Dorothy HAYWARD^[1]

1674 - 1721  (47 years)

• Name	Dorothy HAYWARD
  Birth	23 Jan 1673/4	Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	After 25 May 1721  [2]
  	Dorothy and her second husband Edward Spalding signed a note at Plainfield, Connecticut on 28 October 1720 addressed to the Middlesex County, Massachusetts Court of Probate stating that they would release Dorothy's dower right in the Estate of her deceased husband William Barker in exchange for "ten pounds money". Dorothy signed the document by mark. Mention is made of Dorothy and Edward Spalding in the final disposition of the William Barker estate on 25 May 1721.
  Person ID	I3311	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph HAYWARD,   b. 26 Mar 1643, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 Oct 1714 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hannah HOSMER,   b. 16 Aug 1644, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 Dec 1675, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1665	Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3]
  	The couple was married on 26 October 1665 in Concord.
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William BARKER,   b. 9 Nov 1674, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Dec 1703, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1695/6	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4]
  Children	1. Hannah BARKER,   b. 14 May 1697, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. After 25 May 1721 (Age 24 years)   2. Francis BARKER,   b. 29 Apr 1699, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. After 25 May 1721 (Age 22 years)   3. Judith BARKER,   b. 7 Nov 1701, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 Dec 1762, Acton, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 61 years)   4. Dorothy (Mary) BARKER,   b. 18 Feb 1703/4, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. After 25 May 1721 (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Edward SPALDING,   b. 16 Sep 1663, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. After 25 May 1721 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1705	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  	The couple was married by the Reverend Mr. Joseph Estabrook in Concord on 23 October 1705. Edward was a widower, with five children, at the time of this marriage. The marriage register entry notes that Edward was "of Plainfield" and that Dorothy was "of Concord". Following the marriage, Dorothy and her four children by her marriage to William Barker journeyed with Edward to his home in Plainfield, Connecticut.
  Children	1. Debora SPAULDING,   b. 17 Jan 1706/7, Plainfield, Windham Co, Colony of Connecticut   2. Rachel SPAULDING,   b. 17 Jan 1706/7, Plainfield, Windham Co, Colony of Connecticut   3. Uniss SPAULDING,   b. 16 Aug 1715, Plainfield, Windham Co, Colony of Connecticut   4. Joseph SPAULDING,   b. 3 Sep 1718, Plainfield, Windham Co, Colony of Connecticut
  Family ID	F477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 17. (Concord Register - Book I) [S1645] William Barker, Middlesex Co, MA probate file no. 1038 (1704). [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 12. (Concord Register - Book I) [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 43 [Concord Registers - Book II] [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 64. (Concord Registers - Book II)