Captain
Stephen
Otis
Born in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Otis
and Mary (Jacob) Holbrook
Brother of
Mary (Otis) Gorham, James Otis, John Otis, Hannah Otis, James Otis, Joseph Otis, Elizabeth (Otis) Loring and Job Otis Sr.
Husband of
Hannah (Ensign) Otis
— married
16 Jun 1685 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Otis) Richmond, Mary (Otis) Townsend, Mary (Otis) Gorham, Ensign Otis, John Otis, Stephen Otis, Isaac Otis I, Thankful Otis, Joseph Otis and Joshua Otis
Died
at about age 72
in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
Stephen Otis, son of John Otis and Mary Jacob, was born 1661 in Hingham. [1] He was baptized 13 Jun 1666.[2]
He was known as "Tanner."[1]
He married Hannah Ensign June 16, 1685 in Scituate.[1]
He died August 26, 1733 in Scituate. [1] He is buried in Men of Kent Cemetery in Scituate.[3]
His will is dated 16 May 1729 and proved on He mentions his children, Ensign Otis, Hannah Richmond, Thankful Otis, John Otis, Israel Otis, Stephen Otis, Isaac Otis, Joseph Otis, and Joshua Otis.[4]
His inventory was taken on 9 October 1733 in Scituate.[5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol III, p.102
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ36-45L : 15 January 2020), Steven Otis, 1666.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 June 2020), memorial page for Capt Stephen Otis (1661–26 Aug 1733), Find A Grave: Memorial #8650604, citing Men of Kent Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ed & Deb Hennings (contributor 47703364)
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-N4JB : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1730-1733 and 1839-1845 vol 6-6U > image 213-214 of 589; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-D2XM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 16 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
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