Richard Tozer Jr. (1732 - 1817)

Born 13 Oct 1732 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Belknap) Tozer — married 14 Feb 1753 (to about 1770) in Framingham, Norfolk Co, Ma

Descendants

Died 9 May 1817 at age 84 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Richard Tozier or Tozer was born Oct 13, 1732 in Southborough, Massachusetts. He was son of Richard Tozer and Elizabeth. ^[1][2]

From Bond's History of Watertown: Tozer. Simon Tozer of Watertown Farms (Weston), who died 30 December 1718, by wife Mary, had:

1. Mary, born 16 August 1693; married 18 November 1716 Samuel Newton or Marlborough, Mass
2. John born 8 October 1695 married in 1718 Experience Jackson of Newton Mass. He died in 1750 leaving daughters but no son
3. Richard born 26 July 1701. Married Elizabeth
4. Abigail born 26 July 1701. Twin to Richard.
5. Susanna born 27 January 1702-3
6. Judith born 4 Jan. 1704-5 ^[3]

Barry's History of Framingham gives the family of Richard Tozer, son of Simon. He was of Southborough, Massachusetts; had several daughters and the following sons:

1. Richard Jr. born 13 Oct 1732; marring in Framingham, 14 February 1753 Mary Belknap; and had, at Southborough,

1. John born 23 April 1754, married Mary Fry and by her had John, Eben and Ruth

2. Mary

3. Peter

4. Anna

5. Patty

6. Deborah

1. Simon, born 7 November 1743, married Lydia Cloyes and had in Framingham

1. Josiah

2. Olive

3. Lydia^[4]

In 1771 there was rapid increase in settlers to the area of now Marlborough, New Hampshire. Richard Tozer, with a family of six children, was one of these early settlers. ^[5] He was one of the proprietors of Monadnock, No V, which eventually became Marlborough, New Hampshire, drawing three lots of land. ^[2]

From the 1881 Marlborough NH Town History

"Richard Tozer, born in Southboro, Massachusetts, Oct. 13, 1732' married Feb. 14, 1758, Mary Belknap. He was one of the proprietors of Monadnock No. V, and as such drew three lots of land. One of these was in the south part of the township, another in the extreme northerly part, which he sold to his son John, reserving for himself the third lot, which is the farm known as the Blodgett place, now owned by Augustus T. Woodward, where he settled about 1770.

At that time he was a man of wealth, and it seems was highly esteemed and held many offices of trust among the proprietors. But his last marriage proved an unhappy connection, and his property gradually wasted away; and in his old age he was very poor and supported himself an family by collecting ashes and making potash. Six children born in Southboro, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Tozer died about 1770; and he married (2d) Lydia Lewis, who died Sept 7, 1821. His second wife lived until Sept 7, 1821. Richard died May 9, 1817. Nine children were born in Marlborough New Hampshire. ^[6]

Richard died May 9, 1817 in Marlborough, New Hampshire. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YMCQ : 20 May 2022), Richard Tozer, 13 Oct 1732; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934226.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of the Town of Marlborough – Cheshire County, New Hampshire by Charles A. Bemis, Publisher Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Ma., 1881. Page 666
3. ↑ "The Wentworth Genealogy comprising The Origin of the name, the Family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the Emigrant and of his descendants". By John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Ill. In Two Volumes, Volume 1. 1870 Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, Mass pg. 83-86
4. ↑ "The Wentworth Genealogy comprising The Origin of the name, the Family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the Emigrant and of his descendants". By John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Ill. In Two Volumes, Volume 1. 1870 Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, Mass pg. 83-86
5. ↑ History of the Town of Marlborough – Cheshire County, New Hampshire by Charles A. Bemis, Publisher Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Ma., 1881. Page 34
6. ↑ "History of the Town of Marlborough - Cheshire County, New Hampshire" by Charles A. Bemis, originally printed in 1881 by the Press of Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Ma., new edition printed by The Frost Free Library, produced by the New England History Press, Somersworth, NH. Copyright 1974 (p.666) Online here: https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofm00bemi
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSL8-BLB : 23 February 2021), Richard Tozer, 09 May 1817; citing Marlborough, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,112.

*http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fellowsfamily/pedigree/gp25.htm

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See also:

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-T15Q : 3 November 2017), Richard Tozer, 13 Oct 1732; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.

• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSL8-BLB : 12 December 2014), Richard Tozer, 09 May 1817; citing Marlborough, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,112.

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