Tozier, Richard

Tozier, Richard

Male Abt 1620 - 1675  (55 years)

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  • Name Tozier, Richard  [1, 2, 3
    Born Abt 1620  Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    • from GDMNH:

      Richard, Berwick, first at Boston where he m. 3 July 1656 Judith Smith, d au. of Thomas and gr.dau. of Simon of Stepney, co. Surrey, who named he r and her husb. in his will 3 Oct. 1665. Barring divorce, it is impossi ble that he was the husb. of ‘dau. Tozier’ (with eldest s. John Green) w ho was alive and legatee of her fa. Robert Blott of Boston in 1662. Tax ed Cochecho 1659 but that yr. mov. to Salmon Falls where he had Kittery g r. Bounds dispute with Wm. Piles 1667. Killed by Ind. 16 Oct. 1675, adm . to wid. 16 July 1676. Lists 25, 33, 298. Adm. on est.of his mo. Judit h to s. Richard 18 June 1683. The real est. was conveyed in sixths. Ch: T homas, b. Boston 5 May 1657, poss. killed with fa. Richard, ±70 in 1732 , ±73 in 1733-4; m. wid. Elizabeth (Wentworth 11) Sharp; d. s.p. Gr.j. 1 694, j. 1701, constable 1702, moderator 1713 and 1716, sergt. 1715. Lis ts 267b, 296. See Lord(1). Original memb. Berwick Ch. 1703. Deeded to R andall neph. 1712-3. traditionally he [p.690] was twice an Ind. captive , she thrice, butonly rec. is her capture 18 Mar. 1690. Bp. in the Cath olic faith and servant to M. Pierre Boucher, she returned in 1695; liv. 1 734 when they sold to Samuel Lord. Simon, Watertown, d.30 Dec. 1718; by W . Mary had 6 ch. who (of Southboro) deeded to Samuel Lord 22 Sept. 1735 . Judith, no rec. of her except that the mo. wa Judith ‘sr.’ in 1683. E lizabeth, m. Richard Randall (16). Ann, m. 1st Stephen Jenkins(12), m. 2 d David Kincade(1), m. 3d Thomas Potts(2). See Corson. Martha, liv. as a g irl with the Loverings(2), m. 1678 Nathan Lord(7). John, apprenticed to C apt. Francis Littlefield and ±18 in1683 when Capt. John Wincoll was app . his gdn. No heirship deed from him; presum. d. s. p.

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      from SAVAGE:

      "RICHARD, Dover, liv. first at Boston, m. a d. of Robert Blott, wh. d. s oon, and he m. at Boston, 3 July 1656, Judith Smith, had Thomas, b. 5 M ay 1657; Richard, bef. 1660; and prob. others; certain Elizabeth wh. m. R ichard Randall, and Martha, wh. m. 22 Nov. 1678, Nathan Lord; was mort. w ound. 16 Oct. 1675, at the Ind. asault of Salmon Falls, and d. soon at K ittery."

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      from Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 1, Passenger and Immigration L ists Index, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.101179.17:

      Richard Tozier resided at Berwick, ME. He was first at Boston, MA, wher e he married in 1656. He was taxed at Cocheco in 1659, but that year mo ved to Salmon Falls where he had a Kittery grant. He had a boundary dis pute with William Piles in 1667. Richard, and probably his son, Thomas, w as killed by Indians in 1675.

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      Dolly Hobbs thinks he has Indian heritage.

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      His date of birth is only a rough estimate, and his place of birth is a n educated guess.
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Oct 1675  Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Person ID I30183  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Family 1 Smith, Judith,   b. 1636, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1683  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 3 Jul 1656  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    • from TORREY:

      TOZER/TOZIER?, Richard (-1675) & Judith SMITH (-1683); 3 Jul 1656; Bost on {Boston VR 57; Reg. 8:264, 16:133, 134, 17:212, 47:404; Kittery 588, 7 79; Lord 11, 165; Wentworth 1:142; Dommerich 50; GDMNH 189; Coltman Anc . 188}
    Children 
     1. Tozier, Martha,   b. 1663, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1758, Berwick, York, ME U. S. A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
     2. Tozier, Simon  [natural]
     3. Tozier, Thomas,   b. 5 May 1657  [natural]
     4. TOZIER, Richard Jr.  [natural]
     5. Tozier, John  [natural]
     6. Tozier, Elizabeth  [natural]
     7. Tozier, Judith  [natural]
     8. Tozier, Ann  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F11176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Blott, Judith 
    Married Bef 27 May 1662  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
    • from TORREY:

      TOZER, [Richard] & [Mary] (BLOTT) GREEN, w Ralph?, had son John GREEN; b y 27 May 1662 {Blake-Torrey 133-4; Fish Anc. 238; Goodwin-Morgan 2:201; W entworth 1:142; Utah Gen. Mag. 22:118; Sv. 1:206; Blake-Torrey 134; Dom merich 50; GDMNH 286; Smith-Bryant 118-119; Reg. 15:73, 16:134, 17:212- 213; Stevens-Miller 412; Warner-Harrington 72}
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F11178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1620 - Devon, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jul 1656 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Bef 27 May 1662 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Oct 1675 - Kittery, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, page 243

      Richard, Berwick, first at Boston where he m. 3 July 1656 Judith Smith, dau. of Thomas and gr.dau. of Simon of Stepney, co. Surrey, who named her and her husb. in his will 3 Oct. 1665. Barring divorce, it is impossible that he was the husb. of ?dau. Tozier? (with eldest s. John Green) who was alive and legatee of her fa. Robert Blott of Boston in 1662. Taxed Cochecho 1659 but that yr. mov. to Salmon Falls where he had Kittery gr. Bounds dispute with Wm. Piles 1667. Killed by Ind. 16 Oct. 1675, adm. to wid. 16 July 1676. Lists 25, 33, 298. Adm. on est.of his mo. Judith to s. Richard 18 June 1683. The real est. was conveyed in sixths. Ch: Thomas, b. Boston 5 May 1657, poss. killed with fa. Richard, ±70 in 1732, ±73 in 1733-4; m. wid. Elizabeth (Wentworth 11) Sharp; d. s.p. Gr.j. 1694, j. 1701, constable 1702, moderator 1713 and 1716, sergt. 1715. Lists 267b, 296. See Lord(1). Original memb. Berwick Ch. 1703. Deeded to Randall neph. 1712-3. traditionally he [p.690] was twice an Ind. captive, she thrice, butonly rec. is her capture 18 Mar. 1690. Bp. in the Catholic faith and servant to M. Pierre Boucher, she returned in 1695; liv. 1734 when they sold to Samuel Lord. Simon, Watertown, d.30 Dec. 1718; by W. Mary had 6 ch. who (of Southboro) deeded to Samuel Lord 22 Sept. 1735. Judith, no rec. of her except that the mo. wa Judith ?sr.? in 1683. Elizabeth, m. Richard Randall (16). Ann, m. 1st Stephen Jenkins(12), m. 2d David Kincade(1), m. 3d Thomas Potts(2). See Corson. Martha, liv. as a girl with the Loverings(2), m. 1678 Nathan Lord(7). John, apprenticed to Capt. Francis Littlefield and ±18 in1683 when Capt. John Wincoll was app. his gdn. No heirship deed from him; presum. d. s. p.

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