Birth: 1622 Cheddington, Buckinghamshire Co, England
Name Var: Edward Worcester
Note: Nothing is known of his life as a youth in England. However, it is possible that, with his two brothers, William and Thomas, there were problems with the father. This conjecture comes from the will, which cuts off all three older sons in favor of the two youngest sons.
Immigration: AFT 1636
Note: From England to Connecticut – at this time, changed the spelling of his last name from Worcester to Wooster.
Lived in: ABT 1642
Place: He was one of the first settlers of Milford, Connecticut
Moved: On 24 October 1651, he obtained permission from the general court to settle in Paugasset, Connecticut on condition that he grow hops there.
Note: The first permanent settler in Paugasset (later named Derby)
Note2: Within the next year or two he and his brother-in-law, Thomas Langdon, built houses at Paugasset, thus founding what became in 1675 the town of Derby. The growing village at Paugasset was not viewed with favor by the authorities at Milford and New Haven, and occasional lawlessness on the part of some of the villagers intensified their disapproval. In this situation, Edward Wooster conducted himself with prudence, for in 1669 the General Court appointed him constable of Paugasset. His social position is indicated by the face that at least one record refers to his as “goodman.” The article in the NEHGR contains a great deal of information on his descendants and numerous marriages of Wooster descendants with members of the Hawkins family.
1st Marriage: ABT 1652 possibly to Elizabeth (Dorothy) Langdon in Milford, Connecticut
Birth of Daughter: ABT 1652
Name: Elizabeth Wooster
Birth of Daughter: 2 NOV 1654
Name: Mary Wooster
Birth of Son: 1656
Name: Thomas Wooster
Birth of Son: 12 JUN 1658 (baptized)
Name: Edward Wooster
Birth of Son: 1660
Name: David Wooster
2nd Marriage: ABT 1666 to Tabitha Tomlinson
Birth of Son: 18 AUG 1666
Name: Henry Wooster
Birth of Daughter: 08 APR 1668
Name: Ruth Wooster
Religion: 27 DEC 1669
Details: Edward joined the church in Milford
Birth of Son: 12 NOV 1670
Name: Timothy Wooster
Birth of Son: BEF 16 MAR 1672/73 (baptism)
Name: Abraham Wooster
Birth of Daughter: BEF 31 OCT 1675 (baptism)
Name: Hannah Wooster
Birth of Son: 1678
Name: Sylvester Wooster
Birth of Daughter: 1679
Name: Tabitha Wooster
Birth of Son: 1682
Name: Lieutenant Jonas Wooster
Birth of Son: BEF 05 AUG 1688 (baptism)
Name: Ebenezer Wooster
Death: 08 JUL 1689 Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Burial: Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Inscription: In memory of Edward WOOSTER born 1622 – 1689 the first permanent settler in Derby 1651
parents are unknown
Tabitha Tomlinson
Birth: 1646 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Religion: 27 JUN 1669
Details: Tabitha joined the church in Milford
2nd Marriage: ABT 1690 to John Hull
Death: 1691 Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Burial: Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Click here to see parents: Henry Tomlinson and Alice ?
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