Ninth Generation


292. John BOSWORTH280 was born about 1656 in Hull, Plymouth Co., MA. He died on 20 August 1725 at the age of 69 in Bristol, RI. John lived in Hull on land given him by his father until 1708. There he was elected as selectman, fence viewer, and tithingman and fought in King Philip's War under Capt. Isaac Johnson in 1675. He removed to Bristol in 1708. SARAH and John BOSWORTH were married before 1683 in Bristol, RI, or Hull, England.

293. SARAH was born in 1656 in Hull, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 6 April 1735 at the age of 79 in Barrington, Bristol Co., RI. She was buried in Bristol, RI.

Children were:

146

i.

Nathaniel BOSWORTH.

ii.

John BOSWORTH281 was born about 1682 in Hull, Plymouth Co., MA. He died on 24 October 1754 at the age of 72 in Bristol, RI. He lived at first in Hull, but by 6 May 1711 had removed to Bristol.

iii.

Benjamin BOSWORTH282 was born about 1685 in Hull, Plymouth Co., MA. He died before 27 January 1774 at the age of 89 in Ashford, CT. His will named wife Jemima, son Ebenezer, daus. Hopestill, Bridget, Sarah, and Elizabeth (no surnames), gdaus. Hannah Walker and Abigail Peabody.

iv.

Edward BOSWORTH281 was born about 1691. He died before 21 February 1788 at the age of 97 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT. He was called Edward, Jr. to distinguish him from his uncle Edward. He removed to Barrington before 1730, where he bought a home lot of 73 acres with houses and barns. In 1734 he bough 118+ acres in Ashford, CT and a farm of 188 acres in Mansfield CT. Between September 1738 and June 1739 he and his whole family removed to Mansfield, except for sons Edward and Jonathan. The first six of his children were born in Bristol, and the last four in Mansfield.