Deacon John Osgood

Deacon John (4), third son of Lieutenant John (3) Osgood, was born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1682, and died in  he fourth name on the petition to Governor Shute, of Massachusetts, 1721, requesting the grant of Penny Cook, and is on another petition for the same purpose to Hon. William Dunmore, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in 1725. In 1727 he was elected treasurer "to ye settlers" who were to establish their claims in Penny Cooke, February 28. 1725; he drew lot Xo. II in the lowest range; and in 1727 he drew house lot No. 11 in the "Eleven Lots," containing eight and three-quarters acres. In the statement as to the state and condition of the settlement at Penacook, made October, 1731, it is said of John Osgood that he "had a house built and inhabited. In 1729 he was one of the committee appointed by the settlers of Penacook "to lay our grievances before the general court's committee." His is the first name on the committee appointed by the proprietors of Penacook, June 25, 1729, "to call and agree with some suitable person to be a minister of the town of Penny Cook, and pay him such salary as shall hereafter be agreed upon by the company of settlers." In 1730 John Osgood i< first of a committee of seven "to agree with Rev. Timothy Walker, in order to his carrying on the work of the ministry in Penny Cook for the year ensuing." October 14 of that year he was appointed first on a committee "to agree with the Rev. Timothy Walker upon terms for being our minister." As a man's standing in the church was a very certain index of his standing in a community in the days when John Osgood lived, it appears that he was one of the foremost citizens of the infant settlement of "Penny Cook." In the records of the assembly, April 3, 1747, his name appears in reference to his connection in the bloody tragedy of a year before. It was then voted, "that there be allowed to John Osgood twelve shillings and six pence for coffins, etc., for the men killed at Rumford last year." He was a deacon in the church and major in the militia. His wife, Hannah, died in 1774, aged ninety. They had sons Josiah, Joseph, John and James.

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John Osgood (1683 - 1765)

Deacon John Osgood

Born 28 Jun 1683 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Son of John Osgood and Hannah (Ayer) Osgood

Brother of Ebenezer Osgood, Nathaniel Osgood, Jeremiah Osgood, Jeremiah Osgood, Daniel Osgood, William Osgood, Hannah (Osgood) Frye, Benjamin Osgood, Samuel Osgood and Josiah Osgood

Husband of Hannah (Abbot) Osgood — married 16 Sep 1708 [location unknown]

Father of Hannah (Osgood) Chickering and John Osgood

Died 23 Nov 1765 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Biography

Born: 1683

Death: 1765[1]

Title: Deacon[1]

Married John Osgood 16 Sep 1708.[1]

Hannah3, b. Feb 27, 1684-5; m. Dea. John Osgood Sep 16, 1708; and d. Dec 25, 1774. He d. in 1765, aged eighty-three.[1]

Deacon John Osgood married 16 Sep 1708 Hannah (1685 - 1774), dau of George and Dorcas (Graves) Abbot of Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Together they had several children:
Hannah Osgood, b 1710; m 1728 Samuel Chickering; d 1761 John Osgood, b 1712; d 1775 Elizabeth Osgood, b 1714; m Col. James Frye; d 1756 Joseph Osgood, b 1718; d 1797 Dorcas Osgood, b 1721; m 1743 Thomas Marsh Mary Osgood, b 1726; m 1745 William Allen; d 1806 Deacon John Osgood was one of the proprietors of Pennacook (later Concord), New Hampshire, and moved there about 1731. After the massacre of Bradleys and others by native Americans, he returned to Andover, Massachusetts and spent the latter part of his life there, active in town and church affairs. Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Essex Antiquarian. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company, 1897. Vol 1, No 3, p.36. See also:

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This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011. Footnotes: Source Citations:

Osgood, Ira. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood (Salem Press, Salem, Massachusetts, (1894) 478 pages) - See Deacon John Osgood (1683 - 1765) Person # 25 on Page 13, 19-20 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Birth Records of Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - showing births: John, s. John and Hannah, June 28, 1683; Ebenezer, s. John and Hannah, Mar. 26, 1685; Nathaniell, s. John and Hannah, Jan. 6, 1686; Jeremiah, s. John and Hannah, Jan. 16, 1687-8; Jeremiah, s. John and Hannah, July 11, 1691; Daniel, s. John and Hannah, Jan. 19, 1693; Hannah, d. John and Hannah, June 24, 1699.; Josiah, s. John and [torn], ––– ––, [1706-7?].