John Tidd

Other Events:

• Probate: 31 May 1703, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Will proved
• Will: 7 Aug 1701, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Son John Tidd to pay bequests; to grandson Daniel Tidd, son of deceased son Daniel: money at age 21; to granddaughter Mary Tidd, daughter of same: money at age 18; should grandson Daniel Tidd not survive to age 21, then his to be paid to grandchildren Mary Tidd and Ebenezer Tidd, children of son John Tidd; should granddaughter Mary Tidd not survive to age 18 then hers to be paid to her mother Lydia Tidd; to "well beloved" daughter Hannah Smith: money; to "four eldest grandsons" Joseph Smith, John Tidd, Thomas Blogget, and Joshua Symonds: money; to "my dear and loving wife" (unnamed): all household goods, a cow; to "my four elder granddaughters" Elizabeth Tidd, Rebekah Symonds, Hannah Smith, Rebekah Blogget: money; executors, sons John Tidd, Joseph Tidd

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Birth:
Headstone: "Aged 78 Years"

Buried:
Old Burying Ground
Plot A.18

John married Rebecca Wood 14 Apr 1650, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Rebecca was born 1625; died 10 Jun 1717; was buried Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

1. Hannah Tidd was born 21 Sep 1652, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died Aft 7 Aug 1701.
2. John Tidd was born 26 Feb 1655, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 3 Aug 1743, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
3. Mary Tidd was born 13 Nov 1656, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 4 Dec 1732, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
4. Samuel Tidd was born 16 Jan 1659, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
5. Joseph Tidd was born 18 Jan 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 1 Feb 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
6. Joseph Tidd was born 20 Jan 1662, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 26 Dec 1730, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
7. Rebecca Tidd died 8 Mar 1750, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
8. Daniel Tidd was born 1668; died 29 Nov 1696, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Other Events:

• Probate: 10 Nov 1656, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Will proved
• Will: 9 Apr 1656, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; To "Allice my beloved wife": house, orchards, gardens, livestock, etc., and "all my household stuffe, shee brought with her"; after her death or remarriage, the aforementioned items to be shared by "my 3 grandchildren" Benjamin Savell, Hannah Savell, and "my Sonne Samuells Daughter"; to grandchildren Jno and Samuel Savel: 20s; daughters Mary and Elizabeth, executrices; to son John: £5; to grandchildren Thomas Fuller and Jno Kendall: land

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Died:
Woburn town records give the year 1657; this must be a mistake given the dates on the will

John — Margaret. Margaret died 1651, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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Name:
Some researchers give a surname "Greenleaf"; no source citations yet seen (26 Jun 2017)