Edward, according to all traditions and fragmentary records existent, migrated early in life from Woburn, and went first to Narraganset Bay, MA. and later settled at North Kingston, where eveidently his children were born and duly recorded in
the N. Kingston old town record books, which were destroyed by fire in 1870. About 1709 he accompanied his son Edward to Canterbury, where Edward (the son) appears a proprietary inhabitant by the patent of 1710.
Edward, according to all traditions and fragmentary records existent, migrated early in life from Woburn, and went first to Narraganset Bay, MA. and later settled at North Kingston, where eveidently his children were born and duly recorded in
the N. Kingston old town record books, which were destroyed by fire in 1870. About 1709 he accompanied his son Edward to Canterbury, where Edward (the son) appears a proprietary inhabitant by the patent of 1710.
Moses Cleveland, the common ancestor of all the Clevelands of New England origin, came, when a youth, from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England. According to family tradition, he sailed from London, England, and arrived in America in the year 1635.
He first landed somewhere in Massachusetts, probably either at Plymouth or Boston.Copy of letter of inquiry written from Ipswich, Essex Co., MA, by Rev. John Cleaveland to John Cleveland: "Sir: Being informed (by the Bearer, one Samuel Bates) of your Name and the Place of your abode, I supposed it highly probable that you
are of the same Family that I sprang from. My Great Grand-father's name was Moses Cleaveland, and came from Ipswich, in Suffolk. He was young when he came to New England, and was an apprentice to a joyner, and came with His Master. He
settled in Woburn, near Boston, married, and had seven Sons, besides Daughters, and his sons all left Children, and all in New-England, of the Name are his Posterity, and all spell the Name as I do, tho' we are not certain that we spell it
exactly as the same Family does in England. Because, as the said Moses was young when he left England and could not read and write if I am not misinformed. I have seen the Name spelt as I spell it in Books Printed in England but most commonly
I find it spelt thus Cleveland or Clevland, but as you are undoubtedly of ye same Family, if These Lines should come to your Hands I should esteem it a Favour that you would write me, and give me some account of your Family. I am a Minister of
ye Gospel and Pastor of a Chh. in Ipswich in the county of Essex and Province of The Massachusetts Bay in New England. Excuse the Boldness and Freedom of your Humble servant and Unknown FriendJOHN CLEAVELAND
Ipswich New-England Dec. 25 1759"
Aaron was a soldier in King Philip's War, 1675-6, as were his brothers Moses and Samuel. He was made a freeman in 1680, and became prominent in all the affairs of Woburn. By trade he was a housewright and farmer, and also a land speculator.
He was a man of distinction in the town, and wealthy. He gave his children every educational advantage possible at that early day.