Stephen Hosmer, Sr.

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Birth:
[27da 9mo 1642]

Stephen married Abigail Wood on 24 May 1667. Abigail (daughter of Michael Wood and Mary Harlow) was born on 10 Apr 1642 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 5 Dec 1717 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Dec 1717. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Hosmer was born on 2 May 1668 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; and died.
2. Abigail Hosmer was born on 6 Nov 1669 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 27 Dec 1717.
3. John Hosmer was born on 31 Aug 1671 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; and died; was buried in Sep 1751 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
4. Ruth Hosmer was born on 28 Aug 1675 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 17 Feb 1752; was buried in Feb 1752 in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
5. Dorothy Hosmer was born on 10 Dec 1677 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; and died.
6. Stephen Hosmer, Jr. was born on 27 Jun 1680 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 21 Dec 1754 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Dec 1754 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
7. Hannah Hosmer was born on 20 Sep 1682 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; and died.
8. James Hosmer was born on 27 Jun 1685 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 28 Sep 1685 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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.


Family links:
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 Alice _____ in 1631 in England, United Kingdom. Alice was born about 1610 in London, London, England, United Kingdom; died on 3 Mar 1664/5 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Alice Hosmer
• Name: Ann Hosmer
• Birth: 1622, England, United Kingdom

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]

James married Agnes _____. Agnes was born in 1546 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England; died on 9 Sep 1614 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Agnes Hosmer

William married Mary Appes on 25 Jun 1576 in Ticehurst, East Sussex, England. Mary was born in 1552 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England; died on 29 Oct 1617 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England; was buried in Oct 1617 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]