1George Ernest Bowman, The Vital Records of Bridgewater, Mass., The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 2, p. 92 (1900).
"The birth of the children of John Hayward senr of Bridgwater
The first born a Daughter who was born some time in June in the year 1662 and dyed within a few days
The second a Daughter named Sarah was born October ye 25 in the year 1663
The third a son born in January in the year 1665 and dyed about the age of five weeks
The fourth a son named John who was born the 20th day of April in the year 1667
The fift a son named Joseph was born the 23 day of November in the year 1669
The sixt a daughter named Mary who was born April ye 20th in the year 1672
The seventh a son named Thomas who was born January the 1010 in the year 1674
The eight a son named Benjamin was born on the 26 day of November in the year 1677 and dyed on the 4th of October in the seventh year of his age
The ninth a daughter named Susanna born ye 10th of August in the year 1680
The 1010 a daughter named Elisabeth born the 16th day of April in the year 1683
The Eleventh a son named Benoni who was born ye seventeenth day of March in the year 1686
The twelfth a daughter named Mercy born the 29th of October in the year 1687.".