Moses Cleveland Josiah Cleveland Cleveland Family Josiah Cleveland Abigail Cleveland Ruth Adams Abigail Parker Lucy Goodell Hattie Hall MOSES 1 CLEVELAND (C1622-1702) M. (1648) ANN WINN JOSIAH 2 CLEVELAND (1667-1709) M. (C1689) MARY BATES (1667-1743) JOSIAH 3 CLEVELAND (1690-1750) M. (1710) ABIGAIL PAINE (1686-1762) ABIGAIL 4 CLEVELAND (1715-1782) M. (1733) JOHN ADAMS (1695-1762) Charles F. Reed Guendolen Reed Dorothy Chandler Stuart Moses 1 Cleveland (c1622-1702) and Ann (Winn) Cleveland MOSES 1 CLEVELAND was born in England about 1622. 1 Moses Cleveland was in Woburn, Mass. by 1642. 2 He was made a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1643. 3 Moses Cleveland married ANN 2 WINN (EDWARD 1 ) in Woburn on 26 Sep 1648. 4 Ann Winn probably died in Woburn prior to 6 May 1682. 5 Moses Cleveland died in Woburn on 9 Jan 1701/02. 6 Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleveland had the following children, all born in Woburn: Aaron and Dorcas (Wllson) Cleveland were the great-great-great-great grandparents of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States. i. Moses Cleveland, born on 1 Sep 1651. 7 He married Ruth Morton in Woburn on 4 Oct 1676. 8 ii. Hannah Cleveland, born on 4 Aug 1653. 9 She married Thomas Henshaw in Woburn on 24 Sep 1677. 10 iii. Aaron Cleveland, born on 10 Jan 1654/55. 11 He married Dorcas Wilson in Woburn on 26 Sep 1675. 12 She was born, probably in Salem, Mass., on 29 Jan 1657, the daughter of John and Hannah Wilson. 13 She died in Cambridge, Mass. on 29 Nov. 1714. 14 He died in Woburn on 14 Sep 1716. 15 iv. Samuel Cleveland, born on 9 Jun 1657. 16 He married (1) Jane Keyes in Chelmsford, Mass. on 17 May 1680. 17 She was the daughter of Solomon Keyes. 18 She died in Chelmsford on 14 Nov 1681. 19 Samuel married (2) Persis Hildreth on 23 May 1682. 20 She was the daughter of Richard Hildreth. 21 v. Miriam Cleveland, born on 10 Jul 1659 22 vi. Joanna Cleveland, born on 19 Sep 1661, 23 died on 12 Mar 1667 vii. Edward Cleveland, born on 20 May 1664 24 viii. JOSIAH 2 CLEVELAND, born on 26 Feb 1666/67, 25 q. v. ix. Isaac Cleveland, born on 11 May 1669 26 x. Joanna Cleveland, born on 5 Apr 1670. 27 She married Joseph Keyes in Chelmsford on 28 May 1690. 28 xi. Enoch Cleveland, born on 1 Aug 1671. 29 He married (1) Elizabeth. 30 She died in Marlborough, Mass. on 8 Feb 1718/19, aged 50. 31 He married (2) Elizabeth Wright in Concord, Mass. on 9 Jul 1719. 32 He died in Concord on 1 Aug 1729. 33 Prepared by Stuart Bloom, PO Box 487, Earlville, IL 60518. sbloom@earlvilleport.com. Copyright 2005 by Stuart Bloom. All rights reserved. 1
Josiah 2 Cleveland (1667-1709) and Mary (Bates) Cleveland (1667-1743) JOSIAH 2 CLEVELAND (MOSES 1 ) was born in Woburn, Mass. on 26 Feb 1666/67. 34 MARY 2 BATES (EDWARD 1 ) was born in Chelmsford, Mass. on 8 May 1667. 35 Josiah Cleveland served in the Indian wars in 1688-89, probably in Maine. 36 Josiah Cleveland married Mary Bates in Chelmsford about 1689. 37 Josiah and his brother Samuel purchased land from the Indians in the Quinebaug River Valley of Connecticut in 1699. 38 The same year, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for the establishment of the town of Plainfield. 39 The town of Plainfield was divided in 1703, and the portion where Josiah lived became the town of Canterbury. He lived on the east side of Canterbury, overlooking the valley of the Quinebaug. 40 Josiah Cleveland died in Canterbury on 26 Apr 1709, 41 leaving nine children and a widow three months pregnant with a tenth. Mary Cleveland remained a widow for nearly 12 years. Then in Canterbury on 22 Jan 1721/22 she married, as his second wife, Robert Boswell. 42 Mary (Bates) (Cleveland) Boswell died in Canterbury on 20 Jul 1743 as the widow of Robert Boswell. 43 Josiah and Mary (Bates) Cleveland had the following children: i. JOSIAH3 CLEVELAND, born in Chelmsford on 7 Oct 1690, 44 q. v. ii. Captain Joseph Cleveland, born in Chelmsford on 13 Jun 1692. 45 He married (1) Deborah Butterfield in Canterbury on 19 May 1718. 46 She was born in Chelmsford on 20 Aug 1687, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Butterfield. 47 She died in Canterbury in November 1724. 48 He married (2) Mary Woodward in Canterbury on 24 Jun 1725. 49 She was the daughter of John Woodward. 50 Joseph died in Canterbury on 12 May 1752. 51 iii. Mary Cleveland, born in Chelmsford on 17 Mar 1693/94. 52 She married Richard Smith in Canterbury on 30 Jan 1715/16. 53 Richard died in Canterbury on 12 Sep 1742. 54 iv. John Cleveland, born in Chelmsford on 28 Jun 1696, 55 died in Canterbury on 11 Jul 1718 56 v. Jonathan Cleveland, born in Chelmsford on 2 Mar 1698, 57 died there on 5 Apr 1698 58 vi. Henry Cleveland, born in Chelmsford on 22 Dec 1699 59 vii. Jonathan Cleveland, born about 1701, 60 died in Canterbury on 15 Jul 1713 61 viii. Rachel Cleveland, born in Canterbury about 1703 62 ix. Lydia Cleveland, born in Canterbury on 7 Dec 1704. 63 She married Obadiah Johnson in Canterbury on 6 Nov 1723. 64 x. Deliverance Cleveland (a son), born in Canterbury on 13 Jul 1707 65 He married Keziah Eaton in Canterbury on 30 Jan 1731/32. 66 She died on 19 Sep 1742. 67 xi. Abiel or Abigail Cleveland, born in Canterbury on 9 Oct 1709, 68 after the death of her father Josiah 3 Cleveland (1690-1750) and Abigail (Paine) Cleveland (1686-1762) JOSIAH 3 CLEVELAND (JOSIAH 2 MOSES 1 ) was born in Chelmsford, Mass. on 7 Oct 1690. 69 He moved with his family to Canterbury, Conn. about 1699. ABIGAIL 3 PAINE (ELISHA 2 THOMAS 1 ) was born in Eastham, Mass. on 5 Jan 1686. 70 She moved with her family to Canterbury about 1700. Josiah Cleveland married Abigail Paine in Canterbury on 7 Aug 1710. 71 2
His native town or place observe we may Was Chelmsford Town in Massachusetts Bay There he did first his vital breath draw in There he was born into a world of sin There he did live till he was four years old As frequently he hath his children told Then straight he was brought to Canterbury Town Where none but salvages [sic] could be found Except one family of English blood As I have often heard and understood. Josiah and Abigail Cleveland joined the First Church of Canterbury the authorized Congregational church in 1713. 72 They separated from the church in 1744 and were involved in the organization of a separatist church, 73 as a consequence of the religious fervor known as the Great Awakening which shook New England in the 1740s. Their sons John and Ebeneezer were expelled from Yale for attending Separate meetings in obedience to their parents, but were allowed to re-enter and take their degrees. 74 Josiah Cleveland of Canterbury made his will on 28 Dec 1750. In it he mentions his wife Abigail; eldest daughter, Keziah Morse; eldest son, Josiah; daughters Abigail Adams and Mary Bradford; sons Elisha, John, Ebeneezer, and Aaron; and grandson Benjamin Brown. Among the property bequeathed was a Negro slave named Pompie. 75 Josiah Cleveland died in Canterbury on 9 Feb 1750/51. 76 His will was proved on 5 Mar 1751. 77 In 1753, his son John published An Epicedium of a poetical attempt upon the life and death of Mr. Josiah Cleaveland, which consists of some wretched poetry, if the excerpt in Cleveland Genealogy is any indication. Abigail Cleveland died, probably in Canterbury, on 26 Aug 1762. 78 Josiah and Abigail Cleveland had the following children, all born in Canterbury: Epicedium of a poetical attempt upon the life and death of Mr. Josiah Cleaveland Moses 5 Cleveland, son of Captain Aaron and Thankful (Paine) Cleveland, was the founder of the city of Cleveland, Ohio. i. Keziah Cleveland, born on 26 Nov 1711. 79 She married Joseph Morse. 80 He was the son of Anthony Morse of Newbury, Mass. 81 She died in Canterbury in 1758. 82 ii. Captain Josiah Cleveland, born on 4 Apr 1713. 83 He married (1) Sarah Lawrence 84 in Canterbury on 15 Oct 1735. 85 She was born in Plainfield on 7 Feb 1709, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Lawrence. 86 She died in Canterbury on 6 Feb 1755. 87 Josiah married (2) the widow Joanna (Waldo) Brewster in Canterbury on 5 Jun 1755. 88 She was born on 18 Apr 1723, 89 the daughter of Edward and Thankful (Dimock) Waldo, 90 and was the widow of Jonah Brewster. 91 Josiah served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution. 92 He died in Canterbury on 7 May 1793 and is buried in Cleveland Cemetery in Canterbury. 93 Joanna died there on 4 Apr 1803. 94 iii. ABIGAIL 4 CLEVELAND, born on 3 Jun 1715. 95 She married (2) JOHN ADAMS, q. v. iv. Elisha Cleveland, born on 7 Jan 1716/17. 96 He married (1) Esther Morse 97 in Woodstock, Conn. on 26 Jun 1740. 98 She died in Woodstock on 22 Feb 1741/42. 99 He married (2) Ruth Paine 100 in Canterbury in 1742. 101 She was his first cousin, the daughter of Solomon and Ruth (Carver) Paine, born in Canterbury on 25 May 1723. 102 v. Lois Cleveland, born on 11 Dec 1718. 103 She probably died in Canterbury on 29 Sep 1736. 104 vi. Mary Cleveland, born on 29 Jun 1720. 105 She married William Bradford in Canterbury on 6 Apr 1743. 106 She died in Canterbury on 6 Apr 1765. 107 vii. Reverend John Cleveland, born on 12 Apr 1722. 108 He graduated from Yale in 1745. 109 He was a minister at Ipswich, Mass. and served as a chaplain during the American Revolution. 110 He married (1) Mary Dodge, 111 (2) Mary (Neale) Foster. 112 viii. Lydia Cleveland, born on 16 Feb 1723/24, 113 died in Canterbury on 26 Mar 1745 114 ix. Reverend Ebeneezer Cleveland, born on 25 Dec 1725. 115 He graduated from Yale in 1748. 116 He was a minister at Rockport, Me. and Amesbury, Mass. and served as a chaplain during the American Revolution. 117 He married Abigail Stevens of Canterbury in Groton, Mass. on 16 Oct 1745. 118 x. Captain Aaron Cleveland, born on 27 Non 1727. 119 He married Thankful Paine in Canterbury on 7 Jun 1748. 120 She was his first cousin, born in Canterbury on 25 Mar 1733, the daughter of Elisha and Mary (Johnson) Paine. 121 He was a Captain in the Revolution. 122 He died of a fit of apoplexy in Canterbury on 14 Apr 1785, after spending the last three years of his life suffering from the dumb palsy. 123 Thankful died in Canterbury on 29 Sep 1822. 124 xi. Moses Cleveland, born on 18 Apr 1730, 125 died in Canterbury on 1 Jan 1741 126 3
Notes for Cleveland Family 1 He was said to be 39 years old in 1663. [Cleveland and Cleveland, Cleveland Genealogy, 26, citing the Woburn militia muster roll] However, he was made a freeman in 1643, and that required him to be 21 years old. 2 Cleveland Genealogy, 26 3 Cleveland Genealogy, 26 4 5 Cleveland Genealogy, 23 6 Woburn VR, 2:36 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, 52 14 Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, 52;Woburn VR, 2:36, does not specify the place of death 15 Woburn VR, 2:36 16 17 18 19 Chelmsford VR, 379 20 Chelmsford VR, 207 21 Chelmsford VR, 207 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Chelmsford VR, 207 29 30 Marlborough VR, 354 31 Marlborough VR, 354 32 Concord VR, 98 33 Concord VR, 121 34 35 Chelmsford VR, 23 36 37 Cleveland Genealogy, 48 38. This source also places Samuel in Connecticut in 1693 and 1698; however, he recorded children in Chelmsford through December 1699. He may have gone to Connecticut earlier and made periodic returns to Chelmsford, with Mary remaining in Chelmsford. 39 40 41 42 Canterbury VR, 167, from Canterbury VR, 1:169; 43 Canterbury VR, 146, from Canterbury VR, 1:95 44 45 46 47 Chelmsford VR, 35; Cleveland and Cleveland, Cleveland Genealogy, 82 48 Cleveland Genealogy, 82 49 ; Cleveland Genealogy, 82, which gives the date as 16 Jun 50 Cleveland Genealogy, 82 51 Canterbury VR, 1:118 52 53 Canterbury VR, 1:214 54 Canterbury VR, 283, from Canterbury VR, 1:287 55 56 57 58 Chelmsford VR, 379 59, shows 22, 1699 as the birthdate., gives the date as 22 Dec 1699. 60 61 62 63 Canterbury VR, 1:103 64 Canterbury VR, 1:167. The Barbour Collection death records show a Capt. Obadiah Johnson dying in Canterbury on 10 Apr 1765. 65 Canterbury VR, 163, from Canterbury VR, 1:103. The original has the father s name as Joseph, but the father is almost certainly Josiah. 66 Canterbury VR, 163, from 67 68 Canterbury VR, 162, from Canterbury VR, 1:103, which gives the name as Abiel; 69 70 MF6, 48 71 72 MF6, 193 73 Cleveland Genealogy, 81 74 Cleveland Genealogy, 81, citing Rev. Geo. P. Fisher s Historical Discourse in Yale College, 1857, p. 50 75 MF6, 193, citing Plainfield, Conn. PR 2:136, 139, 3:261-262. The will is transcribed, in part, in Cleveland and Cleveland, Cleveland Genealogy, 81. 76 MF6, 193; Canterbury VR, 165, from Canterbury VR, 1:118, which gives the year as 1751/52 77 MF6, 193 78 MF6, 193 79 80 81 Cleveland Genealogy, 160 82 Cleveland Genealogy, 160. The Hale Collection of Canterbury lists a Morse, Kezia, wife of Joseph buried in the Cleveland Cemetery with a death date of 4 Sep 1758, age 16. I think the stone was misread and should have been transcribed age 46. 83 84 85 86 Cleveland Genealogy, 160 87 Canterbury VR, 168, from Canterbury VR, 1:177 88 89 Cleveland Genealogy, 161 90 MF6, 199; Cleveland and 4
Cleveland, Cleveland Genealogy, 161 91 Cleveland Genealogy, 161 92 93 NEHGR, 70:343, citing his gravestone; Hale Collection of Canterbury 94 NEHGR, 70:343, citing her gravestone; Hale Collection of Canterbury 95 Canterbury VR, 162, from 96 Canterbury VR, 164, from 97 98 Cleveland Genealogy, 163 99 Cleveland Genealogy, 163 100 101 Cleveland Genealogy, 163 102 Canterbury VR, 250, from Canterbury VR, 1:195; MF6, 200-201 103 104 105 106 Canterbury VR, 1:69; MF6, 194 107 Canterbury VR, 137, from Canterbury VR, 1:97 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 Canterbury VR, 164, from Canterbury VR, 1:103 116 117 Cleveland Family 118 Canterbury VR, 164, from Canterbury VR, 1:69; MF6, 194 119 Canterbury VR, 161, from 120 Canterbury VR, 162, from ; MF6, 194 121 Canterbury VR, 250, from Canterbury VR, 1:196; MF6, 197-198 122 123 NEHGR, 70:343, citing his gravestone; Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records, for Cleveland Cemetry, Canterbury, which lists the year as 17_5, 124 NEHGR, 70:343, citing her gravestone; Hale Collection of Canterbury 125 Canterbury VR, 167, from 126 Canterbury VR, 167, from Canterbury VR, 1:1017 5
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