Pedigree of:
Moses Cleaveland
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Notes and Links
Moses Cleaveland*; b. about 1624, Ipswich, Suffolk County, England; d. Jan. 9, 1701/2, Woburn MA.
- m. Ann Winn*; b. c1626, in Wales or in England; d. prior to May 6, 1682, probably at Woburn MA; on Sep. 26, 1648. She is the daughter of Edward Winn* and Joanna ___?*.
- Josiah and Mary had 11 children, all born at Woburn MA:
- Moses Cleaveland; b. Sep. 1, 1651.
- Hannah Cleaveland; b. Aug. 4, 1653.
- Aaron Cleaveland (1654/5-1716), direct ancestor of Pres. Grover Cleveland.
- m1. Dorcas Wilson; b. Jan 29, 1657; d. Nov. 29, 1714; on Sep. 26, 1675. She is the daughter of John Wilson and Hannah James. Aaron and Dorcas had 9 children.
- m2. Prudence ___?, in about 1716, a short time before Aaron's death. Aaron and Prudence had no children.
- Samuell Cleaveland; b. June 9, 1657
- Miriam Cleaveland; b. July 10, 1659
- Joanna Cleaveland; b. Sep. 19, 1661; d. Mar. 12, 1667, as a youth.
- Edward Cleaveland; b. May 20, 1664.
- Josiah Cleaveland* (1666/7-1709)
- m. Mary Bates* (1667-1743)
- Isaac Cleaveland; b. May 11, 1669.
- Joanna Cleaveland; b. Apr. 5, 1670.
- Enoch Cleaveland; b. Aug. 1, 1671.
Brief Biography:
Moses Cleaveland* (c1624-1701/2), was probably born in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. He sailed from London in about 1635 to New England and landed either at Plymouth or at Boston. According to an old family letter published in the Cleveland/Cleaveland genealogy, Moses was apprenticed to a joyner (joiner). The same letter suggested that Moses was not well educated, and that the variations in his own spelling of his name (Moses versus Moyses, and Clevland versus Cleveland, versus Cleaveland) was due to his limited literacy.
The genealogy indicates that he was hired as a ship's carpenter's apprentice at the young age of 11 in London to join the crew on a ship to America, upon which he "worked his passage".
It is generally stated that he came from Ipswich as an indentured apprentice to a joiner, housewright or master builder, name of his master not ascertained, but conjectured to be Edward Winn* (whose daughter he afterwards married), for 'he went to Woburn with his master,' and there settled in 1640-1;" admitted a freeman in 1643; granted land at Woburn 1648-9. He was also listed on Woburn militia roll 1663 at age 39.
Moses settled at Woburn MA, married there, and all of his children were born there. He made his living in the building, maintainence and repair of ships and houses.
References:
- The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, by E. J. Cleveland and H. G. Cleveland, pub. by Case Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford CT, 1899.
- a href="http://history.vineyard.net/clevelan.htm">Descendants of Moses Cleveland on Martha's Vineyard
- The Cleveland Family Chronicles
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