James Hosmer

James Hosmer

Male 1607 - 1685  (77 years)

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  • Name James Hosmer 
    Born 6 Dec 1607  Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1635  Cambridge, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Clothier 
    Buried Feb 1685  [2
    Died 7 Feb 1685  Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 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
    Person ID I7639  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2018 

    Father Stephen Hosmer,   d. 24 May 1632, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Dorothy Selden,   b. 1582, Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1640, Hawkhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1602  Ticehurst, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary _____,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. James Hosmer, Jr.,   b. 1637, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     2. Mary Hosmer,   b. 10 Nov 1639, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1642, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F3081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice _____,   b. Abt 1610, London, London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1664/5, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1631  England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Stephen Hosmer, Sr.,   b. 27 Nov 1642, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1714, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Hannah Hosmer,   b. 16 Aug 1644, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Hosmer,   b. 14 Apr 1646, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1719, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonal America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F3079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart