John Woodsum1 
b. circa 1759
John Woodsum|b. c 1759|p7943.htm|Michael Woodsum|b. 16 Apr 1732|p7925.htm|Elizabeth Dyer||p7926.htm|Joseph Woodsum|b. 1680/81\nd. b 4 Jun 1776|p7927.htm|Abigail Abbot|b. 3 Oct 1694\nd. 4 Jun 1776|p7928.htm|William Dyer|b. 6 Aug 1709|p7977.htm|Lucretia Emery|b. 6 Mar 1709|p7978.htm|
2nd great-granduncle of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
4th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
John Woodsum was born circa 1759 in Narragansett, No. 1.1 He was the son of Michael Woodsum and Elizabeth Dyer.1 He married Sarah Bryant of Pepperellborough, Maine, on 19 March 1782, Rev. John Fairfield officiating.1
John Woodsum was a soldier of the Revolution under Capt. Daniel Lane and his name appears on the pay-roll in 1778; enlisted "for three years or during the war"; was at Ticonderoga and at the surrender of Burgoyne.1 He settled on a farm in the northern section of Saco[ ]after he returned from the war.1 He and Sarah Woodsum had seven children.2
John Woodsum was a soldier of the Revolution under Capt. Daniel Lane and his name appears on the pay-roll in 1778; enlisted "for three years or during the war"; was at Ticonderoga and at the surrender of Burgoyne.1 He settled on a farm in the northern section of Saco[ ]after he returned from the war.1 He and Sarah Woodsum had seven children.2
