Judith Tozier

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137368258/judith-tozier

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Judith Smith

• Judith Smith married on 5 Nov 1651 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Thomas Smith.
• Death: est 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

She married Richard Tozier b: 1631 in Dover, Kent, England. He was taxed at Cocheco, Dover, N. H., in 1659. The same year he had a grant at Newichawannock. Lived near Salmon Falls. Richard Tozier was killed by Indians 16 Oct. 1675. Judith, widow Tozier, died before 18 June 1683, in Maine, probably near present day Berwick.

That marriage took place in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on 3 July 1656, Richard Bellingham, the Deputy Governor of the Colony, officiated.

Family

Judith and Richard had six children (the first born in Boston):

From page 779 of Old Kittery and Her Families By Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole

1. Thomas b. 5 May 1657; possibly killed or captured at the time of his father's death.
2. Richard b. about 1660; m. Elizabeth, widow of James Sharp and dau. of Elder William Wentworth. s. p. She was captured by Indians 18 March 1690.
3. Simon m. Mary — [Knapp?] See Bond's Hist, of Watertown, Mass.
4. Elizabeth m. (1) Blanchant, (2) Richard Randall of Dover, N. H.
5. Martha m. Nathan Lord 22 Nov. 1678.
6. John b. about 1663; possibly father of John Tozier of Georgetown, Me.

Another child list

Children

1. Thomas Tozier b: 5 May 1657 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
2. Elizabeth Tozier b: Apr 1659 in Kittery, York, Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony
3. Richard Tozier b: 1660 in Kittery, York, Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. Simon Tozier b: 1662 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States
5. Martha Tozier b: 1663 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States
6. Judith Tozier b: 1664 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States
7. John Tozier b: 1665 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States
8. Ann Tozier b: 1668 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States

Notes

From http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tozer/50/

Judith was appointed administrix of his estate on 16 July 1676.An inventory of that estate, conducted on 30 March 1683, listed the following items:

"His wearing apparell, His house and 75 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow land, 2 cows and calves, 100 acres of land granted by the town, 2 sheep and 4 swine, 2 pillows rug 8 blankets 2 fether beds, 2 bolsters 1 sheet 1 pair curtains 2 iron pots, 1 frying pan 2 trammels trays dishes spoons, 1 payle 4 wedges 2 axes 1 adze 3 hoes."

The total value was £118.The real estate was apparently conveyed in sixths to his six children.

Judith made her will on 7 September 1664, and died sometime before 18 June 1683, when her son Richard Jr. was appointed administrator of her estate.

Disputed parents

Seen as 'Parents: Henry Smith b. 1600 in Hingham, Norfolk, England & Judith Cooper b: 1611 in Hingham, Norfolk, England".

Seen as "Judith's father was Thomas Smith son of Simon and Martha Oldfield." (link: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tozier/17/)

Seen as "Judith's parents are unknown to me" (link: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tozier/122/ )

Seen as "That marriage took place in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on 3 July 1656, to JUDITH-2 SMITH; Richard Bellingham, the Deputy Governor of the Colony, officiated. She was born around 1636, probably in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and was the daughter of Thomas Smith and Margaret Clark." (link: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tozer/50/ )

Seen as "Judith Smith may have been Judith Blott, daughter of Robert Blott." (link: http://brentglad.com/static_pages/tozer/pafn01.htm#26632 )

Judith Smith in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 VIEW

• Name: Judith Smith
• Event Type: Marriage
• Marriage Date: 3 May 1656
• Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
• Spouse Name: Richard Tozer

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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 JAN 1998;FamilySearch® Ancestral File? v4.19" 3 Feb 2001
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_Falls_River
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=olney&id=...
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZGJ-9XM/judith-smith-1636-1683 The Life Summary of Judith. Judith Smith was born about 1636, in England as the daughter of Thomas Smith and Judith. She married Richard Tozer on 3 May 1656, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 18 June 1683, in Berwick, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in York, Province of Maine, British Colonial America.
• Married: 5 Nov 1651 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Name: Thomas Smith Death: est 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tozer/50/
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Judith_Smith_%2821%29
• Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. I. Page 750. AncestryImage
• Genealogical Gleanings in England, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) 47:404, 1893. Symon Smith of Stepney will 3 Oct 1665 proved 2 Jan 1665; wife Martha... Item I give and bequeath unto my cousin Judith Toozer, the wife of Richard Toozer, the daughter of my son Thomas Smith now living in New England. … AmericanAncestors