John Osgood of Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, was born in theparish of Wherwell, Hampshire, England, 23 July, 1595; died in Andover,24 October, 1651. He married in England, about 1627, Sarah, who died 8April, 1667.
Children:
2 SARAH, b. in England, 1629 (?); m. 1 June, 1648, John Clements,
of Haverhill. Ch. Rebecca. John Clements was of Haverhill
1645, perhaps at Marblehead 1651, representative 1651,
died by shipwreck on a voyage to England soon after. He was
one of the overseers of John Osgood's will and Rebecca was
mentioned therein. He was also uncle of John Osgood juniors'
wife.
3 JOHN, b. in England, prob. 1630.
4 MARY, b. in England, 1633 (?); m. Henry Ingalls.
5 ELIZABETH, b. in England, 1635-6, bapt. Wherwell, 14 October,
1636; m. 12 or 18 October, 1653, John Brown of Reading. Had
five daughters and d. 31 July, 1673. He d. 1717, aged 81. He
was freeman 1679, captain of militia, rep. 1679-80, 82-3.
6 STEPHEN, b. in Ipswlch or Newbury, 1638.
7 HANNAH. b. in Andover, 1644; m. 21 May, 1660. Samuel, son ofSamuel
and Susanna Archer, who went from Salem to Andover. He
was freeman 1668.
JOHN OSGOOD upon his arrival in New England, which was undoubtedly in 1638, sojourned at Ipswich but shortly after chose Newbury as the place of his residence. There he remained until his removal and settlement at Andover which occurred in or just previous to 1645. That he had early determined to remove from Newbury, which in the view of the inhabitants, was already overcrowded, is shown by the fact that he was one of the petitioners for, and chairman of the committee to obtain a settlement at Winnacu??ct, now Hampton, N. H. This was in 1638.
In September, 1644, an attempt was made to form a church at Andover the meeting being held at Rowley, as there were not sufficient accommodations at Andover, but on account of a technicality the organization was not effected until 24 October, 1645. The names of the first ten members, freeholders (as required by law to constitute a church), were, Mr. JohnWoodbridge,1 teacher, John Osgood, Robert Barnard, John Frye, NicholasHolt, Richard Barker, Joseph Parker, Nathan Parker, Richard Blake, EdmundFaulkner; given in the order of their signing.
23 Nov. 1650. John Osgood, Senior of Andover sells to George Little of Newbury, all his rights in the pasturage belonging to a house he owned there and which he had formerly sold to John Pike of Newbury. This deed was not put on record until 28 Jan., 1701.
In 1651, Andover sent its first representative to the General Court in the person of John Osgood. His sickness and death prevented his attending any but the May session.
Evidently he was a man useful to the community and honored by his townsmen.
"We next find John Osgood's name among the persons who were admittedfreeman in Massachusetts on the 23d of May 1639. Soon after he settled in Andover, which place was so named by its first inhabitants from and ofthe principal towns in Hampshire, in the vicinity of which lie the two Wallops and Wherwell. The last named parish being less than 4 milesdistant from it."
There is no warrant for assuming that there was any near "consanguinityof blood" between these three early Osgood Emigrants to New England. John Osgood was from Wherwell in the County of Hampshire, England; Christopher Osgood of Ipswich, Massachusetts from Marlborough, Wiltshire, while in regard to the English home of William Osgood of Salisbury, nothing definite is known.
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN OSSGOOD OF ANDOVER IN THE COUNTY OFESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS.
"The 12 of April 1650, in the age of the testator 54 born in 1595 July23.
"In the name off God Amen. I John Ossgood off Andover in the county of Essex in New England Being Sick of Body But in perfect memory do institutand mak my last will & Testament in manner and for me as followeth.Imprimis. I give & bequeath my soule into the hand of God my heavenly??ather Through the medyation of Jesus Christ my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer my Body to the earth from whence it was taken my Good and chattels as followeth.
Imprimis. I do give Unto my Sonn John Ossgood my hous and hous lot withall acomodations thereunto Belonging Broaken Up and Unbroaken Up landwith all the medow ther Unto belonging forever with the proviso that mywife Sarah Ossgood shall have the moyety or the on half of the hous andlands and meadowes during her natural life.
Item I do give & Bequeath to my Sonn Stephen Ossgood 25 pounds to bepayd at 21 yeares of age in Country pay.
Item I do give to my daughter Mary Ossgood 25 pounds to be payd at 18years off age in Country pay.
Item I do give unto my dater Elizabeth Ossgood 25 pounds to be payd at18 years off age in Country pay.
Item I do give unto my daughter Sarah Clements 20 s.
Item I do give to her daughter Baker 20 shillings to be payd when she is7 yeares of age. But if she dy before that time to be null.
Item I do give my servant Caleb Johnson one Cow Calf to be payd 3 yearsBefor his time is out, and to be kept at the cost off my Executor tillhis time is out.
Item I do give to the meeting hous off Newbery 18 shillings to Buie aChushion for the minister to lay his Book upon all the rest of my Goodsand Chattels unbequeathed I do give unto my sonn John Ossgood and toSarah, my wife whom I do make Joynt executors of my last will & testament& in witness hereof set my hand & seale.
JOHN OSSGOOD.
I do intreat John Clement of Haverhill and Nichulus Hoult of Andover tobe overseers of this my last Will and testament.
By mee.
JOHN OSSGOOD.
In presence off
Joseph Parker.
Richard Barker.
AN INVENTORIE1 OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN OSGOOD OF ANDOVER,
LATELY DECEASED.
œ s d
Imp His purse and apparell, 16 00 0
Foure oxen, 30 0 0
Two steeres, 10 0 0
Six cowes, 29 0 0
Seven young cattel, 14 0 0
Eighteen swine, 25 0 0
120 Bushels of wheat, 24 0 0
30 Bushels of Ry, 5 0 0
120 Bushels of Indian, 15 0 0
House Lands & Meadows, 80 0 0
For Rie sowed, 12 0 0
Due upon bond, 20 0 0
Sixty Bushels of Barly, 13 0 0
Fifty Bushels of Pease, 8 15 0
A feather bed & furniture, 4 10 0
A flock bed (being half feathers) & furniture, 3 16 0
A flock bed and furniture, 2 0 0
Five payre of sheets & an odd one, 2 08 0
Table linen, 1 0 0
Fower payre of pillow-beers, 0 18 0
Nineteen yards of carsai (Kersey), 5 0 0
Sixe yards of Serge, 1 4 0
Ten yards of Canvace, 0 15 0
A remnant of Serge, 0 9 0
Penistone (?) ten yards, 1 19 0
Ten payre of stockings, 0 18 0
1 Several items in this inventory are here put collectively and theorder is not the same always as in the original, it not being thought ofsufficient importance to reproduce all of them separately. The total, however, is the same as in the original.
Three yards of stuffe, 0 10 0
Twenty-two pieces of pewter, 2 0 0
For ye Copper & Brasse, 4 14 0
For Iron pott, tongs, cottrell & pot-hooks, 1 0 0
Two muskets and a fowling piece, 2 10 0
Sword, cutlass & bandaleeres, 1 5 0
Yarn and cotton-wool, 0 15 0
Barrels, tubbs, trays, cheese-moates, and pailes, 1 10 0
A slead, 0 5 0
Bedsteads, cords & chayers, 0 14 0
Chests and wheeles, 0 16 0
A warming pan, 0 5 0
Foure axes, 0 8 0
Three hoes, 0 8 0
Three wedges, 0 3 0
A hayre cloth, 0 5 0
Bridle & Saddle, 0 5 0
For Sawes, 0 10 0
Mault, 0 16 0
A firkin of butter, 1 8 0
Bacon, 2 0 0
A dung cart & wheels, 1 0 0
Cheese, 2 0 0
For hay, 8 0 0
A yard of holland, 0 4 0
A yard & a half of calico, 0 2 6
Household implements, 1 0 0
A flock bed and furniture, foure augers, a gouge, two hammers and abroad chisel, 2 7 6
A cart rope, five yoke and the hookes, three chayers, ploughs and irons,a harrow, five sives, a spade and crow, three sithes, five sickles, onemat hook, pitch-fork and a grind stone, nayles, foure sacks, cheese, 8 30
The sum of all, 373 7 0
SARAH OSSGOOD,
Her O marke.
John Clements,
Nicholas Hoult,
His H marke.
This was recorded 25th. 9th month, 1651.
