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John Hosford

Male Bef 1627 - 1698  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name John Hosford 
    Birth Bef 3 Oct 1627  Beaminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Death 7 Aug 1683  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Carpenter  [2
    Reference Number 312 
    Death May 1698  [2
    Notes 
    • John Hosford and his brother-in-law Timothy Thrall, were apparently close friends and supported each other in town and church affairs. Philippa bore ten children, four of whom married grandchildren of original Colony members, and son John married Deborah, daughter of Peter Brown of Plymouth.

      John Hosford was a member of a troop of 37 horsemen, first in the Colony, organized by the General Court and commanded by Capt. John Mason. John is mentioned in the records of Old Windsor as a carpenter, a master work-man at building houses.

      John Hosford's will shows: To his son, William, 225 pounds, John, 121 pounds, daus. Hester, Mary and Sarah, 100 pounds each, and to Obadiah, 122 pounds (Col.Rec.).

      John Hosford was given by William Thrall, the fifty acres granted the older man for his services in the first Pequod War. John Hosford was the son of Elder Wm. Hosford, who also came on the "Mary and John". Elder Hosford left his land and house to his son John Hosford upon returning to England. John Hosford and his brother-in-Law Timothy Thrall, were apparently close friends and supported each other in town and church affairs.
    Person ID I110  US Thrall family
    Last Modified 23 May 2004 

    Father William Hosford,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phillury Thrall,   b. 25 Oct 1639, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1683, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1657  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William Hosford,   b. 25 Oct 1658, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1683 (Age 24 years)
     2. John Hosford,   b. 16 Oct 1660, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1668 (Age 7 years)
    +3. Timothy Hosford,   b. 20 Oct 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Hester Hosford,   b. 27 May 1664   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Sarah Hosford,   b. 27 Sep 1666, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Samuel Hosford,   b. 2 Jun 1669, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Nathaniel Hosford,   b. 19 Aug 1671, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Mary Hosford,   b. 12 Apr 1674, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. John Hosford,   b. 20 Sep 1675, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +10. Obadiah Hosford,   b. 23 Sep 1677, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 3 Oct 1627 - Beaminster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Nov 1657 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Death - 7 Aug 1683 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Nancy Thrall Zupan, Email sent to Thrale.com by Nancy dated 15 May 2004 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 3 (Reliability: 3).