Noah Bosworth (1737 - 1811)

Born 4 Mar 1737 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Ripley) Bosworth — married 1765 in Plympton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1811 at age 74 in Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA

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Biography

Noah is the descendant of four Mayflower passengers: John Howland, Elizabeth Tilley and her parents, John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley.

Birth

Noah Bosworth was born on 4 March 1737 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts to Jonathan Bosworth and Ruth Tilson.

in 1750, Samuel Waterman of Halifax was appointed to be his guardian.^[1]

In 1751, he received a distribution from his brother, Jabez Bosworth's estate.^[2]

Siblings

All children born in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

1. Alice Bosworth born 30 September 1727. She married Waterman. She died on 18 April 1802 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Jonathan Bosworth Jr. born 8 April 1730. He died on 3 February 1767.
3. Jabez Bosworth born 3 July 1732. He died on 3 December 1747.
4. Zadoc Bosworth born 2 December 1734. He died on 10 December 1775.
5. Ichabod Bosworth born 9 July 1739. He died on 15 September 1808.

Marriage and Family

He married Lydia Ripley (1739-1830) about 1765 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of the Bosworth-Ripley Marriage

1. Noah Bosworth Jr. was born on 28 December 1767 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died in April 1850 in Hartford, Maine, USA.
2. Jonathan Bosworth was born on 29 May 1769 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died before 13 January 1811 in Maine, USA.
3. Stephen Bosworth was born on 25 January 1772 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
4. Hannah Bosworth was born on 28 September 1775 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 24 March 1777 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
5. Zadock Bosworth was born on 12 July 1778 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He married Sibbel Cummings (1787-1842) in about 1804. He died on 16 November 1855 in Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA.
6. William Bosworth was born on 17 June 1782 in Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA. He married Remember Briggs (1783-1857).

Residence

In 1783 Noah settled West Butterfield Plantation, later Sumner. The main occupation was the provision of water power for mills provided by two branches of the Nezinscot River. There were 3 sawmills, 2 gristmills, 2 shingle mills, a starch factory, a clove mill and a powder bill by 1859. In 1805 Oxford County was set off from Cumberland County.

Death and Burial

He died on 20 April 1811 in Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA at the age of 74.

Buried at Chaffin Cemetery, Sumner, Oxford, Maine

Find A Grave Memorial # 152090319

Sources

• Lainhart, Ann Smith. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 23, Part 1, Family of John Howland, General Society of Mayflower Descendents, Plymouth, MA., 2004.
• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Halifax, Massachusetts. ^[3]
• List of Voters in West Butterfield, 24 May 1797 shows Noah Bozworth at the top of the list. [1]
• 1790 US Federal Census in Butterfield Plantation, Cumberland (later Sumner, Oxford), Maine. Tally only. 7 total members of household of Noah Bosworth. 2 Males under 16; 4 males 16 and over; 1 female.
• 1800 US Federal Census in Sumner, Cumberland (later Oxford), Maine. Tally only. 4 total household members in household headed by Noah Bozworth. 2 males 16-25; 1 male 45 and over; 1 female 45 and over. Noah would have been 63.
• Maine Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 for Noah Bosworth, late of Sumner, Oxford, Maine. Probate on 13 May 1811 for his estate. Lydia, his wife, asked that her son Noah take over as executor on this date. ^[4]
• North America Family Histories for Noah Bozworth. Birth.
• Find A Grave.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-NFJS : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 258 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-F6YR : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 144 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ Birth record: Children of Jonathan Bozworth and Ruth his wife... Noah was born March the 4th 1736/7...Handwritten page 319 entered by Noah Cushing, town clerk.
4. ↑ Probate of estate on 13 June 1816 divided between widow Lydia, Mary Carr, guardian for son Jonathan; William; son Zadock; son Stephen; son Noah.

• Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 110

Acknowledgements

1. Georgine Kelley Butman created Bosworth-948 on 22 March 2016.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources on 31 May 2016.