John Heywood
- Born: Abt 1620, England 624
- Marriage: Rebecca Atkinson on 17 Aug 1656 in Concord, Massachusettes 623,152
- Died: 1707, Concord, Massachusettes about age 87 626
 Noted events in his life were:
• Emigration. 559
From The Heywood History - John Heywood of Concord, Massachusetts complied by Frieda Heywood Massara:
John Heywood came to America from Stepney Parish, England at the age of 22. He came on the ship Planter and arrived the 22nd of March, 1634.
From Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs, p. 284:
James and John Heywood, both about twenty-two years old, presumably brothers, came together in the ship Planter in 1635. They were both certified from Stepney parish, London. James Heywood settled in Charlestown and Woburn, where he died on 20 Nov 1642.
• Occupation.
John kept an ordinary (inn) for which he had a license. According to the book, Concord in Colonial Times, by C.H. Walcott published in 1884, Page 139, John Heywood "was allowed to keep a house of entertainment for strangers, for lodging and to sell beer and cider." The year was 1670. In 1672, John renewed his license and had liberty to retail strong waters to the travelers and sick people.
• Background Information. 524
John Heywood settled in Concord, Massachusetts, and was probably born in London, England, about 1620. He married Rebecca Atkinson, daughter of Thomas Atkinson. She was probably not his first wife unless his age is estimated incorrectly. Rebecca died in 1665. He married next, Sarah Simonds, on 5 Aug 1665. His last wife who outlived him was named Pricilla. John Heywood was admitted a freeman in 1670 in Concord.
The children of John and Rebecca, all born in Concord, were:
• Rebecca, b. 13 May 1660
• John Jr.
• Persis, b 11 Apr 1657
• Benoni, b. 31 Jul 1665, died young
The children of John and Sarah were:
• Sarah, b. 30 Aug 1666
• Judith, b 3 Jan 1667
• Mary, b. 3 Nov 1669
• Abigail, b. 9 Apr 1672
• William, b. 17 Apr 1674
• Huldah, b. 16 Sep 1676
• James, b. 27 Jan 1778/79
• Joseph, 3 Jan 1680/81
• Benjamin, b. 17 Mar 1682/3
~Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County ...
• Background Information. 625
Entry in Guide to the Early Settlers of America, p. 252:
John Heywood, Concord; married 1656, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Atkinson, who died 1665; children Rebecca, b. 1657, died soon after; Rebecca, again, 1660; John, 1662; Benoni, 1665, died within a few days. Before the end of that year, he married Sarah Symonds, had by here several daughters, and William, 1674; was freeman, 1670, and died 1707.
John married Rebecca Atkinson, daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Susanna * Atkinson, on 17 Aug 1656 in Concord, Massachusettes 623.,152 (Rebecca Atkinson was born in 1638 in Concord, Massachusettes and died on 5 Aug 1665 in Concord, Massachusettes 152.)
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