William Hosford

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• Reference Number: 1892

Notes:

William Hosford was born in England date unknown. He married Florence Hayward in Beaminster, Dorsetshire on 21 Jan 1620/21. She was baptized in Beaminster on 14 Apr 1594.

William and Florence migrated to the colonies in 1633, settling in Dorchester. In 1635 he moved to Windsor.

Florence died at Windsor 20 Aug 1641.

William remarried by 1650 to Jane, the widow of Henry Foulkes.

About 1654 William returned to England without his wife Jane, with the hope that she would join him at a later date. Which she did in 1655 or 1656.

Sometime after 1655, William Hosford died in England. His widow Jane died in England sometime after 15 Jan 1671.

The above information from the Great Migration Begins book series.


Died:
Tiverton, Devon, England

William married Florence Hayward on 21 Jan 1620/21 in Beaminster, Dorset, England. Florence was born on 14 Apr 1594 in Beaminster, Dorset, England; died on 20 Aug 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hester Hosford was born on 17 Oct 1621 in Beaminster, Dorset, England.
2. Sarah Hosford was born on 11 Jan 1623/24 in Beaminster, Dorset, England; died on 1 Nov 1647 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
3. John Hosford was born on 3 Oct 1627 in Beaminster, Dorset, England; died on 7 Aug 1683 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
4. Joanna Hosford was born in 1630; died on 18 Sep 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.