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Moses Cleveland

Male 1620 - 1702  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Moses Cleveland 
    Birth Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 2 Feb 1620  St Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Jan 1702  Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Moses or Moyses CLEVELAND or CLEAVELAND, born about 1621 at Ipswich, Suffolk England, is widely considered to be the first of the "Northern Line" of the Cleveland family to immigrate to America from England, and the ancestor of many, perhaps most people with the surname Cleveland in the United States. The American Biographical Dictionary by William Allen, D. D., 1857, p. 234, in an account of Moses Cleveland, says, "From him are doubtless descended all in this country who bear the name Cleaveland or Cleveland." Anyone researching the Cleveland family in the United States will soon come upon Moses Cleveland.

      Moses Cleveland became an indentured apprentice to his future Father-in-Law Edwin Winn as housewright or master builder in London, England, from whence he immigrated in 1635 to Massachusetts. Soon after attaining his majority, he was made a freeman at Woburn, Massachusetts. He married, September 26, 1648, Ann Winn, born about 1626, daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn. He was appointed a Tithingman, along with his son Aaron Cleveland, in 1680. He attained considerable prominence in Woburn, and was admitted to full communion with the first church of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1692. He continued to reside in Woburn until his death, January 9, 1701 or 1702.

      Moses Cleveland was probably buried in the First Burying Ground near his son Aaron Cleveland in Woburn, Massachusetts, although his exact plot location is not known, as if he ever had a grave marker, it has been long lost or covered with earth.

      There is an ongoing debate about whether his name is spelled Cleaveland or Cleveland, and has been represented in both spellings. One piece of evidence comes from Moses' own hand by way of a signature as a witness to a legal document by Thomas Dutton dated December 8, 1682 where he signed his name "Moses Cleveland"..
    Person ID I6795  OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father Isaac Cleveland,   c. 26 Feb 1603/1604, St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alice 
    Family ID F1408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Winn,   b. 1626   d. 1682 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1648  Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Moses Cleveland,   b. 1 Sep 1651, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1717, Southold, Suffolk County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 65 years)
    >2. Hannah Cleveland,   b. 4 Aug 1653, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Aaron Cleveland,   b. 10 Jan 1654, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1716, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +4. Sergeant Samuel Cleveland,   b. 9 Jun 1657, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1735, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >5. Miriam Cleveland,   b. 10 Jul 1659, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Joanna Cleveland,   b. 19 Sep 1661, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1667, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    >7. Edward Cleveland,   b. 20 May 1663, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    >8. Josiah Cleveland,   b. 26 Feb 1665/1666, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    >9. Isaac Cleveland,   b. 11 May 1669, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    >10. Joanna Cleveland,   b. 5 Apr 1670, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    >11. Enoch Cleveland,   b. 1 Aug 1671, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - - Ipswich, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 2 Feb 1620 - St Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Sep 1648 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jan 1702 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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