Lieut. James BOOSEY

- 1649

• Name	James BOOSEY  [1]
  	He was of Wethersfield, 1635; Representative from 1639 till his death; was chosen clerk of the Wethersfield Trainband in April, 1645 and is called "Lieutenant" in September, 1647, tho' the date of his appointment is unknown. He was a prominent citizen both in town and colonial affairs. By occupation, he was a joiner and wheelwright. Lands were recorded to him at Wethersfield, Mar. 10, 1641. In October, 1644, he was appointed by the General Court a committee with Governor Edward Hopkins, the Deputy Governor John Haynes, Captain John Mason, Mr. John Steele and Mr. William Gaylord, to treat with Mr. George Fenwick about the purchase of the fort and land at Saybrook. They made a bargain with Matthew Griffin. (h. 121) In his will of June 21, 1649, he appointed Mr. Welles, brother of Smith Senior and brother Dickinson overseers; Samuel Smith and nathaniel Dickinson, witnesses. In it, he mentions his daughter Mary "Item I give to my Daughter Mary fifty pounds at the age of on and Twenty years or at the Day of her maridge." He spelled his name Boosye. The best sketch of his life is in Mr. Starr's Goodwin and Morgan Ancestral Lines, I, pp. 263-271. [1]
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Jun 1649  [1]
  Person ID	I55001	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Alice ?   d. 30 Aug 1683
  Children	1. Joseph BOOSEY   d. 24 Jul 1655  [Birth] + 2. Mary BOOSEY,   b. 10 Sep 1635   d. 16 Mar 1703/4 (Age 68 years)  [Birth]   3. Hannah BOOSEY,   b. 10 Feb 1642  [Birth] + 4. Sarah BOOSEY,   b. 12 Nov 1643   d. 18 Aug 1716 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]   5. James BOOSEY,   b. 1 Feb 1646  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

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• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.