Richard OTIS

                   Note: INTRODUCTION: In general my genealogy of the Otis family follows
the genealogy of THE OTIS FAMILY, CANADIAN BRANCH BY GERARD MALCHELOSSE,
His g enealogy of the Otis family."Branche Canadienne" was printed in
1921.Th e readershould bear in mind that there are two members of the
Otis fam ily whom havegiven Migraine headaches to the most outstanding
genealog ists. Mostly, It has to do with "HOW"the following two
individuals are r elated. John (Jean-Baptiste dit L'Anglais) Otis. &
Francoise-Rose Otis ( Francoise Rozzotti) who married Jean Poitevin
(Potvin) 29 Oct 1696 in B eauport, P. Q. Some genealogists believe that
Francoise Rose could have b een the daughter of Richard Sr's son, Stephen
(Etienne) Otis and Mary P itman. GERARD MALCHELOSSE who has done
extensive research on the Otis f amily has listed Jean-Baptiste and
Francoise Rose as children of Richar d Sr. Otis second marriage to
Anna-Shuah Starbuck. I have received info rmation which contradicts
Malchelosse's claim that Francoise-Rose Otis i s the daughter of Richard
Sr. Otis. ACCORDING FRANCOISEROSE OTIS' MARR IAGE CONTRACT No. 193062
dated October 29, 1696 before Notaire M. Dupra c of Beauport, the
contract reads "Francoise Rosotis, origine (Anglaise d es environs de
Boston) Parents de Francoise Rosotis. Steven Otis et Mar ie Otis (sa
mere)" which means "Francoise Rosotis, of English origin fr omthe area
of Boston. Francoise Rosotis parents are Steven Otis and Ma rie Otis, her
mother. RICHARD SR. OTIS (OTHEYS), a blacksmith, born 27 F eb, 1626 in
Glastonbury, Somerset County, England, settled in Dover, N . H. in about
1655. Richard Sr. Otis originally came to "New England" t o join his
uncle, JOHN OTIS who was already established in Ingham, Mass achusetts.
In the early part of 1655, Richard Sr. was a citizen of Bost on. In the
fall of that year he was granted 10 acres of land in Dover , New
Hampshire, and by 1656 he owned50 acres of land. Richard Sr. Ot is' land
is located on the east side of theConcheco River, a few acres f rom
Major Richard Waldron's property in Dover,N. H. ( In the 1600s, th e
Dover area was known as CONCHECO). Richard Sr. was one of the four t own
elders. Richard Sr. was married 3 times. He had at least 8 childr en with
his first wife, ROSE STOUGHTON. (Married in about 1650)They w ere: 1.
RICHARD JR., 2. STEPHEN SR. (ETIENNE) 3. SOLOMON, 4. NICOLA S,5.
EXPERIENCE (ESPERANCE). 6. JUDITH, 7. MARTHA (ROSE#1), and 8. A NN.
RICHARD SR. OTIS had at least one child with his second wife, ANN E-SHUAH
STARBUCK (Widow of James Heard) (Married in 1676) JOHN, later b aptized
as "JEAN-BAPTISTE" dit L' ANGLAIS OTIS. RICHARD SR. OTIS had a t least
two children withhis 3rd wife GRIZEL WARREN (Married in about 1 686). 1.
MARGARET (later baptized CHRISTINE), and 2. HANNAH. In abo ut 1676, at
Dover, New-Hampshire, located slightly northwest of Portsm outh, N. H.
and very close to what is now the Maine border, (Maine did n ot become a
State until March 1820 and in the 1600's, Maine was part of T he
Massachusetts Bay Colony) and also relatively close to what is now t he
Massachusetts border, a certain Major RICHARD WALDRON, Magistrate a nd
Officer of the Militia was involved in dishonest dealings with the n
earby Indians . (For a brief genealogy on Major Richard Sr. Waldronsee t
he notes under Edward Jr. Starbuck.) There were several skirmishes andt
wo military companies under the orders of WALDRON captured approximatel y
350 Abenaki indians. Many were imprisoned without reason, 10 were p ut to
death by hanging, while many others were deported to Boston, or s old as
slaves. The Abenaki Indians of what is now Maine, waited patien tly for
13 years for their hour of revenge. Vengeance came after nigh tfall on
the 27th & earlymorning hours of the 28th of June 1689, when f our
hundred Abenaki Indians attacked the peaceful village of Dover, N.H .
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