MA.

More About Maj. Simon Willard and Mary Dunster:

Marriage: 1652, Lancaster, Worcester, MA.

Children ofMaj. Simon Willard and Mary Sharpe are:

i. Elizabeth Willard, b. Bef. 1634, England, d., England.ii. Mary Willard, b. Bef. May 1634, Kent, England, d. Bef. 1665.

iii. Josiah Willard, b. Abt. 1635, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. Jul 1674, Wethersfield,Hartford, CT.

iv. Elizabeth Willard, b. Abt. 1636, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 29 Aug 1690, Concord,Middlesex, MA.

v. Dorothy Willard, b. 1638, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d., died young.vi. Samuel Willard, b. 31 Jan 1639/40, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 12 Sep 1707, Boston,

Suffolk, MA.vii. Sarah Willard, b. 27 Jun 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk, MA, d. 22 Jan 1677/78,

Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.viii. Abovehope Willard, b. 30 Oct 1646, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 23 Dec 1663,

Lancaster, Worcester, MA.
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ix. Simon Willard, Jr., b. 23 Nov 1649, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 23 Jun 1731, Salem,Essex, MA.

Children ofMaj. Simon Willard and Mary Dunster are:

i. Mary Willard, b. 07 Sep 1653, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. Bef. 1693, Lancaster,Worcester, MA.

ii. +Henry Willard, b. 04 Jun 1655, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 1701, Lancaster,Worcester, MA.

iii. John Willard, b. 12 Feb 1656/57, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 27 Aug 1726, Concord,Middlesex, MA.

iv. Daniel Willard, b. 29 Dec 1658, Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 23 Aug 1708, Boston,Suffolk, MA.

v. Joseph Willard, b. 04 Jan 1660/61, Lancaster, Worcester, MA, d. Bef. 23 Jun 1721,London, Middlesex, England.

vi. Hope Willard, b. Abt. 1663, d. 23 Dec 1663, Lancaster, Worcester, MA.vii. Benjamin Willard, b. 1665, Lancaster, Worcester, MA, d. 16 Jun 1732, Grafton,Worcester, MA.

viii. Hannah Willard, b. 06 Oct 1666, Lancaster, Worcester, MA, d. Aft. 1743, Sudbury,Middlesex, MA.

ix. Jonathan Willard, b. 14 Dec 1669, Lancaster, Worcester, MA, d. 1706, Sudbury,Middlesex, MA.

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