A List of Some of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman:  The town of Newbury Mass was settled and incorporated in 1635. ln that year came Mr Edward Woodman his wife Joanna and Archelaus Woodman to Newbury where they resided till their death. Archelaus came from a place called Christian Maiford a parish in Wiltshire in the North west part of the County about six miles from Malmesbury the chief town of that part of the country. He came passenger in the ship James of London which sailed from Southampton for New England in April 1635. His name may be found in Vol vii of the third series of the Mass Historical Society's Collections page 319. He is there called Hercules Woodman. A few weeks later than the James came the Abigail bringing a Richard Woodman only 9 years old. Whether Mr Edward Woodman, who was probably brother to Archelaus Woodman, came in the James or Abigail or some other vessel no record informs us. Both of them came to Newbnry at the same time. Richard died in Lynn in 1 647 aged 21. Archelaus in 1635 is styled a mercer. His first wife Elizabeth died 17th December 1677. His second wife Dorothy Chapman whom he married 12th Nov 1678 died in 1706. In the Newbury records he is styled Lieut and died 14th Oct 1702 aged about 90. He left no children. Of the ninety one grantees who settled Newbury fifteen were entitled to the appellation of Mr. One of these fifteen was Mr Edward Woodman. He was a man of influence decision and energy and opposed with great zeal the attempt made by the Rev Thomas Parker to change the mode of Church government from Congregationalism to something like Presbyterianism. See history of Newbury under the years 1663 T670 &c. Mr Woodman was a deputy to the General Court in 1636 37 39 and 43. In 1638 1641 1645 and 46 he was one of the three Commissioners to end small causes in Newbary and at various times held other offices of profit and trust in town and state. Among his other commissions he had one from the State to see people marry of which in 1681 he thus speaks an unprofitable commission. I quickly laid aside the worke which has cost me many a bottle of sacke and liquor where friends and acquaintance have been concerned. He and his wife Joanna were living in February 1687 8. She was then 74. He died prior to 1694 his age is not known. The children of Mr Edward and Joanna Woodman were as follows 1 I Edward 2 b 1628 m Mary Gooridge 20th Dec 1653 2 H John 2 b about 1630 m Mary Field 15 h July 1656 3 Ill Joshua t 2 b 1636 m Elizabeth Stevens 23d Jan 1666. She died in 1714 4 IV Mary 2 b m John Brown 20th Feb 1660 5 V Sarah 2 b 12th Jan 1642 m John Kent 12th March 1666 1668 6 VI Jonathan 2 b 8th Nov 1643 m Hannah Hilton 2d July 7 VII Ruth 2 b 28th March 1646 m Benj Lowle 17th Oct 1666. 

Essex Institute Historical Collection: Steven Kent of Haverhill yeoman for threescore and ten pounds conveyed to Mr Edward Woodman sen of Nubrie about two hundred and twenty acres of upland in Haverhill laid out first for my third division butting upon the Merimak river bounded by a cove which runneth between Theophilus Satchwell and said land by John Eyer's land with a marked tree next the river and a white oak marked with an S and a great pine marked and fifty acres more of upland adjoining the upper end of sd land running from the east corner along the head of Jno Eyer's land to Spicket river excepting a highway also another lot of ten acres bounded by the upland on both sides running into Mistake meadow with all the timber upon it November 21 1662 Wit Anthony Somerby and Abiell Somerby Ack by grantor 12 2 1664 before court at Salisbury Tho Bradbury rec.  /P/  1676 Jno Wheeler of Nubery for thirty pounds conveyed to Edward Woodman sen of Nubery about four acres meadow and six acres upland both in Salisbury bounded by Merimack River and the land of Mr Hooke February 18 1666 Wit Anthony Somerby Richard Bartlett and James his JO mark Ordaway Ack Nov 14 1676 at court at Salisbury Tho Bradbury rec.

Genealogical & Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston: Edward Woodman first appears in New England history as a settler in Newbury Massachusetts at the incorporation of that town in 1635 and from the fact that he went therein company with Archelaus Woodman it is supposed that they were brothers. One chronicler of the family history says that Archelaus Woodman came from Christian Malford Wiltshire England that he took passage in the James of London in April 1635 but it does not appear whether Edward came with him or arrived in New England in the Abigail a few weeks later. All that we know is that Archelans and Edward Woodman sat down in the plantation at Newbury in 1635. Edward Woodman was one of ninety one grantees of Newbury and one of the fifteen persons among the proprietors who were addressed Mr a title indicating social position influence and character above that of the average colonist. He became prominently identified with affairs of the church and figured as leader of the movement which resulted in setting aside some strict regulations of church government In 1636 and three times afterward he was deputy to the general court and in 1638 he was commissioned magistrate to end small causes. It appears also to have been his office to see people marry which he once spoke of as an unprofitable commission which has cost me many a bottle of sacke and liquor where friends and acquaintances have been concerned. He died previous to 1694 and both he and his wife Joanna were living in 1687 8. Of their children two were born in England and the others in Newbury 1 Edward born 1628, 2 John born in England about 1630 died in Dover New Hampshire September 17 1706 married July 15 1656 Mary Field ,3 Joshua born Newbury 1636 died there May 30 1703 married January 23 1666 Elizabeth Stevens, 4 Mary born in Newbury married February 20 166o John Brown, 5 Sarah born January 12 1642 married March 12 1666 John Kent, 6 Jonathan born November 8 1643 died November 21 1706 married July 2 1668 Hannah Hilton 7 Ruth born March 28 1646 married October 17 1666 Benjamin Lowell.