Jonathan Woodman

1772 - 1850  (77 years)

• Name	Jonathan Woodman
  	Bradbury, in his Norway in the Forties, says of him: "He was careful and circumspect under all discouraging circumstances and thought of his steps and his appearance in the barn and field with as great care as in his neighbor's house or church. ... He was a pleasant gentleman of medium height, stooping shoulders, a clean-shaved beard, tidy in appearance and spoke in a decided quiet tone, measuring his words and completing his sentences as he measured his grain and fully completed the bushels" [2]
  Birth	16 Sep 1772	New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine)   [2, 5, 8, 10, 11]
  	Birth Record of Jonathan Woodman
  History	4 Jul 1776 (3 years)	United States become Independent
  Tax	1796 (23 years)	Norway, Oxford County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [2, 9]
  Jonathan Woodman was taxed 28¢.
  Census	1800 (27 years)	Norway, Oxford County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [1]
  1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 2 - Number of Household Members
  Married	6 Mar 1800 (27 years)  [2, 4, 8, 10, 11]
  Betsey Smith, the daughter of Josiah and Esther (Pool) Smith. She was born on 17 January 1779 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. She and Jonathan Woodman filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1800 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. She died on Thursday 28 February 1856 in Norway, Oxford County, Maine. They had no children.
  Offices Held	Between 1801 and 1802 (28 years)	Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [9]
  He was a Selectman. He served again from 1819 to 1821
  History	14 Mar 1820 (47 years)	Maine becomes a separate state.
  Death	21 Jul 1850	Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3, 9, 10, 11]
  Burial	Aft 21 Jul 1850	Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Maine   [3]
  	Gravestone of Jonathan Woodman
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. David Woodman,   b. 16 Sep 1772, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) d. 26 Jul 1838, Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years) ▻ Elizabeth Gross,  m. 14 Oct 1799 > 2. Jonathan Woodman,   b. 16 Sep 1772, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) d. 21 Jul 1850, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Betsey Smith,  m. 6 Mar 1800 > 3. Mary Woodman,   b. 1 May 1775, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 31 Dec 1841, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years) ▻ Joshua Smith, Esq.,  m. 1793 > 4. Amos Woodman,   b. 19 May 1778, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 4 Jan 1856, Athens, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Lydia Knight,  m. After 27 Sep 1805   5. Hannah Woodman,   b. 5 Aug 1780, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. young, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA   6. Euncie Woodman,   b. 16 Jul 1782, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 8 Oct 1786, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA  (Age 4 years) + 7. Jacob Woodman,   b. 31 Aug 1785, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1861, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Hannah Hatch,  m. 21 Feb 1808   8. infant girl Woodman,   b. 18 May 1789, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 6 Jun 1789, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA  (Age 0 years)
  Half siblings	6 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of David Woodman and Mercy Bradbury)
  1. Joshua Woodman,   b. 14 Jul 1791, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA   2. William Woodman,   b. 2 May 1793, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA   3. Ammi Woodman,   b. 4 May 1795, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 29 Oct 1800, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.  (Age 5 years) > 4. Eunice Woodman,   b. 29 Mar 1797, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 28 Jun 1835, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 38 years) ▻ Ichabod Bartlett,  m. Dec 1818   5. Susan Woodman,   b. 11 May 1799, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 2 Nov 1866, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years) > 6. Amy Woodman,   b. 10 Jul 1801, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 14 Dec 1844, Mercer, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 43 years) ▻ Joseph D. Tracy,  m. Abt 1836 > 7. Eben Greenleaf Woodman,   b. 13 Feb 1803, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 12 Feb 1892, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years) ▻ Lovisa B. Marble,  m. 4 Jul 1826 > 8. Lorana Woodman,   b. 11 May 1805, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 17 Jul 1874, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Ichabod Bartlett,  m. Dec 1835 > 9. Joseph Henry Woodman,   b. 21 Sep 1806, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. 16 Jul 1860, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) ▻ Mary Bodwell,  m. Abt 1828 ;   Elizabeth Adams,  m. 25 Aug 1856 > 10. Arvilla Woodman,   b. 4 Jul 1808, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA ▻ Joseph D. Tracy   11. Lewis Woodman,   b. 18 Sep 1810, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), USA d. say 1811, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Clough   d. 16 May 1799, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14161
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	David Woodman,   b. 4 Dec 1747, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 6 Nov 1840, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Mary Hackett,   b. 1 Jul 1751, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1789, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Betsey Smith,   b. 17 Jan 1779, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. d. 28 Feb 1856, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1800	New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [4, 6, 7, 10, 11]
  Type: They had no children together
  	Marriage Record of Jonathan Woodman and Betsy Smith
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 6 months - She : 21 years and 2 months.
  Marriage Intent	6 Mar 1800	New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [8]
  Family ID	F9699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Woodman(1772 – 1850) 2David Woodman(1747 – 1840) 4Joshua Woodman(1708 – 1791) 8Deacon Archelaus Woodman(1672 – 1766) 16Edward Woodman(1628 – 1694) 17Mary Goodridge(1634 – 1684) 9Hannah Swett(1674 – 1749) 18John Swett(1648 – 17 Mar 1717/18) 19Mary Plummer(08 Feb 1649/50 – ) 5Eunice Sawyer(21 Jan 1714/15 – 1803) 10John Sawyer(1676 – 1756) 20Lt. Samuel Sawyer(1646 – 11 Feb 1717/18) 21Mary Emery(1652 – 1718) 11Sarah Wells(1669 – 1756) 22John Wells(1638 – 1677) 23Sarah Littlefield(1649 – Jan 1734/35) 3Mary Hackett(1751 – 1789) 6Henry Hackett(1718 – 1775) 12William Hackett(10 Mar 1682/83 – 1743) 24Capt. William Hackett(1647 – 6 Mar 1712/13) 25Sarah Barnard(1647 – 1717) 13Hannah Young(1685 – ) 26Edward Young 27Hannah Whittier 7Mary Clough( – 1799) 14[no first name] Clough or Tyler 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Sep 1772 - New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) Tax - 1796 - Norway, Oxford County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Census - 1800 - Norway, Oxford County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Marriage - 6 Mar 1800 - New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 6 Mar 1800 - New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Offices Held - Between 1801 and 1802 - Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Death - 21 Jul 1850 - Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 21 Jul 1850 - Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S782] Bureau of the Census, 1800 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Norway, Cumberland, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 6; Page: 201; Image: 201; Family History Library Film: 218676. [S841] Bradbury, Osgood N. , Norway in the Forties , (Norway, Maine: Twin Town Graphics, 1986). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 170669139 Jona[than] Woodman . [S848] Lapham, William B. and Silas P. Maxim. History of Paris Oxford Co. Maine from its settlement of 1880 with a history of the Grants of 1736 and 1771 together with personal sketches, A copious genealogical register and an appendix, (Paris, Maine: Privately Printed, 1884). [S2442] Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, (rovo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Birth Record of Jonathan Woodman. [S1944] Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S162] Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Marriage Record of Jonathan Woodman and Betsy Smith. [S839] Vital Records of New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine., (Town of New Gloucester, Maine). [S840] Whitman, Charles F. History of Norway, Maine , (Norway, Maine: Lewiston Journal Co., 1924). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).