The Wadsworth family is a prominent English family that traces its origins to the town of Wadsworth in West Yorkshire. The earliest recorded ancestor of the family is William de Wadsworth, who lived in the 13th century and held lands in Wadsworth and nearby Hebden Bridge. The family rose to prominence … Continue reading →
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest settlements in New England, founded by a group of Puritans who wanted to reform the Church of England. Between 1620 and 1640, more than 20,000 people migrated to Massachusetts, mostly from eastern and midland counties of England. This period is known as … Continue reading →
Christopher Wadsworth (abt 1609 to 1677-1680) is the patriarch of many of the Wadsworths living in America today. Nothing is known about the life of Christopher Wadsworth prior to his arrival in America and his first appearance in Plymouth, as documented on both the tax list and list of freemen in … Continue reading →
Retrieved with permission from http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/wadsworth-family/ What immediately gets your attention when opening the VGW Library & Archives copy of The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures According to Every Family and Tribe… by John Speed [Rare BS 569 .A4 1625], is the number of well known, early New England family names … Continue reading →
In the early 1800’s the American west was still a largely unknown territory where opportunity and adventure abounded, and the dangers of the wild and remote landscape kept all but the toughest of settlers from venturing forth. The landmarks that guided those settlers along the way were little more than verbal … Continue reading →
Some time ago, I was contacted by a woman in Ireland that had come across an original copy of the book 250 Years of the Wadsworth Family in America. The book, she said, was part of an estate sale and she wondered if I would be interested in having it. I … Continue reading →
The ship Lyon sailed from London June 22, 1632, arriving in Boston September 14/16, 1632. The master, William Pierce, brought 123 passengers, fifty of them children. Among those listed are Wadsworth, William of Braintree, Essex, his wife and their children Sarah, William, Mary, and John. Of the 123 passengers, many remain … Continue reading →
Benjamin Wadsworth was born in Milton, Massachusetts to Captain Samuel Wadsworth and Abigail (Lindall) Wadsworth in 1669. A monument near Sudbury, that Benjamin erected to his father’s memory, designates the spot where he the Captain fell in battle with the Narragansett Indians. After graduation at Harvard in 1690 Benjamin studied theology … Continue reading →