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Birth: 17 Jul 1753 Easton / / MA Death: 12 Dec 1843 Easton / / MA
Qualifying Service Description:
Captain Matthew Randell, Colonel George Williams
Additional References:
56th-77th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
Spouse: Lydia Barrows Children: Lucy; Edward Tupper; Ansel;
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Joseph Hayward was born 1 July 1753, at Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, a son of Edward Hayward and Keziah Hall. He married Elizabeth Smith of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, 6 September 1774. They were the parents of Elizabeth Smith Hayward. Hayward married Lydia Barrow, 24 January 1781, at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She was born 15 February 1761, a daughter of Elisha Barrow and Nelly Lumbard. They were the parents of thirteen children: Rotheus, Lucy, Lydia, Joseph, Ansel, Elisha, Rowena, Sophia, Minerva, Edward Tupper, Daniel, Lydia and George Washington.
Joseph Hayward’s service record describes him as being five feet, eight or nine inches tall. He was a private in the 47-member minuteman company of Captain Abiel Mitchell. The company marched on the Lexington Alarm of 19 April 1775, along the old Boston Turnpike, towards Boston.
Hayward inherited 136 acres with buildings and improvements, at Easton, from his father’s estate in June 1772. He lived at his father’s home for six years, but decided to build a new home on the property in 1778. The two-story home on Foundry Street, with an original exterior that consisted of red shingles with white trim, is still in excellent shape and in the original colors. The original home was 32 feet wide, and 40 feet deep, including a center chimney, multiple fireplaces, and nine finished rooms.
Hayward’s land was primarily used for farming, including cranberries. The home withstood the hurricane of 1812, and he built a sawmill to take advantage of the fallen trees in the area. Hayward donated part of his land, which became Pine Grove Cemetery.
Hayward was devoutly religious and served as a Deacon for The Church of Christ of Easton, as did his father. By his Last Will and Testament, dated 30 July 1836, he left a seat in a pew at the meetinghouse for his wife, and his Bible to a grandson, Joseph Hayward.
Hayward was blind during his last ten years of life, and died 12 February 1843, at Easton, aged 89 years. His Will was admitted to probate, 7 March 1843. Lydia Barrow Hayward died 11 January 1844, at Easton. They were buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery of Easton.
Sources:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 7, Pg. 625.
Hayward, George Washington and Almira L.Hayward: Centennial Gathering of the Hayward Family, 1879.
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