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Stokes Ancestors Born Before 1850

• Peter A Stokes (1797 - 1884)
• Thomas Stokes (Burlington, NJ)
• Henry & Elizabeth Stokes
• Francis Wyman of Woburn, MA
• James Stokes of Stoke, near Coventry
• John Thomas & Ann Elizabeth Stokes of Shoreditch (1803 - )

The Descendants of Francis Wyman of Woburn, Massachusetts

Home > Biographies > Descendants of Francis Wyman of Woburn, MA

Francis Wyman is not a Stokes, in fact, he is five generations removed from the Stokes family member (Mary Amelia Stokes, 1802-1881) who brought him to my attention. However, as I have a wealth of data regarding several of his descendants and because, being a founder of our country, he is likely related to several other Stokes who I will encounter over time, I have chosen to include his family tree on this site separate from the biographies of his descendants so that it may appear in one central location rather than on several different pages.

I have little information about Mary Amelia Stokes other than her name, dates, and a reference that she is "of the North Carolina Stokes." If you have information about her, or any information to augment this tree (especially if you are or should be a part of it!), please let me know.

Wyman Family Tree, beginning with the father of Francis Wyman of Woburn, MA

Information on a gray background is unconfirmed and collected from various uncited sources that appear reliable, including some online family trees that seem to be well-researched. Care should be taken by the diligent genealogist in verifying this information before adding it, willy-nilly, to a well-researched family tree. If you find errors in this information or have documentation confirming it, I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

Names denoted by the "S" icon () are directly related to a Stokes family member as a descendant or a Stokes-specific ancestor (ancestors are only marked when they are an ancestor of someone who has the surname Stokes by birth).

• Francis Wyman of Hertfordshire, England m. (1617) Elizabeth Richardson
  • Thomas Wyman of Hertfordshire, England (bap. 1618 - )
  • Francis Wyman of Woburn (1617 or 1619 - 1699) m. 2nd (1650) Abigail Reed (1634 or 1638 - 1699)
    • Judith Wyman (29 Sep 1652 - 22 Dec 1652) no issue
    • Timothy Wyman (15 Sep 1661 - ) [I believe he had children, but they are not covered here.]
    • Joseph Wyman (9 Nov 1663 - ) [no further information]
    • Nathaniel Wyman (25 Nov 1665 - ) [no further information]
    • Samuel Wyman (29 Nov 1667 - ) [no further information]
    • Thomas Wyman (1 Apr 1671 - ) [no further information]
    • Benjamin Wyman (1674 - 1735) m. (1702) Elizabeth Prentiss Hancock (1686 - 1749)
      • Noah Wyman ( - 10 Dec 1726)
      • Lucy wyman ( - 25 Oct 1730)
      • Benjamin Wyman (1706 - 1774) m. 1st (1733) Esther Richardson (1707 - 1751)
        • Benjamin Wyman (1739/40 - 1774) m. (1765) Elizabeth Swain (1743 - 1773)
          • Benjamin Wyman (1767 - 1836) m. 2nd (1790) Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849)
            • Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) m. Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881)
              • Belser L. Wyman (1844 - 1879) m. (1870) Mary Davidson (1853 - )
                • Lucretia Wyman
                • Sarah Wyman
              • William Stokes Wyman, Sr. (1830 - 1915) m. (1853) Melissa A. Dearing
                • Benjamin Leon Wyman, Sr. (1856 - ) m. (1894) Elizabeth Amanda Brown [widow of James A. Ware]
                  • Elizabeth Alabama Wyman
                  • Benjamin Leon Wyman, Jr.
                • William Stokes Wyman, Jr. (1867 - )
                • Charles Augustus Wyman [m. Samantha?*]
                • Alice Searcy Wyman
    • Stephen Wyman (2 Jun 1676 - ) [no further information]
    • Judith Wyman (15 Jan 1679 - ) [no further information]
  • John Wyman of Woburn, MA (bap. 1621/22 - 1684) m. (1644) Sarah Ruth Nutt, had issue, not discussed here.
  • Richard Wyman m. (1623) ?
  • William Wyman (bap. 1628 - )

Boynton Family Tree, beginning with Joseph Boynton

• Joseph Boynton (1731 - 1787) m. (1762) Sarah Tarbell (1740 - 1787)
  • Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849) m. (1790) Benjamin Wyman (1767 - 1836) [see Wyman family tree, above]
    • Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) m. (1828) Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881)
      • Belser L. Wyman m. (1870) Mary Davidson
        • Reference Wyman family tree for further data on descendants.
      • William Stokes Wyman, Sr. (1830 - 1915) m. (1853) Melissa A. Dearing
        • Reference Wyman family tree for further data on descendants.

Individual Data

Francis Wyman of Woburn, MA (1619 - )

• Born 1617 (this conflicts with the church records regarding his birth as referenced by reference 3). [ref: 4]
• Died 30 Nov 1699. [ref: 4, 5]
• Baptized 26 Feb 1619. [ref: 3]
• Came from Hertford County, England. [ref: 1]
• Settled in Woburn, MA. [ref: 1]
• Brother's name was John. [ref: 1, 3]
• Parents: Francis Wyman and Elizabeth Richardson of West Mill, Hertfordshire, England. [ref: 3]
• Married first: in 1644 or 1645, in Woburn, Judith Pierce. [ref: 4]
• Married second: on 2 Oct 1650, Abigail Reed (bap. 1638 - ). [ref: 4]
• Children: Judith Wyman (29 Sep 1652 - 22 Dec 1652), Timothy Wyman (15 Sep 1661 - ), Joseph Wyman (9 Nov 1663 - ), Nathaniel Wyman (25 Nov 1665 - ), Samuel Wyman (29 Nov 1667 - ), Thomas Wyman (1 Apr 1671 - ), Benjamin Wyman (25 Aug 1674 - ), Stephen Wyman (2 Jun 1676 - 19 Aug 1676), Judith Wyman (15 Jan 1679 - ). [ref: 5]
• Worked as a tanner in Woburn, MA. [ref: 3]
• Was one of the largest landholders in woburn, MA. [ref: 3]

Francis Wyman of Hertfordshire, England

• Lived in: Hertfordshire, England. [ref: 3]
• Married: on 2 May 1617, Elizabeth Richardson ( - bur. 20 May 1630). [ref: 3]
• Children: Thomas Richardson (bap 5 Apr 1618), Francis Wyman of Woburn, MA (bap. 1619 - ), John Wyman of Woburn, MA (bap. 3 Feb 1621 - ), Richard Wyman (bap. 14 Mar 1623), and William Wyman (bap. 31 Aug 1628). [ref: 3]

Benjamin Wyman (1767 - 1836)

• Lived in woburn, Massachusetts. [ref: 1]
• Born 1767, died 1836. [ref: 2]
• Married, second, Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849) in 1790. [ref: 2]
• children: Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) [ref: 1, 2]

Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849)

• Born 1773, died 1849. [ref: 2]
• Daughter of Joseph Boynton (1731 - 1787) and Sarah Tarbell (1740 - 1787). [ref: 2]
• Married Benjamin Wyman (1767 - 1836) in 1790, was his second wife. [ref: 2]
• children: Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) [ref: 1, 2]

Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855)

• Born 1798, died 1855. [ref: 2]
• Son of Benjamin Wyman (1767 - 1836) [ref: 1, 2] and Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849) [ref: 2]
• Married Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881) in 1828. [ref: 1, 2]
• Children: Belser L. Wyman [ref: 2] and William Stokes Wyman, Sr. [ref: 1]
• A native of Woburn, Massachusetts. [ref: 1]
• Moved to Alabama sometime before December 1818, possibly in 1818 when he settled in Claiborne, Monroe County. [ref: 1]
• Moved to Montgomery in 1822. [ref: 1]
• Occupation: Merchant. [ref: 1]
• Religion: Family history of Puritans, unclear whether he was. [ref: 1]

Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881)

• Born 1802, died 1881. [ref: 2]
• From the North Carolina Stokes. [ref: 1]
• Possibly born in Lincoln, Upson, Georgia (unconfirmed source)
• Married Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) in 1828. [ref: 1, 2]
• Children: Belser L. Wyman [ref: 2] and William Stokes Wyman, Sr. [ref: 1]

William Stokes Wyman, Sr. (1830 - 1915)

• Born 23 Nov 1830 in Montgomery, Alabama. [ref: 1]
• Died 20 Oct 1915. [ref: 1]
• Parents: Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) and Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881) [ref: 1]
• Married: Melissa A. Dearing on 29 Dec 1853. [ref: 1]
• Children: Benjamin Leon Wyman, Sr.; William Stokes Wyman, Jr.; Charles Augustus Wyman; Alice Searcy Wyman. [ref: 1]
• Education: Harvard, 1847-48, University of Alabama, A.B. (1851), same, A.M. (1853), same, LL.D. (1882). [ref: 1]
• Occupation: Professor of Latin and Greek, state legislator, university president. [ref: 1]
• Interests: Southeastern and Gulf State history and Native American history and linguistics. [ref: 1]
• Publications: Syntax of the Latin Compound Sentence, 1880; The Trial of Milo, 1885; various magazine articles. [ref: 1]
• Memberships: Phi Beta Kappa. [ref: 1]

Joseph Boynton (1731 - 1787)

• Born 1731, died 1787; both in Pepperell, MA. [ref: 2]
• Served on the Lexington Alarm in Captain Isaac Wood's company from Pepperell, MA. [ref: 2]
• Married: in 1762, Sarah Tarbell (1740 - 1787). [ref: 2]
• children: Hannah Boynton (1773 - 1849) [ref: 2]

Belser L. Wyman (1844 - 1879)

• Born 1844, died 1879. [ref: 2]
• Parents: Justus Wyman (1798 - 1855) and Mary Amelia Stokes (1802 - 1881). [ref: 2]
• Married: in 1870, Mary Davidson (1853 - ). [ref: 2]
• Children: Lucretia Wyman, Sarah Wyman [ref: 2]

Mary Davidson (1853 - )

• Born 1853. [ref: 2]
• Married: in 1870, Belser L. Wyman (1844 - 1879). [ref: 2]
• Children: Lucretia Wyman, Sarah Wyman. [ref: 2]

Lucretia Wyman

• Born sometime after c. 1870 (based on mother's birthdate).
• Parents: Belser L. Wyman (1844 - 1879) and Mary Davidson (1853 - ). [ref: 2]

Sarah Wyman

• Born sometime after c. 1870 (based on mother's birthdate).
• Parents: Belser L. Wyman (1844 - 1879) and Mary Davidson (1853 - ). [ref: 2]

Benjamin Leon Wyman, Sr. (1856 - )

• Born 1856. [ref: 1]
• Parents: William Stokes Wyman, Sr. (1830 - 1915) and Melissa A Dearing. [ref: 1]
• Children: Elizabeth Alabama Wyman and Benjamin Leon Wyman, Jr. [ref: 1]

References

[1] Owen, Thomas M. History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography. 4, Chicago: SJ Clark Publishing Company, 1921.

I referenced several biographies in this book, they may be found under the appropriate individual's name.

[2] "Davidson - Davison Family Resource DAR Lineages Vol 1 thru 119 - Davison - Page 7." http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genea/Ddarlineage7.html (accessed 1 Jan 2011).

This source references The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 100.

[3] Churchill, Martha A. "Wyman Family History." http://www.marthachurchill.com/family/wym.htm (accessed 1 Jan 2011).

The above source is an uncited website maintained by Martha A Churchill, an attorney in Michigan. Her information seems quite well organized and comprehensive and references several sources and documents (church records, wills, etc.), but does not include specific citations. As such, I am leaving this in the "maybe" category as designated by the gray background. I don't believe this is important enough to bother her about, but perhaps someday she'll happen across this page and drop me a note with her citations.

[4] Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

[5] Johnson, Edward F. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Woburn, MA: Andrews Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers, 1890.