Individual Details

Death

John, h. Hannah (Abbott), Nov. 22, 1765, in his 83d y.

Probate

In the probate record, widow Hannah (Annah) requests that her son John be the administrator. In the division of the estate in April 1768, the first is assigned to John Osgood, the second to John Osgood as eldest son, third division to Mary Allen, the fourth to the heirs of Elizabeth Frye who is deceased, the fifth to Joseph Osgood, and the sixth to the heirs of Hannah Chickering deceased. Co-signers are William Allen and Dudley Woodbridge.

In another document, widow Hannah Osgood signs over her parts of the inheritance in the following manner: 2/7 to John Osgood, 1/7 to Joseph, 1/7 to the children of daughter Hannah Chickering who is deceased (was married to Samuel Chickering); these 9 children of daughter Hannah are named Samuel, John, Zachariah, Hannah, Sarah, Susanna, Dorcas, Mary, and Phebe, although each is given 1/10 of the seventh so there may be a name left out; to the children of her granddaughter Elizabeth (wife of Moses Sargent) who are Elizabeth, Susanna, Christopher, Hannah, and Moses; to the children of her daughter Elizabeth (wife of James Frye) who is deceased namely James, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, Dorcas, and Molly (again each gets 1/8 of the seventh but there are only 7 names); to the children of her granddaughter Joanna (wife of Thomas Farrington) who is deceased namely Elizabeth, Thomas, Mareh, Frederick, and Daniel; daughter Mary the wife of William Allen gets 1/7; granddaughter Dorcas the wife of Dudley Woodbridge 1/7.

There are other documents related to the son John not doing what was required related to settling the estate, so the probate records deserve another look.