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Born in 1831, mother of Nelson T. Churchill. SEE PHOTO.  For more information about Ruth Anne Wyman, see CHURCHILL family tree.

William Wyman was the son of James Wyman and Druscilla Doane Wyman.  William was married to Mary Larkin. Mary Larkin was the daughter of Stephen Larkin and Ruth Cook.  Ruth Cook was a Mayflower descendant.  Mary Larkin had a rather famous brother named Stephen Larkin.

William and Mary Larkin Wyman had seven children, as follows:

1. Stephen L. Wyman, born January 30, 1827. He married Hannah Vickery, the daughter of Moses Vickery. He had ten children.
2. William Henry Wyman. Born July 15, 1829. He was married in the United States.  [NOTE: perhaps his kids are the ones mentioned in Stephen Larkin's will?]
3. Ruth Anne Wyman. Born June 17, 1831. She married Nathan Churchill, the son of Capt. Thomas Churchill.
4. John Wyman. Born September 30, 1833.
5. George Wellington Wyman. Born December 19, 1836. He was married on September 4, 1864 to Rebecca Eldridge, the daughter of Joseph Eldridge.  SEE BIOGRAPHY, DESCENDANTS, including Dr. Chester Wyman of Yarmouth. 
6. Mary D. Wyman. Born Sept. 3, 1839. She married on November 30, 1856 to Capt. Samuel Tedford, the son of Milford Tedford.
7. Lydia Wyman. Born Sept. 3, 1839, twin sister of Mary. Lydia never married.  [NOTE: she apparently inherited money from her uncle STEPHEN LARKIN.]

James Wyman, was born June 6, 1761. He is referred to in a genealogy book as "James 1st." He was the son of Ephraim Wyman and Sarah Richardson.

On December 19, 1788, he married Druscilla Doane, the daughter of Israel Doane. They had approximately a dozen or more children. A genealogy book lists them as follows:

1. John C. Wyman. He married Sarah Trefry, the daughter of Capt. Joshua P. Trefry "the 2nd."
2. Letitia Wyman. She married Rufus N. Robbins "the 1st", who was the son of James Robbins "the 2d."
3. Clarissa Wyman. She was born in May 1797. She married Abraham Earle "the 1st," the son of Peter Earl. Clarissa died November 8, 1889.
4. Asahel Wyman. He married Elizabeth Perry, the daughter of Levi Perry.
5. Desire Wyman. She married a man whose last name was Kendrick.
6. William Wyman. He married Mary Larkin, the daughter of Stephen.
7. Henry A. Wyman. He married Anne MacKinnon, the daughter of Major John MacKinnon.
8. Israel Wyman. He was married on September 27, 1832 to Martha [sic] Shaw, the daughter of Moses Shaw "the 1st."
9. Mark Wyman. He married Hannah Johnson, the daughter of Jotham Johnson. His wedding date was August 29, 1844.
10. Wellington Wyman. He was born October 1, 1812. He married Esther Ritchie, the daughter of James Ritchie "the 1st."
11. Wellesley Wyman. He never married.
12. Various other children, who died young.

James Wyman died February 14, 1847.

Ephraim Wyman was born in Woburn, Massachusetts April 5, 1733.  He married Sarah Richardson in 1753 or 1754, in Massachusetts. Sarah was the daughter of Enoch Richardson and Sarah Johnson Richardson of Woburn, Massachusetts.  

Sarah's genealogy is described in a Yarmouth newspaper article of 1831.

In 1771, the family moved from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia.  Quite of a few of their children married people from the Nickerson family.

Their children were as follows:

1. Ephraim Wyman. Born August 22, 1753. He died August 23, 1753, only one day old.
2. Ephraim Wyman. Born June 11, 1756. On December 29, 1785, he married Asenath Nickerson, the daughter of Nathan Nickerson.
3. Jacob Wyman. Born January 14, 1759.
4. James Wyman. Born June 6, 1761. He married Druscilla Doane, the daughter of Israel Doane "the 1st." His wedding day was December 19, 1788. James died February 14, 1847.
5. Matthew Wyman. Born in 1762. He married his first wife, Lily coffran, the daughter of William "the 1st." That wedding date was January 19, 1786. His second wife was Dorcas (Crosby) Savage, the widow of John Savage "the 1st." Matthew died February 2, 1845.
6. Martha Wyman. Born October 3, 1763.
7. Isaiah Wyman. Born August 12, 1765. He died August 14, 1765, only two days old.
8. Oliver Wyman. Born July 7, 1766. He married Elizabeth Hemeon. His date of marriage was May 26, 1790. He had 7 sons and 4 daughters. In 1799 he and his family moved to Hallowell, Maine.
9. Samuel Wyman. Born March 25, 1768. The genealogy book describes him as "an invalid." He died unmarried.
10. Sarah Wyman. Born March 12, 1770. She died unmarried.
11. Daniel Wyman. Born January 24, 1774. He died three days later, January 29, 1774.  NOTE:  A genealogy book reports he was born in 1744, but that is apparently a mistake; he must have been born in 1774.
12. John. Born July 20, 1777. He was married on December 9, 1800, to Mary Nickerson, the daughter of Nathan Nickerson. John died September 20, 1851 at the age of 74.
13. Jesse Wyman. Born August 12, 1779. He married Azuba Nickerson, the daughter of Nathan Nickerson. Jesse died August 26, 1855.
14. Charlotte Wyman. Born September 6, 1781. She married John Nickerson, the son of Nathan Nickerson.

Jacob Wyman "2d" was born Sept. 11, 1688, the son of Jacob Wyman "1st" and Elizabeth Richardson.

Jacob Wyman "2d" married on June 19, 1732, to Anne Nutt.

Their children were as follows:

1. Ephraim Wyman. Born April 5, 1733. He was married in 1753 to Sarah Richardson, the daughter of Enoch Richardson of Woburn.
2. Jacob Wyman "3d". He was married on November 23, 1758 to Sarah Perley.
3. Mary Wyman. She was born January 6, 1736. She married a man by the name of Ezra Thompson on July 31, 1759.
4. Sarah Wyman. Born March 24, 1739. She married Isaac Johnson on May 11, 1783. Sarah died May 30, 1805.
5. James Wyman. Born December 4, 1742.
6. Elizabeth. Date of birth not known. The genealogy book states she was hearing impaired and never learned to talk, describing her as "deaf and dumb."

Jacob Wyman was born June 4, 1665 at Woburn, Mass. He was the son of Lieut. John Wyman and Sarah Ruth Nutt. His occupation: Tanner.  He became a freeman in 1690.  

On November 23, 1687, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Richardson. Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel and Martha Richardson.

Jacob and Elizabeth Richardson had the following children:

1. Jacob Wyman. Born September 11, 1688. Married on June 19, 1732, to Anne Nutt.
2. Samuel Wyman. Born February 7, 1690.
3. Elizabeth Wyman. Born January 7, 1692. She married Josiah Waters.  She died before 1742.
4. David Wyman. Born April 4, 1693.  On Oct. 31, 1716, he married Phoebe Richardson, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Richradson, and granddaughter of Thomas Richardson "the 1st."
5. Martha Wyman. Born October 13, 1695. Her first husband was Ebenezer Tidd. Her second husband was Major Joseph Richardson.
6. Mary Wyman. Born  July 8, 1698.  Married JOsiah Waters, and resided at Woburn and Medord.
7. John Wyman. Born Dec. 11, 1700. Died July 9, 1721 at Harvard.
8. Solomon Wyman. Born April 24, 1703. Died Sept. 22, 1725.
9. Patience Wyman. Born April 15, 1705. She married John Coggin, of Sudbury.
10. Ebenezer. Born May 5, 1707. He became the Rev. Ebenezer Wyman. He was married May 22, 1739 to Mary Wright. Ebenezer died Feb. 9, 1746.
11. Isaiah. Born Feb. 22, 1709. Died Feb. 9, 1746 or 1747.
12. Peter Wyman. Born September 27, 1711. In 1744, he married Abigail Russell, of Woburn.
13. Daniel Wyburn. Born May 27, 1715. His first wife was Rebecca, but she died Feb. 10, 1744. His second wife was Dorothy Jennison, and she lived until Sept. 30, 1806. Daniel died December 29, 1766, leaving 8 children.

Jacob married a second time on February 4, 1740. His second wife was Elizabeth (Richardson) Coggin, the widow of Capt. John Coggin.  She was first cousin to Jacob's first wife.

Jacob Wyman died March 31, 1742.

John Wyman was at Woburn, Mass., as early as 1640, according to a book from Yarmouth County Museum about the history of the Trask and Wyman families. He was baptized Feb. 3, 1621 or 1622 in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England.

John traveled from England to Massachusettes with his brother, Francis Wyman. They had an older brother, Thomas, who stayed in England and inherited the family farm there.

John is the ancestor of Ruth Anne Wyman, wife of Nathan Churchill. Ruth Anne was the grandmother of Wilfred L. Churchill.

John was the son of Francis Wyman and Elizabeth Richardson Wyman, of West Mill, Hertfordshire, England. The church John’s father attended in England had the following information:

1. Francis Wyman was married on May 2, 1617 to Elizabeth Richardson.
2. Thomas Wyman was baptized April 5, 1618
3. Francis Wyman was baptized February 26, 1619 [the same Francis who later went to Woburn, Mass.]
4. John Wyman was baptized February 3, 1621 [the same John who later went to Woburn, Mass.]
5. Richard Wyman was married March 14, 1623
6. William Wyman was baptized August 31, 1628.

In 1658, the father back in England wrote out a Will giving small amounts of land to his sons John and Francis if they wished to return to England to claim it.

Elizabeth Wyman, the wife of Francis, was buried May 20, 1630, apparently before her two sons left England for the colony in America.

Lieut. John Wyman, of Woburn, Massachusetts, was married on November 5, 1644 to Sarah Ruth Nutt. Sarah was born sometime before Sept. 19, 1624 in Barking, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Myles Nutt and Sarah Bronson.

John and his brother Francis both worked as tanners in Woburn, Mass. John took part in "the great Narragansett fight of December 19, 1675," where he was wounded. John’s son, John "Jr." also took part in that fight, and was killed.

John and his brother Francis were among the largest landholders in Woburn, Massachusetts. A genealogy book about the history of the Wyman and Trask families indicates that John and Francis Wyman "were with one exception the largest landholders in Woburn."

John and Sarah Nutt Wyman had the following children:

1. Samuel Wyman. Born Sept. 20, 1646 at Woburn. Died a week later, Sept. 27.
2. John Wyman. Born March 28, 1648. In about 1671, Mary Carter became his wife. She was born July 24, 1648 at Woburn and died Dec. 16, 1688 at Hampton, N.H. She was the daughter of Rev. Thomas Carter and Mary Parkhurst.  John died December 19, 1675 at Great Swamp, R.I.
3. Sarah Wyman. Born A[to; 25. 1650. She married Joseph Walker, of Billerica. She married Joseph Walker on Dec. 15, 1669.  They had 10 children.  Sarah died at Billerica, MA on Jan. 26, 1728 or 1729.
4. Solomon Wyman. Born Feb. 26, 1651 or 1652. He died Sept. 22, 1725.
5. David Wyman. Born April 7, 1654. He married Isabel Farmer. David died in 1678.
6. Elizabeth Wyman.  Born Jan. 18, 1655 or 1656 at Woburn.
7. Bathsheba Wyman.  Born Oct. 6, 1658 in Boston. [Note: all information about Bathsheba comes from an e-mail correspondent in California.] Bathsheba married Nathaniel Tay on May 30, 1677. They had two children.
8. Cornet Jonathan Wyman. Born July 13, 1661. He married Abigail Fowle, his first wife, on July 29, 1689.  She was the daughter of Lieut. James Fowle and Abigail Carter.  They were married only a few months when she died.  Abigail died Jan. 3, 1689 or 1690.  He then married his second wife, Hannah Fowle, the daughter of Peter Fowle and Mary Carter.  That wedding took place July 31, 1690 at Woburn.  He had had 7 children by his second wife.  Jonathan died Dec. 15, 1736.
9. Seth Wyman. Born August 8, 1663. He married Esther Johnson on December 17, 1685. They had 7 children.   Seth died Oct. 26, 1715, and was survived by h is wife, Esther, who lived until March 31, 1742.
10. Jacob Wyman. Born June 4, 1665. Occupation:  Tanner.  He married his first wife, Elizabeth Richardson, on November 23, 1687. She was the daughter of Samuel Richardson. Jacob and his first wife had 13 children.  His first wife died at Woburn on Nov. 21, 1739.  On February 4, 1740, he married his late wife's first cousin.  The second wife, Elizabeth (Richardson) Coggin, was the widow of Capt. John Coggin. The second wife was the daughter of Joseph Richardson.  Jacob died March 31, 1742 at Watertown, Mass.

Lieut. John Wyman died May 9, 1684. He must have been at least 63 years old when he died, since he was baptized in 1621.

Thomas Wyman

Was born in the late 1560's in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England.  His parents were Thomas Wymant and Ellen Brand.  He married Joan Cressal on Nov. 8, 1593 in Barkway,  Hertfordshire.  (Joan was born 1575).
They had a daughter, Susan Wyman.  They had a son, Francis born 1592 in Westmill.
Thomas had a second marriage to Jane Thorton.  He married her on March 13, 1632, but he did not enjoy very many years of wedded bliss with her-- he died January 8, 1633 or 1634. 

Thomas Wymant

Thomas Wymant was born about 1515 or 1540, or somewhere in between, in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.  He died in 1590 in Barkway.
He married Ellen Brand, who was born in 1569 in Barkway.  Their marriage took place Sept. 17, 1562 in Barkway.
They had a son, Thomas Wyman, who was born sometime between about 1565 and 1570 in Westmill.