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books.  John,  who  married  Sarah  Smith,  Feb.  26th,  1073  ;  Israil ;  Nathaniel,
who  was  killed  by  the  Indians  ;  Jonathan ;  Tlioraas  ;  and  at  least  three  daugh-
ters :  one  married  to  Thomas  Esterbrook,  one,  Mar\',  28th  Nov.  1676.  to
Samuel  Guild,'  and  another,  Deborah,  to  Benj'n  Onion, '-^  of  Dedham  or
Wreutham,  May  24th,  1683.  There  were  also  others  of  this  name,  daughters
of  one  William  Woodcock, ^  viz.  Alice,  married  9th  of  April  1689,  to  Baruck
Bucklin  ;  Anne,  married  to  Thomas    Fuller ;  Sarah,  married  to    Alexander


Bolkcom ;  and  Miriam*  (or  sometimes  Mary),  who  was  single  July  3,  1718.
She  was  said  to  have  married  Jonathan  Freeman  July  1,  1689.  (Doubtless
he  had  died.)

John  Woodcock,  Sen.,  died  October  20,  1701,  having  arrived  at  a  very
advanced  age  in  spite  of  the  many  attempts  which  had  been  made  by  the
Indians  to  destroy  him.  It  is  said  that  after  his  death  the  scars  of  seven
bullet  holes  were  counted  on  his  body.  He  was  an  inveterate  and  impla-
cable enemy  to  the  Indians  — the  cause  of  which  will  hereafter  appear  in  the
notice  of  some  events  in  Philip's  war.  In  encounters  with  them,  on  several
occasions,  he  ran  imminent  risks  of  his  life.  He  was  foremost  in  all  enter-
prises the  object  of  which  was  the  destruction  of  the  Indians.  He  was  a
very  useful  man  as  a  pioneer  in  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  a  new  settle-
ment, being  cunning  in  contrivance  and  bold  and  active  in  execution.
