Descendants of John Woodbridge
Jenks Lineage
1. John Woodbridge born c. 1582, Stanton, Wilts, England, occupation Minister, married Sarah Parker, born c. 1583, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England, (daughter of Robert Parker and Mary Eydith Burge) died c. 1683. John died Dec 9, 1637, Stanton, Wilts, England. Rector of parish Stanton near Highworth, England. Cotton Mather wrote "He was able and faithful as to obtain a high esteem among those that all knew the invaluable worth of such a minister."
Children:
+2. i John Woodbridge born 1613.
3. ii Sarah Woodbridge born c. 1614, Stanton, Wilts, England, married John Kerridge.
4. iii Lucy Woodbridge born c. 1616, Stanton, Wilts, England, married Edward Spearhawk.
5. iv Hester Woodbridge born c. 1618, Stanton, Wilts, England.
6. v Timothy Woodbridge born c. 1620, Stanton, Wilts, England.
7. vi Benjamin Woodbridge born c. 1622, Stanton, Wilts, England. Matriculated at Oxford, came to New England in 1639 and was the first graduate of Harvard of the nine receiving degrees in 1642. Returning to England, he became a minister at Newbury, Berkshire - ejected in 1662.
Second Generation
2. John Woodbridge (1.John1) born 1613, Stanton, England, occupation Minister, married c. 1639, in Newbury, MA, Mercy Dudley, born Sep 27, 1621, England, (daughter of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke) died Jul 1, 1691, Newbury, MA. John died Mar 17, 1694/5, Newbury, MA. Wrote the first tract on currency and banking in America. Came to America with his uncle Robert Parker in 1634, ordained at Andover, MA Oct 1645, went to England in 1647, returned Jul 16, 1663 and resided in Newbury, MA. Cotton Mather tells "he was by nature wonderfully composed, patient and pleasant and he was by grace so much more so. He had a great command of his passions and could and would and often did forgive injuries at a rate that could hardly be imitated ". Oxford College - England Mercy: Sister of poet Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet. Came to America in the Winthrop Fleet of 1630.
Children:
8. i Sarah Woodbridge born Jun 7, 1640, died 1691.
9. ii Benjamin Woodbridge died Jun 15, 1709.
10. iii Thomas Woodbridge.
11. iv Dorothy Woodbridge married Oct 1679, Nathaniel Fryer.
12. v Joseph Woodbridge married May 20, 1680, Martha Rogers.
13. vi Lucy Woodbridge born Mar 13, 1642, married Oct 2, 1667, Simon Bradstreet.
+14. vii John Woodbridge born 1644.
+15. viii Martha Woodbridge born Jun 15, 1658.
16. ix Timothy Woodbridge born 1658, died Apr 30, 1732, Hartford, CT.
Third Generation
14. John Woodbridge (2.John2, 1.John1) born 1644, Andover, MA, occupation Minister, married 1671, Abigail Leete, born c. 1650, Guilford, CT, (daughter of William Leete and Anne Payne) died Apr 9, 1710. John died Nov 13, 1691, Wethersfield, Conn. Came to New England from Stanton, Wiltshire, England in 1634. Graduated from Harvard in 1664, preached at Andover, MA, Windsor and Killingsworth, CT, and then to Wethersfield in 1679. Died while rector of church there.
Children:
+17. i John Woodbridge born Jun 10, 1678.
+18. ii Mercy Woodbridge.
15. Martha Woodbridge (2.John2, 1.John1) born Jun 15, 1658, England, married Jul 8, 1680, in Roxbury, MA, Samuel Ruggles, born Jun 1, 1658, Roxbury, MA, (son of Samuel Ruggles and Hannah Fowle) occupation Cooper, Innkeeper, died Feb 25, 1715/6, Roxbury, MA. Martha died 1738, Billerica, MA. Samuel: Said to have miraculously survived lightening.
Children:
+19. i Patience Ruggles born Nov 9, 1689.
Fourth Generation
17. John Woodbridge (14.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Jun 10, 1678, married Jemima Eliot, born Nov 14, 1679, (daughter of Joseph Eliot and Mary Brenton). John died Jun 10, 1718.
Children:
20. i John Woodbridge born Dec 25, 1702, occupation Minister, married (1) Nov 24, 1729, Tryphena Ruggles, born Jun 22, 1707, (daughter of Benjamin Ruggles and Mercy Woodbridge) died Jan 10, 1749, married (2) 1750, Martha Clark, born Apr 10, 1726, (daughter of Samuel Clark and Mary (?)) died Aug 20, 1783. John died Sep 10, 1783, South Hadley, MA. Graduate of Yale Tryphena: She was his cousin
18. Mercy Woodbridge (14.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) married Benjamin Ruggles, occupation Minister.
Children:
21. i Tryphena Ruggles born Jun 22, 1707, married Nov 24, 1729, John Woodbridge, born Dec 25, 1702, (son of John Woodbridge and Jemima Eliot) occupation Minister, died Sep 10, 1783, South Hadley, MA. Tryphena died Jan 10, 1749. She was his cousin John: Graduate of Yale
19. Patience Ruggles (15.Martha3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Nov 9, 1689, Roxbury, MA, married Jul 3, 1711, in Roxbury, MA, James Robinson, born Mar 15, 1689/90, Roxbury, MA, (son of Thomas Robinson and Sarah Denison) died 1762, Hardwick, MA. Patience died Jan 1768, Hardwick, MA.
Children:
22. i Joseph Robinson born Sep 13, 1727, Rochester MA, married Jul 7, 1753, Martha Hedge, born c. 1738, Shrewsbury, MA, (daughter of Elisha Hedge and Martha Johnson) died Nov 23, 1809, Barre, MA, buried: Adams Cem., Barre Plains, MA. Joseph died Dec 16, 1814, Barre MA, buried: Adams Cem., Barre Plains, MA. Rev DAR Lineage Nat. # 575144 thru Daniel Brown, also 15864 Jenison/Robinson DAR #458082,66786,390136,419015,86090 SAR Patriot serving in Public Service in VA. SAR # 116140 SAR Ref. File #5104 R.GED. (Note - this SAR reference might be totally in error, since it lists a son Benjamin and all lineage in Fauquier Co. VA. The DAR confirms our lineage as correct. Martha: Not mentioned in MFB&D