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Robert Blott married at Harrold, Bedfordshire, 31 Aug 1609, Susanna Selbee. She died at Boston, 20 Jan 1659[/60].

They had ten children: Mary WOODFORD, John, Elizabeth Green? Tozier, Ann, George, Joanna Lovett, Robert, Anna Green Tozier?, Lydia Turell, & Sarah Ellis.

In his will Robert Blott bequeathed to "my daughter Tosior's children seven pounds and three bushels of wheat & two of Indian corn, besides to her eldest son John Green Cloth to make him a coat." We know nothing for certain about this daughter. Most authors have concluded that this daughter had 2 husbands, 1st Green & then Tosior (or Tozier). We make this assumption here.

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Susanna married Robert Blott on 31 Aug 1609 in Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. Robert was born about 1584 in Puddington, Bedfordshire, England; died between 27 Mar 1665 and 22 Aug 1665 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MARY BLOTT was baptized at Harrold, Bedfordshire, 24 December 1609, daughter of Robert Blott. She married Thomas Woodford by about 1636. She died before 27 May 1662 (date of father's will).

They had 3 children: Mary Sheldon, Hannah Allen, & Sarah Allen. Mary Blott was in her late twenties when she married, but all three of her daughters married at an age that was younger than the norm of the time, being from fifteen to seventeen years old at their weddings.

Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.
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Find A Grave contributor Janet Durlam adds Mary Blott's death date as January 10, 1660.
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A Find A Grave visitor named Alice agrees:

I have researched Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott extensively and have seen some sources that list Joseph as their son but I believe this is in error. They only had the three daughters evidenced by the fact that Thomas's will gives everything to his three daughters. He would not do this if he had a son. Secondly, Joseph was born two years before the Woodfords were married.
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Posted by: Andrew Adams Date: February 03, 1999 at 19:11:20

In Reply to: Mary Woodford Sheldon, Engl. to CT 1639 by Dot Drake of 388

Here's my research, mostly on the Internet, for your question:

Mary Blott, mother of Mary Woodford, was born in 1609 at Harold, Bedfordshire, England. She came to America in with her parents. The Roxbury MA church records show "Mary Blott, a maid servant, came in 1632, and married Steward Woodford of this church…she lived in Christian sort." She married Thomas Woodford on March 4, 1635. The couple had four daughters, Mary, Hannah, Thankful, and Sarah, and two sons, Nehemiah and Joseph. She died at age 51, predeceasing her father, in Northampton or Boston MA on January 10, 1660; her will was proved May 27, 1662.

*Thomas Woodford, father of Mary Woodford, was born about 1612 in Roxbury, Lincoln, England. He arrived in America on June 5, 1632, from London March 9 aboard the "William and Francis." The next record of him is at Roxbury, MA, where the Reverend John Eliot, the "Apostle to the Indians," wrote in the church records (language updated): "Thomas Woodford, a manservant, came to New England in 1632 and joined the church about half a year later; he afterwards married Mary Blott, and moved to CT, joining the church in Hartford." Thomas became a freeman of the MA Bay Colony March 4, 1634/45. He is mentioned in the Compact of Settlers of 1636 at Springfield, CT. He received six acres of land at Hartford, CT, in 1639, and was hired by the city to maintain fences and to impound loose animals. In 1640 he was also a gravedigger. He owned several parcels of land around Hartford. In 1654 the Woodfords moved to Northampton, MA, along with their daughter Mary and son-in-law Isaac Sheldon, where he was elected one of the Townsmen in 1657. The Northampton church was organized June 18, 1661, and Thomas was the third signer of the formal document. He wrote his will April 26, 1665, naming Isaac Sheldon executor. In early 1666 he asked to be excused from court duty because of age and weakness. He died in Northampton, aged 65, on March 6, 1667. His estate was valued at 197 pounds.

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Mary married Thomas Woodford on 4 Mar 1635/36 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Thomas was born about 1612 in Roxby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 6 Mar 1666/67 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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First wife of Isaac Sheldon, and daughter of Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott Woodford.

Sister of Hannah Woodford Allen 1642-1718 who married Dea.Samuel Allen 1634-1719. They were both born in Connecticut and lived in Northampton. The three Woodford sisters were all married and lived in Northampton at the same time.

Children: Mary Sheldon Bridgeman (wife of John Bridgeman), Isaac Sheldon Jr (husband of Sarah Warner Sheldon), John Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon, Ruth Sheldon Wright Strong, Thankful Sheldon Edwards, Mindwell Sheldon Pomeroy Lyman, Joseph Sheldon, Hannah Sheldon Chapin Terry, Ebenezer Sheldon, Samuel Sheldon, Ebenezer Sheldon, and Mercy Sheldon.

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Mary married Isaac Sheldon in 1653. Isaac (son of Isaac Sheldon and Miss [--?--]) was born in 1629 in England; died on 29 Jul 1708 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried after 29 Jul 1708 in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mindwell married John Pomeroy in 1684. John was born on 24 Aug 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jan 1685/86 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried after 23 Jan 1685/86 in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mindwell married John Lyman on 19 Apr 1687. John (son of Lieut. John Lyman and Dorcas Plumb) was born on 1 Aug 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Nov 1740 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried after 8 Nov 1740 in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]