Individual Details

Thomas Hovey

(1 Oct 1736 - 29 Jul 1826)

Events

Birth1 Oct 1736Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts
Marriage22 Mar 1759Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Mary Abbott
Will13 Dec 1815Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death29 Jul 1826Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseMary Abbott (1737 - 1813)
ChildThomas Hovey (1762 - 1812)
ChildHenry Abbott Hovey (1764 - 1830)
ChildJohn Hovey (1765 - )
ChildJames Platts Hovey (1767 - 1831)
ChildMary Hovey (1769 - 1837)
ChildElizabeth Hovey (1771 - 1838)
ChildSamuel Hovey (1773 - 1850)
ChildBenjamin Hovey (1775 - 1866)
ChildJoshua Hovey (1778 - 1804)
ChildJoseph Hovey (1784 - 1860)
FatherThomas Hovey ( - )
MotherSarah Rust ( - )
SiblingMary Hovey (1744 - )

Notes

Will

Thomas Hovey wrote his will 13 December 1815 and it was probated in 1826.  His will includes bequests for the following persons:  son Henry Abbot Hovey receives a token amount of $10 as he has already receive the full portion of his inheritance; son Samuel Hovey receives $100 to supplement what he has already been given; son Benjamin Hovey also receives $100; son Joseph Hovey receives $100 and a feather bed; daughter Mary Whiting wife of Moses Whiting receives a feather bed, a bedstead, and some pillows, in addition to what she received at the time of her marriage; daughter Elizabeth Hovey receives her mother’s wearing apparel, silver teaspoons, and other household items, use of one room in the house as long as she remains unmarried, some sheep, and $100; son James Platts Hovey receives land and buildings, and farming tools and utensils.