Saturday, August 11, 2018

Surname Saturday - BLODGETT (England to colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am working in the 9th great-grandmothers by Ahnentafel number, and I am up to Ancestor #2143 who is Ruth BLODGETT (1656-1695). 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 9th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts.]

My ancestral line back through three generations in this BLODGETT family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)

66.  Nathan Gates (1767-1830)

67.  Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855)

132.  Simon Gates (1739-1803)
133.  Susanna Reed (1745-1833)

266.  Nathan Reed (1719-1802)
267.  Susanna Wood (1724-1780)

534.  Josiah Wood (1687-1753)
535.  Ruth Walker (1692-1752)


1070.  John Walker (1665-1699)
1071.  Ruth Kendall (1675-1730)


2142.  Thomas Kendall, born 10 January 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 May 1730 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 4284. Francis Kendall and 4285. Mary Tidd.  He married 1673 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
2143.  Ruth Blodgett, born 28 December 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 18 December 1695 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Thomas Kendall and Ruth Blodgett are:
Ruth Kendall (1675-1730), married (1) 1691 John Walker (1665-1699); (2) 1700 Henry Walker (1679-????).
*  Thomas Kendall (1677-1771), married 1701 Sarah Cheever (1686-1761).
*  Mary Kendall (1681-1760), married 1699 Joseph Whitmore (1671-1720).
*  Samuel Kendall (1682-1764), married (1) 1706 Elizabeth Pierce (1688-1742); (2) 1751 Mehitable Parker (1703-1755).
*  Ralph Kendall (1685-1753), married 1707 Abigail Carter (1690-????).
*  Eleazer Kendall (1687-1767), married (1) 1712 Hannah Howe (1683-1761); (2) 1767 Sarah LNU (1706-????).
*  Ephraim Kendall (1690-1728), married 1712 Judith Walker (1691-1742).
*  Jane Kendall (1692-1778), married 1712 Josepg Russell (1685-1763).
*  Jabez Kendall (1692-1725), married 1716 Rebecca Parker (1692-????).
*  child Kendall (1695-1695).

4286.  Samuel Blodgett, born before 12 July 1633 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; died 21 May 1720 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 13 December 1655 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
4287.  Ruth Eggleton, born before 08 November 1631 in Biddenden, Kent, England; died 14 October 1708 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 8574. Eggleton and 8575. Jane LNU.

Children of Samuel Blodgett and Ruth Eggleton are:
Ruth Blodgett (1656-1695), married 1673 Thomas Kendall (1649-1730).
*  Samuel Blodgett (1658-1743), married 1683 Huldah Simonds (1660-1746).
*  Thomas Blodgett (1661-1740), married 1685 Rebecca Tidd (1665-1750).
*  Susanna Blodgett (1665-1715), married 1685 James Simonds (1658-1717).
*  Sarah Blodgett (1668-1692), married 1687 John Hayward (1662-1718).
*  Mary Blodgett (1673-1752), married 1693 Joseph Richardson (1672-1754).
*  Martha Blodgett (1673-1710), married 1696 Joseph Winn (1671-1717).

8572.  Thomas Blodgett, born before 17 November 1604 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; died 07 August 1642 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 17144. Robert Bloggatt and 17145. Mary Whitlock.  He married before 1622 in probably Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
8573.  Susanna LNU, born about 1600 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; died 10 February 1661 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Thomas Blodgett and Susanna are:
*  John Blodgett (1622-1632).
*  Nathaniel Blodgett (1628-1630).
*  Daniel Blodgett (1631-1672), married (1) 1653 Mary Butterfield (1630-1666); (2) 1669 Sarah Underwood (1641-????).
*  Samuel Blodgett (1633-1720), married 1655 Ruth Eggleton (1631-1708).
*  Susannah Blodgett (1637-1697), married 1655 Jonathan Thompson (1635-1691).
*  Thomas Blodgett (1639-1639).

Information about this BLODGETT family was obtained from:


*  Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999), Volume 1, pages 324-326.

*  Edwin A. Blodgett, Ten Generations of Blodgetts In America (Barre, Vermont : Modern Printing Co, 1969).

*  Bradley Deforest Thompson & Franklin Condit Thompson, Blodget-Blodgett, Descendants of Thomas of Cambridge, Vols. 1-6 (Concord, New Hampshire: Self published, 1955), Volumes 1-2 accessed on FHL US/CAN Film 896,868 Items 2-3.

*  Massachusetts town vital records.

I have done no original research on this Blodgett line.



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1 comment:

Elizabeth Handler said...

I descend from Daniel Blodgett (1631-1672)and Mary Butterfield (1630-1666) - my 8th great-grandparents. Hello cousin!