Genealogical Dictinary Volume 1 of 4

A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
showing three generations of those who came before May 1692
on the basis of John Farmer`s Register

Second revision published by James Savage 1965
Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 1965
History of Congress Catalog Card no. 65-185451

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EDWARD OAKES, Cambridge, freeman 18 May 1642, brought from England wife Jane and children Urian, Harvard College 1649; and Edward; had here Mary; and Thomas, Harvard College 1612, this last born 18 June 1644, both baptized at Cambridge, was Lieutenant of Prentice's Company in Philip's war, selectman 26 years between 1643 and 78, Representative 15 years between 1659 and 82, and of Concord 1684, where he died 13 October 1689. Mary married 12 November 1667, Colonel John Flint of Concord.

EDWARD OAKES, Cambridge, probably son of Urian Oakes, Harvard College 1679, preached a year after 1683 at Branford and New London, but before September 1685, withdrew, as we learn from Caulkins's History and no more, not even the year his death is known, but he was dead before the Catalogue of 1698, printed in the Magnalia.

GEORGE OAKES, Lynn 1654, had George; John, born 30 July 1664; Mary, 18 October 1666; Richard, 16 December 1668; Sarah, 15 March 1671; and Elizabeth, 25 January 1674, and died July 1688. Lewis gives the name of wife Jennet, but counts the number of children five, yet is liberal enough to give these names.

NATHANIEL OAKES, Marlborough 1686, married Mehitable Rediat, daughter of John Rediat.

RICHARD OAKES, Boston, had grant of a lot about 1635, which he did not improve, perhaps went home.

SIMON OAKES, named in History of Cambridge, by Dr. Holmes, as a proprietor in 1632, is probably mistaken for another person, Sacket.

THOMAS OAKES, Cambridge, brother of the first Edward Oakes, freeman 18 May 1642, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 3 November 1646, died young; Thomas, 5 November 1648, died at 2 months; Elizabeth again, 26 May 1650; Hannah, 4 May 1657; probably Mary, who died August 1659; and Thomas, posthumous 18, baptized 20 March 1659, to who the father in his will of 12 September 1658, left double portion; and made his widow executrix, and died before probate (of course) of his will, 23 December 1658, though town record says August 1659. She married April 1661, Seth Sweetzer of Charlestown; and next married Samuel Hayward of Malden, whom she outlived, and in her will of 11 May 1686, probated 5 May 1687, takes notice of the portion of personal estate that came to her from her first husband which she gives to daughter Abigail that she bore to Hayward, with condition that if it be more than £20, Samuel, son of her late husband by former wife should have 20s. Elizabeth married 12 July 1670, Lemuel Jenkins; and Hannah, married 7 August 1672, Joseph Waite, both of Malden.

THOMAS OAKES, Boston, son of the first Edward Oakes, a physician, by wife Martha, had James, born 30 October 1687; and Josiah, 3 May 1689, Harvard College 1708, minister of Eastham, was Representative 1689, speaker the same year, an Assistant next year, and until the new Charter. When William and Mary, under dictation of Increase Malther, left him out, as he was sent with Elisha Cooke to London, agents for the Colony to indicate their rights under the old Charter. He was speaker of the house again, 1705 and 6, but removed probably to gratify his son Josiah, to Cape Cod; yet at Boston, his wife Martha, died 19 April 1719, aged 70; and he died 15 July following at Eastham. Perhaps that Urian Oakes who Judge Sewall buried 5 Oct 1694, with prefix of respect, may have been his son. John Dunton speaks very highly of him.

THOMAS OAKES, Malden, son of the first Thomas Oakes, carried to Malden by his mother when she married Samuel Hayward. He married 22 May 1689 Sarah Tufts, daughter of Peter Tufts, had Thomas, born 2 April 1690; Sarah, 23 May 1694; Lydia, 27 November 1697; Uriah, 22 June 1700; Mary, 14 May 1702; Hannah, 28 February 1705; Elizabeth 20 May 1707; Jonathan, 6 October 1709 and Abigail, 24 December 1714; was freeman 1690, and died September 1732. His widow died July 1749.

URIAN OAKES, Cambridge, son of the first Edward Oakes, born in England about 1631 or 2, brought an Almanac for 1650, went home, and obtained a situation in the church, the fine lived of Titchfield, in Hants, 78 miles from London, married as is said, Ruth Ames, daughter of famous William Ames, after ejected in 1662, and his wife died 1669, he came again to Cambridge but not before 1671, and was installed 8 November 1671, to fill the place of matchless Mitchell, freeman 1672, and in April 1675, chosen President of the College as successor to Dr. Hoar. How to construe the dark sayings of Cotton Mather in Book IV. 129 of the Magnalia without indulging of some suspicion against Oakes puzzled the late President Quincy in his great History of the University, and when we remembered that a very short interval after the death of Oakes, the greater Mather was called to stand in his place, and that the lesser Mather was under Hoar and Oakes at the time of their academic rule, we may suppose that the oracle was, as often happened, ambiguously inspired. Some tenderness may, however, be yielded to the Ecclesiastical History for he did not feel as if call by a Court of justice, under oath, to tell the whole truth. Silence was safety to himself and superiors. What the learned son of lncrease meant by his phrase, about new election, 2 February 1680, is of little consequence, for the President died 25 July 1681, under 50 years of age. Some obscurity also attaches to our knowledge of his family, probably he married in England and there had children, two, three, four, or more; but when born, who was the mother, how many were brought over the ocean, whether his wife died before or after, are unanswered questions. That his daughter Hannah married 2 September 1680, Reverend Samuel Angier, and was his only daughter seems clear; but the town record helps to increase our vexation, as it tells the death of Lawrence Oakes, bachelor of arts, 13 June 1679, aged 18, and of Urian Oakes 3 November following, for we know there was no such bachelor and are left to conjecture that the honorable title belongs to Urian, Harvard College 1678, who died at 22 years. That Lawrence was an undergraduate and that both were sons of the President of the graduate of 1679, Edward Oakes, too, doubts on more than one point would at this late day be not easy of solution.

OAKLEY, was the name of a widow probably Sarah Oakley, at Charlestown, who united with the church 30 August 1634, but who was her husband or whether he died on the voyage, or this side of the water is unknown, yet Frothingham, 84, shows her residence was allowed and on 14 February 1644, an Elizabeth Oakley, perhaps her daughter married at Boston, Edmund Brown.

ELIAS OAKMAN, Scarborough 1666, perhaps son of Samuel Oakman, married Joanna Alger, daughter of Andrew Alger, had Elias, born 21 April 1680, as is record in Boston. His widow married John Mills.

SAMUEL OAKMAN, Scarborough, on 13 July 1658, acknowledged allegiance to Massachusetts under his hand (by affixing his mark); had Samuel, and, perhaps, Elias, was selectman 1679, and died next year. It is printed Gakman in Genealogical Registrar V. 264.

JOHN OATES, is the name of a soldier in Moseley's Company September 1675, killed by the Indians.

WILLIAM OBBINSON, Boston 1675, a tanner, is of unknown derivative. May have been that year driven in by the Indians war from some outlying settlement, had wife Mary but no children, and he with his will 11 May 1704, gave their estate to Paul, then eldest surviving son of the Governor Joseph Dudley; but I can assign no cause for such generosity.

RICHARD OBER, Salem 1668, Beverly 1679, married Abigail Woodbury, daughter of Nicholas Woodbury of Beverly, had Hezekiah, born 1681; Ann, Richard, 1684; and Nicholas, 1686. Farmer says this name, written sometimes Obear, prevails near Beverly, and is found in New Hampshire. In the Watertown records Dr. Bond finds a name Orbear.

THOMAS OBER, with variations, Obear, and Ober, for which he suggests Hobart, with which I cannot agree, but this settler by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 8 August 1640; and Judith, 15 March 1643.

SAMUEL OCKINGTON, or SAMUEL OKINGTON, Watertown, may have been father of that Mary Ockington, who married 30 March 1692, Edward Harrington, but nothing is known of him.

WILLIAM OCKINGTON, or WILLIAM OKINGTON, Boston, by wife Mary, had Matthias, born 1 January 1667; and Mary, 7 September 1669.

JOHN ODELL, or JOHN ODLE, Fairfield 1664, perhaps son of William Odell the first, freeman 1665.

REGINALD ODELL, or REGINALD ODLE, Boston, by wife Priscilla, had Reginald, born 20 January 1687; Samuel, 29 January 1688, died soon; Thomas, 8 April 1690; Samuel, again, 20 August 1695; and William, 19 July 1697.

WILLIAM ODELL, or WILLIAM ODLE, Concord 1639, April brought wife and children from England, had there James, born 2 January 1640, died next year; and Rebecca, 17 July 1642, removed to Southampton, Long Island, that year and soon after to Fairfield, in 1670 was called senior.

WILLIAM ODELL, or WILLIAM ODLE, Greenwich, perhaps son of the preceding, in 1681 was aged 47.

JOHN ODERIC, Salem, died 30 December 1660, was, perhaps, only transient visitor, for his inventory of £41, 5, 11, was taken 12 December following and no relative is named.

JOTHAM ODIORNE, Newcastle, a counsellor who died 16 August 1748, aged 73. Farmer thinks was son of the preceding.

ELISHA ODLIN, ELISHA ODLYN, original ELISHA AUDLEY, or ELISHA AUDLIN, Boston, son of John Odlin, married August 1659, Abigail Bright, daughter of Deacon Henry Bright of Watertown, had Hannah, born 3 September 1666; Margaret, 26 February 1669, died soon; Abigail, 5 April 1670; and Margaret, again, 5 August 1672; John, 25, baptized 28 May 1678; John, again, 18, baptized 20 November 1681, Harvard College 1702 (minister of Exeter, who was father of Elisha Odlin, Harvard College 1731, minister of Amesbury, daughter of Woodbridge Odlin, Harvard College 1738, minister at Exeter); and died about 1724.

JOHN ODLIN, JOHN ODLYN, original JOHN AUDLEY, or JOHN AUDLIN, Boston, one of the early settlers No. 139 on the church list, was a cutler or armorer, disfranchised November 1637 as an antinomian, by wife Margaret, had John, born 3 June 1635, died soon after says the town record, but in the church baptized 28; Hannah, 9 February 1638, died soon after says the town record, but by the church baptized 4 March following; Elisha, born 1, baptized 5 July 1640; John, again, 3, baptized 13 February 1642; Hannah, again, baptized 29 October 1643, about 8 days old; and Peter, baptized 12 July 1646, about 9 days old (while town record asserts his birth 2 August); and died 18 December 1685, aged 83. His will, of 6 March 1685, probated 11 January following, of who Elisha was executor, names the three sons and grandchild Hannah Bumstead, but whose daughter she was is not known.

JOHN OFFITT, Milford, son of the first Thomas Offitt of the same, born in England, had wife Hannah Hawley, who claimed divorce from him, and obtained her desire, married again, John Beard. He next married 1656 or 7, Martha Nettleton, daughter of Samuel Nettleton of Branford, had Thomas, born 20 August 1657, died young; Martha, 12 August 1659; Mary, 20 June 1661; John, 3 February 1665, died soon; John, again, 21 January 1667; Samuel, 21 January 1670, Elizabeth, 19 February 1673; and Lydia. He was propounded for freeman 1670; and died early in 1692, probably as his inventory was taken 4 May. By his will, of 29 July 1689, the two sons and four daughters are named, as Martha, wife of Peter Carrow; Mary, wife of Daniel Picket; and the two unmarried, Elizabeth died 1699, her property was distributed to the five brothers and sister and the name seems to be Uffet in one place, and Uffert in another.

THOMAS OFFITT, Roxbury 1632, came in the Lion, arriving at Boston 16 September with wife Isabel and children Thomas, John, and a daughter who married Roger Terrill, but whose name is not seen. This uncommon name is spelled Uffitt as the church record of Roxbury exhibits it, or Uskitt, perhaps in despair of getting the letters into a more common shape, in the record of his qualification at London, administered freeman 4 March 1633, removed 1635, with Pynchon to Springfield, where the name is Ufford, as the descendants now write it, but passing into Connecticut at Milford 1639, where he and wife joined the church 1645, it became Uffoote. Chapin confused the father with son of the same name, makes him an early proprietor of Wethersfield, and after of Stratford 1644, whereas he was never an inhabitant of either of those towns. A year or two before his death he married at Stamford, Elizabeth widow of Nicholas Thele, who outlived him very little time, and died 27 December 1660. Of the day of his death we are ignorant but are sure that it was before 20 August 1660, when his estate was divided though Lambert says he died at Milford, 1691.

THOMAS OFFITT, Stratford, son of the preceding, born in England, and probably well grown before his father came over, for in 1641 he had land in Wethersfield, and there married Frances Kilborne, daughter of the first Thomas Kilborne, who outlived him but few weeks, and in January 1684 her estate was divided equally among her brother John Kilborne of Wethersfield and sisters Margaret Kilborne, wife of Richard Law of Stamford, Lydia Kilborne, wife of Robert Howard of Windsor, and Mary Kilbourne, wife of the first John Root of Farmington. He had large estate but no children and his name was, no doubt, in high esteem at Stratford, yet the selectmen and constable, in return of their list of freeman Give it Ufoth. The inventory of his property 26 December 1683, shows £1,834, which by his will of 17 May preceding was given in a large proportion to Samuel Offitt, son of his brother John Offitt, and good share to children of his brother Roger Terrill, to his brother John, and his children besides adequate provisions for the widow.

DAVID OFFLEY, Boston, Artillery Company 1638, removed to Plymouth 1643, but by letter of Governor Bradford to Governor Winthrop as to complaints of Indians against Offley dated December 1645, we may infer that he had come back to Boston. See 4 Massachusetts History Collection II. 119.

THOMAS OFIELD, Boston 1669, mariner, had wife Maudline, and several children, yet in his will of 29 September 1677, probated 14 October 1679, though he mentioned wife and children gives the name of wife only.

JOHN OGDEN, Stamford 1641, agreed next year with Governor Kieft of New York to build a stone church for 2,500 guilders, in 1644 was a patentee of Hempstead, Long Island, Iived 1651 at Southampton, Long Island, in 1656 was chosen an Assistant, reelected to 1660, is named in the royal Charter of 1662, and chosen again that year an Assistant, but went soon to New Jersey, and with Governor Carteret made large purchase; was Representative for Elizabethtown in the first assembly of that Province 1668.

RICHARD OGDEN, Fairfield 1667, brother of the first John Ogden, had been partner with him in the contract 1642 with Kieft. See O'Callaghan, History of New Netherlands, I. 262, when he was of Stamford, was freeman 1668, and a large proprietor of 1670, had descendants, almost honorable has been the name perpetuated.

JOHN OKEY, Boston, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 8 October 1686; and Tacey, 9 May 1688.

JOHN OLCOTT, Hartford 1676, youngest son of Thomas Olcott the first, married 1695, Mary Blackleach, daughter of John Blackleach, widow of Mr. Thomas Welles, had Samuel, born 16, baptized 23 August 1696; Mary, born 1, baptized 7 August 1698; Rachel, born 28 October 1701; and Abigail, 15 February 1704; and died 1712. His widow married Joseph Wadsworth, and his only son did not marry. The line became extinct at his death.

SAMUEL OLCOTT, Hartford, brother of the preceding, freeman 1664, married Sarah Stocking, daughter of George Stocking, died March 1704, in his will of 13th of that month probated 12 April following, names children Thomas, George, Sarah, Mary, and Elizabeth.

THOMAS OLCOTT, Hartford, an original proprietor whose lot in 1640, is exhibited on the ground plan with his name written Alcock, and often it appears Alcot, was a merchant who died late in 1654 or early in 1655, his inventory of large estate for that day being of 13 February; had Thomas; Samuel; Elizabeth, baptized 7 December 1645; John, 3 February 1650; and Hannah. His will was of 1653, as in a Volume of Hartford recorded lately by the happy diligence of Mr. Hoadley recovered after many years loss, is seen; and the widow Abigail made her will 12 January and died 26 May 1693, aged 78. Hannah died perhaps young certainly before her mother. Elizabeth married Timothy Hyde of Wethersfield.

THOMAS OLCOTT, Hartford, eldest son of the preceding, perhaps born in England, freeman 1658, died in advanced years, and his wife Mary died 3 May 1721. He had Abigail; Mary; Thomas, born 1669; Samuel; John, drowned 25 May 1685; and Timothy, born 1677.

THOMAS OLCOTT, Hartford, son of the preceding, married November 1691, Sarah Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote, third of this name, had Abigail, born 4 August 1692; Sarah, 12 December 1694; Mary, 21 November 1696; Cullick, 18 April 1699; Nathaniel, 11 September 1701; Josiah, 2 March 1703; Margaret, 12 April 1705; Hannah, 4 August 1707; Elizabeth, 17 November 1709; one born and died 1712; and Thomas, 1713.

TIMOTHY OLCOTT, Colchester, brother of the preceding. By first wife whose name is unknown had Timothy, born 1703; Titus, 1705; James; Margaret, 1714; and Benjamin, 1716. For second wife he took Mary, widow of Ebenezer Field, who died 20 April 1740; and a third wife Elizabeth outlived him more than 20 years. He was a Deacon and died 5 April 1754. Thirteen of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at New England colleges, exclusive of Harvard of who Peter Olcott, Judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, died September 1808.

ROBERT OLD, Windsor, married Susanna Hartford (but Stiles, 728, calls her Susanna Hosford) had Robert, born 9 October 1670; and Jonathan, 24 December 1672, or 4 January 1673, at Windsor; removed to Suffield, there had Mindwell, 1675; Hanford, 1678; William, 1680; Susanna, 1683; and Ebenezer, 1688; in which year his wife died, and he married Dorothy Granger, had John, 1691, and, perhaps, more. Of the children Robert was of Springfield; Hanford of Westfield.

RICHARD OLDAGE, RICHARD OLDIGE, RICHARD OLDRIDGE, or RICHARD OLDERIGE, Windsor, before 1640, possibly went from Dorchester, but was not known there to Dr. Harris, died 27 January 1661, and the name is extinct. His only child Ann married 19 May 1645, John Osborn.

JOHN OLDEN, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Nathaniel, born 9 July 1668. Perhaps it may be Holden.

JOHN OLDFIELDS, Southampton, Long Island, 1641, and Jamaica, Long Island, 1686. Thompson.

ISAAC OLDHAM, Scituate, son of Thomas Oldham, married Mary Keen, daughter of Josiah Keen, had Isaac, and two daughters, removed to Pembroke about 1703,

JOHN OLDHAM, Plymouth, came in the Ann 1623 with a Company so that in division of lands next year he was reckoned for ten heads; in less than two years gave office by siding with Reverend Mr. Lyford, and was punished with more contempt than severity, driven to Nantasket, thence, with Conant, to Cape Ann, home in 1628, so well reconciled to the Plymouth government as to be trusted by them with their prisoner, mischief-making Morton, back to New England late in 1629, or early in 1630, freeman 18 May 1631, with prefix of respect, lived at Watertown, much engaged in trade with the Indians especially by water, Representative in the first General Court 1634, was killed by the Indians in his shallop, July 1636, off the mouth of Narraganset Bay. Administration of his estate was, of course, had in Massachusetts, but in the noble Connecticut record by J.H. Trumbull, I. 43, we see that ancillary process was had in that the earliest action being at their court, 1 September held at Watertown, now Wethersfield, and next, in October at Newtown, now Hartford. Of the largest creditors there were Governor Cradock of London, Governor Hopkins of Hartford, and Clement Chaplin of Wethersfield, who certainly vouch from large opportunity of acquaintance for his good conduct. Hinman, in his first Ed. 127, mistook the side of the account or inventory in the record making Governor Cradock a debtor to Oldham. We may conjecture that he had wife and children but certainly is not attainable. We know only, that by a petition to our General Court William Bridge, in 1644, sets forth that 21 years before he came with John Oldham, his father-in-law. In 1635 the Elizabeth and Ann brought from London two youths of this name, John Oldham, aged 12, and Thomas Oldham, 10, neither of which was Iikely to be his son.

JOHN OLDHAM, Cambridge, son of Richard Oldham, married 22 July 1675, Abigail Wood, had John, born 20 July 1676; Abigail, 28 November 1679; and was freeman 1690; selectman, 1694, and often after; died October 1719, in 67th year. Harris, Epit. 62.

RICHARD OLDHAM, Cambridge, perhaps son of John Oldham the first, born in England, freeman 1651, married Martha Baton, daughter of William Baton of Watertown, had Samuel, and John, the latter born about 1652; and died December 1658, leaving by his will of 8 July preceding, his widow and Samuel Hyde executors. His widow married Thomas Brown of Concord.

SAMUEL OLDHAM, Cambridge, son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, who died 16 January 1673; Samuel, again, died 24 August 1675; Hannah, died 9 July 1676; Andrew, died 12 July 1677; and Nathaniel, died 8 May 1678. Harris, Epit. 170 and 1. He was freeman 1690. Three daughters lived long enough to be mentioned in his will of 13 July 1727, Hannah, wife of Amos Gates; Mary, wife of James Read; and Ann, unmarried.

THOMAS OLDHAM, Scituate, was of Duxbury 1643, perhaps that youth who came from London 1635, in the Elizabeth and Ann, and may have been brother of John Oldham, his fellow-passenger, married 20 November 1656, Mary Wetherell, daughter of Reverend William Wetherell, had Mary, born 20 August 1658; Thomas, 30 October 1660; Sarah; Hannah; Grace; Isaac; Ruth; Elizabeth; and Lydia; all before 1675; and died 1711.

THOMAS OLDHAM, Scituate, son of the preceding, married 1683, Mercy Sproat, daughter of Robert Sproat, had Joshua and Mary, twins born 1684; Mercy; and Desire.

HENRY OLIN, Greenwich, son of John Olin of the same, had, it is said, though is wives name is not seen, nor the date of births of either, Justin, and Caleb, both of whom removed before the revolutionary war, to Vermont, and the latter, having seven sons died in St. Lawrence County, New York. Of such infirm material few New England family are compelled to build.

JOHN OLIN, West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Said to have come 1678, in his youth, from Wales, had by wife unknown, John, Henry, and, perhaps, Justin, and Joseph; but of the last two, in the family genealogy no account is rendered nor is the date of marriage or death of father or either of the other son given.

DANIEL OLIVER, Boston, youngest son of Peter Oliver the first, married 23 April 1696, Elizabeth Belcher, daughter of Honorable Andrew Belcher, sister of Governor Jonathan Belcher, had Daniel Oliver, born 14 January 1704, Harvard College 1722, who died of smallpox, at London, 5 July 1727; Andrew Oliver, 28 March 1706, Harvard College 1724, who was Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, and died 3 March 1774; and Peter Oliver, 17 March 1713, Harvard College 1730, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts who was impeached and died at Birmingham, October 1791; was freeman 1690, and died 23 July 1732. His widow died 1735.

DAVID OLIVER, Pemaquid, took the oath of fidelity to Massachusetts 23 July 1674.

JAMES OLIVER, Boston, son of Thomas Oliver, the Ruling Elder, brought by his father from Bristol, in County Somerset, 1682, in the William and Francis, freeman 12 October 1640, an eminent merchant, Artillery Company 1637, Captain of it 1656, and 66, served in Philip's war as a Captain in the fight of 19 December 1675, and died 1682, without issue.

JAMES OLIVER, Cambridge, son of Peter Oliver, a physician, freeman 1690, married Mercy Bradstreet, daughter of Samuel Bradstreet, had Mercy, born 1695; and Sarah, 4 September baptized 20 December 1696; and he died 8 April 1703, and his widow died 29 March 1710, in her 43d year.

JOHN OLIVER, Boston 1632, younger brother or perhaps nephew of Elder Thomas Oliver, came with him in the William and Francis, disarmed in November 1637, was chosen Representative 1638, but rejected by the house supporter of the cause of Wheelwright, removed to Newbury, was freeman 13 May 1640, married Joanna Goodale, probably daughter of Elizabeth and sister of Richard Goodale the first, had only Mary, born 7 June 1640, and he died 1642. Very frequent has been the confusion between him and John Oliver, the son of the Ruling Elder, but a careful comparison will find in our records three or four unfailing points in assisting him to discriminate In the beautiful Appleton Memories page 22, the will of John Oliver of Boston, who died a few years later, of which abstract is in Genealogical Registrar III. 266, from Volume I of probate records is erronously assumed to be the act of the Newbury man, who was, I think, his uncle. His daughter Mary married 8 December 1656, Samuel Appleton, the second of Ipswich, I believe, his second wife. His widow married 1645, Captain William Gerrish.

JOHN OLIVER, Boston, son of the Elder Thomas Oliver, so distinctively called at his administration into the church 1638, freeman 14 May 1634, married Elizabeth Newgate, daughter of John Newgate, had John, baptized 29 July 1638, though the town record strangely makes his birth 21 November after dying March following; Elizabeth, born 28 February baptized 8 March 1640, Hannah, 3, baptized 6 March 1642, died young; John, again, 15, baptized 21 April 1644; and Thomas, 10 February baptized 8 March 1646. He was of Artillery Company 1638, called Sergeant, a skilful surveyor, yet took up the duty of a preacher, for success in which he entered the college, had his A.B. 1645, odd as such a course seems for a March man, died 12 April 1646, very deeply lamented. See Winthrop II. 257. His widow 14 March 1649, became second wife of Edward Jackson of Cambridge; and the daughter Elizabeth married 25 November 1657, Enoch Wiswall of Dorchester.

JOHN OLIVER, Boston, son of the preceding, by wife Susanna Sweet, daughter of John Sweet, had son Sweet, born 1668; was of Artillery Company 1680; freeman 1681, of the Second Church with prefix of respect, and died 1683.

JOHN OLIVER, Boston, member of the First Church, freeman 1683, but he is not thought to have derived his blood from the venerable Elder.

NATHANIEL OLIVER, Boston, son of Peter Oliver, married 3 January 1677, Elizabeth Brattle, daughter of Thomas Brattle, was one of the Committee of Safety after overthrow of Andros, 1689, freeman 1690 with prefix of respect, among the earliest member of Brattle Street Church, and died 15 April 1704, leaving widow who died May 1719, and children Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Sarah, James, Brattle, Peter, and Mary.

PETER OLIVER, Boston, son of the Elder Thomas Oliver, born in England about 1618, freeman 13 May 1640, an eminent trader, one of the founders of the 3rd or Old South Church whith honor, in the valuable History of Boston, by Mr. Drake, is inadvertently given page 591, to his fourth son Honorable Daniel Oliver, then only five years old. He married Sarah Newgate, daughter of John Newgate, had Sarah, baptized 7 January 1644, Mary, 1 March 1646, about 8 days old; Nathaniel, born 18 March 1652; Peter Oliver, 3 March 1655, Harvard College 1675, James Oliver, March 1659, Harvard College 1680; and Daniel, 28 February 1664; was of Artillery Company 1643, its Captain 1669, and died 1670. His widow Sarah was buried 11 October 1692. His will, of 8 April 1670, was probated 5 May following. His daughter Sarah married John Noyes, and died 19 March 1707. Mary married about 1666, Jonathan Shrimpton, who died 1673, and she next year married Nathaniel Williams.

PETER OLIVER, Boston, son of the preceding, of which no more is told, not even the year of his death in the Catalogue of Harvard College, but we know that another

PETER OLIVER of Boston, a goldsmith, son of John Oliver, married 8 March 1710, Jerusha Mather, daughter of Increase Mather, had Jerusha, who died 4 January next, as had her mother five days before, and he married 1 March 1712, Hopestill Wensley, made his will 24th of next month and died very soon.

RICHARD OLIVER, Salem 1668, a petitioner against imposts, may be he in Maine who swore fidelity to Massachusetts in 1674, with prefix of respect, was the same year made clerk of one of the temporary divisions of that Province called Devonshire, lived some time in Monhegin, was Lieutenant in the early part of Philip's war, and is often named by Hubbard.

SAMUEL OLIVER, Boston, son of the Elder Thomas Oliver, born in England, administered of the church 21 May 1643, yet never made freeman, Artillery Company 1648, had wife Lydia, administered of the church November 1647; son Vigilant, baptized 27 June preceding; Patience, who died 26 November 1653; and Deborah, baptized 1 February 1652; was drowned 27 March 1652 leaving widow Lydia, who married 16 February 1654, Joshua Fisher second of Dedham.

THOMAS OLIVER, Boston 1632, son of John Oliver, and grandson of Thomas Oliver of Bristol, England; came in the William and Francis, 9 March from London, arriving 5 June 1632 at Boston bringing wife Ann, who died May 1635, daughter Abigail, and certainly six children, the four before mentioned, and Nathaniel, killed at 15 years by fall of a tree on Boston neck, 9 January 1633, as Winthrop I. 98, relates; and Daniel, who died June 1637. He was from Bristol, freeman 1632, selectman often, a most useful citizen, had in old age second wife Ann, who was of Dorchester; and died 1 June 1658, "being ninety years old," says the diary of John Hull. His daughter Abigail married James Johnson; and another daughter married Richard Wolfall. Our first Volume of probable record has his will of 13 March 1653.

THOMAS OLIVER, Salem, a calender, from Norwich, came, at the age of 36, in the Mary Ann of Yarmouth, 1637, with wife Mary, 34, two children Thomas, and John, and two servants Thomas Doged, 30, and Mary Sape, 12. The wife had the faculty of speech to an unpleasant excess, had suffered in England for neglect of some custom of trifling importance in the solemnities of the church and was punished here for siding with Roger Williams, in 1638, and for berating our elders, as late as 1646. See Felt, II. 457, 576, and Winthrop I. 281, 2. The husband as well as the state, seem to have suffered, for he was driven to go home in 1648 or 9, but came back in few years. He continued to own estate in England, and here took second or third wife 26 July 1666, a widow in Essex Institute II. 300, called Bridget Wasselbe, whose surname I take no responsibility for spelling. By her he had Christian, born 8 May 1667; and was in office 1670, as measurer of wood, and died June 1679. Bridget Oliver of Salem, charged with witchcraft, 1680, was thought commonly called Bishop, with alias Oliver. I think his widow probably one was name of her father one of her husband but it may be doubtful of both.

THOMAS OLIVER, Cambridge, son of John Oliver, the scholar, freeman 1672, married 27 November 1667, Grace Prentice, daughter of Captain Thomas Prentice, had Grace, born 15 November 1668, died at 12 years; Elizabeth, 11 April 1670, died at 4 years; John, 22 November 1671, died at 23 years; Hannah, 16 August 1674; Thomas, 22 August 1676; and Samuel, 18 May 1679, both died young; his wife died 30 September 1681, and he married 19 April 1682, Mary Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, had John, again, 9 July 1683, died at two months; Nathaniel, 1 February 1685; Mary, 20 March 1688; Sarah, 14 November 1690; Thomas Oliver, again, 17 July 1700, Harvard College 1719; and Samuel, again, 12 January 1702. He was Deacon after many years being Captain, a Representative and of the Council, honored for integrity and piety, died 31 October 1715, having made his will the day preceding. Twenty-five of his name had, in 1828, been graduates at Harvard College the greater part, says Farmer, descendants of the Ruling Elder of Boston First Church. But Eliot's Biographical Dictionary which is very discriminated in given the character of more than one of this progeny, says the last royal Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Oliver was of a different family from most of the foregoing.

JAMES OLMSTEAD, Cambridge, came to Boston 16 September 1632, in the Lion, from London, with two children and others, was recorded as freeman 6 November following, constable some years at Cambridge, but with earliest settlers to Hartford 1636, of where he was an original proprietor with large lots of land, and died 1640. His will, of 28 September of that year with inventory showing comfortable property is found in Trumbull's Collections record I. 446-9. It names only two children Nicholas, and Nehemiah; but niece Rebecca Olmstead who he brought over, has also a small provision, and his kinsmen Richard, and John Olmstead, perhaps brothers of Rebecca, by the overseers of his will, with concurrence of the son record too, a small portion of the estate. Yet probably it was their own property held by him in trust, and they may have come with her. It also provides for his servant William Corbee or Corby.

JAMES OLMSTEAD, Norwalk, son of Richard Olmstead of the same, had (though Hall's record gives not the name of wife) James, born 10 March 1677; perhaps Nathan, 27 April 1678; Samuel, 13 May 1683; and John, 14 August 1692; was Representative 1691, 2, 3, and 9.

JOHN OLMSTEAD, Hartford 1640, nephew probably of the first James Olmstead, removed soon to Saybrook, thence, about 1660, to Norwich, was freeman 1662, surgeon of part of the forces in Philip's war, had wife Elizabeth Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, who died 1708, but named no children in his will, probated 22 September 1686, made not long before, though he calls himself only 60, which no doubt, was by several years too small a reckoning; left most of his good estate to children of his brother Richard Olmstead and sister Rebecca.

JOHN OLMSTEAD, Norwalk, son of Richard Olmstead of the same, married 17 July 1673, Mary Benedict, daughter of Thomas Benedict the first, had Mary, Sarah, and Elizabeth, but in his valuable History Hall has not given any issue; was Ensign 1674. In the list of proprietors 1687, he shows fair estate.

JOSEPH OLMSTEAD, Hartford, son of Nicholas Olmstead, was Deacon, and died 1726. Had Joseph, James, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Nehemiah, born 1686; Rebecca, 1688; Hannah, 1690; besides Richard, and descendants are very numerous.

NEHEMIAH OLMSTEAD, Fairfield 1649, son of James Olmstead the first, was a Sergeant in 1657; of him no more is heard, but that his widow Elizabeth married Obadiah Gilbert, and, perhaps, he had daughter Sarah.

NICHOLAS OLMSTEAD, Hartford, brother of the preceding, born in England, served 1637 in the Pequot war, after showing his wild oats, became a good citizen, freeman 1669, Ensign, and Representative 1672 and 3, Captain in 1675, and died 31 August 1684. He had early married before is father’s will of 28 September 1640, a daughter of Joseph Loomis of Windsor, had Sarah; Mary or Mabel, born 20 November 1646; Rebecca, March 1648; John, 3 February 1650; and left sons Joseph, born 1655; Samuel; and Thomas, besides daughters Sarah Gates, probably wife of George, married early in 1662; Mabel Butler; and Rebecca Bigelow.

RICHARD OLMSTEAD, Hartford 1639, nephew of James Olmstead the first, an original proprietor had John, baptized there 30 December 1649; removed to Norwalk of where he was one of the first purchasers 1650, made Sergeant 1653, and Representative at May session of that year and a dozen other sessions to 1679; died about 1686, left only sons James and John, who had division of property of their uncle John Olmstead, and, perhaps, one or more daughters.

SAMUEL OLMSTEAD, freeman of Connecticut 1677, was probably of Hartford, son of Nicholas Olmstead, and died 13 January 1726, in 73d year of his age.

THOMAS OLMSTEAD, Hartford, probably son of Nicholas Olmstead, married 25 June 1691, Hannah Mix, daughter of the first Thomas Mix of New Haven, had Thomas, born 1692; Stephen, 1694; Sarah, 1696; Rebecca, 1697; Damaris, 1699; Daniel, 1701; Hannah, 1704; and Jerusha, 1706. He had a former wife Martha. Five of this name, says Farmer, MS had been graduates at Yale in 1834, and six are added since. This family was from Suffolk, England.

EPENETUS OLNEY, Providence, son of Thomas Olney the first, born in England, married 9 March 1666, Mary Whipple, second daughter of John Whipple of the same, had Mary, born 13 July 1668; James, 9 November 1670; Sarah, 10 September 1672; Epenetus, 18 January 1675; John; Thomas, 18 May 1686; and Lydia, 20 January 1689. He took oath of allegiance to King Charles II in May 1666; and died July 1698.

EPENETUS OLNEY, Providence, son of the preceding, married Mercy Williams, had James, Charles, Joseph, Anthony, Mary, Amy, Ann, Martha, and Freeborn. He had removed to Gloucester, Rhode Island, and died 18 September 1740. Perhaps at Gloucester the dates of births of these children or some of them may be ascertained.

JAMES OLNEY, Providence, brother of the preceding, swore allegiance June 1667; removed not from page during Philip's war. He died before February 1677, probably unmarried.

JAMES OLNEY, Providence, eldest son of Epenetus Olney the first, married 31 August 1702, Hallelujah Brown, had James, born 18 September 1703, who died soon; Mary, 30 September 1704; Joseph, 6 June 1706; James, 28 December 1708, died in few weeks; Jonathan, 9 March 1710, Jeremiah, 20 March 1711; and Lydia, 1 November 1716; and he died 5 or 6 October 1744.

JOHN OLNEY, Providence, son of the first Epenetus Olney, married 11 August 1699, Rachel Coggeshall, had John, born 27 May 1701; William, 22 February 1706; Jeremiah, 4 November 1708; Freelove, 29 November 1711; and Nebediah, 10 February 1715.

THOMAS OLNEY, Salem, shoemaker, of Hertford, England came in the Planter to Boston, 1635, from London, aged 35; with wife Mary, 30; s. Thomas, 3; and Epenetus, 1; was freeman 17 May 1637, had Nebadiah, baptized August following who died young; soon after went to Providence, and joined 1638, with Roger Williams in purchase of Providence, and in founding the First Baptist Church on our continent. There he probably had Stephen, Mary, James, and Lydia; took the oath of allegiance May 1666, and died 1682. Of his daughters Mary married 4 December 1663, John Whipple; and Lydia married 17 December 1669, Joseph Williams. Hutchinson I. 421, prints the act of excommunication of him and others for their fall from the church, as verified by Hugh Peter; and Felt, Ann. II. 576, records the excision of both him and his wife though the name of neither appears among his church members. A son of his, probably Stephen, but may have been Nebadiah, died early in 1659-60, as a letter of Williams to J. Winthrop in 3 Massachusetts History Collection X. 28, tells. He was made Treasurer in 1638, the only officer who is named on the record and in 1649 an Assistant.

THOMAS OLNEY, Providence, eldest son of the preceding, born at Hertford, County Herts, about 1632, was member of the Baptist Church, took the oath of allegiance the same day as his father; married 31 July 1660, Elizabeth Marsh of Newport, had Thomas, born 7 May 1661; William, 25 June 1663; Elizabeth, 31 January 1667; Ann, 13 January 1669; and Phebe, 1 September 1675. Benedict, History I. 478. He died 11 June 1722, his will, of 20 February preceding probated 9 July following, mentioned son William, grandchildren Thomas and Obadiah, son of Thomas, deceased, and William, Thomas, and William, sons of William, and John Waterman, who was husband of his daughter Ann.

THOMAS OLNEY, Providence, eldest son of the preceding, swore allegiance May 1682, by wife Lydia, married 13 July 1687, had Lydia, born 30 April 1688; Phebe, 29 October 1689; Sarah, 26 August 1693; Thomas, 18 January 1696; Elizabeth, 29 January 1698; Ann, 26 March 1700; Mary, 25 February 1702; and Obadiah, 14 February 1710; and died 1 March 1718.

THOMAS OLNEY, Providence, son of the first Epenetus Olney, by wife Patience, married 18 May 1686, had Lydia, and Esther. His wife died 8 August 1746, and he died 28 July 1752.

WILLIAM OLNEY, Providence, brother of second Thomas Olney of the same, took the oath of allegiance to King Charles II on the same day with him, married 28 December 1692, Catharine Sayles, daughter probably of the first John Sayles, had William, born 6 October 1694; John, 7 May 1699; Catharine, 11 August 1701; Thomas, 26 April 1706; Deborah, 30 July 1708; and Richard, 4 November 1711. His wife died 21 February 1753, aged 81 years.

WILLIAM OLVERTON, is the strange name of one, probably a soldier, killed 19 October 1675, by the Indians at Hatfield.

FRANCIS ONGE, Watertown, came with wife and children in the Lion, arriving at Boston 5 February 1631, having 1 December before sailed from Bristol, probably died in few years, and Frances Onge who in the Watertown record of burials 12 November 1838, is named. Widow was, perhaps, mother of his children to which in 1643 a mortgage is found. Simon, in 1646, and Isaac, in 1649, who married 18 May 1670, Mary Underwood, daughter of Joseph Underwood, were of Watertown, but Simon got across the river to Newton 1676; and Jacob, in 1678, was of Groton. Mary Onge, aged 27, a passenger 1634, from Ipswich, in the Francis, may have been sister or daughter though the embaracment on opposite side of the Kingdom seems to be inconsistent.

BENJAMIN ONION, Dedham, probably son of Robert Onion of the same, married at Rehoboth, 24 May 1683, Deborah Woodcock.

ROBERT ONION, Roxbury, came in the Blessing, from London 1635, aged 26, married at Roxbury, but his wife Mary died with her first child April 1643; removed to Dedham 1645, freeman 1646, had second wife Grace, who died 16 February 1647; and he married Sarah Metcalf, daughter of Michael Metcalf, had Susanna, born 27 May 1649; Mary, 16 February 1651; Hannah, 6 July 1656; Joseph, 10, baptized 22 March 1663; Grace, 25 March 1666; and possibly others.

CHRISTOPHER ONTHANK, one of the Warwick freeman 1655, more often written Unthank.

ROBERT ORCHARD, Boston, merchant, by wife Sarah, had Mary, born 26 March 1668; was involved in controversy at the admiralty 1666, and complained to the King 1682, against the Colony. See Snow, 169.

JOHN ORCUTT Bridgewater, son of William Orcutt, had Hannah, born 1695; Samuel, 1697; and John, 1700; but as Mitchell says Hannah was called 2nd child we may believe that an earlier one died soon.

WILLIAM ORCUTT, Scituate, had, perhaps, born at Weymouth, William, in 1664, and Andrew; but at Scituate had John, born 1669; Martha, 1671; Joseph, 1672; Mary and Hannah, twins 1674; Thomas, 1675; Benjamin, 1679; Elizabeth, 1682; and Deborah, 1683. However, Mitchell adds Susanna, born probably after his removal to Bridgewater, and says that all the children except Elizabeth and Deborah, perhaps then not living, were named in his will of 1694. Mary married 1697, Daniel Hudson.

WILLIAM ORCUTT, Bridgewater, son of the preceding, married Jane Washburn, daughter of John Washburn, had Moses; Caleb; Joanna; Elizabeth; Jane; Deliverance, born 1712; and Martha; and died 1739.

ABNER ORDWAY, Watertown 1643, married perhaps as second wife 15 August 1656, Sarah, widow of Edward Dennis of Boston.

EDWARD ORDWAY, Newbury, son of James Ordway, married 12 December 1678, Mary Wood, had Joanna, born 28 November 1685; Rachel, 14 January 1688; Jacob, 14 January 1690; Isaiah, 28 January 1692; and Daniel, 13 January 1694.

HANANIAH ORDWAY, Newbury, youngest brother of the preceding, by wife Abigail, had Rebecca, born 22 December 1690; Abigail, 2 August 1693; Nathaniel, 3 July 1695; Joanna, 15 April 1698; and Elizabeth, 15 February 1702.

JAMES ORDWAY, Dover, born it is said, in Wales, about 1620, removed to Newbury, married 23 November 1648, Ann Emery, perhaps daughter of Anthony Emery, was taxed 1649 at Dover, where Emery had lived the former year; had Ephraim, born 25 April 1650; James, 16 April 1651; Edward, 17 September 1653; Sarah, 14 September 1656; John, 17 November 1658; Isaac, 4 December 1660, died at 8 years; Jane, 22 November 1663; Hananiah, 2 December 1665; Ann, 12 February 1670; Mary, 5 April 1673; his wife died 31 March 1687; was freeman 1668, and died after 1702.

JAMES ORDWAY, Newbury, son of the preceding, married Tirzah, widow of Thomas Bartlett, had a child that died soon; and Lydia, born 12 July 1693, died young; he married second wife May 1696, Sarah Clark, had Lydia, born 14 July 1696; Joanna, 22 May 1697; John, 22 June 1699; and Mary, 28 April 1703, if Coffin has correctly given the dates.

JOHN ORDWAY, Newbury, brother of the preceding, married 5 December 1681, Mary Godfrey, daughter of Peter Godfrey, had Mary, born 18 September 1682; John, 29 October 1684; James, 4 July 1687; Esther, August 1689; Peter, 15 September 1691; Hannah, 20 November 1693, died in two weeks; Hannah, again, 6 March 1695; Stephen, 8 April 1697; Ann, 15 May 1699; and Nathan, 28 April 1703.

JOHN ORMES, Salem, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 26 October 1656; John, 28 November 1658; Elizabeth, 24 December 1660; Joseph, 15 March 1663; Benjamin and Jonathan, twins 14 July 1665, of who the latter died next year; Edonia, 1 June 1668; and James 14 July 1670, and this last was dead when his mother took administration of his estate 14 November 1693.

JOHN ORMES, Salem, son of the preceding, by wife Ann, had John, born 15 March 1687.

RICHARD ORMES, Boston, by wife Rebecca, had John, born 17 November 1682; and Richard, 17 August 1685.

EDWARD ORMSBY, or EDWARD ORMSBEE, Boston, perhaps son of that widow Ann who was administered of our church 28 August 1634, had grant of land 1637, and in September 1639 was recommended to church of Dedham, whither she had, no doubt, removed.

JACOB ORMSBY, or JACOB ORMSBEE, Rehoboth, son of Richard Ormsby, was a proprietor 1668, had Jacob, born 23 August 1674, who died 16 February 1678, and he died two weeks after.

JOHN ORMSBY, or JOHN ORMSBEE, Rehoboth, a proprietor 1668, may have been brother of the preceding, had Elizabeth, born 27 November 1674; Mary, 4 April 1677, Jonathan, 26 August 1678; Martha, 7 May 1680; Jacob, 16 March 1682; was one of Gallup's Company 1690 in Phips's expedition against Quebec.

RICHARD ORMSBY, or RICHARD ORMSBEE, Saco 1641, according to Willis, I. 36, removed to Salisbury, there, by wife Sarah, had Thomas, born 11 November 1645; Jacob, 6 March 1647; and probably John, before either of these, may have been born at Saco; was at Haverhill 1653, and probably died at Rehoboth 1664, where his inventory was taken 3 July of that year.

THOMAS ORMSBY, or THOMAS ORMSBEE, Rehoboth, son of the preceding, was a proprietor 1668, had Jeremiah, born 25 November 1672; Hannah, 23 September 1678; Jacob, 13 September 1680; Bethia, 15 April 1682.

ORNE. See Horne. Of this modern spelling are found eight names of graduates at Harvard and two at Bowd, in 1834.

NATHANIEL ORNE, Barnstable, a mason, came from Nantucket with wife Mary, but was probably son of George Orne of Boston. He died 23 November 1696, had daughters Susanna, Deborah, born 1 April 1692; and Jane, 24 October 1696, only the last two at Barnstable, and the youngest died soon. His widow married 14 October 1697, Samuel Sturgis, and had seven more children.

GEORGE ORRIS, GEORGE ORIS, or GEORGE ORRICE, Boston, blacksmith, came, 1635, aged 21, in the Elizabeth and Ann, by wife Elizabeth, who joined our church 15 March 1645, had Mary, baptized 23 of same, about a year and 7 months old; John, born 1 March 1647; Sarah, 1653; Jonathan, 1656; Samuel, 20 December 1659; Nathaniel, 27 April 1664; and son Experience; and his wife died 1673. Experience was of Braintree 1690, but I hear no more of him.

JOHN ORRIS, JOHN ORIS, or JOHN ORRICE, Boston, son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had John, born 5 August 1672; Sarah, 14 August 1676; and by second wife Hannah, had Samuel, 2 November 1684; Martha, 15 October 1686, died soon; and Martha, again, 26 November 1688; and he died 19 December 1699. Another Hannah Orris of the Second Church of Boston, perhaps wife of Samuel Orris or of Nathaniel Orris, being administered 1 January 1691, brought for baptism Elizabeth, Hannah, and Joseph, all on 1 February following.

JONATHAN ORRIS, JONATHAN ORIS, or JONATHAN ORRICE, a soldier of Turner's Company in Philip's war, probably son of George Orris, lived after 1680 at Falmouth; but in 1691 was of Gloucester. Willis, I. 212, says his brother Nathaniel Orris lived at Barnstable.

EBENEZER ORTON, Charlestown, son of Thomas Orton of the same, had wife, probably lived at Hingham, and was going thither in her on 7 August 1694, when he was knocked overboard by the boom and drowned. He had that morning signed contract for building a barque at Hingham, and had in his pocket one hundred good pieces of eight, as part of the price.

JOHN ORTON, Farmington, only son of Thomas Orton of the same, had two wives: Hannah, whose surname is not found, and Mary Tudor, daughter probably of Owen Tudor, had three sons and daughters Mary, baptized 20 May 1688; Mary, again, 16 February 1690, and Margaret; died 1695, leaving Thomas; John, baptized 4 December 1692; Samuel, 11 November 1694; and two daughters but which child came of the first wife is not told.

JOSEPH ORTON, Rye 1669, propounded next year for freeman with the spelling Horten, was Representative 1671, a Lieutenant, and seems to have served much as a surveyor. See Trumbull, Colony record II.

THOMAS ORTON, Windsor, married 16 June 1641, Margaret Pall, or Margaret Paul, not, as the copy in Genealogical Registrar V. 230 has it (with additional mistake of the man's name, Josias for Thomas), had John, born 17 February 1648; Mary, 16 May 1650; Sarah, 22 August 1652; and Elizabeth, 1 October 1654; removed about 1655 to Farmington, there had Hannah, baptized 28, not 29 December 1656, as printed in Genealogical Registrar XI. 324, who died soon. In 1688, to avoid the extortional rule of Andros, required wills to be recorded at Boston for all the parts of New England, he divided his estate among the four children John; Mary Root; Sarah Dewey; and Elizabeth Lewis.

THOMAS ORTON, Charlestown 1642, by wife Mary, who joined the church 12 April 1650, had Mary, born 27 August 1648; and he was a householder 1658 and 77; died 19 May 1687. His children baptized there were William, 5 February 1660; Samuel, 10 November 1661; Ebenezer, 17 January 1664; Thomas, 7 May 1665; Amie, 5 August 1666; and Abigail, 19 September 1669; but possibly others. From Cothren it would be thought that he presumed the Windsor and Charlestown man the same, to whom there appears insurmountable objection.

GEORGE ORVIS, Farmington, married about 1652, Elizabeth widow of David Carpenter, had Samuel, born May 1633; Hannah, April 1655; Roger, June 1657; Ebenezer, February 1660; Margaret, June 1661; and Mary, June 1663, who all were baptized at unknown times; was freeman 1658, and died 27 April 1664. His widow married Richard Bronson. Mary married February 1687, Samuel Scott.

ROGER ORVIS, Farmington, son of be preceding, was a soldier in Philip's war, under Captain Newberry, and until at Hatfield, May 1676. He married 15 December 1692, Miriam Hannison (unless I mistake Mr. Porter’s MS) who after made Handerson, or Henderson, died 26 December 1747, had Elizabeth, born 1 October 1693; Ebenezer, 3 October 1695, died in February following; David, 1 March 1697; Bethia, 3 January 1699; Abiah, 2 November 1702; Ebenezer, again, 3 October 1705; and Mary, 18 October 1707.

SAMUEL ORVIS, Farmington, brother of the preceding, wife Deborah, who joined the church 7 May 1682, and daughter Deborah, baptized 14 May following who was born a 17 April 1681; Martha, baptized 6 May 1683; Samuel, 25 October 1685; Margaret, 17 April 1687.

ALEXANDER OSBORN, ALEXANDER OSBOURN, or ALEXANDER OSBURN, Salem village, had wife Sarah, who was arrested for witchcraft the first day of the monstrous delusion.

CHRISTOPHER OSBORN, CHRISTOPHER OSBOURN, or CHRISTOPHER OSBURN, Duxbury 1638.

DAVID OSBORN, DAVID OSBOURN, or DAVID OSBURN, Fairfield, son of Richard Osborn of the same, married Abigail Pinckney, daughter of Philip Pinckney of East Chester, then claimed as of Connecticut jurisdiction, whither he removed and died 1679; had Richard, and probably no more children. Yet he made up the length of his life for one or two more, if the fact be clear, that he died not before 1779, at Ridgefield.

JAMES OSBORN, JAMES OSBOURN, or JAMES OSBURN, Springfield, married 1646, Joyce Smith, had Elizabeth, born 1647; Mary, 16 March 1650; James, 1654; Sarah, 1658; and Samuel, 1664; removed to Hartford, there died 1676, all those children then living.

JEREMIAH OSBORN, JEREMIAH OSBOURN, or JEREMIAH OSBURN, New Haven, perhaps brother of Richard Osborn, tanner, by wife Mary, had Rebecca, baptized 23 October 1642; Increase, 5 February 1643; Benjamin, 3 January 1647; Jeremiah, 3 May 1652, died soon; Mary, born 29 March 1653; Elizabeth, 5 January 1655; both baptized 21 October 1655; Jeremiah, again, 28 November 1656, baptized 2 days after; Joanna, 8 December 1658, baptized 30 January following; Thomas, born 6 October and probably died 1660; Ann, 6 April 1663; and Elizabeth again, 9 December 1665, baptized 14 January following, but of several of these children it may be thought that some were born to Richard, or Thomas, the entry on the record of the chuch often named not father but the rite being administered, only for sister Osborn at least, in the case of not a few other names, such was the custom. That the three first named children belong to Jeremiah, is denied by Mr. Porter, but he gives two others, Joseph, 15 December 1667; and Rebecca, 11 July 1673. He was Representative 1672-4, died 1676. His widow, son Jeremiah, and their heirs were proprietors 1685.

JEREMIAH OSBORN, JEREMIAH OSBOURN, or JEREMIAH OSBURN, New Haven, son of the preceding, married Sarah, widow of Timothy Gibbard, had Sarah, born 19 May 1689; and Jonathan, 29 March 1692; and died 4 January 1713.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Braintree, had Matthew Osborn, who died May 1641.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Weymouth, by wife Mary, had John, born 2 February 1640; and Ephraim, 11 August 1657; but how many or who intermediate, is not found; yet his daughter Mary married 7 May 1659, John Ross.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Windsor, married 19 May 1645, Ann Oldage, only child of Richard Oldage, had John, born 10 January 1646; Ann, 15 January 1648; Nathaniel, 10 March 1650; Samuel, 25 July 1652, died soon; Mary, 16 April 1655; Hannah, 18 December 1657; Samuel, again, 8 May 1660; Esther, 9 August 1662; Isaac, 28 September 1664, died at 9 years; and Sarah, 8 February 1667. He died 27 October 1636, when were living besides John, Nathaniel, and Samuel, all the daughters except Ann, who married 12 November 1663, Humphrey Prior, and had left two sons; Mary, married 22 October 1674, Josiah Owen; Hannah, married Elias Shadduck, and next, married 6 March 1678, Benjamin Eggleston.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Southampton, Long Island, 1650, was, perhaps, son of Thomas Osborn.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Westfield, son of John Osborn of Windsor, married 31 October 1674, Abigail Eggleston, daughter of Bagot Eggleston, had John, born 25 August 1670; removed to Windsor, there had Abigail, 2 March 1672; Mindwell, 2 January 1674; Ann, January 1676; Mary, January 1678; Hannah, 14 June 1680; Sarah, 12 August 1682, both died young; Elizabeth, 19 December 1684; Martha, 10 April 1687; twin sons born and died 3 February 1692; Isaac, 6 June 1694; and family tradition says, he removed to Long Island, there had Mary, again, 10 February 1696; and Jacob, 4 January 1698.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had John and Thomas, twins born 11 June 1670; and Elizabeth, 25 December 1673, in which year he was freeman being, of 2d church.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Salem, married 5 October 1670, Elizabeth Ruck, probably daughter of John Ruck, had Elizabeth and John. Their grandmother Elizabeth Spooner, in her will of June 1677, drives me to suspect, that he is the same as the preceding, and that Boston record is not trustworthy in date of births of the first two chapters. See Essex Institute II. 236.

JOHN OSBORN, JOHN OSBOURN, or JOHN OSBURN, Fairfield, son of Richard Osborn, married Sarah Bennett, daughter of James Bennett, had Samuel, John, David, Joseph, and Elizabeth, but dates of either marriages or births are unheard of, and he died 1709.

NICHOLAS OSBORN, NICHOLAS OSBOURN, or NICHOLAS OSBURN, Pemaquid, took the oath of fidelity to Massachusetts 22 July 1674.

RECOMPENSE OSBORN, RECOMPENSE OSBOURN, or RECOMPENSE OSBURN, New Haven, was by the late lamented Professor Kingsley, thought to be son of Thomas Osborn, Harvard College 1661, though it is less probable from Genealogical Registrar XI. 345, than that he was son of William Osborn, and after leaving College taught the school at New Haven, until he removed to East Hampton, on Long Island, the College catalogue has never yet been advised of the year of his death, though it was before the Magnalia of 1698.

RICHARD OSBORN, RICHARD OSBOURN, or RICHARD OSBURN, Hingham, one of the first settlers 1635, removed soon to Connecticut, served in the Pequot war 1637; next, to New Haven before 1640, where he had one chiuld as early as 1643. Thence he removed to Fairfield 1653, and had there in 1671, a grant of 80 acres for his service in the old war. Yet he had in 1666 interest in the lands at Newtown, Long Island, and some years before his death lived at West Chester, that was then thought to belong to Connecticut. Of the time of his marriage or name of his wife inquiry has been fruitless; yet his descendants in our age has confidence that he had five children at least, John, Daniel, Elizabeth Priscilla, and another child he calls his "oldest daughter".

SAMUEL OSBORN, SAMUEL OSBOURN, or SAMUEL OSBURN, Windsor, son of the first John Osborn, married of the same, by wife Mary Osborn, had Samuel, born 19 October 1684; Rebecca, 20 April 1687. His wife died 3 August 1690; and by Abigail, perhaps had Rebecca, 9 July 1691; but very confusing is the statement in Stiles, 729-30.

THOMAS OSBORN, THOMAS OSBOURN, or THOMAS OSBURN Charlestown 1644, freeman 10 May 1648, by wife Hannah, had Sarah, born 29 March 1647; Thomas, 26 June 1649; Mary, 11 March 1652; another child 30 April 1654; and Martha, 8 October 1656; besides John, baptized 19 February 1660. He lived on Malden side, there had wife Sarah, who in October 1651, stood up manfully, with her sisterhood, in defence of Reverend Mr. Matthews against the General Court. In February 1662, he and his wife were recorded into the church of Charlestown, by dismissing from Malden, but probably he had a hankering for heresy, as he next year united with Gould, as a Baptist having embraced the opinions of that sect, as early as 1658, though their church was not formed until May 1665. See Budington, 56; Frothingham, 126, 166-170; and Hutchinson Collection 399. Often the name is Ozban in records of Middlesex.

THOMAS OSBORN, THOMAS OSBOURN, or THOMAS OSBURN, New Haven 1639, perhaps brother of Richard Osborn, with far better estate; counted a family of six in few years; removed to East Hampton, Long Island, 1650, there, perhaps, had Thomas, Jeremiah, and John, yet most of them may have been born before removed or even in England.

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN, Salem 1630, freeman 22 May 1639, by wife called in Felt's list of church members 1641, Frezwith or Freesweed, had there, I think, no children, removed to Dorchester, and there town record mentioned by Frodiswerd his wife, had Recompense Osborn, born 26 May 1644 about "six-o'clock P.M.", Harvard College 1661, at Braintree had Hannah, 24 August 1646; Bezaleel, 8 March 1650; and some years after at Boston, by probably the same wife called Fredeswith, and in Province record Freesweed, had Joseph, born 6 April 1652; and Jonathan, 16 November 1656. He was a merchant, and he died about middle life; his inventory of 29 April 1662 shows over £1000; well for that time. His widow married John Mulford of South Hampton, Yorkshire, East Riding, and in 1670 sold to Reverend Antipas Newman of Wenham, that 10 acres granted to Osborn.

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN, Salem, married 17 March 1673, Hannah Burton, had Samuel, born 27 April 1675; John, 27 August 1677; Hannah, 2 December 1679; and William, 3 May 1682. another Osborn there was, unhappily at Salem, Sarah, imprisoned at Boston from 7 March to 10 May 1692, on charge of witchcraft, who was not brought to trial because she died in gaol. How tenderly alleviation was the suffering of her latest hours, is nowhere told. She was, perhaps of that

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN of Salem, Village freeman 1690. Since that was printed I discovered that her husband was Alexander, as before herein told.

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN, Braintree, had Bezaleel, born 1650.

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN, Newtown, Long Island, 1656-86. Riker.

WILLIAM OSBORN, WILLIAM OSBOURN, or WILLIAM OSBURN, New Haven, died 1662. His inventory of 29 April is there. Five of this name at Harvard and fifteen at other New England colleges had been graduates in 1834.

CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD, Ipswich, came in the Mary and John, 1634, freeman 6 May 1635, died 1650, leaving wife Margery Fowler, who was daughter of Philip Fowler, and children Mary; Abigail; Elizabeth; Deborah; Christopher, born 1643; and Thomas, probably posthumous. The widow married Thomas Rowell of Ipswich, and, next, Thomas Coleman of Nantucket; Mary married 1 June 1651, John Lovejoy; and Abigail married 9 April 1657, as seems probable Shoreborn Wilson of Ipswich; and Deborah, married 28 August 1663, John Ross.

CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD, Andover, son of the preceding, married 6 December 1663, Hannah Belknap, perhaps daughter of Abraham Belknap, who died 21 November 1679, and he married 27 May 1680, Hannah Barker, daughter of Richard Barker, who died 6 April 1687, as did Mary, her daughter 9 days after and, perhaps he had 3rd wife Sarah, who died 8 July 1689, bringing him no children, and he had fourth wife Sarah; was freeman 1676, an ardent patriot, a Captain imprisoned some days by Andros, without warrant, and Representative 1690; died 1723, in his 80th year. He had by the first wife, Mary, born 5 July 1665; Hannah, 19 October 1688; Dorothy, 4 July 1671; Abigail, 29 August 1673; Christopher, 28 June 1675; and Ezekiel, 5 November 1679; by the second wife had Priscilla, 1 April 1681; Sarah, 19 February 1683; Esther, 31 October 1684; and Ann, 8 March 1687; and the fourth wife brought him Reecca, 3 May 1692; Lydia, 14 June 1694, died soon; Lydia, again, 1 September 5; Martha, 14 December 1698; Jeremiah, 1670; and Mary, again, 1705. Yet he was unhappy with most of the people of his town, and forced to petition in October 1692 in behalf of his first child Mary Marston, wife of John, imprisoned on the ludicrous, if it were not ececrable charge of witchery.

JOHN OSGOOD, Ipswich, perhaps brother of Christopher Osgood the first, came from Andover, in Hampshire, England, where he was born 23 July 1595, who in the open.ing line of his will of 12 April 1650, probated 25 November 1651, he plainly asserted; removed soon to Newbury, freeman 22 May 1639, thence to Andover, where he was one of the founders of the church October 1645, and the first Representative of the town, 1651; died 24 October of that year. A widow Sarah Osgood died at about 8 April 1667. His children were Sarah; John, born in England about 1631; Stephen, about 1638; Mary; Elizabeth; all before he went to Andover, and there had Hannah, 1644; and probably Deborah. Sarah married 1 June 1648, John Clement; Mary married 6 July 1653, Henry Ingalls; Elizabeth married 12 October 1659, John rown of Reading; Hannah married 21 May 1660, Samuel Archer; and Deborah married 28 August 1663, John Russ.

JOHN OSGOOD, Andover, son of the preceding, born in England, often a selectman, was Captain and Representative 1666, 9, 89, and 90, with high popularity, as he had been imprisoned by Andros. He married at Haverhill, 15 November 1653, Mary Clement, daughter of Robert Clement, had John, born 3 September 1654; Mary, 27 November 1656; Timothy, 10 August 1659; Lydia, 12 August 1661; Peter, 30 August 1663; Samuel, 10 March 1665; Sarah, 7 April 1667; Mehitable, 4 March 1671; Hannah, 30 May 1674; Sarah, 4 November 1667; Ebenezer, 4 October 1678; Clement, 12 October 1680, died soon. He died 21 August 1993, no doubt in some degree from the torment infliction on his wife by accusations of witchcraft in the damnable delusion of 1692, though she saved her life by confession of impossible guilt. See Abbot, Calef, and Hutchinson, II. 31. Charming page is that in 1 Massachusetts History Collection VII. 241, which gives her indictment the gift of it being, that she "a covenant with the devil did make, and signed the devil's book, and took the devil to be her God, and consented to serve and worship him, and was baptized by the devil, and renounced her former Christian baptism and promised to be the devil's, both body and soul forever, and to serve him." I rejoice, that, after the evaporation of the infernal spirit, she had energy enough to acknowledge, 19 October 1692, before the venerable Increase Mather (not Cotton Mather as in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 118, told) the falsehood of her confession for surely most of the charges in that indictment would be better laid against the judges in the oyer and terminer they served, if they did not worship the devil, and took him to be their God, whether they signed his book or not. Had that book been brought into Court, as it ought to have been, or the government called on to show at least, what means they had used to get the precious record to the open view of the jury, the name of William Stoughton, and more than one of his associate judges, I doubt not, as clearly as that of Mary Osgood, would have flared in the sapphire blaze. Hard is it to decide, whether prisoners or judges were under stronger delusion. Sarah died 22 April 1667; Hannah died 3 August 1674. Lydia married 20 January 1680, James Frye; Mary married 8 July 1680, John, Aslett. Clement died 18 November 1680.

JOHN OSGOOD, Salisbury, son of William Osgood, married 5 November 1688, Mary Stephens, had Mary, born 7 May 1669; Joseph, 12 April 1671; William, 30 July 1673; John, 1 July 1677; Timothy, 2 May 1680; and Hannah, 19 October 1682.

JOHN OSGOOD, Andover; eldest son of John Osgood, second of the same, married 17 October 1681, Hannah Ayres, had John, born 28 June 1683; Ebenezer, 16 March 1685; Nathaniel, 6 January 1687; Jeremiah, 16 January 1689, died 7 April following; Jeremiah, again, 11 July 1691; Daniel, 19 July 1693; William, 1697; Hannah, 24 June 1699; Benjamin, 28 August 1700, died young; Samuel, 8 July 1704, died young; and Josiah, 13 July 1706; was freeman 1691, and died 1725, aged 71.

PETER OSGOOD, Salem, brother of the preceding, a tanner, married 19 May 1690, Martha Ayres, daughter of Peter Ayres of Haverhill, had Mary, born 15 April 1691; Peter, 13 March 1693; Samuel, 6 November 1695; Peter, again, 2 June 1697; John, 16 June 1700; William Osgood, 23 December 1702, Harvard College 1721; James Osgood, 1 or 6 August 1705, Harvard College 1724; was Representative 1714, and some years more to 23, Deacon of the First Church, but when he was 70 was inventory in the distraction of that body, and with others formed a new church; died 24 September 1753, and his widow Martha died 10 September 1760, aged 92.

SAMUEL OSGOOD, Andover, brother of the preceding, married 1702, Hannah Dane, had Samuel, born 1702; Hannah, 1704; Mary, 1706; James, 1707; Sarah, 1709; Mehitable, 1711; Dean, 27 July 1714; and Lydia, 20 October 1716; and he died 1717.

STEPHEN OSGOOD Andover, son of John Osgood first of the same, married 24. October 1663, Mary Hooker, but I can hardly guess who was her father, had Stephen, b, 11 March 1665, who died 1 October 1667; Hooker, 24 June 1668; Stephen, again, 16 August 1670; Joseph, 1 June 1673; and Mary, 4 March 1678, who probably died before her father; was freeman 1669, and died of smallpox, 15 January 1691.

THOMAS OSGOOD, Andover, youngest child probably posthumous of the first Christopher Osgood, freeman 1676, by wife Susanna, had Mary, born 14 February 1675; Sarah, 6 February 1677; Hannah, 29 November 1679; Thomas, 17 December 1680; Josiah, March 1682, died soon; Judith, 8 February 1683; Deborah, 26 February 1685; Josiah, again, 31 May 1688; Abigail, 11 August 1690; and Susanna, 29 October 1692, died soon.

TIMOTHY OSGOOD, Andover, son of the second John Osgood, married 29 March 1689, Deborah Poor, perhaps daughter of Daniel Poor, had Mary, born 8 August 1690; Timothy, 22 August 1693; Sarah, 8 August 1697; Peter, 31 May 1699; Deborah; and Isaac, 1708; of which the three eldest were living and the three youngest were dead when the father died 18 September 1748. He was freeman 1691; and second wife was Mary Poole.

WILLIAM OSGOOD, Salisbury 1640, a proprietor of that date, born about 1605, may earlier have had progeny than known to me, but at Salisbury by records I find John and William, twins born 8 October 1648; Mary, 3 March 1650; Joseph, 18 March 1651, died soon; Sarah, 2 February 1653; and Joseph, again, 2 December 1656. Not connected with him, however, in near consanguineous, I discover in the Confidence, at Southampton, 24 April 1638, there embarked Sarah Osgood with four children under eleven years old, of who one was William Jones, one William Osgood. They were from Herrell, or Wherwell, near Andover, in Hants; but who was the husband and father is beyond my reach. Robert Quimby of Salisbury married Elizabeth Osgood, and Robert Jones of Salisbury married about 1658, Joan Osgood.

WILLIAM OSGOOD, Salisbury, of the preceding, freeman 1690, by wife Abigail Severance, daughter of John Severance, married October 1672 (but in the Genealogical Registrar VIII. 160, a very diligent contributor calls her Ambrose, and it will be found that she was daughter of the wife of Severance by a former husband) had Nathaniel, born 17 December 1674; John, 27 October 1676; Jonathan, 2 April 1678; Abigail, 15 February 1681; Sarah, 24 April 1684; Richard, 13 January 1686; Elizabeth, 9 September 1688; and Joseph, 9 August 1691. Not a few hours of several days have been given to the details of this genealogy in which my own gatherings were constantly compared with those of an assiduous contributor C.M. Endicott, Esq. and usually similar results have following our inquiries. Nineteen of this name had, in 1834, swelled the Catalogue of graduates at Harvard, and eight at the various other New England colleges.

ABEL OSIER, or ABEL OSYER, a soldier of Captain Lothrop's Company called The flower of Essex," killed at Bloody Brook, 18 September 1675. His inventory of 28 June following showing £3, 1, 10, that was given to his brother by order of Court.

HUMPHREY OSLAND, Cambridge Village or Newton, shoemaker, married 7 March 1667, Elizabeth Hyde, daughter of Samuel Hyde, had Elizabeth, born 23 January following; John, 1 October 1669, Hannah; and Sarah, 23 November 1683; and died 19 June 1720. His widow died 13 March 1723. Elizabeth married 11 March 1698, Nathaniel Wilson, as his second wife; Hannah married 1696, John Prentice; and Sarah married Edward Prentice.

JOHN OSLAND, Newton, son of the preceding, married Sarah Hyde, daughter of Jonathan Hyde the first of the same, had Mary, born 6 June 1699; Sarah; Esther, 8 March 1794, died at 21 years; Jonathan, 30 January 1706; Lydia; Elizabeth; and Thankful; and died 1740. His widow died 1753.

JAMES OTIS, or JAMES OTTIS, Weymouth, son of John Otis the second, was in the wild adventure of Sir William Phips against Quebec, served in Captain Ephraim Hunt's Company 1690, where he was killed before enlisting. He made his will, 3 August of that year, probated 27 January following of which his brother Stephen was executor and to him he gave most of his estate, a portion "to youngest brother Job, when he comes of age," and a small sum to William Chard, the schoolmaster. It is in Volume VIII.21.

JOB OTIS, or JOB OTTIS, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married Mary Little, died 1758, was a shipbuilder.

JOHN OTIS, or JOHN OTTIS, Hingham, came some weeks before Reverend Peter Hobart and Company with whom he associated in settling of that town, 1635, born about 1581, at Glastonbury, County Somerset, perhaps son of Richard Otis, had before leaving England three children, there buried besides Richard, baptized 27 February 1617, and John, 14 January 1622; and daughters older as well as younger, brought over, except that Richard probably staid at home, perhaps all by wife Margaret, who died 28 June 1653; was administered freeman 3 March 1636, selectman often, after death of his wife removed to Weymouth, there took wife whose name probably was Elizabeth Streame, a widow mother of Thomas and Benjamin Streame, as in Genealogical Registrar XI. 178, from our probable record appears (who in her will of 22 September 1672, probated 27 July 1676, names a son John Streame gives him £80, speaks of son-in-law John Halbrook, who should pay that sum; and daughter Elizabeth Halbrook and her child Ichabod); and died 31 May 1657, had his will made one day before and signed it by mark, though usually in health, he wrote plainly, probated 28 July following in which besides, providing for wife and son John, he gives to daughter Margaret, wife of Thomas Barton, and her three children, to daughter Hannah, wife of Thomas Gill, and two only of her many children Mary, and Thomas, and to his daughters Ann, and Alice, who were probably unmarried.

JOHN OTIS, or JOHN OTTIS, Hingham, son of the preceding, brought probably by his father 1635, married 1652, or earlier, Mary Jacob, daughter of Nicholas Jacob, had Mary, baptized 1 May 1653, probably died soon; Mary, again, born 14 March 1654; Elizabeth; John, born 21 November 1657; a died perhaps Hannah, 1660; Stephen, 1661; James, 1663; Joseph, baptized 3 June 1666; removed to Scituate, there had Job, 20 March 1677; the next year removed to Barnstable, from where he came back to Scituate, and died 16 January 1684, leaving good estate in each of the three towns of Hingham, Scituate, and Barnstable. Mary married 24 February 1676, John Gorham of Barnstable; and Elizabeth married 9 October 1688, Thomas Allyn, and next, 20 July 1699, David Loring.

JOHN OTIS, or JOHN OTTIS, Barnstable, eldest son of the preceding, married 18 July 1683, Mercy Bacon, youngest daughter of Nathanael Bacon, had Mary, born 10 December 1685; John Otis, 14 January 1688, Harvard College 1707; Nathaniel, 28 May 1690, baptized 6 September 1691; Mercy, 15 October baptized 13 November 1692; Solomon Otis, 13 October baptized 20 December 1696, Harvard College 1717; and James Otis, 14 June 1702, the great politician, father of the eloquent James Otis, Harvard College 1743, the prime mover of the American Revolution. He was Representative 20 years, and after that, 21 years of the Council, and died 23 September 1727.

JOSEPH OTIS, or JOSEPH OTTIS, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married 20 November 1688, Dorothy Thomas, daughter of Nathaniel Thomas, had Nathaniel, born 30 January 1690; James, 21 January 1693; Deborah, 24 April 1694; Mary, 20 March 1696; Dorothy, 24 April 1698; Elizabeth, 2 September 1700; Ann, 21 September 1702; Bethia, 20 November 1703; Delight, 19 December 1706; Hannah, 10 December 1709, died at 16 years; Joseph, 1 October 1712; and Rachel, 1 December 1713; removed to New London about 1716, was in great esteem, and died 11 June 1754, having made his will 9 January preceding.

NICHOLAS OTIS, or NICHOLAS OTTIS, Dover, son of Richard Otis, had Nicholas, but his wife is not known. He was killed by the Indians in assault of the town, 26 July 1696, when his son was taken, carried off to Penobscot, and in short time released, but lived not long.

RICHARD OTIS, or RICHARD OTTIS, Dover 1656, had been first at Boston, there, in May 1655, when administered to be an inhabitant called a smith, probably was only son born about 1626, of Stephen Otis of Glastonbury, County Somerset, who seems to have been elder brother of the first John Otis; had in November 1655 land at Dover, was selectman 1660, and had three wives, the first, Rose Stoughton, married some years, before he was at Dover. From a MS in the British Museum, marked No. 6174 in the catalogue of those called "Additional," written by Sir Nicholas Stoughton in which the latest date perceived is 1672, I found, she was his elder sister born about 1629, and daughter of Anthony Stoughton, sent by his and her father 1643, by Captain Stoughton (no doubt our Israel), to America, and the MS, adds, "now lived there, the wife of _Otis, with several children". Of these children we learn not, for most, the exact date of birth and must not be confident of the order; the names were Stephen, born 1652; Rose; Richard; Nicholas; Solomon, 15 October 1663, died next year; Experience, 7 November 1666; and Judith. Before 5 November 1677, he had second wife Shuah, widow of James Heard, on whose estate he was then administrator but no children of this marriage is heard of. By third wife Grizzle Warren, a young daughter of James Warren, he had Hannah, born 1689; and a daughter 6 March 1689, the subject of romantic story. He was killed by the Indians 28 June 1689, with his daughter Hannah, when his wife and the child of 3 months, were taken away to Canada. The child was baptized by the French, who purchased her, and the mother after married a Frenchman, having two children, and being left a widow, she came back to New England and married Captain Thomas Baker of Brookfield, for who and her suffered, the town made her grant of land if she would not go again to Canada. Her former ghostly father wrote to preserve or recover his convert, but our Governor Burnet took up the spiritual controversy, and the Romish priest failed. She lived to 23 February 1773. The mother married a Mr. Robitail at Montreal, and lived to great age. The three elder daughters had been taken at the same time, but were recaptyred by fresh pursuit at Conway, on their route to Canada. Rose married John Pinkham, had ten children; Experience married Samuel Heard; and Judith married John Tuttle, who was killed by the Indians. In the first, second and third generations no family in New England, I think, could match this of Richard Otis for measure of calamities from war.

RICHARD OTIS, or RICHARD OTTIS, Dover, son of the preceding, dissatisfied with the church was his father has been 1663, proceeded, further in dissent, became a Quaker, yet was wounded by the Indians 26 July 1696, when his brother Nicholas Otis was killed; had wife Susanna, and children Rose; Richard; Rebecca, born 11 July 1695; Stephen, 22 August 1698; and Nicholas, 8 April 1701; and died that year. His widow married 1703, John Varney.

STEPHEN OTIS, or STEPHEN OTTIS, Dover, brother of the preceding, perhaps older, married 16 April 1674, Mary Pitman, daughter of William Pitman, had Stephen, Nathaniel, and Mary; was killed by the Indians 28 June 1689, the same time his father and the son were both carried to Canada, there lived and died as good Catholics.

STEPHEN OTIS, or STEPHEN OTTIS, Scituate, son of John Otis the second, married 1685, Hannah Ensign, who died 1 May 1729, only child of that John Ensign who gave her all his estate after death of his mother, by will made the evening before he fell in the great battle of Rehoboth, 26 March 1676; had Hannah, born 16 May 1686; Mary, 7 July 1689; Ensign, 1691; John, 1694; Stephen, 3 November 1697; Isaac, 1699; Joseph, 1709; and Joshua, 1711; was a Captain, died 26 May or August as the gravestone may have variously read 1733. His will was of 1729. Sixteen of the name had, in 1825, been graduates at Harvard as Farmer notes, and none at other New England colleges, all descendants of John Otis the second I believe. Mr. Otis, the assiduous antiquary of Yarmouth, from whom I have gained much knowledge of Scituate, Barnstable, and Yarmouth early settlers is derived from the first John Otis, through five intermediate generations.

ADAM OTLEY, Lynn 1641, perhaps brother of the preceding, Artillery Company 1641, married a daughter of John Humfrey, Esquire, says Lewis. Hutchinson Collection 121. Perhaps it is the same as Utley.

JOHN OTWAY, Boston 1657, owned land in Lynn, and may be of the same family as the last.

NATHANIEL OVELL, a cordwainer, from Dover, County Kent, came with a servant about 1636, as by an authentic document I read in the History of Sandwich, England, appears; but where he settled is unknown.

THOMAS OVERMAN, Boston, married Hannah Wiswall, widow of Mahalaleel Munnings, daughter of John Wiswall, was freeman 1671, died before 1675. Of his widow Hannah, administration was given 5 June 1695, to Matthew Johnson of Woburn.

ROBERT OVERTON, Boston, had wife and son John, and died at sea 3 September 1673, having made his will 27 August preceding aboard ship, in latitude about 24 degrees, probated 5 November following by those who saw him die.

THOMAS OVIAT, or THOMAS OVIETT Milford 1665, proposed for freeman 1673. Probably he died early in 1691, for his inventory of 30 May names wife Frances, and children Hester; Amy; Frances, aged 22; Samuel, 19; Abigail, 17; Thomas, 14; and Dorothy, 11.

JOHN OWDIE, a youth of 17, came in the Increase, 1635, to Boston from London, but more is not known.

DANIEL OWEN, Braintree, eldest son of William Owen, married Hannah Lincoln, probably daughter of Samuel Lincoln of Taunton.

EBENEZER OWEN, Braintree, son of William Owen, was of the Company of brave Captain Johnson, December 1675.

ISAAC OWEN, Windsor, youngest son of John Owen, married 20 December 1694, Sarah Holcomb, perhaps daughter of Benajah Holcomb, had Sarah, born 17 February following; Eunice, 8 August 1696; Rebecca, 2 March 1698; Ann, 12 June 1700; Isaac, 7 November 1702; and Elijah, 7 October 1706.

JOHN OWEN, Windsor, said to be born 25 December 1624, married 3 October 1650, Rebecca Wade, perhaps daughter of Robert Wade of Hartford, had Josias, born 8 September 1651; John, 5 November 1652; died soon; John, again, 23 April 1654, died at 16 years; Nathaniel, 9 April 1656; Daniel, 28 March 1658; Joseph, 23 October 1660; Mary, 5 December 1662; Benjamin, 20 September 1664, died soon; Rebecca, 28 March 1666; Obadiah, 12 December 1667; and Isaac, 27 May 1670; was freeman 1667, and removed to Simsbury, and died 1 February 1699. Mary married 1681, Nathaniel Williams of Windsor.

JOSIAH OWEN, Windsor or Simsbury, son of the preceding, married 22 October 1674, Mary Osborn, daughter of John Osborn, had Josiah, born 6 June 1675; Isaac, 4 June 1678, but Stiles, 731, is very different; Mary, 15 February 1680; and Elizabeth.

MORGAN OWEN, Salem, married July 1670, Elizabeth Dickinson, perhaps daughter of Philemon Dickinson, had John, born 10 March following. I presume he lived not long, as two named Elizabeth, widow of Owen are seen at Salem within three years following.

NATHANIEL OWEN, Windsor, son of John Owen, married 2 February 1698, Sarah Palmer, daughter of Timothy Palmer, had Sarah, born 3 May 1700; Nathaniel, 31 December 1702; Ann, 17 July 1705; Abner, 17 March 1707, both died soon; and Ann, again, 31 July 1709.

OBADIAH OWEN, Windsor, brother of the preceding, had Obadiah, born 8 July 1694, died in few days; Martha, 31 August 1697; Jemima, 18 November 1700; Christian, 10 January 1703; Obadiah, 8 June 1705, died at 12 years; Samuel, 3 August 1707; Tabitha, 6 February 1710; Jedediah, 22 May 1712, both died young; and Jedediah, again, 21 April 1715.

SAMUEL OWEN, Springfield, married 1681 Ann, widow of John Pettee, had Sarah, born 1682; Abigail, 1685; Samuel, 1688; removed to Brookfield, there kept an inn.

THOMAS OWEN, Boston, Artillery Company 1639, imprisoned 1641, perhaps unjustly, for Samuel Maverick befriended him. Winthrop II. 51.

WILLIAM OWEN, Braintree, freeman 1657, called by Charles Grice, in his will, son-in-law, in 1661, had Daniel, born 1 August 1651; Deliverance, 15 February 1655, who married 1 May 1672, John Eddy, as his second wife; and Ebenezer, before mentioned 1 May 1657.

JOHN OXENBRIDGE, Boston, son of Daniel Oxenbridge, who was a Doctor of Physics, born 1606, at Daventry, County Northampton, marticulated at Lincoln College Oxford, 20 June 1623, in his 18th year, after was of Magdelen Hall, and continued there a tutor some time, but disquieted with the increased stringency of church ceremonies he went, 1635, to Bermuda and preached, in few years went home again, but being ejected on the act of uniformity 1662, took departure for Surinam; thence, in short time, to Barbados, and in 1669 came hither; was installed 10 April as colleague, with Allen in the First Church a few days after the loss of Davenport, administered freeman 1670, and died 28 December 1674. He had three wives first, Jane Butler, who died 22 April 1655; next, married 1656, Frances Woodward, only daughter of Reverend Hezekiah Woodward, vicar of Bray, in County Berks, died next year; and the third is known from her will to have been named Susanna. His daughter Bathshua, wife of Richard Scott, Esq. of Jamaica, was sole executrix and had good estate by the will. A younger daughter Theodora, married 21 November 1677, Reverend Peter Thacher of Milton. Calamy. Wood's Athanae.

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