HOSMER Narrative
JOHNSON and SCHAUFELBERGER GENEALOGY

HOSMER Narrative
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STEPHEN HOSMER
Stephen and Dorothy (Selden) Hosmer moved from Ticehurst to Hawkhurst (about 5 miles) before the birth of their first son in 1603.  Stephen's son, William, was the sole executor of his will and inherited the family property, while his son James received only 12 pence--even the poor of Hawkhurst were allocated 10 shillings! Both Stephen and his brother, Thomas, died in 1632, possibly from plague?

JAMES HOSMER
James Hosmer and his wife, Ann, emigrated from England aboard the Elizabeth, which departed on April 9, 1635.  They were accompanied by their two daughters: Marie age 2 and Ann age 3 mos.  His wife died either during the trip or shortly after arrival in the Colony.  James was granted two acres in Cambridge MA and was admitted as a Freeman of Cambridge on May 17, 1637.  James joined a company led by Simon Willard to the Concord River and a town charter for Concord was granted September 2, 1635; James was granted four lots totaling 164 acres in the south quarter.  He settled there with his second wife, Mary, marrying a third time to Alice after Mary's death in 1641.  He remained in Concord until his own death in 1685.

ABIGAIL HOSMER
Abigail's sister, Dorothy, married Abigail's brother-in-law, John Wheeler. Abigail Hosmer was among the 27 persons of Concord who died in the epidemic during the winter of 1717/18--along with her mother Abigail (Wood) Hosmer, and another ancestor, John Heywood Jr.