Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameMary MOSHER
Birth1641, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine2106, p 498; date only,4369, p 1
Death2 Feb 1719, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island2009, p 1; date only (gives 1718),4368, p 1; date only,4369, place only Age: 78
FatherRev. Hugh MOSHER (1610-1694)
MotherLydia
Spouses
BirthSpring 1638, Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island2009, p 1,4368, p 1
Will22 Jan 17162009, p 2 Age: 78
Death17 Dec 1720, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island2009, p 1; date only,4369, p 1 Age: 82
Probate16 Feb 17212009, p 2,4368, p 1 Age: 83
Residenceof Westerly, R. I.2275, p 30
FatherRichard MAXSON (-1638)
MotherRebecca
Individual Notes
• John Maxson was a native of R. I. and was of the second generation in America. No descendants of his parents, other than the descendants of John Maxson, have been discovered.2009, p 1

• There is a tradition recorded in the diary of G. H. Richardson, now in the collections of the Newport Historical Society, which reads: “Today, Dec. 20, 1720, died John Maxson Sr., age 82 yrs. He lost his father and brother Richard who were attacked and killed by the Indians. Mrs. Maxson escaped in a shallop to Acquetneck and her son was born soon after the landing in the spring of 1638 before the purchase of the island from the Indians. He was the first white child born on the island of Rhode Island.”2009, p 1

• In Will of John Mosher is stated “to children of deceased daughter Dorothy Clarke, each 40 shillings, viz., to Freegift, Dorothy, Experience and Joseph.”2275, p 30

• One of the first settlers in Westerly, Rhode Island. First pastor of the Hopkinton Church founded in 1708.3738, p 153
Marriageabt 1665, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island2106, p 498,2009, p 2,4369, p 1
Family Notes
• 6 children.2009, p 3
ChildrenJohn (1666-1748)
 Dorothy (1668-1713)
 Joseph (1672-1750)
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