ELEVENTH GENERATION

1522. William Osgood ^{(21036) (21037)(21038)} was born about 1609.^{(21039) (21040)} He emigrated on 11 Apr 1638 from Southampton, co. Hants, England. ^(21041) He arrived in the "Confidence". He died in 1700 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^(21042) He signed a will on 15 Mar 1700. ^(21043)

In the name of God, Amen. I, William Osgood senr of the town of Salisbury in the county of Essex, in his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, being weak of body, but through the goodnes of God of sound, & disposing memory & understanding, Do make this my last Will & testament, in manner & form following,

First and principally I commend my soul to God who gave it, & my body to the dust from whence it was taken, decently to be buried, with christian Burial, at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, in hopes of a joyful Resurrection to life eternal at the last day, through the perfect merits of Christ my Redeemer. Nextly, as for my worldly goods & Estate, after payment of all my just debts & funcral expenses, I dispose of as followeth vizt

Imprimis--I give & bequeath unto my son William Osgood one hundred acres of my six score acre lot lying in the township of Salisbury above said at a place commonly called "Round Hill," as also my dwelling house & land adjoining, or homestead, & my tide meadow lot & my lot of salt meadow lying near a place commonly called Munday's Pond, as also a full & complete half of all my other meadows, except that which is in a place in Salisbury commonly called the "higly piglys," during the term of his natural life, & unto Abigail his now wife, if she survive him, during the time of her remaining his widow, & upon the expiration of the abovesaid terms, unto the sons of the said Wm Osgood my son in equal proportion, To have & to hold to themselves their heirs or assigns forever. Also I give unto my said son William Osgood the one half of my grist mill with the privileges thereunto belonging during the term of his natural life.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my grandson John Osgood son of my said son William Osgood the one half of my said grist mill with the privileges thereunto belonging to be possest thereof at my decease, & the other half also at the decease of my said son William Osgood, his father. Always provided that the said John Osgood pay or cause to be paid & delivered in some good & merchantable pay, at price current & merchantable, the full sum of twenty shillings unto my granddaughter Elizabeth, now wife of John Flanders of Salisbury or unto her order in said town within one year next after my decease, which I give & bequeath to her as a Legacy.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my grandson William Osgood son of my son John Osgood deceased, all that house & housing, and land adjoining of mine in Salisbury which his father did possess in his life time, always provided that he do leave and allow a convenient high way from the country road over the back river to the land of Thomas Currier for the use of said Currier, his heirs, & assigns forever, & also that he pay, or cause to be paid & delivered unto his sister Hannah Osgood or her order, within the town of Salisbury in some good & merchantable pay, at price current & merchantable, the full sum of four pounds within one year next after he does possess the abovesaid housing & land I have given to him. Also I give unto him the one full and complete half of my lot of meadow lying in the "cow common," so called in Salisbury.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my grandson John Osgood son of my said son John Osgood deceased, twenty acres of upland lying in the upper end of my six score acre lot, called "Round Hill" lot, on the condition that he leave a convenient high way, next unto land of Ensign William Allen for the use of those, who shall hereafter possess that other part of said six score acre lot by lawful derived title from me, or my heirs, as also that he pay or cause to be paid & delivered unto his sister Hannah Osgood or her order within the town of Salisbury in some good & merchantable pay at price current & merchantable the full & just sum of four pounds within one year next after my decease, which together with the above mentioned four pounds to be paid by his brother William, I give unto her for a Legacy.

Item. I give & bequeath unto grandson Thomas Quimby son of my daughter Elizabeth Quimby deceased (as a Legacy), forty shillings in good pay, to be disposed of for his use out of my part of the rent which shall be due to me from or out of the income of the fulling mill which Benjamin Eastman senr is about to build at the discretion of said Benj. Eastman.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter Joanna wife of Robert Jones of Amesbury the one half of my fresh meadow lying in Salisbury at a place commonly called "bugs-mow," as also a lot of upland which I had by execution upon judgment in Court obtained against widow Mary Challis administratrix to the Estate of her once husband Philip Watson Challis deceased, lying in Amesbury, at a place commonly called "Thorn Hill."

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter Sarah, wife of John Colby of Amesbury all that my lot of upland lying in Amesbury at a place commonly called the "Birchen meadows."

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter in law Abigail now wife of my son William Osgood all my household goods of what sort or kind soever they be.

Item. All the rest of my lands, meadows goods & estate whatsoever, not herein before bequeathed, after my debts & funeral discharged as abovesaid I do give & bequeath unto my loving son-in-law Thomas Currier senr of Amesbury, whom I make & appoint sole executor of this my last Will & testament to take care that it be in all respects & particulars punctually observed and fulfilled. And hereby revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made I William Osgood senr do subscribe, seal & acknowledge the contents of this instrument to be my last Will & testament this 15th day of March in the twelvth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord William the third, by the grace of God of England, Scotland &c., King, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred.

Signed & Published in the presence of

Thomas Morrill | William W O Osgood [L. S.]
Nathaniel Eastman | his mark & seal.
Benjamin Eastman |






He was a carpenter and millwright.^{(21044) (21045)} He was married to Elizabeth Cleer.^(21046)

1523. Elizabeth Cleer^{(21047) (21048)}. Children were:

i. Elizabeth Osgood^{(21049) (21050)} died before 1700.^(21051)
761 ii. Joanna Osgood.
iii. John Osgood^{(21052) (21053)} was born on 8 Oct 1648 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21054) (21055)} He died on 7 Nov 1683 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21056) (21057)}
iv. William Osgood^{(21058) (21059)} was born on 8 Oct 1648 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21060) (21061)} He died on 29 Mar 1729.^{(21062) (21063)}
v. Mary Osgood^{(21064) (21065)} was born on 3 Mar 1649/50 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21066) (21067)} She died on 2 Nov 1705 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^(21068)
vi. Joseph Osgood^{(21069) (21070)} was born on 18 Mar 1651 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21071) (21072)} He died on 22 Apr 1664 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21073) (21074)}
vii. Sarah Osgood^{(21075) (21076)} was born on 7 Feb 1652/53 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^{(21077) (21078)}