Edward Vose

Given name has also been reported to be Edmund.

• "Edward Vose received his father's homestead farm in Feb. 1682.
  • The homestead was 100 acres and he resided there until his death.
• He was a selectman in 1694 & 1695, filled the offices of constable, fence viewer, highway surveyor, and tithing man, and served on various town committees.
• By his will, written Feb. 3, 1713,
  • he gave the larger part of the homestead to his son Nathaniel,
  • who was to allow, "an honorable & comfortable maintenance" to his other sons William and John;
  • the farm & house they were each occupying, and additional meadow, swamp & woodland.
  • To his daughters forty pounds each to be paid, one half in money & one half in cattle, by his sons.
  • To all the children of his daughter Jane, as they became of age, a good cow to be paid by nathaniel.
• To Nathaniel his Bible, to Grace his bedstead and psalm book, &
  • the rest of his books to be equally divided among his children.

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Edward Vose

• Birth:  1636 in Lancashire, England
• Death:  Jan. 29, 1715 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• He was the son of Robert Vose and Jane (Moss) Vose.
• He married Abigail Sharp.
• Edward was a selectman in 1694-5, and at various times held the offices of constable, fence viewer, highway surveyor and tithing man. He also served on various town committees.
• In his will, he gave the "larger part" of his homestead to son, Nathaniel, to allow him "an honorable and comfortable maintenance."
  • To sons William and John, he left the house and farm that each was living in at that time with additional acreage of meadow, swamp and woodland.
  • To daughters Elizabeth Wadsworth, Martha Wyatt, Sarah Babcock and Grace Palmer, 40 pounds each to be paid to them one half in money and one half in cattle by their brothers.
  • To all of his grandchildren ( as they came of age ) by his daughter Jane Houghton, a good cow, to be paid by son Nathaniel.
  • To Nathaniel, his great Bible, and to daughter Grace, his little bedstead and psalm book.
  • The rest of his books were to be divided evenly amongst his children.
  • His inventory amounted to 1760 pounds in real estate and 140 pounds in personal goods.   Family links: 
• Parents:
  • Robert Vose (1599 - 1683)
  • Jane Mossock Vose (1602 - 1675)
• Spouse:  Abigail Sharp Vose (1647 - 1712)*
• Children:
  • William Vose (1674 - 1717)*
  • John Vose (1676 - 1734)*
  • Elizabeth Vose Wadsworth (1678 - 1766)*
  • Sarah Vose Babcock (1684 - 1758)* 
• Siblings:
  • Edward Vose (1636 - 1716)
  • Thomas Vose (1640 - 1708)*
  • Martha Vose Sharp (1647 - 1683) Headstone says: “Here lyes the body of Mr Edward Vose. DECd) JANry Ye 29 1716 in Ye 80 year of his Age”
• Burial: Milton Cemetery in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Vose.htm#Edward

Generation 4 (Site contains generations 1-3 also)

EDWARD VOSE (abt 1636 - 1716) of Dorchester, Block Island and Milton

• Parents: Robert Vose and Jane Moss
• Edward Vose was born about 1636.
• He died on 29 Jan 1716, age 80. [1]
• He married Abigail Sharpe. [11, 4]
• Edward was an original settler of Block Island, but returned to Dorchester. [Ref 4 gives only her father's name]
• On 2 Oct 1681 Sister Vose, wife of Edward Vose, was admitted to full communion at the church in Milton by virtue of a letter of dismissal from the church in Dorchester. [1] Children of Edward Vose:
• 1. Robert Vose was
  • born on 24 Nov 1666 in Milton. [12, 13] [11]
  • He died there on 22 Nov 1668, age two. [12, 13] [11]
• 2. Jane Vose was
  • born on 21 Nov 1668 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • She married Joseph Houghton. [Ref]
• 3. Abigail Vose was
  • born on 27 Jul 1670 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • She died young.
• 4. Capt. Nathaniel Vose was
  • born on 17 Nov 1672 in Milton. [Ref][Ref][Ref]
  • He died in Oct 1753. [Ref]
  • He married Mary Belcher about 1696. [Ref]
  • They had six children. [Ref]
  • He inherited the farm that had been his grandfather Robert Vose's. [Ref]
  • Inventory on his estate amounted to £958. [Ref]
  • On 4 Dec 1698 Nathaniel Vose and Mary, his wife, were admitted to full communion at the church in Milton. [Ref]
• 5. William Vose was
  • born on 9 Nov 1674 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • He married Mary Badcock. [Ref]
• 6. John Vose was
  • born on 20 Nov 1676 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • He married Sarah Clap. [Ref]
• 7. Elizabeth Vose was
  • born on 2 Sep 1678 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • She married John Wadsworth. [Ref]
• 8. Martha Vose was
  • born on 27 Aug 1680 in Milton.
  • She married Jonathan Wyatt.
• 9. Mary Vose was
  • born on 17 Feb 1682 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • She died young. [Ref]
• 10. Sarah Vose was
  • born on 30 Aug 1684 in Milton. [Ref][Ref]
  • She married James Badcock. [Ref]
• 11. Grace Vose
  • married Walter Palmer [Ref] on 7 Aug 1712. [Ref, p. 54] 

  • Grace, the wife of Walter Palmer, was admitted to the first church in Stonington on 31 Aug 1718. [Ref]
  • 
Leavitt says that Grace is the daughter of Edward and Waitstill Vose. [Ref, p. 54]
• 12. Bathshua Vose was
  • baptised on 29 Mar 1691 in Milton. [Ref]
  • She died there on 22 Sep 1704. [Ref][Ref] References

1. • L.M.B., "Brief Memoirs and Notices of Prince's Subscribers," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9, 1855, 177.
2. • Leavitt, Emily Wilder, Groups of Palmer Families from Walter Palmer of Charlestown and Rehoboth, Mass., Stonington, Conn., Privately printed by David Clapp & Sons, Boston, MA, 1901.
3. • Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.
4. • Moriarty, G. Andrews, "Some Notes on Block Islanders of the Seventeenth Century," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 105, 1951, 162-182.
5. • No Author, History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874 with the Report of the Bi-centennial Proceedings, June 3, 1874, Richard A. Wheeler, T. A. David and Co., Norwich, 1875.
6. • No author, "Marriages and Deaths," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 10, 1857, 294.
7. • Paige, Lucius, R., "List of Freemen," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3, 1849, 239-40.
8. • Pulsifer, David, trans., "Records of Boston," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, various issues.
9. • Town of Milton, Town of Milton, Milton Records: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1662-1843, Boston, Alfred Mudge & Son, 1900.
10. • Trask, William Blake, trans., "Milton (Mass.) Church Records - 1678 - 1754," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 22, 1868, 259 - 267.
11. • Vose, Ellen F., Robert Vose and his Descendants, Boston, privately printed, 1932. Online: Ancestery.com.

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Edward Vose and Abigail Sharp

• Edward Vose,
  • the son of Robert Vose,
  • was born in 1636 in England.
  • He died at the age of about 80 on Sunday, 29 January 1716 o.s. in Milton, Massachusetts.
  • Edward Vose married Abigail Sharp.
• Abigail Sharp
  • was born in about 1647.
  • She died at the age of about 65 on Sunday, 18 May 1712 o.s. in Milton, Massachusetts. Their children were:

1. • Sarah Vose, born on Tuesday, 9 September 1684 o.s. in Milton, Massachusetts, died on Friday, 5 January 1759. She married James Babcock on Wednesday, 12 June 1706 o.s. in Milton, Massachusetts.
2. • Robert Vose, born on Saturday, 24 November 1666 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
3. • Jane Vose, born on Saturday, 21 November 1668 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
4. • Abegall Vose, born on Wednesday, 27 July 1670 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
5. • Nathaniel Vose, born on Sunday, 17 November 1672 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
6. • William Vose, born on Monday, 9 November 1674 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He married Mary Babcock on Wednesday, 3 April 1700 o.s..
7. • John Vose, born on Monday, 20 November 1676 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
8. • Elizabeth Vose, born on Monday, 2 September 1678 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, baptized on Sunday, 28 September 1679 o.s. in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
9. • Mary Vose, born on Friday, 17 February 1682 o.s. in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Research Notes:

• Abigail (the mother) died 18 May 1712 ~ 65 years.
• Abigall, Elizabeth, Jane, John, Nathaniel and William were all bapt 28 Sep 1679 in Dorchester, MA

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