Haywood of Edgecombe County

John Haywood was born in Christ Church Parish near St. Michael's in the Island of Barbadoes, a son of John Haywood, the younger brother of Sir Henry Haywood, Knight and magistrate of England. Haywood, the founder of the family in North Carolina, settled in 1730 at the mouth of the Conecanarie in Halifax County, which at that time was a large part of Edgecombe County. He was married to Mary Lovett. His LWT was dated 18 Feb 1758, probated June 1758 in Edgecombe County which named his brothers Egbert, William and Sherwood and his sisters, Deborah and Mary (213 acres). Father mentioned, but not names.

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William Haywood died 1780, the date of his LWT in Edgecombe County, naming Charity, John, Sherwood, William H. and Stephen.
Egbert Haywood
Harwood Haywood
Deborah Haywood
John Haywood died June 1758, his LWT dated 18 Feb 1758, Edgecombe County. He named his brothers: Egbert, William and Sherwood; and sisters, Debroah and Mary Haywood. Mentioned but not named was his father.
Elizabeth Haywood married Jesse Hare. She died in 1774.
Mary Haywood married Rev. Thomas Burgess in 1761.
Sherwood Haywood married Hannah Gray. Sherwood's LWT was dated 1780 in Edgecombe County, naming Hannah, Adam and Sherwood.