Dorothy Hosmer

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James was the eldest child of James and Ellen Hosmer. James was to inherit the Hosmer farm in Concord, and when he married Sara White another house was built for him and his new bride on the Hosmer farm lot. This was very near the Fitchburg Railroad bridge over the north branch of the Assabet River. This home remained in the family until 1870. James led a peaceful existence at the farm until Spring of 1676 when Indians began attacking families in his area in an attempt to wipe out the entire white settlement in this area of Concord and Sudbury. James answered the call to arms "Arriving near the garrison house of Walter Haynes, they were decoyed into an ambush and several were killed. James stayed in the fight as long as possible, but when it was evident that the fight was lost he fled. It was while he was swimming across the river that he was shot and killed. At a stone post placed at the scene of the fight his name heads the list of those who lost their lives in this battle of King Philip's War. (Find A Grave Memorial ID 48428001)

James married Sarah White on 13 Oct 1658 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Sarah was born before 1643 in Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was christened on 9 Apr 1643 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died in in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Clothier
• Emigration: 1635, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Died:
Birth: Dec. 6, 1605
Kent, England
Death: Feb. 7, 1685
Concord
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA

Baptized Hawkhurst, Kent, 8 December 1605, son of Stephen Hosmer and his wife Dorothy Selden. Clothier from Hawkhurst, Kent who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Elizabeth." (On 9 April 1635, "James Hosmer," clothier, aged 28, with "wife & 2 children," "Ann Hosmer," aged 27, "Marie Hosmer," aged 2, and "Ann Hossmer," aged 3 months, and "maidservants Marie Donnard," aged 24, and "Marie Martin," aged 19, with a certificate of conformity "from the minister of Hauckust in Kent," were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth). First settled in Cambridge; moved to Concord in 1637. Died in Concord 7 February 1685[/6?].
MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1633 Ann _____. She sailed for New England with her husband and two daughters in 1635, but she probably died aboard ship or soon after arrival in New England, as she is seen in no further records.
(2) By about 1637 Mary _____. She was buried at Concord on 11 May 1641.
(3) By 1642 Alice _____. She died at Concord on 3 March 1664/5. (In this record, the decedent's name is given as "Elinne," almost certainly a misreading of "Alice" in the original.
James Hosmer was brother of THOMAS HOSMER . Through their mother, Dorothy (Selden) Hosmer, these two brothers were uncles of THOMAS SELDEN .

James was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England and baptised there on December 8, 1605, the son of Stephen Hosmer and Dorothy Selden. He sailed from London on the "Elizabeth", bound for Boston, on April 9, 1635. With him was his first wife, Ann, whose family name is unknown, two daughters, Marie and Ann, and two maidservants. James was a clothier and their destination was Cambridge, Massachusetts. James was given two acres of land there and recorded as a freeman on May 17, 1637. His wife and daughters died, probably during the first winter after they arrived.

James' second wife was named Mary. Her family name is also unknown. They were probably married in Cambridge. James sold his land in Cambridge to Edward Winship and took up residence in Concord, Massachusetts on September 21, 1639. He was given four lots containing 164 acres, and settled on a farm east of and bordering the Assabet River, near the Groton Road. He remained in Concord for the rest of his life. With his second wife Mary he had two children, James and Mary. James grew to be an adult, but was killed in King Philip's War. Mary died before she was three. James' second wife Mary died in Concord and was buried on May 11, 1641.

James then took a third wife, Alice. The family name of Alice is not known. They must have been married in late 1641. James had three more children with Alice; Stephen, Hannah and Mary. Stephen and Hannah lived to have their own children, but Mary must have died young. Life was hard in Colonial America. Two of James' three wives and five of his seven children died as infants or young adults.

James assisted in the "laying out" of the grants of farmland in Concord, and was a selectman in 1660. Neither the record of the marriage, nor the family name of any of James' wives has ever been discovered. James' third wife, Alice, died in Concord on March 3, 1664-5, James died there on February 7, 1685.


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Parents:
Stephen Hosmer (1570 - 1632)
Dorothy Selden Hosmer (1582 - 1640)

Spouses:
Ann Hosmer (____ - 1636)
Mary Hosmer (____ - 1641)
Alice Hosmer (____ - 1664)

Children:
James Hosmer (1638 - 1676)*
Stephen Hosmer (1642 - 1714)*
Hannah Hosmer Hayward (1644 - 1675)*
Mary Hosmer Smith (1646 - 1719)*

Sibling:
Thomas Hosmer (1603 - 1687)*
James Hosmer (1605 - 1685)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac
Record added: May 14, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37100943

James married Mary _____. Mary was born in in England; and died; was buried on 11 Mar 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Hosmer

Other Events:

• Baptism: 26 Dec 1570, Ticehurst, East Sussex, England

Stephen married Dorothy Selden on 25 Jan 1602 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England. Dorothy (daughter of William Selden and Mary Appes) was born in 1582 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England; died in Feb 1640 in Hawkhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England; was buried in Feb 1640 in Hawkhurst, Turnbridge Wells Bourough, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]