3594. Thomas Woodford
(30)(318)
(319) died on Mar 6 1666/67 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Thomas
Woodford arrived in Massachusetts on Mar 7 1631/2 on board the William and Francis,
which also brought Edmund Winslow of Plymouth and Joseph Weld. He settled in
Roxbury, where John Eliot was the pastor of the church. Eliot wrote that "Thomas
Woodforde. a man servant. he came to N.E. in the yeare 1632 & was joyned
to the church about halfe a yeare after, he afterwards maryed mary Blott &
removed to Conecticott, and joyned to the church at Hartford.
"Mary Blott a maide servant. She came in the yeare 1632 & was after
married to Steward Woodfrod of this church, who after removed to Conecticott
to Hartford church, where she lived in christian sort."
On Mar 3 1640/1 Woodford was appointed sexton in Hartford, in charge of digging
graves.
Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott are the 9th great grandparents of Diana, Princess
of Wales. He was married to Mary Blott before 1639.
3595.
Mary Blott
(320)(170) was born before
Dec 24 1609 in probably Harrold, Bedfordshire. She died before May 27 1662.
Mary Blott was admitted to the church in Roxbury as the 63rd member, described
as "Mary Blott a maid servant." Thus she arrived two years before her
parents. Children were:
1797 i.
Mary Woodford.
ii.
Hannah Woodford was born about 1642. She died on Oct 18 1719 in Northampton,
Massachusetts.
iii.
Sarah Woodford was born before Sep 2 1649. She died on Mar 31 1713 in Northampton,
Massachusetts.