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From: Susan Taylor <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Christopher Osgood - daughters named Mary
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 20:10:17 -0500
In-Reply-To: <Sea1-F78whlFHmxYqMg0000a0be@hotmail.com>


Hi, John,

I have a bit on these OSGOODs though this particular family is not my
OSGOOD. I come down via this Christopher's sister Deborah who md. John RUSS.

At 07:32 AM 5/11/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Good morning everyone and especially a very happy Mother's Day to all the
>mothers on the list.
> Christopher Osgood, b. ca. 1644, had 4 wives. He lived in Andover.
> According to the VRs, page 286, three of them bore him children (a total
> of 16) and each bore a daughter named Mary. These are:
> by Hannah Belknap, Mary b. 5 Jul 1665,
> by Hannah Barker, Mary b. 8 Mar 1686/7
> by Sarah Redington, Mary. b. 1705?

Here's what I have on these folks per a few sources:

1. NEHGR "The Osgood Family in New England", Vol. 13, p. 201, the issue of
this Christopher are listed as

by 1st wife: Hannah Belknap, ( - 21 Nov 1679)
Mary, 5 July 1665 - 5 Apr 1700, m. John Marston, 28 May 1689
Hannah, b. 19 Oct 1668, m. John Carlton, 22 Aug 1688
Dorothy, b. 4 Jul 1671, m. _?_ Anniss
Abigail, b. 29 Aug 1673, m. Joseph Carlton, 2 Aug 1694
Christopher, b. 28 Jun 1675
Ezekiel, b. 5 Nov 1679

by 2nd wife: Hannah Barker ( - 6 Apr 1687)
Precilla, b. 1 Apr 1681, m. James Russell
Sarah, b. 19 Feb 1683, m. -?- Gray
Esther, b. 31 Oct 1684, m. -?- Langdon
Anna, b. 8 March 1687

>As the first Mary, apparently, had not died and was not yet married
>at the time of the birth of the 2nd Mary, are the VRs in error and the
>correct name should be Anna as listed in the NEHGR? I am more than
>willing to put a note in my files about this discrepancy. It would be
>nice to have as much info as possible regarding this when I make the
entry.

Yes, it would appear the VRs may??? be in error and the correct name
probably???? should be Anna.

no children by 3rd wife: Sarah -?- ( - 8 Jul 1689)

by 4th wife: Sarah -?-
Rebecca, b. 3 May 1692, m. Robert Barnard
Lydia, (14 Jun 1694 - 20 Jul 1694)
Martha, b. 14 Dec 1698, m. Daniel Moore
Jeremiah, b. 1702
Mary, b, 1705, m. John Foster

2. NEHGR , "Descendants of John Redington", Vol. 61, p. 226

Sarah, (12 Mar 1658 Topsfield, MA - Jul 1689), daughter of John and Mary
(GOULD) REDINGTON, "m. as third wife Christopher Osgood; no issue."

3. On these marriages for Christopher and on the marriage of the 1st Mary
per Torrey:

p. 547
"OSGOOD, Christopher (1643-1723) & 1/wf Hannah BELKNAP (-1679), Lynn; 6 Dec
1663; Salem"
"OSGOOD, Christopher (1643-1723) & 2/wf Hannah BARKER (-1687); 27 May 1680;
Andover"
"OSGOOD, Christopher (1643-1723) & 3/wf Sarah REDINGTON (1659-Jul 1689); 21
Dec 1687; Topsfield"
"OSGOOD, Christopher (1643-1723) & 4/wf Sarah -?-; aft Jul 1689, bef 1692;
Andover"

p. 491
"MARSTONE, John (ca 1664-1741) & Mary OSGOOD (-1700); 28 May 1689; Andover"

The marriage of the 2nd Mary to John FOSTER is not in Torrey for he only
covered marriages "Prior to 1700." I found no marriage for an Anna OSGOOD.
If Anna did marry then it was probably after 1700.

As you have the published VRs of Andover won't quote from them. From the
above sources it appears he had no issue from his 3rd., wife Sarah
REDINGTON. The last set of issue appear to be from his 4th wife also named
Sarah whose maiden names no one appears to know at this time or at least
not in any of the sources I have????

--- Susan

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> One person, a member of our list, has the daughter of Hannah Barker with
> the name Anna and cites The New England Historical and Genealogical
> Register. He does not have a place of birth. On page 514 of Vol. II -
> Marriages & Deaths, there is the death of Marah Osgood, d. Christopher
> and Hannay, on 15 Apr 1687. As Hannah Barker died 6 Apr 1687, page 513, I
> am making a tentative assumption that this was mother and daughter both
> dying closely and as a result of child birth.
>
> Hannah Belknap's daughter appears to have married John Marston in 1689,
> page 234 of Vol. II, and born out by several people on the WorldConnect
> project, including a couple from our list and one that I know is very
> meticulous in his research. (BTW, this Mary Osgood was tried as a witch
> in 1692, but judged innocent.) She d. 5 Apr 1700 in Andover.
>
> As the first Mary, apparently, had not died and was not yet married at
> the time of the birth of the 2nd Mary, are the VRs in error and the
> correct name should be Anna as listed in the NEHGR? I am more than
> willing to put a note in my files about this discrepancy. It would be
> nice to have as much info as possible regarding this when I make the entry.
>
> Thank you.
>
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> don't know how, but whenever I look in the mirror, I still seem to have a
> full head of hair. :-)
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