transcribed by Robert P. Tidd 2161 Alice Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94596 April 17, 1997 The Ancestral Line of Warren H. Tidd by Arthur W. Tidd, 10 Mar 1956 FOREWORD The data relating to our early immigrant ancestor, John 1 TIDD, is meager and in some respects contradictory, and has been variously interpreted by historians. It is probable, however, that he landed in Charlestown, Mass. with his young family around 1637. They were admitted to the church there Mar. 10, 1639, and soon removed to Woburn, Mass, where he was one of the signers of the town orders, December 18, 1640. The following story of the first two generations therefore, is "my" story, founded partly on existing records and partly on reasoned assumptions. There seems to have been some difficulty in those days in obtaining clearance to leave England for New England, but Hotton and others state that JOHN attached himself to one Samuel GREENFIELD as a servant, and thus secured passage. Hotten states that in the examination of Greenfield, he (Greenfield) gave his age as 27, his wife's age as 35, the number of his children as two, and the age of his servant John Teed, (a pronunciation and spelling) as 19. Some historians feel that JOHN was our early immigrant ancestor, and that the age given was possibly a deliberate misstatement in order to obtain passage, but I am not so sure. If my reasoning is correct, that JOHN would have been nearer 37 than 19 at that time. And it should also be noted that no mention is made in the examination of any other family than Samuel's. Mrs. Backus*, a recent and careful researcher into the early New England records, does not agree that the 19 year old servant is "our" JOHN. She has traced Samuel GREENFIELD with his family and 19 year old servant JOHN to Exeter, NH where he (Samuel), John TIDD, and others signed a petition to the General Court May 12, 1643. She does not explain how "our" JOHN and family came to these shores, but does accept the records of Charlestown in 1639, Woburn in 1640, etc., as set forth above. Whether or not Mrs. Backus is correct, (and I am inclined to agree with her), John TIDD was born in England around 1600 as will be shown later. He married Margaret ________ in England, and they had three children, Mary 2, Elizabeth 2, and JOHN 2, all born in England. She died in Woburn in 1651, and he married Alice ________ in Woburn. There were [6] children by this wife also. As stated above JOHN 1, wife and 3 children came to Woburn during or before 1640. Mary 2 was married there in 1644 and Elizabeth 2 in 1643. Lexington town records show that John 2 died there April 12, 1703 at the age of 78, and therefore he must have been born in 1625. With that as a starting point, it is not too much to assume that Mary 2 was born about 1623, and Elizabeth 2 about 1624, and the Father, John 1, about 1600. [John TIDD who settled in Exeter, NH is now considered to be a different [individual than either John 1 or John 2 TIDD of Woburn/Charlestown/Lexington. [Reference the "Two Johns" note by David TIDD (?) 1996-97. RPT 4/97] * Mrs. Mary S. N. Backus of New York City in "The New England Ancestry of Dana Converse Backus," published privately in 1949. The name TIDD runs all through early New England history, always associated with town, community and state life -- dependable, God-fearing citizens, doing their part to help the job along. And I have no doubt but the wives were there too, if the records were complete, wives were like that in those days. The name appears on the muster rolls in every conflict and although the highest rank seems to have been 1st Lt., the records show that they did their part, and did it well. A Woburn record in 1646 refers to one ÒSergeant John TIDDÓ so that, even in the very early days of Woburn, a TIDD bore a military title. Woburn TIDDs took part in the battle of Lexington. Many records attest to their interest in religious matters as well as in secular affairs. A.W.T. March 10, 1956 John 1 Tidd b. about 1600 in England d. April 1656 in Woburn [m. Margaret [Greenleaf ?] abt 1623 in England] He was a tailor. He immigrated from England around 1637 and landed in Charlestown, Mass. He soon removed to Woburn, Mass. and was one of the signers of the Town Orders in 1640. He continued at his trade of tailor but was evidently active in town affairs up to the tie of his death. He married Margaret _____ and they had three children, Mary 2, Elizabeth 2, and John 2. John 2 Tidd b. 1625 in England d. April 12, 1703 in Lexington, Mass. [m. Apr 14, 1650 in Woburn, Rebecca WOOD, b.abt 1618 in England RPT] He settled in Woburn and married Rebecca [WOOD] there April 14, 1650. He was a cooper. He removed to Lexington in 1686. He held various town offices in both Woburn and Lexington, and dealt extensively in real estate. They had 8 children, all born in Woburn. The second was John 3, born February 26, 1655, the oldest son. When the family moved to Lexington, John 3 elected to stay in Woburn. John 3 Tidd b. February 26, 1655 in Woburn d. August 3, 1743 [m. Jun 12, 1678 in Woburn, Elizabeth FIFIELD, b. Sept 7, 1657 in Rockingham, NH RPT] John 3 was a prominent citizen of the town all his life, holding various offices, constable, town treasurer, selectman and others. He was a cooper by trade like his father. He owned considerable land and buildings. John and his wife Elizabeth [FIFIELD] had 6 children, the youngest being Ebenezer 4. He served in King Philips war and was a sergeant in the Woburn militia. Ebenezer 4 Tidd b. August 31, 1693 d. August 15, 1725 [m. bef 1716 Martha WYMAN, b. Oct 13, 1695 (born) in Woburn RPT] Ebenezer also was a cooper. He died a young man, and little is known of [him] except that he was holding a town office at the time of his death. He married Martha [WYMAN] and by her had 4 children, the youngest being Jonathan 5. End of page 2 of AWT's handwritten ms. [WHT] Jonathan 5 Tidd, b. November 7, 1724 in Woburn d. August 16, 1785 in Woburn [m. Jan 29, 1785 in Boston, MA Serviah BAKER, b. Jan 3, 1720 in Woburn RPT] Jonathan 5 lived in "the old house" in North Woburn on Pearl St. at the corner of Ward St. It is still standing. "The old house", as it was always known in our family, was built by his wife's father, Samuel BAKER, in 1731, and was bequeathed to him (Jonathan 5) upon his death. Jonathan was the first to establish the leather tanning business in Woburn. By his wife, Surviah [BAKER], he had 12 children, the 6th being Jonathan 6. He was a lieutenant in one of the Woburn companies in the battle of Lexington. Jonathan 6 Tidd b. August 3, 1757 in Woburn d. February 7, 1842 in Woburn (North Woburn) [m. Oct 19, 1780 Rhoda THOMPSON, b. Nov 5, 1763 RPT] He was a tanner and currier like his father, and the only tanner in Woburn at that time. He built what was known locally as the "Mansion House", in North Woburn. It is now the "Tidd Home" for aged women. He was lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and was town selectman and a representative to the state legislature. He married Rhoda [ and by her had 5 children, the first child being Jonathan 7. Jonathan 7 Tidd b. Dec 5, 1781 in Woburn d. Apr 19, 1830 in Woburn [m. Jan 29, 1806 in Woburn Cynthia EAMES, b. Oct 7, 1782 in Woburn RPT] Like his father he was a tanner and currier. He lived in the "old house", married Cynthia [EAMES], and by her had 9 children. The second child, his first being Jonathan 8. He was crippled for life at a house raising. Jonathan 8 Tidd b. Oct 18, 1808 in Woburn d. June 27, 1892 in Woburn [m1. June 1836 Sally Johnson TAY, b. June 25, 1814 in Woburn RPT] [m2. 1842 Harriet DeForrest HITCHCOCK, b. Aug 9, 1818 in Claremont, NH RPT] Like his forebears he was in the leather manufacturing business, and at one time held the office of town assessor. He was married twice. By his first wife, Sally [TAY], he had 3 children. After her death, he married Harriet [DeF HITCHCOCK]. By Harriet he had 2 children,, the first being Samuel Hitchcock 9. His children were the first in our family to have middle names. He built the house at 23 Ward St., and lived there until his death. It is still occupied by a member of the family. He was thrown on his own resources at an early age by the crippling of his father and never had the opportunity for the education that his mental equipment deserved. [End of page 4 of AWT's handwritten ms. WHT] Samuel Hitchcock 9 Tidd b. Oct 25, 1864 in Woburn d. Aug 30, 1873 in Woburn [m. abt 1871 Lucretia Keith CLARK, b. 1846 in Boston, MA RPT] Samuel died a young man before he really embarked on his life's work. He was not very strong anyway. He married Lucretia [Keith CLARK] by whom he had one child, Arthur Warren 10. Arthur Warren 10 Tidd b. Dec 9, 1872 in Woburn living in White Plains, NY in 1956 [lived in Holden, MA from about then until his death. RPT] [d. Mar 9, 1963 in Holden, MA.] [m. Aug 1906 Ida Luetta SMITH, b. Oct 8, 1881 in Hamlin, NY RPT] He was a civil engineer by profession, engaged principally in large water supply projects. He retired Jan 1, 1940. He married Ida [Luetta SMITH] and by her had 3 children, the oldest one being Warren Hitchcock 11. Warren Hitchcock 11 Tidd b. Apr 26, 1980 in White Plains, NY living in Short Hills, NJ in 1956 [living in Colorado Springs, CO in 1997. RPT] He was and still is an electrical engineer in the employ of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc, engaged in the development of communications systems. He married Frances [PATTISON] June 6, 1942 and they have 2 children -- Robert and John 12. Robert PATTISON 12 Tidd b. June 27, 1946 and [in Hastings on Hudson, NY] John STREET 12 Tidd b. Oct 4, 1947 [in Hastings on Hudson, NY] Both children are living (1956), with their parents at Short Hills, NJ. Arthur W. Tidd March 10, 1956 ADDENDUM Arthur Warren 10 Tidd b. Dec 9, 1872 d. Mar 9, 1963 in Holden, MA, of a cerebral hemorhage. My father, Arthur W. Tidd, sold the family house in White Plains, NY, and moved to Holden, MA to be near his daughter Catharine [Tidd MINISCI]. She was married to Vincent L. Minisci and they lived at 96 Lovell Road in Holden. Father bought a small house on Lovell Road, where he spent the remaining years of his life working on the family genealogy. Ida SMITH Tidd, wife of Arthur W. b. Oct 28, 1881 d. Nov 10, 1956 of Parkinson's disease Transcribed from the original longhand manuscript of Arthur W. Tidd, Warren H. Tidd May 12, 1994 Robert P. 12 Tidd m. Aug 29, 1983 (?) Debra Harriet EGLIT, b. Feb 8, 1952 in Long Beach(?), CA Lived in Berkeley, CA then Orinda, CA, then Walnut Creek, CA since 1992. We have two children, born in Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA. Evan Michael 13 Tidd b. Nov 27, 1986 in Berkeley, CA and Jenna Nicole 13 Tidd b. Aug 11, 1989 in Berkeley, CA. Key entered from the typescript, April 17, 1997 by Robert P. Tidd