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John Otis 1581–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: 31 May 1657

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard Otis

Mother: Maragret Oates

Spouse(s): Margaret Otis

Children(s): Richard French), Elizabeth Stream, Mercy Otis, Joan Otis, Child Otis, Hannah Otis, Margaret Otis, Mary Otis, Child Otis, Elizabeth Otis, Alice Otis, Benjamin Otis, Anne Otis, John Otis

John Otis was born in 1581 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, the child of Richard Stephen Otis And Maragret Lydia Oates. John Otis married Margaret Otis, and had children including Alice Alicia Otis, Anne Otis, Benjamin Otis, Child Otis, Elizabeth Otis, Elizabeth Stream, Hannah Otis, Joan Otis, John Otis, Margaret Otis, Mary Otis, Mercy Otis, Richard Otis 1616 1689 Immigrant Eng To Ma To Nh Arriv 1620 Or 1655 K By Indians His W Amp Yngst Dtr Kidnapped With His Grandchildren To Canada By Indians Amp Sold To French. John Otis passed away in 1657 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Otis was born in 1581 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, the child of Richard Stephen Otis And Maragret Lydia Oates.
  • John Otis married Margaret Otis, and had children including Alice Alicia Otis, Anne Otis, Benjamin Otis, Child Otis, Elizabeth Otis, Elizabeth Stream, Hannah Otis, Joan Otis, John Otis, Margaret Otis, Mary Otis, Mercy Otis, Richard Otis 1616 1689 Immigrant Eng To Ma To Nh Arriv 1620 Or 1655 K By Indians His W Amp Yngst Dtr Kidnapped With His Grandchildren To Canada By Indians Amp Sold To French.
  • John Otis passed away in 1657 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Otis
1550–1611
Birth Location: Dover, New Hampshire
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Maragret Oates
1557–1611
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Otis
1590–1653
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Richard French)
1625–1689
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Stream
1624–1688
Birth Location: –
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Mercy Otis
1700–1761
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, British Colonial America
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Joan Otis
1610–1611
Birth Location: Glastonbury, England, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Child Otis
1606–1606
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Otis
1618–1676
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Otis
1619–1670
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Otis
1625–1626
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Child Otis
1608–1608
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Otis
1614–1615
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Otis
1604–1657
Birth Location: Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Otis
1608–1608
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Otis
1614–1612
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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John Otis
1621–1684
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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John Otis's Ancestors

Self
John Otis
1581–1657
Birth Place: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Stephen Otis
1550–1611
Dover, New Hampshire
Maragret (Lydia) Oates
1557–1611
Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard) Otis
1530–1560
West Camel, Somerset, England
Thomas (Richard) Otis
1530–1560
West Camel, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Asebella Smith
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Otis's Descendants

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John Otis (1581–31 May 1657) m. Margaret Otis (1590–28 Jun 1653)
  1. 1. Richard (Otis (1616-1689) (Immigrant) (Eng to MA to NH) (arriv 1620 or 1655) (k. by Indians, his w. & yngst dtr kidnapped with his grandchildren to Canada by Indians & sold to) French) 1625–1689
    1. 1. Stephen (Otis) "Oates" 1657–1689 m. Mary Pitman 1657–1689
      1. 1. John (Oates) Otis 1684–1762 m. Dorcas Joyce 1674–1757
  2. 2. Elizabeth Stream 1624–1688
  3. 3. Mercy Otis 1700–1761 m. John Clapp 1697–1767
    1. 1. Mercy Clapp 1740–1787
    2. 2. Samuel Clapp 1725–
    3. 3. John Clapp 1728–1728
    4. 4. Ruth Clapp 1729–
    5. 5. Isaac Clapp 1736–1739
    6. 6. George Clapp 1726–
    7. 7. Rachel Clapp 1730–
    8. 8. John Clapp 1735–1810
    9. 9. Constant Clapp 1743–1820
  4. 4. Joan Otis 1610–1611
  5. 5. Child Otis 1606–1606
  6. 6. Hannah Otis 1618–1676 m. Thomas Gill 1616–1704
    1. 1. Mary Beal 1644–1701
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stodder 1647–1693
  7. 7. Margaret Otis 1619–1670
  8. 8. Mary Otis 1625–1626
  9. 9. Child Otis 1608–1608
  10. 10. Elizabeth Otis 1614–1615
  11. 11. Alice (Alicia) Otis 1604–1657
  12. 12. Benjamin Otis 1608–1608
  13. 13. Anne Otis 1614–1612
  14. 14. John Otis 1621–1684 m. Mary Jacob 1636–1683
    1. 1. Joseph Otis 1665–1754
    2. 2. Mary Otis 1654–1733 m. John Gorham 1652–1716
      1. 1. Stephen Gorham 1683–1743 m. Elizabeth Gardner 1683–1763
        1. 1. Mary Gorham 1703–1780 m. Andrew Gardner 1699–1782
        2. 2. Nathaniel Gorham 1709–1761 m. Mary Soley 1717–1800
        3. 3. Edward Gorham 1725–
        4. 4. Lydia Gorham 1729–1765 m. William (Swain) Jr 1729–1773
        5. 5. Sarah Gorham 1711–1748
        6. 6. Josiah Gorham 1723–1803 m. Deborah Lovell 1730–1802
        7. 7. Lois Gorham 1727–1804
        8. 8. Elisabeth Gorham 1718–1772
        9. 9. Job Gorham 1730–
        10. 10. Stephen Gorham 1722–1789 m. Martha Gorham 1721–1776
        11. 11. Barnabas Gorham 1715–
        12. 12. Susannah Gorham 1705–1777 m. Daniel Paddock 1707–1743
        13. 13. Eunice Gorham 1720–1790 m. Peleg Gardner –1761
        14. 14. Zaccheus Gorham 1717–
      2. 2. Temperance Gorham 1678–1768 m. Stephen Clapp 1670–1756
        1. 1. John Clapp 1697–1767 m. Mercy Otis 1700–1761
        2. 2. Thomas Clapp 1703–1767
        3. 3. Stephen Clapp 1706–1755
        4. 4. Nathaniel Clapp 1709–1783
        5. 5. Rachel Clapp 1701–1783
      3. 3. John (Gorham) III 1684–1769
      4. 4. Mercy Gorham 1695–1782 m. Silvanus Bourne 1694–1763
      5. 5. Mary Hinckley 1680–1748
    3. 3. Joseph Otis 1665–1754 m. Dorothy Thomas 1670–1755
      1. 1. Bethiah Otis 1703–1750
      2. 2. Rachel Otis 1713–1761
        1. 1. Rachel Harris 1737–
      3. 3. Nathaniel Otis 1689–1771
      4. 4. James Otis 1692–1754

John Otis's Timeline

8 Records

1581
31 May 1581
Birth of John Otis in Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
1581
1581
Birth of John Otis in Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
1604
1604
Age 23
John Otis was married in Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
1604
1604
Age 23
John Otis was married in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1624
1624
Age 43
John Otis was married in En
En
1653
1653
Age 72
John Otis was married in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1657
31 May 1657
Age 76
Death of John Otis in Scituate, Plymouth /County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Scituate, Plymouth /County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1657
31 May 1657
Age 76
Death of John Otis in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1581
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: En

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glastonbury,,Somerset,England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1657
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth /County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1657
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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