Nathaniel Bosworth

Events in Nathaniel Bosworth's life Date Age Event Place Notes Sources 04 Sep 1617 Nathaniel Bosworth was born Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England 42 05 Aug 1634 16 Death of father Edward Bosworth (aged 45) In Boston Harbor onboard the "Elizabeth & Dorcas" 1645 28 Married Bridget Bellamy (aged 24) Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA 42 18 May 1648 30 Death of mother Mary (aged 57) Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 Apr 1650 32 Birth of daughter Hannah Bosworth Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 31 Aug 1690 72 Nathaniel Bosworth died Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

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http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062853635;view=1up;seq=133 Bosworth genealogy; a history of the descendants ... Parts 1-2 1926-28. Clarke, Mary (Bosworth) Chapter 5

p. 106 wife Bridgett p. 107 death date and copy of will

Founder of Bristol Built home on Silver Creek

From Wikitree Nathaniel Bosworth Born September 4, 1617 in Market Leicestershire, Englandmap Son of Edward Bosworth and Mary (UNKNOWN) Bosworth Brother of Mary (Bosworth) Buckland, Jonathan Bosworth, Benjamin Bosworth and Edward Bosworth Husband of Bridget (Bellamy) Bosworth — married about 1619 in Hull, MAmap Father of Sarah (Bosworth) Lobdell and John Bosworth Died August 31, 1690 in Bristol, RImap Bosworth-766 — Profile manager: Charles Boswort

Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records .p. 2148 came to America with his parents in 1634 names children son Jospeh was baptized June 6, 1652 married Esther Smith Feb.10, 1680. They had children, one son was Joseph who had a daughter Lydia.

Nathaniel and his wife lived in Hull, Mass., but on May 1, 1682, they bought land in Bristol, RI, and on Sept. 29 of the same year, they sold their home in Hull. In 1683, Nathaniel Bosworth built his home "Silver Creek" which is still standing, and is the oldest house in Bristol, RI. Pictures show "Silver Creek" to be a beautiful Colonial house, in a lovely setting. A view of the parlor shows a magnificent room, with family portraits and appropriate antique furniture. "During the bombardment of Bristol by General Wallace in 1775, grape shot pierced its walls and lodged in the ceilings, where it was found years later when repairs were being made." [Source: Bosworth Genealogy] The first religious worship in Bristol was held in this house. The first school in Bristol was also held in "Silver Creek," and the teacher was Nathaniel Bosworth's daughter, Mary.

Deacon Nathaniel Bosworth was one of the 8 men who founded the First Congregational Church of Bristol. He died Aug 31, 1690, and his tombstone which reads, "The first Deacon of the Church of Christ in Bristoll," is near the wall of The Congregational Church. [Source: Woodstock Conn., Church Records, Vol. ABC, p. 168]

Nathaniel and his wife lived in Hull, Mass., but on May 1, 1682, they bought land in Bristol, RI, and on Sept. 29 of the same year, they sold their home in Hull. In 1683, Nathaniel Bosworth built his home "Silver Creek" which is still standing, and is the oldest house in Bristol, RI. Pictures show "Silver Creek" to be a beautiful Colonial house, in a lovely setting. A view of the parlor shows a magnificent room, with family portraits and appropriate antique furniture. "During the bombardment of Bristol by General Wallace in 1775, grape shot pierced its walls and lodged in the ceilings, where it was found years later when repairs were being made." [Source: Bosworth Genealogy] The first religious worship in Bristol was held in this house. The first school in Bristol was also held in "Silver Creek," and the teacher was Nathaniel Bosworth's daughter, Mary.

Deacon Nathaniel Bosworth was one of the 8 men who founded the First Congregational Church of Bristol. He died Aug 31, 1690, and his tombstone which reads, "The first Deacon of the Church of Christ in Bristoll," is near the wall of The Congregational Church. [Source: Woodstock Conn., Church Records, Vol. ABC, p. 168]

Nathaniel Bosworth - Mrs. Bridget Bellamy

Nathaniel Bosworth was born at Market Bosworth, Leicester, England 4 Sep 1617. His parents were Edward Bosworth, Sr and Mary Mrs Bosworth.

He married Bridget at Hull, Massachusetts in 1645. Bridget Bosworth was born at Market, Bosworth, Leic, England 1619 daughter of Jeremiah Bellamy and an unknown wife. Bridget was probably the widow of Jeremiah Bellamy and Nicholas Lobdell

They were the parents of 10 children:

1. Sarah Mary Bosworth born 1647.
2. Nathaniel Bosworth born 29 Jul 1649.
3. Hannah or Sarah Bosworth born 30 Apr 1650.
4. Jeremiah Bosworth born Abt 1651.
5. Joseph Bosworth born Abt 1652.

Will

A cousin, Benjamin Jones, is mentioned in his will. Will dtd. March 15, 1689/90, probated November 20, 1690, calls him a yeoman, names wife Bridget, 6 sons, and 3 daughters. It mentions his lands in Hull, England. Will of Nathaniel Bosworth dtd. March 15, 1689, proved November 20, 1690. Mentions son Nathaniel eldest, Joseph, John, Jeremy, Bellamy, Edward, dau. Mary Lobdell, Hannah Jacob, and Bridget.

The following children were listed in Nathaniel’s will (with the exception of Sarah, who died before the document was drafted.)

i. Sarah Bosworth, who was born about 1645 in Hull, Mass.1 She married her stepbrother John Lobdell on 21 Feb 1664 in Hingham, Mass.1 She died 26 Oct 1673 in Hull.1

ii. Bellamy Bosworth, who was born in 1654.11 He married Mary Smith on 11 Nov 1685.11 He died on 16 Feb 1717.11

iii. Bridget Bosworth.

iv. Edward Bosworth. He was married to Elizabeth Easterbrooks.

v. Hannah Bosworth. Her husband’s last name was Jacob.

vi. Jeremy Bosworth.

vii. John Bosworth.

viii. Joseph Bosworth.

ix. Mary Bosworth.

x. Nathaniel Bosworth.

Sources

1 The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918 Page 59. BOSWORTH. Nathaniel, of Hull, probably son of Edward Bosworth, and brother of Benjamin & Jonathan Bosworth.

2. COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p. Page 34.

3. Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

4. Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

5. Abstracts of Bristol County Probate Records.

6. Jacobson. Massachusetts Bay Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of the History of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

7. Lobdell, Julia Ardelia. Simon Lodbdell 1646 of Milford, Conn. and his descendants.

8. The Genealogical Advertiser: A Quarterly Magazine of Family History. Volume 3. 1900.

9. Munro, Wilfred Harold. The history of Bristol, R.I.: The story of the Mount Hope lands, from the visit of the Northmen to the Present Time. 1881.

10. Perry, Calbraith Borne. The Perrys of Rhode Island and tales of Silver Creek. 1909.

11. Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

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Nathaniel Bosworth (abt. 1617 - abt. 1690)

Nathaniel Bosworth
Born about 1617 in Englandmap
Son of Edward Bosworth and Mary (Unknown) Bosworth [uncertain]
Brother of Mary (Bosworth) Buckland, Jonathan Bosworth Sr. and Benjamin Bosworth
Husband of Bridget (Bellamy) Bosworth — married 1645 in Hull, Plymouth Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Jeremiah Bosworth, Mary Bosworth, Sarah (Bosworth) Lobdell, Nathaniel Bosworth Jr., Hannah Sarah (Bosworth) Jacob, Joseph Bosworth, Bellamy Bosworth, John Bosworth, Edward Bosworth and Bridget (Bosworth) Phillips
Died about 31 Aug 1690 at about age 73 in Bristol, Bristol, Plymouth Colonymap
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Contents

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1 Disputed
2 Biography
2.1 Family
2.2 Bristol
2.3 Death and Estate
3 Sources
Disputed

Date of Birth: The Great Migration series gives Nathaniel's birth date as "about 1619;" The Bosworth Genealogy gives a date (without explanation) of September 14, 1617. Nathaniel's grave marker gives his age as 73, resulting in a birth year of 1617.

Identity of Wife: There seems to be general agreement among researchers that Bridget Bosworth was the wife or daughter of Jeremiah Bellamy of Hull.[1] Researcher Smith postulates that Nathaniel was Bridget's third husband, with prior marriages to (1) Jeremiah Bellamy and (2) Nicholas Lobdell.[2]

Number of Children: NEHGR's "Seventeenth Century Hull" article lists Nathaniel's nine children, beginning with Nathaniel Jr.[2] The Bosworth Genealogy adds a tenth child, an oldest "daughter" who is unnamed but married to John Lobdell in 1664/5.[1] It's likely this was a confusion with Nathaniel's niece, Benjamin's daughter Mary.[2]

Biography

Nathaniel Bosworth immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Nathaniel was born about 1617 in England. He was the son of Edward and Mary (birth surname unknown) Bosworth who emigrated to Boston on the Elizabeth and Dorcas in 1634 with his siblings Benjamin and Mary. Edward Bosworth died on the ship in Boston Harbor, resulting in great hardship for his family. Widow Mary Bosworth and the children were awarded financial assistance from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. However, Edward's sons Jonathan (who preceded them,) Benjamin and Nathaniel were made liable for Edward's debt to Henry Sewall, a fellow passenger on the journey. [3]

The Bosworth brothers were among the earliest settlers of Hingham.[4] In May of 1642 Nathaniel was granted admittance as a planter in the new fishing settlement at Nantasket (Hull.)[5] Nathaniel married and raised a large family there and was mentioned many times in town records.[2]

Family

Nathaniel's wife was Bridget (birth surname unknown.) The marriage date and location are unknown. The couple had nine known children:[2]

Nathaniel Jr. bp. 29 Jul 1649; m. (1) Elizabeth Morton, (2) Mary Morton
Jeremiah bp. 29 Jul 1649 unmarried
Hannah bp 30 Apr 1650; m. Joseph Jacobs
Joseph bp. 6 Jun 1652; m. Mrs. Elizabeth (Dorby) Miller
Bellamy 30 Nov 1654 m. Mary Smith
John b. ca 1656; m. Sarah Unknown
Mary bp. 4 Oct 1657; died unmarried
Edward bp. 29 May 1659; m. (1) Mary/Merry Unknown, (2) Elizabeth Unknown
Bridget bp. 19 Aug 1660 m. Joseph Philips
Bristol

Nathaniel and three of his sons were among the founding settlers of Bristol, now Rhode Island. He attended the Town's first meeting on September 1, 1682.[6] The first religious services were held in "Deacon" Nathaniel's Bosworth's home at 814 Hope Street which is still standing. He remained a prominent member of the community until his death.

Death and Estate

Nathaniel Bosworth died at Bristol on August 31, 1690.[7] His will, dated March 16, 1689/90, gave land to all six sons. Daughters Hannah Jacobs, Mary Bosworth, and Bridget were named, and bequests were given to Mary, Sarah, John, and Nathaniel Lobdell without specifying the relationships.[8][9] His Burial Marker is located on the grounds of the Congregational Church Nathaniel helped found.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Clarke, Mary Bosworth. Bosworth Genealogy, A History of the Descendants of Edward Bosworth. Oakland, CA: Self-Published, 1926. Page 112.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Smith, Ethel Farrington. "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 142. Boston, MA: Jul 1988. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 276-278.
↑ Clarke, 1926. Page 47.
↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Volume II Genealogical. Hingham, MA: Town of Hingham, 1893. Page 87.
↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Vol. 2 1642-1649. Massachusetts State Legislature, 1853. Page 5.
↑ Munroe, Wilfred H. The History of Bristol, R.I. Providence, RI: J.A. & R.A. Reid Publishers, 1880. Page 79.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F869-JZ3 : 4 November 2020), Nathaniel Bosworth, 1690.
↑ Clarke, 1926. Page 109.
↑ " Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YT-98XR : 3 August 2023), Film# 007703530, Bristol, Massachusetts, image 20, Vol 1.
See Also:
Saunders, Dorothy. Bristol, Rhode Island's Early Settlers (Heritage Books, Westminster, MA, 2010) #17. P.42.
The Bosworth Family Bible in possession of Georgine Butman handed down from Jonathan Bosworth.
Find A Grave: Memorial #13165826