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- The History of Charlestown,NH by Henry Hamilton Saunderson.
p.620
WILLARD:
"Simon, (son of Henry and Mary (Lakin) Willard) married Mary Whitcomb. His place of residence was Lancaster, where he died in 1706. On Dec. 12th, 1706, his widow married Samuel Farusworth, and became, by this marriage, the mother of Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth, the first settlers of No. 4. v The children of Simon Willard, by Mary Whitcomb, were Aaron, b. in Lancaster, in 1701, who m. Dec. 16th, 1724, Mary Wright, (dau. of Capt. Samuel and Mary (Stevens) Wright), first of Sudbury then of Rutland, Mass., and grand-daughter of Cyprian and Mary (Willard) Stevens; Moses, b. at Lancaster, about 1702 or 03 ; Eunice b. at Lancaster, who m. Joseph Doby, jr. of Stow ; Alice, who was b. at Lancaster and m. Capt. Jonathan Whitney of that place, Jan. 29th, 1718-19 ; Miriam, a posthumous child, b. at Sudbury and who m. Joseph Maynard of that place Jan. 29th, 1723."
Willard memoir: or, Life and times of Major Simon Willard; with notices of . . .
By Joseph Willard
See p.407 which mentions:
WILLARD:
"194. * Aaron, 4 born at Lancaster, January, 1701 ; owned the covenant, and was baptized, May 10,1719; m., Dec. 16,1724, Mary Wright, daughter of Captain Samuel and Mary (Stevens) Wright, first of Sudbury and then of Rutland, and grand-daughter of Cyprian and Mary (Willard) Stevens. Aaron Willard was an active citizen in his native town, and Colonel of one of the Worcester regiments. He died in May, 1784, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. Mrs. Willard died April 27, 1767, in her sixty-fourth year. They had nine children, one of whom was * Simon,5 born Sept. 29, 1727, died Jan. 9, 1825, set. ninety-seven year three months and eleven days."
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