John Osgood (abt. 1631 - 1693)

Born about 1631 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Clement) Osgood — married 15 Nov 1653 in Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1693 at about age 62 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Captain John Osgood, son of John and Sarah Osgood, was born in England about 1631 and came to new England with his parents. he was captain of the militia, selectman, representative of the general court, and died in Andover in 1693. He married, November 15, 1653, Mary, Daughter of Robert Clement, who came from Coventry, Warwickshire, England, about 1652. Mary was charged with witchcraft in 1692, indicted, jailed four months, then released. She bore her husband twelve children: John, Mary, Timothy, Lydia, Peter, Samuel, Sarah (died young), Mehitable, Hannah, Sarah, Ebenezer and Clement.

On 24 June 1661 “Sergeant Osgood aged about thirty years deposed that a stray mare came with the horse of Francis Ingalls of Lyn to Henry Ingalles and the latter said she was with his uncle’s and asked what he should do with her… Deponent and Stephen Osgood his brother, helped to catch her”.^[1]

John was made Sergeant of the town militia before 1661, Lieutenant in 1666 and later he was a Captain. He was appointed a Commissioner to End Small Causes in 1672. ^[2]

Will

Agust 21 1693
I Hannah Barker being next neighbor to Captain Osgood went to see how he did & having atye time ben declaring his last will to his wife and children others standing by he said you doe her my will and John his Eldis son awnswared yes Sir [ ] doe hear in and will in denor [?] to full fill it: and further said be ye kind to you mother he and did desir that his three sons John Timothy and Samuell to be my Exsecetris: allso I did apprehend the sd capt Osgood to be Rationall as at other tims
Hanah X Barker
Her marke

This may certifie those that may be Concerned that I ye subscriber being att ye house of Capt John Osgood ye 21st of August (93) I heard him speak to Capt Bradstreet to write his will for him & alsoe I heard him dispose of part of his estate as follows: (viz:) that he gave ye one half of dwelling house & all his household stuff to his wife & made his three sons, John, Timothy & Samll his executors & gave to his eldest son John eight acres of land at ye upper end of his plaine; & gave to his three sons John, Tim & Samll his shar of his land to be equally devided amongst them & gave his land att ye new field to Timothy & Samll & gave his homestead, husbandry tackling & half his stock to his son Samll & gave his swamp to Timothy, yt is to say two lengths of railes above the lowermost barne & soe to run up a straight line to an apple tree upon an island & gave his Daughter Sarah a ?portion equal to the rest of her sisters, & gave his two meadows (viz) Boston & Wades meadows to sd Tim & Samll except wt of it was disposed of before, and gave his four daughters twenty pounds a piece to be paid after his wifes decease; and gave his [ ] division of upland & last division of meadow to his four sons to be equally divided & gave his new piece of cloath in ye chest to his wife only Samll to have a coat out of it & gave his best great coat & rapier to his son John & his best straight body’d coat & his caster hat to Tim.
Abigail Faulkner

Post Script
This was before forgot that he gave three pounds a year in or as money to be paid by his three executors to Mrs. Osgood.

This may Certifie any that may be Concerned that upon the 21st of August 1693 Capt. John Osgood… in the evening of sd day being then drawing near to his great & last change & desired me to write his will I told him I feard he would not hold out to Compleat ye same he answered he hoped he should & that his understanding was good which my self & all psent were satisfied in (soe far as I have heard) & began to declare his mind as follows (viz) that he would have his farm or last division of upland & meadow equally devided amongst his 4 sons Jno: Tim: Peter, a& Samll: & as an addition to what he had formerly given his son Jno his eldest son he gave him one third of his wades meadowe & one third of his Boston meadowe, & to his wife, the one half of his house & all his household stuffe together with a piece of New Cloth he had in the chest, to his daughters twenty pounds apiece four years after his wifes decease to be payd by his three sons Jno: Timothy & Samll: whom he defind to be his executors & for his daughter Sarah (as he said) was then upon marriage, he desired she should be made equall with ye rest of her sisters and so his son Samll: he gave his homestead:

This is all I can positively speake to (my mind being in a great measure taken up about his distemper & how I might relieve him) but his sons Jno: Tim & Samll stood by his bed side all ye while he was disposing his estate & many of the neighbours were then Psent wc heard what said not by reason as abovesd

I am not certain which Pticular was mentioned first,
Dudley Bradstreet
neither is it (as I suppose) material

the rest of his estate as I understand was alsoe disposed of by him as I have heard those psent affirme, & I think those that knew him, or heard him declare his mind, were fully satisfied that he had long before determined ye division of his lands amongst his sons, the changes may not soe readily see or know ye reason of his soe disposing

Agust: 21: 1693
I being desired to wach with captain Osgood one night and came in about daylight in it proving his last eving of his life being sensabl of his great chang ner he declared to his wife & children and others that was present how he wold have his estate disposed of: when I cam in I herd him say that he had forgotten his stocke & said I give the one half to my wife and the other half to my son Samul: also I make my sons John Timothy & Sammull my exsecityers minding them totack notis of his will: I apprending him to be well composed in his sences: befor his departure which at present is the most I do remember he said after I came in who ame the subscriber: John Barker

Much Hond Sr - Andover ye 23d of Septembr: 1693
It having pleased Almighty god to remove of this troublesome world to himself my dear & loving husband & that before he had settled his estate by any written will he died understandingly declare it before severall witness, as your Honr shall as sonn as may be have an account of: I am forced to [ ] you this trouble to intreat that my youngest son Saml whome I doe & must dwell, may be joined with my self in Administration of my husbands estate, I had now waited upon yor Honr: but it hath pleased god to [ ] me with a long sickness which I am not yt fully recovered from, the (blessed be his name) in [ ] full [ ] & shall then wait upon you for that end [ ] after begging pardon for my boldness & begging yor: [ ] for me & mine give me leave to subscribe my self
Hond: Sr yor: most humble Servt
Mary Osgood

This may Certifie any that may be Concerned that I ye subscriber being att ye house of Capt John Osgood of Andover ye 21st of August… 1693, on which night sd Capt Osgood died, and a little before his death, he desired me ye subscriber to write his will. I told him I feard his strength would not hold to finish it, he Answered he hoped it would, & thankt god his understanding was as good as ever and soe I did judge it to be, & I think all then psent were of yt mind. But he immediately proceed to declare his will as follows (perhaps not in ye very order here mentioned) (viz) that he gave his farm & meadow in it being his last division of upland & meadow to be equally divided among his four sons: John, Timothy, Peeter & Samuel: & to his eldest son John, one third of his wades meadowe besides what he had given him a deed of before & a third part of his Boston meadowe ye other two thirds to his sons Timothy & Saml: he alsoe gave to his four daughters Mary, Lydia, Mehitable, & Sarah twenty pounds a piece to be payd four years after his wifes decease, his youngest daughter Sarah to be made equall with ye other three daughters ye were married, And he gave ye one half of his dwelling house & all his household stuff to his wife, together wth a piece of new serge in ye chest. And his hostead to his son Samuel: this is all I positively remember att psent, being conserned for his recovery if it had pleased god & being sometimes out of ye roome & sometimes walking up & down in it & my thoughts concerned took not that notice wc others did:
Ye 1st: Decembr: 1693
Dudley Bradstreet

This may Certifie those that may be Concerned that I ye subscriber then being at the house of Capt John Osgood ye 21st August (93) I heard him dispose of part of his estate he gave to his wife one half of his howes and al his goods and he gave to his [ ] sixe barils of sider [ ] and 3 pounds in money [ ] to be paide by his 3 sons John Timoty and Samuel whom he did apint to be his executors and he gave to his son John aight acres of the upper end of his plain and on thord part of his shashin? Land and he gave his son John a thord part of boston medo and Weads medo. He gave to his sun Timothy from two leinth of rails above the loure barns and so to ronn down to an apel tre apon anred island and ten akors sqared of to the rever his newfeld land he gave to his son Timothy and Samuel he gave to his son Samuel his homsted and half his stook and all his husbandre tackling he gave his 4 dafters thwenty pounds to be paid 4 yers after his wife deses and that his dafter Sarah which he said was then upon marige shuld have a porton equil with har sisters he gave his farm unot his four sons John Timothy Peter and Samuel to be equeley devided between them he gave to his son John his best coat and his rapour and one another coat to his sonn Timothy and his castour hors and his [ ] to bed in the hous during his wifs life and then to be sold and to pay legisies and he gave the rest of his boston medo and weads medo unto his son Timothy and Samuel: and I [ ] count that he was in his right mind and [ ] wht he said
Dorritey X lacey
Her mark

This may certifye any that may be concerned that I the subscriber being at the house of Capt John Osgood of Andovr ye 21st of August 1693 which was the day capt Osgood died heard him declare his will as followeth: (he having then to my apprehension, the use of his reason as well as at other times).

Im. He gave to his wife half his house & all his household stuff and a piece of new sarge. And ordered his 3 sons John Timothy & Samuell to pay to their mother yearly twenty shillings a piece in or as mony and ordered that his manservant Tho. Parker should work with his son Samll and plant 2 Acres of corn yearly for the benefit of his sd wife.

It he gave to his son John 8 Acres of Land in the upper end of his plain. And one 3d part of his Shawshin ground, and one 3d part of his wades meadow & one 3d part of his Boston meadow, also he gave him him best loose coat & his rapier.

It he gave to his son Timothy [ ] ground at home which he thus bounded. Viz. that he should come 2 railes length on this side the Lower barre and run from thence to an appletree on an Island, and from thence to his own Land. Also he gave his son Timothy one half of his new field ground & one third of his Shawshin Land & one 3d part of his wades meadow and one 3d part of his boston meadow also gave him his best Jackett & his best hatt

It he gave his son Samuell his Homestead & one third part of his Shawshin ground and one half of his newfield ground and one third part of his Wades meadow also one half of his stock and all his husbandry tackling

It he gave his great Division of Land to his 4 sons John Timothy Peter and Samll to bee equally divided among them.

And as for his Daughter Sarah he said his present estate would discharged her portion, which he willed should be equall to her other sisters.

It he gave to his four sons-in-law 20 pounds a piece to be paid them four yeares after his wifes disease.

1st Decembr 1693
Abigail Faulkner

Know all men by these presents that I James frie of Andover… husbandman have… for ever quit Claim unto my Brothers John Osgood & Samuell Osgood of the same towne… freely discharge my sd Brothers from any Legacy due to me from the Estate of my ffather John osgood deceased… this 25 day of March… 1694…
James frie
In presens of
Andrew Peters
The marke of
Marry M Peeters
The marke of
Mary X Osgood

Whereas or: ffather: Capt John Ossgood of Andovr… died intestate ye 21st of August 1693: And the lawe (as wee humbly conceive) giving us his children ye liberties, of making a division of that the estate he left, wee ye subscribers being his sons have agreed, for ye divions of land & meadowes as ffolowes, reserving to or mother her right therein:

Impr: Or: brother John or: Eldest brother, to injoy what land & meadowe att the towne he was possessed of in or fathers life time, & as an addition to his meadowe & swamp groune att home, to run from a willowe bush, standing by a Runn of water (which was ye south east Corner of his land he had formerly on ye west side of Haverhill road) westerly to an aple tree marked which was formerly his southwest bounds… on ye southerly side of Cochichawick River… upon an island… by ye way betwixt ffrancis ffaulkners land & the abovesd land: Alsoe a parcel of land att a field Commonly Called the plaine, bounded… with ye Land of Majr: Dudley Bradstreet &… with Merrimake River &… with ye Common… Alsoe a parcel of meadowe in a meadowe commonly called Wades meadowe beginning att Left: John Peabody’s meadowe… Alsoe a piece of meadowe att ye lower end of a meadowe called Boston meadowe… Alsoe a sixt part of or fathers great division of upland & meadowe:

Itt: to or: Brother Timothy, that upland & meadowe which he was possed of in or: fathers life time ye same lying on ye North side of Cochichawik River & as an addition to Run… Corner of or Brother John his home division on ye west side of Haverhill roade… Always provided that that piece of upland commonly called ye pickle which lies within these abovesd bounds doe remaine to or Brother Sameul Osgood.

Itt to or: brother Timothy a parcel of upland in a field Commonly Called ye plaine att ye upper end of sd field bounded upon… Merrimake River… with ye land of Major Dudley Bradstreet… Alsoe a parcel of upland in a field Commonly called ye New field bounded… by Cochichawick River… allowing convenience of a towne way.. Alsoe a parcel of upland in Shawshin ffield bordering upon Shawshin River… And alsoe ye one half of another parcel of Land in sd Shawshin ffield lying westerly of ye land that was formerly granted to John Stevens senr: And alsoe one sixt part of or fathers great divisioin of upland and meadowe: And likewise a parcel of meadowe in a meadowe Comonly called Wades meadowe bounded… with the meadowe of or Brother John &… upon Left: John Peabody’s meadowe… And alsoe a parcel of meadowe in a meadowe Comonly called Boston meadowe bounded… with ye meadowe of or Brother John… by the Brook…

Itt to or: Brother Peter ye one half of or: fathers great division of upland & meadowe:

Itt to or Brother Samuel, all the homestead on ye east & west side of the way to ether with the buildings… & in ye meadowe & swamp ground att home besides what is excepted in or Brother TImothys divisioin a parcel of meadowe & swamp land bounded… with Cochichawick River & on the other parts with ye swamp & meadowe of or Brothers John & Timothy: Alsoe a parcel of Land in a field Comonly called ye palin bounded… with Merrimake River &… with ye Comon… with ye land of or Brothers John & Timothy… Alsoe two parcels of land in a field Comonly called the New field ye one parcel bounded on ye east by Cochichawick River… with ye towne way as in or brother Timothy’s Newfield division &… with or brother Timothy’s land: the other parcel by merrimake River…

Itt: to or Brother Samuel the one half of a parcel of Land lying in a field Comonly Called Shawshin ffield lying westerly of a… field formerly granted to John steevens senr… And alsoe a sixt part of or fathers great division of upland & meadowe: Alsoe a parcel of meadowe in a meadowe commonly called wades meadowe bounded with… the brooke: And alsoe another parcel of meadowe in a meadowe Comonly Called Boston meadowe att ye upper end of sd meadowe bounded with… Brother Timothy…

And as for ye stock & moveables & crop wee leave it wholly to or mother… & or brother Samuel for the payment of or sister Sarah Osgood her portion…
John Ossgood
Timothy Osgood
Peter Osgood
Samuel Osgood
In psence of us
Steph: Sewall
John Croade

As for or four sister (viz) Mary Aslebee, Lydia ffrie, and Mehitable poor, all married we have agreed with their husbands, for their part & portion in or: ffathers estate, and alsoe with or sister Sarah Osgood, whoe is of age… Andover ye 3d of May 1695

Whereas John Osgood of Andover Timothy Osgood Peter Osgood of Salem Tanner & Samuel Osgood of andover… sons of Capt John Osgood Late of Andover… decd have come to an agreement amongst them selves Relating to the division of the Real Estate of ye sd Capt John Osgood as by an agreement….. bearing date may the third one thousand six hundred ninety five more at Large appeareth and Whereas further that Mary Osgood Relict Widow of the aforesd John Osggod deceased her thirds not being set out to her or anyway made Certaine to her in the aforesd agreement Now Know yee that I the sd Mary Osgood… Layeth out or Causeth to be laid out unto me my full and whole thirds of the several parcels of land and other real estate Contained in the aforesd agreement… and that the same be laid out by Indifferent persons chosen by us both Equally and whereas James ffry who married my Daughter Ledia and her share being laid out to her husband James ffry… I do hereby freely relinquish my right of dower therein therein and hereby bind my self… to my sd son James ffry & Ledia his wife… in the quiet & peaceable possession of the same… May ye 6th 1695…
Marke of Mary X Osgood
In the presence of
Steph Sewall
John Croade"^[3]

The deposition of Mrs Mary Osgood (alias Clemence) now of Andover… formerly of the City of Coventry in Warwickshire, Old England, aged 58 years, who testifieth & saith that before the year… 1652, I lived in the City of Coventry abovesaid, and boarded at the house of Mr. Biddle in Hog Lane, & was then well acquainted with Mrs Ann Potter, grand-daughter to Thomas Potter, Esqr who had been Mayor of the City; the said Mrs Ann Potter her father’s name was as I have been informed, Humphrey Potter, the only son of said Thomas Potter, Esqr; the abovesaid Ann Potter (whose parents as I have heard were murdered in Ireland) is now living in Salem in New England & wife to Mr Anthony Needham; and also said Mary Osgood does further testify that Mrs. Rebeccah Bacon, aunt to the abovesaid Ann Potter, sent to England for her, which invitation she accepted. Mrs. Mary Osgood made oath to what is abovewritten this 19 July 1695.^[4]

The administration of Capt. John’s estate dragged on as another bond of administration was issued in 1713:

We John, Timo & Samll Osgood sons of Capt Jno Osgood Late o Andover Decd as principles & John Barker & William Barker as sureties all of Andover… this seventh Day of Decembr… One thousand seven hundred & thirteen… administrators… do make… a true and perfect Inventory…
John Osgood
Timothy Osgood
Samuel Osgood
John Barker
William Barker
In presence of
George Abbott
Danl Rogers" ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Essex County Court Files- Vol. II, p. 288
2. ↑ Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury- Mary Holman, The Rumford Press, Concord, 1938- Vol. II, pp. 1067- 72
3. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 20215
4. ↑ Essex County Registry of Deeds- Vol. X, fol. 190
5. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 20215

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 13, pages 117-121

• A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood, Who Came from England and Settled in New England Early in the Seventeenth Century," compiled by the late Ira Osgood, edited by Eben Putnam, Salem, Mass., printed at the Salem Press, Gc, 929.2 Os34g, 1202861.[1]

• Emmerton, James A., M.D. A Genealogy of the Emmerton Family. MA: Salem Press, 1881. Page 185.

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