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Edward Vose

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ditton, Lancashire, England
Death: January 29, 1716 (79-80)
Milton, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Vose and Jane Vose
Husband of Abigail Vose
Father of Jane Houghton; Capt. Nathaniel Vose; William Vose, Sr.; Capt. John Vose; Elizabeth Wadsworth and 3 others
Brother of William Vose; Elizabeth Swift; Capt. Thomas Vose; Henry Vose and Martha Buckminster

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About 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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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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Edward Vose's Timeline

1636
1636
Ditton, Lancashire, England
1668
November 21, 1668
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, Milton, Norfolk County, MA, United States
1672
November 17, 1672
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1674
November 9, 1674
Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1676
November 20, 1676
Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1678
September 2, 1678
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1680
1680
1684
August 30, 1684
Milton, Suffolk County, Massachussets Bay Colony
1689
1689
Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony