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Obadiah Hosford (1677 - abt. 1740)

Capt. Obadiah Hosford aka Horsford
Born in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 May 1705 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 62 in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Obadiah Horsford, son of John Hosford and Phillipa Thrall, was born on 28 September 1677 at Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Marriage Date: 4 MAY 1705 Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut [1]
Husband: Obadiah Hosford
Wife: Mindwell Phelps
Child: Joseph Horsford
Death 27 FEB 1741 Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut
Burial "Obadiah's Nine Acres'

Obadiah's Parents and siblings

Marriage 5 NOV 1657 Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut [1]
Husband: John Horsford
Wife: Phillipa Thrall
Child: Sarah Hosford
Child: Obadiah Hosford

Burial

Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut (Find A Grave)

Last Will and Testament

Will [2]
Captain Obadiah Horsford, of Hebron, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Will written: 14 September 1737
Inventory: 16 March 1741
Will Proven: 21 September 1741
Wife: Mindwell
Sons: Daniel, Joseph, Aaron, Obadiah
Daughters: Ann and Mindwell

End of Biography.


Genealogical Records

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Probate Records

  1. ) Probate Records; page 288: Capt. Obadiah Horsford, Hebron. Inventory £2859-09-07. Taken 16 March 1741, by Hezekiah Gaylord, Jonathan White, and William Buell. Will dated 14 Sept 1737. I Obadiah Horsford of Hebron, in the County of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament;
    1. ) I give unto my wife Mindwell £80, to be paid her out of my movable estate, to be her own dispose; also the use of 1/3 part of my dwelling house and barn; also the 1/3 part of all my improvable lands my houselott, house, barn, and lands, that is , 1/3 part thereof during her natural life or so long as she shall remain unmarried.
    2. ) I give to my four sons: Daniel, Joseph, Aaron, and Obadiah, and to my two daughters Ann and Mindwell, all the rest of my estate, both lands and movables, in manner following, only my son Daniel shall have £50 more out of my estate than any of my three sons shall have; and to my two daughters I give to each of them 1/2 so much as my said son Daniel's portion shall amount unto; but what I have already paid out to my daughter Ann is to be reckoned as part of her portion. My will is that my son Daniel shall have the liberty of taking his choice where he shall like best to settle, either at Burnt Hill or on my homelott or the land near adjoining, with that condition that he make his choice within three months after the date hereof. I appoint Mindwell, my said wife and my son Daniel to be sole executors.
  2. ) Witnesses: Nathaniel Phelps, John Taylor, Israel Dewey.
  3. ) Proven 21 Sept 1741, court record page 98.

Published Genealogical Information

  1. ) Hosford Genealogy; Page 22: John Hosford, son of William, b. ca. 1636, prob. at Windsor, CT.; d. 7 Aug 1683 at Windsor; m. 5 Nov 1657 at Windsor, Phillipa Thrall, dau. of William and Goode Thrall. Phillipa d. May 1698. See text for additional information. Children of John and Phillipa (Thrall) Hosford:
    1. ) William Hosford (5); (1658-1688).
    2. ) John Hosford (first); b. 16 Oct 1660, prob. d. young.
    3. ) Timothy Hosford (7); (1662-1740/1).
    4. ) Esther Hosford (8); (1664-____).
    5. ) Sarah Hosford (9); (1666-1708).
    6. ) Samuel Hosford (10); (1669-1746).
    7. ) Nathaniel Hosford (11); (1671-1748).
    8. ) Mary (Mercy) Hosford (12); (1674-1753).
    9. ) John Hosford (first) (13); (167_-1698).
    10. ) Obadiah Hosford (14); (1677-1740/1).
  2. ) Hosford Genealogy; Page 26-28: Obadiah Hosford, son of John, was born 28 Sept 1677 at Windsor, Connecticut. Married, at Windsor on 4 May 1740 Mindwell, dau of Joseph and Mary (Porter) Phelps, b. 1682, d. at Hebron. Removed to Hebron in 1706. Captain of the Hebron Train Band. Will dated 14 Sept 1737; proved 1 June 1741. See text for additional details. Children of Obadiah and Mindwell (Phelps) Hosford:
    1. ) Anna Hosford (39); (1705/6-after 1773)
    2. ) Obadiah Hosford (2) (40); d. as infant.
    3. ) John Hosford (41); b 7 or 9 March 1707 at Hebron; 23 March 1709.
    4. ) Daniel Hosford (42); (1712-1773)
    5. ) Joseph Hosford (43); (1715-1761)
    6. ) Aaron Hosford (44); (1717/8-1745/6)
    7. ) Mindwell Hosford (45); (1722-1807)
    8. ) Obadiah Hosford (2) (46); (1724/5-1783)

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hosford, Henry Hallock; Ye Horseforde booke : Horsford-Hosford families in the United States; Title Page, The Tower Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 1936.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Manwaring, Charles William; A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol III; Hartford District, 1729-1750. Hartford, Conn. R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, 1906. Public Domain. Probate Records; page 288:

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