Hon. John Hobson, J.P.

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Biography

In 1741 he was Speaker of the House of Representatives; he was Deputy to the General Court for many years.

November 10, 1680 -- John Hobson was born at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [1]

September 7, 1699 -- John Hobson and Dorcas Pearson married at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province. [2]

November 23, 1756 -- Dorcas Pearson Hobson died at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province. [3]

April 29, 1757 -- widower John Hobson and widow Elizabeth Story Hidden married at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province. [4]

March 20, 1770 -- John Hobson died at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province. [5]

John Hobson JP (1680 - 1770)

Hon John Hobson JP

Born 10 Nov 1680 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of John Hobson and Sarah (Varnum) Nelson

Brother of Grace (Hobson) Smithwick, Sarah Nelson [half], Philip Nelson [half], Sarah (Nelson) Hazen [half] and Hannah (Nelson) Richardson [half]

Husband of Dorcas (Pearson) Hobson — married 7 Sep 1699 (to 23 Nov 1756) in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province

Husband of Elizabeth (Story) Hobson — married 29 Apr 1757 (to 28 Sep 1766) in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province

Father of Hepzibah (Hobson) Treadwell, Humphrey Hobson, Moses Hobson and John Hobson

Died 20 Mar 1770 at age 89 in Rowley, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Footnotes

↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 154.
↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 154.
↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 154.
↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, pages 151 & 154.
↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 154.

Sources

George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett Jewett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. 1933. Reprinted by the New England History Press, Somersworth, New Hampshire. 1981. Pages 154.
William Richard Cutter, A.M., and William Frederick Adams, eds., Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, vol. I, New York: Lewish Historical Publishing Company, 1908, esp. pp. 15, 17: copy
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (15 January 2020), John Hobson, 1680.
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (2 March 2020), John Hobson, 20 Mar 1770; citing Death, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009689.
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