Richard OTIS
Birth:
1626
Glastonbury, Somerset Co., England
Death:
28 Jun 1689
Boston, Mass
Marriage:
1649
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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 . (T
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Birth:
1650
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Death:
1701
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
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Note: Richard Jr. Otis, Like his father, was a master blacksmith. Richard Jr.S urvived the massacre of 1689 but was wounded in the attack of 1696. Hi s wife, Susannah gave birth to their son Nicolas in on Apr 8 1701 so R ichard Jr. must have died towards the end of 1700. His widow Susanna h administered his estate in 1701-02 and was appointed guardian of 5 m inor children all underthe age of 14 in 1704. Susannah was at least 1 7yrs his junior which leavesroom to speculate that Richard Jr. may hav e been previously married. There are no records to indicated this howev er. Birth: ABT 1651 in Boston, Mass. Bay Colony Death: BEF 1 JAN 1701 in N. H. Religion: Quaker source: Bob St.Gelais
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Richard Otis - Blocked
Richard Otis
was born at Glastonbury, Somerset Co., England 1626.
His parents were Stephen Otis and Elizabeth (unknown).
He married Blocked 1649 .
They were the parents of 1
child:
Richard Otis
born 1650.
Richard Otis died 28 Jun 1689 at Boston, Mass .