Stephen
Osgood
Born in Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Osgood
and Hannah (Blanchard) Osgood
Brother of
Hannah (Osgood) Johnson, Mary Osgood, Lydia (Osgood) Hill, Isaac Osgood and Joshua Osgood
Husband of
Dorcas (Ballard) Osgood
— married
4 Mar 1730 in Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Dorcas (Osgood) Dane, Hannah (Osgood) Brown, Mary (Osgood) Brown, Rebecca (Osgood) Worcester, Stephen Osgood, Lydia (Osgood) Brown, Anne (Osgood) McQuestin and Joseph Osgood
Died
at age 62
in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
Profile last modified
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Biography
Stephen Osgood was born 18 Aug 1709 in Andover Mass., the son of Stephen, son of Stephen, son of John.[1] His father's will names six other children in addition to Stephen,[2] and Osgood (1894) provides more information about five of the six children.[1]
Stephen married Darcas Ballard in Andover on 4 Mar 1730-31 (intention also recorded).[3] Together they had 11 children.[1]
Stephen served as the schoolmaster of Tewksbury in 1740 and was town clerk.[4]
Osgood's 1894 genealogy indicates Stephen had the title of "Lieutenant", but no record of military service has yet been found.[1]
In his will written 15 August 1769 (probate 7 June 1772), Stephen Osgood bequeathed to beloved wife Dorcas one-third part of the real estate while she is a widow as well as other provisions for her support. Eldest son Stephen receives all the lands and buildings in Tewksbury as well as the tools and stock animals. Stephen also receives the land in Petersham. Sons Joseph and Peter each receives £30. Daughters Hannah, Mary, Rebecca, and Anna each receives five shillings. Grandson Joseph Dane and granddaughter Lydia Brown also receive five shillings. These payments with what was previously received is their full portion. Son Stephen also receives all the personal estate.[5]
Stephen passed away 24 Mar 1772 in Tewksbury.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Osgood, Ira, 1894, "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", Salem Press, Salem, Mass., p. 18. Available online: https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00osgo#page/18
- ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Essex Case 20277, 4 pp, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13789/20277-co1/245847208
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850, Andover-V2, p. 257 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7647/257/141276209
- ↑ Pride, Tewksbury: A Short History, p 47, p 63; https://archive.org/details/tewksburyshorthi01prid/page/46/mode/2up
- ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 16282
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850, Tewksbury-V1, p. 232 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7812/232/142716327
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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