Nicholas Mosher (abt. 1666 - 1747)

Born about 1666 in Newport, Rhode Island

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Died 14 Aug 1747 at about age 81 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Nicholas Mosher, son of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson, was born in 1666 at at probably Newport, Rhode Island. His father "of Newport" had purchased land at Westerly, Rhode Island in 1660 and was in Portsmouth, Rhode Island by 1668.^[1] Hugh Mosher's property was on the line, laying partly in Portsmouth and partly in Newport.^[2] Hugh Mosher didn't move to Dartmouth, Massachusetts until 1690.^[1]

Nicholas was called Captain Nicholas Mosher.^[1] He died 14 Aug 1747 at Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island.^[1][3]

Nicholas married 14 Aug 1687 at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Audley.^[1]

Children of Nicholas Mosher and Elizabeth Audley

Nicholas and Elizabeth had at least 10 children:^[1]

1. Hugh Mosher, b. 16 Nov 1690
2. Joseph Mosher, b. 7 Apr 1692
3. Mary Mosher, b. 16 Dec 1695; m. Philip Allen
4. Elizabeth Mosher, b. 16 Apr 1697; m. Benoni Tripp
5. Thomas Mosher, 26 Feb 1698
6. Nicholas Mosher, b. 1 Jan 1703
7. Mercy Mosher, b. 6 Jul 1705; m. Caleb Shrieve
8. Rebecca Mosher, b. 20 Mar 1707/8; m. John Wilcox
9. Ephraim Mosher, b. 5 Mar 1709/10; prob. died young; not mentioned in father's will
10. Margaret Mosher, b. 17 Jan 1712/3; m. William Taber

Nicholas Mosher's will was dated 11 May 1746/7, and proved at Tiverton, Rhode Island 7 Sep 1747,^[4] p. 260: Of Dartmouth. Names wife Elizabeth; sons: Hugh, Joseph, Thomas, Nicholas; daughters: Mary Allen, Elizabeth Tripp, Mercy Shreve, Rebeckah Willcocks & Margaret Taber; granddaughter: Sarah Pope. [RIGR 2:197]^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Chamberlain, Mildred (Mosher), and Laura (McGaffey) Clarenbach, comps. Descendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations. Revised ed. Madison, Wisconsin: Laura M. Clarenbach, 1990
2. ↑ The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record Vol XXII - HUGH1 MOSHER, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86S-PZ1 : 6 December 2014), Nicholas, Capt. Mosher, 14 Aug 1747; citing Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, reference end of film; FHL microfilm 913,052.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649759_00144). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Newport, Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 2 and 4, 1747-1792, image 144. Probate Records, Tiverton, RI, No.2 1747-1768, Page 260-261. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image
5. ↑ Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island Probate Records Will: Dated 11 May 1746/7, proved Tiverton, RI Sept 7, 1747 p. 260. Of Dartmouth. Names wife Elizabeth; sons: Hugh, Joseph, Thomas, Nicholas; daughters: Mary Allen, Elizabeth Tripp, Mercy Shreve, Rebeckah Willcocks & Margaret Taber; granddaughter: Sarah Pope. [RIGR 2:197]

• Archives. Chronological history of the Mosher family. From the Seventheenth Century to the present date (J. J. Anslow, 1891)
• Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; ; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com.

Acknowledgements

• Mosher-302 created through the import of L.R.Hubbard_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly.
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