Capt. Henry Bodwell (1729 - 1816)

Son of Henry 1688

In 1762 Henry was an Ensign in Capt. Stephen Barker’s Company, Col. John Osgood’s Regiment of Militia. (Massachusetts List of Militiamen)

Henry turned out on the alarm of the 19^th of April 1775, Lexington and Concord. (History of Essex County, Massachusetts, p. 298)

The (DAR Patriot Index, p. 69) lists Henry as Captain from Massachusetts. He is also listed as Captain, 11^th Company, Col. Samuel Johnson's ( 4^th Essex Company) Regiment; list of officers of Massachusetts militia; commissioned 1779. (DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 21, p. 129) Henry is buried at Faye Hill Cemetery, Methuen Mass. (Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol 1)

Henry’s wife Mary was the daughter of Joseph Robinson and Mehitable Eames of Boxford. Her brother John Robinson was a major in the militia, served in the French war, and in the Revolution. He was instrumental in preventing a mutiny among the soldiers at Valley Forge for which service he was presented a sword by George Washington. (The Dwellings of Boxford, Massachusetts. P. 224-5. )

Born	Died	Married	Spouse
26 Jul 1729	9 Apr 1816	20 Sep 1759	Mary Robinson
Methuen, Ma	Methuen, Ma	Andover, Ma	b. 3 Aug 1737
			Andover, Ma

Children of Henry and Mary

	Name	Birth Date	Birth Place	Death Date	Death Place
1.	Henry	8 Jan 1762	Methuen, Ma	11 Dec 1814	Methuen, Ma
2.	Isaac R.	16 Oct 1765	Methuen, Ma	7 Aug 1845	Methuen, Ma
3.	Olive Mary	31 Aug 1767	Methuen, Ma	18 Feb 1829	Milo, Me
4.	Persis	30 Jul 1769	Methuen, Ma	7 Jun 1791	Methuen, Ma
5.	Joseph	2 Nov 1771	Methuen, Ma	21 Oct 1848	Methuen, Ma
6.	Nathan	12 Oct 1773	Methuen, Ma	20 Nov 1840	Methuen, Ma
7.	Arnold	22 Mar 1776	Methuen, Ma	DY
8.	Elizabeth	24 Jun 1778	Methuen, Ma

December 26, 1996

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