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JOSEPH 2. s. of Joseph I. Middlebrook I. m. Sarah d. of - Their children were Sarah b. 12. Nov 1675 ; Hannah 25. June 1677 ; John 25. Oct 1678 ; Joseph 15. April 1680; & Jonathan. F. T. Rec.
JOHN I. son of Joseph Middlebrook 2., m. Mary d. of - 1 Their children were Robert bapt. . 16. May 1703; John 10. Dec 1704; Elizabeth I. June 1708 ; John I. Oct 1710; Mary 8. Feb 171213 ; David 5. June 1715 ; Stephen 2. Feb 171718 ; Anne 2. Nov 1718 ; Ephraim 28. Aug 1720. F. Par. Rec.
JONATHAN son of Joseph Middlebrook 2., m. Rebecca d. of - - & settled at Greenfield. Their children were Michael bapt. 23. Nov. 1712 ; Jonathan 9. May 1714 ; Martha 3, March 171617; Martha again II. Jan 171819; Ebenezer 16. Oct. 1720 ; Nathan 26. May 1723 ; Sarah 7. March 17242. F. Par. Rec.
JOSEPH 3. s. of Joseph Middlebrook, 2. m. Deborah d. of -, who was not bapt. until Io Dec 1704, at F. The above Joseph Middlebrook's name occurs in 1726 among the members of the G. H. Par. Their children were David bapt. 10. Dec 1704; Eunice 23. June 1706; Anne II. April 1708 ; Sarah 8. Feb 171213; Dorothy 6. Nov 1715 ; Dorothy again 17. Nov 1717 ; Joseph 6. March 171920; Jane 6. Oct 1723.
JOSEPH 4. s. of Joseph Middlebrook 3. b. 3. March 171922, m. Sarah d. of David Williams of Greenfield 17. Dec 1741. Their children were Rhoda b. 16. April 1743; Eleanor 26. Sept 1744 ; Sarah 30. Aug 1747 ; Deborah Oct, 1749 ; Submit, bapt. in 1754; Eunice b. 16. March 1757.
Some of the Middlebrook family settled at Long Hill or Trumbull, Ct. & were prominent as good soldiers in the Revolution. Dr. Middlebrook's well known Almanac was for many years found in most every household in the county of Fairfield, & had a large circulation throughout the country.
MOREHOUSE
THOMAS MOREHOUSE I. was at Weathersfield, says Savage, in 1640. He was among the first to receive a grant of seven acres in Stamford. He is found at Fairfield before 1653, where he had purchased the house & home-lot of John Barlow on the Ludlow Square. He was granted land by the town on the west side of the Uncoway River & present Black Rock Bridge, where he ran a grist- mill on the creek, which empties into the river between Seely's Neck & the Old Mill hill. He m. Isabella d. of Ralph Keeler of Norwalk. His will is dated 8. Aug 1658. in which he leaves } of his estate to his wife Isabell ; a double portion to his eldest s. Samuel, homestead, mill & mill-lot, which he was not to sell without the consent of the town ; & further distributes his estate among his sons Thomas, John, Jonathan & ds. Mary & Ann. He mentions d. Hannah, to whom he had already given a full portion.
LIEUT. SAMUEL I. s. of Thomas Morehouse I., m. Rebecca d. of William Odell I. Their
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children were Samuel, Jonathan, Thomas & John, & probably others. He was Marshal of F. in 1673. & held offices of trust & usefulness. The inventory of his estate was recorded in 1733. Rebecca m. Richard Hubbell 2. 5. Nov. 1685. Thomas m. Mary d. of -- , whom he made his sole heir, & died about 1690.
JOHN S. of Thomas Morehouse I. was at Southampton L. I. in 1684.
THOMAS 2. s. of Thomas Morehouse I, m. Mary d. of Thomas Sherwood. Their children were Thomas, John, Daniel, James, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Susannah, Mary & Ann. The inventory of his estate was recorded in 1708.
JONATHAN s. of Thomas Morehouse I. pur. of his brother Samuel their father's dwelling house, near the creek under the hill. He m. Mary d. of Edward Wilson of F. Their children were Jonathan b. I. Jan 1677 ; Martha 2. Nov. 1679 ; & probably others. He m. again 16. April 1690 Rebecca d of John Knowles. Their children were John & Hannah bapt. 7. Oct. 1694 ; Joshua 8. March 16956 ; Elizabeth 9. May 1702 ; Stephen, Gershom & Ruth, all bapt. 21. May 1704 ; Elizabeth 31. March 1706 ; Elizabeth again 16. May 1708 ; James 19. March 170910; Abijah, 27. April 1712 ; Ephraim 28. Aug. 1716 ; Anne 2. Nov 1718 ; James II. Nov. 1722. F. Par. Rec.
SERGT. DANIEL I. s. of Thomas Morehouse 2 m. - d. of -- Their children were Abraham bapt 22. Dec. 1700 ; Hannah 24. Sept. 1704 ; Daniel 29. Dec. 17067 ; Samuel 29. May 1709 ; Rebecca 24. Feb. 171112 ; Catherine 29. Aug. 1714. F. Par. Rec.
THOMAS MOREHOUSE jr. m. Martha d. of - who was not bapt. until II. Nov 1696. Their children were Rebecca & Mary bapt. 12. June 1698 ; John 5. Jan 1701 ; Sarah 6. Feb 17034 ; Jethro 3. Feb 17056 ; Thomas 16. May 1703 ; Thankful 23. July 1710 ; Stephen 10. Aug. 1712 ; Thomas again 4. Sept. 1715. F. Par. Rec.
THE NASH FAMILY.
The patronymic of the name Nash is of Saxon origin. In olden times, it was the custom to prefix the residence of any particular family, by the word Atte (at the) ; thus, atte-oak, atte-ash, atte-well, atte-wood. In the course of time a consonant was introduced for the sake of euphony, . hence the name atte-n-ash, atte-n-oak, atte-n-well, atte-n-wood. Still later, in order to abbreviate & facilitate pronunciation, the atte was dropped, hence arose the simple names of Naish, Nash, Noak, Nokes, Atwood, Atwell, &c.
Thomas Nash, the great grandfather of Capt. Thomas Nash of F., is supposed to have been the Thomas Nash, who, among the emigrants of Rev. John Davenport's company, landed at Bos- ton, from the ship Hector, on the 26 July 1637. It is possible that he was among the later emi- grants of the Plymouth company, for, in a letter signed by five of the Rev. John Robinson's congregation, who remained behind at Leyden, Holland, & addressed to their dear brethren in the Lord at Plymouth, New England, dated 30. Nov 1628, is to be found the name Thomas Nash. He may have paid a visit to Holland, & returned with Davenport's company ; or, he may have been among those who joined the New Haven company from the Plymouth Colony, during their sojourn in Massachusetts .* He was accompanied to New England by his wife Margery, daughter of Nicholas Baker (eldest son of John Baker) & Mary Hodgetts (" who married Thomas Nash & went to New England ") + & five children viz : Mary, John, Sarah, Joseph, & Timothy born 1626.
Among the list of subscribers to the fundamental agreement of the New Haven Colony June 4, 1639, is that of Thomas Nash. Four days after the signing of this agreement, another company with their pastor, the Rev. Mr. Whitfield, joined the New Haven or Quinipiac planters from Kent & Surrey, England. These, with some of the first comers of New Haven, formed a company to begin a plantation at Guilford. Barber states " that the planters of Guilford had not one Black-
* Mass. His. Collections Vol 1. 4 ... Series, 1852.
t County Genealogies & Pedigrees of the Hertfordshire Families, by William Berry.
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smith among them; " & that it was " with great cost that the town obtained one to live among them." Thomas Nash was invited to join the Guilford party, but his services being required by the New Haven planters, they interfered & prevented his going. In 1651 he was given the charge of all the town muskets of New Haven. The tradition in the family is, that Thomas Nash was from Lancashire, England. He appears to have been well advanced in years upon his arrival in Amer- ica. In his will, dated 1659 he specially mentions his old age. He was called Brother Nash in the Church Records. His home lot was the second on the west side of State, from the corner of Chapel St.
Thomas Nash died 12. May 1658. Margery his wife died, within two years after his death.
Sergt Joseph Nash, the second son of Thomas Nash of New Haven, was born in England & followed his father's trade of gun & blacksmith. He was made a freeman 7. March 1657, & moved to Hartford soon after, where he was made a freeman of Conn. 20. May 1658 ; & held the high office of a constable in 1660. He was twice married, but the maiden names of his wives are not known. Their Christian names were Mary & Margaret. But little is known of his family history. His estate, which he bequeathed to his wife Margaret, & to their only daughter Sarah, amounted to £420, 5S. Iod. The names of some of his children are found in New Haven as follows :
John b. 12. July 1650. Hannah b. 21. Jan. 1652. Mary, his wife, died 25. Nov. 1654. - - daughter died 18. Jan. 1654.
Sarah b. at Hartford, but not recorded, is supposed to have m. Noah Cook, of Northampton, Mass. He probably had other children of which no trace has been found.
Sergt. John, believed to be a son of the above Joseph Nash, is recorded as living at Brand- ford Ct. in 1677. He married 22. Aug. 1677, Elizabeth widow of Antony Howd, & by her had the following children,
Joseph b. I Aug. 1678 - d. unmarried in F. Thomas b. 28 Jan 1680 - settled in F.
Elizabeth b. 15. April 1681 - m. Stephen Foot.
Elizabeth Nash, by her first husband Antony Howd had John b. 1673 ; Antony b. 1674 & Benoni b. 1676.
John Nash died 1682, leaving an estate of £132. 9s. 9d. The inventory of his estate gives the impression that he was a shoemaker.
CAPT THOMAS NASH (1), son of the above John Nash settled while a young man at Maxumus or Green's Farms. On the 18th Nov. 1701, the town of F. granted him, "an acre & a half of land, to be laid out between Clapboard Hill & ye Country Road, near ye run called ye Hot-hole run, which grant is on condition yt he live & died in possession of it, & carry on ye trade of a Smith at Maxumus farms." He was made Captain of the militia, & was a man of influence in the civil & political affairs of the town.
As early as the 15. of March 1710, Thomas Nash gave a lot " four rod square, for a house to meet in, for the worship of Almighty God forever." He was the first deacon of that church, which office he held through life, & also his son & grand-son, who bore the name of Thomas. He d. 8. June 1748, in the 69 year of his age. His last will was dated 16. June 1741. His estate was valued at £10,953 8$. 6d. Sarah his wife died 20 Feb 1760.
Their children were,
Joseph bap. 4, Jan. 1712-13, born probably in 1706, died young.
Thomas born 3. Aug. 1708, settled at Green's Farms.
Sarah born 20. March 1712. m. John Griffin.
Jonathan born 17. Oct. 1714, settled at Green's Farms.
Elizabeth born 3. March 1717, m. John Burr.
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CAPT. THOMAS NASH, (2) son of the above Capt. Thomas Nash (1) m. 28. Sep. 1731, Rebecca daughter of - Hull of F. He lived at Port Royal, so named from a spring of running water, resorted to by those who lived near it, for its softness, sweetness & purity. It is situated on the left of the turnpike, north-west of Turkey-hill. He afterwards occupied the homestead of his father. He held the lifelong office of deacon in the Green's Farms' church, & was a highly respected & esteemed citizen of F.
Capt. Thomas Nash (2) d. 2. Aug. 1769.
Rebecca, his wife d. 22. April 1791.
Their children
Rebecca b. 18. Nov. 1732-m. Simon son of - Couch.
Elizabeth b. 23. Aug. 1734, m. (1) Reuben Bradley (2) John Hubbell.
Eunice b. 27. March, 1737, m. (I) Benjamin
Davis, (2) John Morehouse.
Lydia b. 26 March 1740, m. William Hawley.
Thomas b. 21 May 1743, settled in the homestead.
Mary bap. II Dec. 1747, died 25. Dec 1747.
CAPT THOMAS NASH (3), son of the above Thomas, first married Mary, daughter of William Burr Esqr of F., & second Mary Nichols. The last wife was the mother of Dr. William B. Nash of Bridgeport, Ct.
Children of Sarah, daughter of Capt. Thomas Nash (I) & John Griffin of Reading, Ct.
Sarah, bap. 9 May, 1736, m. John Burr, jr. 22. Nov. 1755.
Eunice bap. 22. Oct. 1738, m. Jonathan Couch, 14. Aug. 1759.
John --- m. Catharine Johnson, settled in Reading.
Joseph m. Esther Hall, settled in Reading.
Jonathan, bap. 23. Nov. 1746, settled in Danbury.
Elizabeth m. Jeremiah Sherman.
Hepzibah - m. Joseph Sanford, 2. Nov. 1762.
JONATHAN, son of Capt. Thomas Nash (I), married Sarah, daughter of - Andrews of Maxu- mus 14. March 1754.
Their children,
Sarah born 17. Jan. 1755, m. Thomas Couch.
Elizabeth bap. 3. Oct. 1756, died I March, 1775. in her 19th year.
Eleanor born 14 Jan. 1758, m. Simon Couch, a brother of the above Thomas.
Mr. Jonathan Nash died 9 Oct. 1757.
Sarah Andrews Nash, his widow, afterwards married Lieut. Nathan Godfrey, of Green's Farms 24. Jan. 1764 ; by whom she had Roda, Jonathan, Esther, Ebenezer & Andrews.
ELIZABETH daughter of Capt. Thomas Nash (I), was married 14. Oct. 1735 to John Burr, son of Daniel Burr of F. She died 29 March 1740.
Her children
Daniel, b. 5. March 1737. John, b. 9. Oct. 1739
Her husband John Burr, then married Grace daughter of Peter Bulkley, & by her had Talcott, John, Grace, Eunice, & Elizabeth. Taken from The Nash Family, by Rev. Sylvester Nash.
NICHOLS
FRANCIS NICHOLS I. was an early settler at Stratford, where he died in 1650, & was father of Isaac, Caleb & John, all born in England.
ISAAC I. s. of Francis I. of Stratford, was one of the early settlers of that town in 1639. He was probably the Sergt. appointed by the Gen. Ct. of Conn. to train the militia of Stratford &
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Pequonnock in 1636. (Col. Rec. Conn. I. 36.) He m. Margaret d. of - Their children were Sarah b. I. Nov. 1649 ; Josiah 29. Jan 1652, who died in 1691, leaving widow, but no children ; Isaac 12. March 1654 ; Jonathan 20. Dec. 1655 ; Ephraim 16. Dec. 1657 ; Patience 2. Feb. 1660 ; Temperance 17. May 1662 ; Margery 30. Nov. 1663 ; Benjamin 2. Feb. 1666; & Elizabeth 2. April 1668. His trade was that of a soap boiler. He died in 1694. In his will of 28. Sept. 1694, he mentions w. Margaret ; his four sons, Josiah, Isaac, Jonathan & Ephraim were dead, but he gives a small legacy to each of the children of the last three : his sons having previously had their portions. His d. Mary m. 8. Jan 1667, the Rev. Israel Chauncy of Stratford ; d. Sarah m. 8. Jan. 1674, Stephen Burritt ; & d. Elizabeth m. in 1691, the Rev. Joseph Webb of F .- Savage's Gen. Dic.
CALEB s. of Francis Nichols I., was made a freeman in 1669, & probably m. Ann d. of Andrew Ward. Their children were Sarah b. I. Dec. 1651; Ann 5. March 1653; Esther 18. Feb. 1655; Joseph 25. Dec. 1656 ; Samuel 29. March 1658 ; Andrew 28. Nov. 1659; Abraham 19. Jan 1672: Abi- gail Feb 1664 ; Hannah Aug. 1667; Caleb in 1669 ; Phebe 12. Nov. 1671 ; & John Nov. 1676. He removed to Woodbury & died there in 1690. In his will 6. of Aug. 1690, he mentions children Samuel, John, Caleb & Abraham ; & ds. Mary, Ann, Phebe ; & Moses Wheeler who had m. 20. Oct. 1674, his d. Sarah ; John Prentiss who m. d -; & William Martin whom. d. Abigail. Mary m. - Hull ; Phebe m. probably a s. of Nicholas Knell .- Savage's Gen. Dic.
JOHN I s. of Francis Nichols I., was, says Bond, a land-holder at Watertown in 1636 or 7. & was probably the same, who was an early settler of Fairfield, & who was granted a home-lot from the town 23 acres of land, on the s. e. side of the Frost Square, lying between Richard Wescott's & Daniel Frost's home-lots. He was a dividend land-holder, & stood among the leading citizens of F. He died intestate, & his widow Grace soon after m. Richard Perry of F. On the 18. May 1649, she gave up her interest in the homestead to her s. John Nichols at his request ; to her children Samuel, John & Sarah Nichols she gave 6{. each, & 56. more to her s. Samuel. She appointed her brother Isaac Nichols of Stratford, & Andrew Ward of F. administrators in her place, on her first husband's estate. (A. Town Deeds.) A distribution of John Nichols estate was made . by his brother Isaac, & Andrew Ward 9. June 1655, in which six children were named viz : Hes- ter, Elizabeth, Hannah, Isaac, Sarah & John. In this distribution Samuel is not named. F. Prob. Rec.
JOHN 2. s. of John Nichols I. of F., joined the army in King Philip's war, and died the first year unmarried. Savage's Gen. Dic.
" ISAAC I. s. of John Nichols I. of F. was brought up by his Uncle Isaac of Stratford, where he also settled, & m. 15. Aug. 1672. Esther Clark. Their children were Grace b. 6. June 1673 ; Alice 25. Oct. 1674 ; John 10. Oct. 1676 ; Samuel 6. Dec. 1678, & he perhaps removed to Derby. Savage's Gen. Dic."
ENSIGN EPHRAIM, s. of Isaac Nichols I. of Stratford, & grandson of Francis I. m .. Sept 1682, Esther, first wid. of Dr. William Ward & second wid. of Ebenezer Hawley. Their children were Ignatius b. 17. Dec. 1683 ; Disborow I. Jan. 1685 ; & Esther 18. Dec. 1689 & probably others. F. T. Rec.
JOHN NICHOLS S. of - m. -- d. of -- Their children were John Nichols bapt. 31. March 1695 ; Ebenezer 16. June 1695 ; Samuel 21. March 1696-7; Solomon 23. April 1699 ; Joseph 10. Sept. 1704 ; Benjamin & Margery 12. Aug. 171I. F. Par. Rec. From this family the Nicholses of Fairfield & Greenfield appear to have descended, as well as from the sons of Ephraim Nichols.
ODELL
WILLIAM ODELL was at Concord in 1639, & was perhaps from the Parish of Odell in England, from which the Rev. Peter Bulkley came. His s. James was b. in 1640 at Concord, & died the next year ; also d. Rebecca b. 17. July 1642. Savage says he removed from Concord to South-
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ampton L. I. in 1642 & soon after settled at Pequonnock, where he occupied a considerable land at Greenlea. He d. in 1676; the same year June 6 his will is dated, in which he gave to his s. William, who had settled at Greenwich, his horses, cattle, swine & sheep, & } of his movable estate ; to his grand-son Samuel Morehouse, s. of his d. Rebecca, he gave all his land near Unco- way River, called Rossiter's field ; 2 acres in the great meadow before the town ; land in Concord field called " poor man's lot ;" building-lot, pasture-lot, long lot, all his land dividends in Compo, all his housing & half of his home lot in F., out of which legacies said Samuel Morehouse was to pay to his brothers Thomas & John 5 each, when 21 years of age. To grand-son John Odell, all land on the other side of the creek, & the other half of his home-lot. To Jonathan Morehouse 2 sheep ; to Goody Knap 4 yards red cloth : to daughter in law Mary Odell, his wife's red broadcloth cloak. All other remaining estate he gave to his s. John Odell, and to his daughter Rebecca More- house. He made his son in law Samuel Morehouse, & John Odell his executors.
JOHN s. of William Odell I., lived at Greenlea, where in 1678 he recorded a large amount of land, of which he had had quiet possession eight years. He m. Joanna d. of Joseph Walker dec. of Stratford, & step-daughter of Richard Hubbell I. Their children were Samuel b. 10. March 1677; Hannah 20, Oct 1679 ; Deborah 28, Aug 1682. (F. T. Rec) ; & perhaps others.
Their children were Anne b. 6. March 168889; JOHN 2. s. of John Odell I. m - d. of - John 5, Nov. 1690 ; Bethiah 27. Feb 1692 ; Sarah 10, Aug 1694.
Abel Bingham the school teacher of Fairfield Village, m. Elizabeth Odell 16. May 1694. (probably the d. of W! Odell.) Their children were Abigail b. 7. June 1696. & perhap's others.
OGDEN
John & Richard Ogden were early emigrants to Conn. . John the elder brother, settled at Stamford as early as 1641 ; & the next year made an agreement with Gov. Keift of New York to build a stone church for 2500 guilders ; was a patentee of Hempstead L. I. in 1644 ; & lived in . Southampton L. I. in 1656 ; was an assistant in 1656, 60, & 62 ; & was named in the L. I. Charter of King Charles II. in 1662. He removed soon after to New Jersey, & with Gov. Carteret made large land purchases, & represented Elizabethtown in the first assembly of N. J. Savage's Gen. Dic.
Richard Ogden, a brother of the above John. settled at Stamford, & was a partner with John in building the stone church for Gov. Keift at New York. He removed to F. between 1650 & 1660 ; & in 1662 entered into a contract with the town to run the new mill, which had been erected by Thomas Sherwood 2. at the town's expense on Mill River at Mill Plain, now known as Perry's Mill. He erected a stone house near the mill. On the 20. Dec. 1680, the town sold the mill & mill-dam, ponds & streams to him & to his heirs, provided "he maintained a good corn mill " to grind .all kinds of grain "reasonably well & sufficiently " into good meal, for which he was to receive 16 of the grist, 82 acres were granted him on the east of the mill dam, & 3 acres on the north side, several acres of meadow & upland on the n. w. adjoining ; the town reserving "a right of cart-way & a cart bridge across sd. pond & stream in the high-way near the mill." He died intestate, & his widow soon followed him. His estate was valued at £805, IOS 6ª. The town in order to protect the minor heirs & to continue the mill, made the following settlement with the heirs on the 31. Oct 1690. The mill-house, stream, ponds, dams & lands which Richard Ogden had deeded to his son Richard before he died were confirmed to him with 3 of his fathers Per- petual Common. John, a minor, who had chosen Samuel Ward as his guardian, was set off the stone house with the land around it, § of his fathers Perpetual Common, land at Sasqua neck & other places, & 5£ from his brother Richard. David, the second son, was allowed the meadow & upland near che mill, land at Mill Hill, & all of his father's long-lot, his father's two divisions at Compo, & } of the Perpetual Common, & all lands & housings deeded him by his father, provided
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he paid to his sisters or to their husbands, all remaining legacies left unpaid, & the daughters 50£. each.
In the inventory of Mary, widow of above Richard Ogden I., dated 28 Aug. 1687 the following children were mentioned, ss Richard, David & John, Alice, w. of Sergt. Samuel Ward, - w. of Daniel Meeker, & - w. of John Smith.
RICHARD 2. s. of Richard Ogden I., m. - d. of - Their children were Joseph, Rich- ard, Jonathan, & Sarah, all bapt. 27. Jan 16945 ; Mary 19. April 1696. F. Par. Rec.
I find no David Ogden sooner than the following David mentioned in the G. H. Par. Rec. as a member of that church in 1726. His children are found in the F. Par. Rec. & are as follows, David b. 23. June 1727 ; Abigail 22. Feb 172932; Jonathan 21. Sept. 1735.
JOHN I. s. of Richard Ogden I., settled at Greenfield, & m. Mary Jennings 24. Jan 17289. Their children were, x Sarah b. 5 Sept 1730; Samuel 24. Oct 1732 ; John 24. April 1735 ; Ebe- nezer 23. April 1737 ; Sarah 24. May 1739; Hezekiah 5. March 1744.
EDMOND OGDEN S. of -- b. 28. June 1707 ; m. Mary Gilburd 20. Jan. 17289. Their children were x Joseph b. 25. Dec. 1730 ; x Obediah 4. Nov. 1732 ; Eunice 28. Aug. 1734; Anne 10. Nov 1736 ; Jesse 2. July 1738 ; Moses 23. July 1740 ; Bethuel 21. April 1744. G. H. Par. Rec.
OSBORN
RICHARD OSBORN sailed from London in the ship Hopewell, Capt. Thomas Wood master, bound for Barbadoes 17. Feb. 1634. (Hotton's Emigrants.) In 1635, Richard Osborn was one of the company that met with the Rev. Peter Hobart, & drew for a home-lot in the settlement of Hingham, Mass. He was a brave soldier in the Pequot War. His name occurs among the free planters of New Haven in 1639, in which he signed the fundamental agreement, at the gathering of the church on the 4th of March ; shared in the divisions of land in 1643 ; & took the oath of fidelity before Governor Eaton I. July 1644. His pew in the church was No 4, " in the other side of the door." N. H. Col. Rec. He is prob. the same Richard Osborn who removed to F. between 1650 & 1653, & purchased of Thomas Pell a house & home-lot lying, between John Cable's & Thomas Shervington's. He purchased other places, & finally a house and home-lot adjoining that of Cornelius Hull's. He became one of the dividend land holders of the town. " For his good services in the Pequot War," the Gen Ct. of Conn. granted him 80 acres of land, to be taken up in F., where it did not interfere with other grants, which were set off to his heirs in 1707, by Capt. Nathan Gold & Judge Peter Burr. He removed to Westchester, & on the 17. of Nov. 1682, he deeded to his son John Osborn & to his heirs, all his housing & home-lots, orchards, wood & timber in the town of F., together with all his uplands & meadows, his privilege in the undivided commons, & all his right & title to lands in the Colony of Conn., provided he paid all his debts & dues in F., & the following sums of money to his other heirs, viz : to the five children of his eldest d. - 20$ each, when of age ; to his d. Priscilla's (w. of Cornelius Seeley) two sons 40s, each, & 20$, to each of her two daughters, when of age ; to his d. Sarah's seven children 20% each, when of age ; to his d. Mary's (w. of Thomas Bedient) three children 408 each, when of age ; to his d. Elizabeth 50g. (who perhaps m. James Beers.) [A. Town Deeds p. 449.] Besides the s. John mentioned in this will, he also had a s. David. He was in Newtown, L. I. where he is said to have died, well advanced in years. John s. of Nathaniel Baldwin, m. Hannah d. of Richard Osborn, 19. Nov 1663, & she may have been the unnamed daughter.
CAPT. JOHN I. s. of Capt. Richard Osborn I ; was an important & influential man in F. He m. Sarah d. of James Bennet. Their children were Hannah b. 26. July 1677; Samuel, John. David, Joseph, Elizabeth, & perhaps others. He died 15. July 1709. F. T. Rec.
DAVID I. s. of Capt. Richard Osborn I., was of Dr. Thomas Pell's company from F., which settled at Eastchester in 1666. He m. Abigail d. of Philip Pinkney in 1679, another of Pell's company from F. . Their children were Sarah, Richard & Abigail. His d. Sarah m. Jonathan
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