Richard OTIS

1616 - 1689  (73 years)

• Name	Richard OTIS
  Born	27 Feb 1616	Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigrant?	Y
  Parents Unproven	Y
  Cause of Death	Killed by Indians - Cocheco Massacre
  Died	27 Jun 1689	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Association	Rose STOUGHTON
  Person ID	I5332	Main
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John OTIS,   b. 1581, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 31 May 1657, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth STREAME,   b. Abt 1585, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England ,   d. 28 Jun 1653, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	1603	Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
  Family ID	F1979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rose STOUGHTON,   b. 1 Nov 1629, England ,   d. 1676, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 46 years)
  Married	1651
  Children	1. Richard OTIS,   b. 1651, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire   2. Stephen OTIS,   b. 1652, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 27 Jun 1689, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 37 years)   3. Anne OTIS,   b. 1656, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire + 4. Nicholas OTIS,   b. 1659, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 26 Jul 1696, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 37 years)   5. Solomon OTIS,   b. 15 Oct 1663, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 1664  (Age 0 years) + 6. Experience OTIS,   b. 7 Nov 1666, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 8 Feb 1700, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 33 years) + 7. Judith OTIS,   b. 4 Apr 1667, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Mar 1725, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 57 years)   8. Rose OTIS,   b. Abt 1669, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 6 Jul 1729, Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)   9. Martha OTIS,   b. Abt 1669, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susanna “Shuah” STARBUCK,   d. Bef 3 Jul 1729, Kittery, York, Maine
  Married	5 Nov 1677
  Children	1. Francois Rose OTIS,   b. 1678   2. John OTIS,   b. 1680, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Sep 1760  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Grizzle WARREN,   b. 6 Mar 1662, Berwick, York, Maine ,   d. 27 Oct 1750, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1686
  Children	1. Hannah OTIS,   b. Abt 1687, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 27 Jun 1689, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 2 years)   2. Christine OTIS,   b. Abt Mar 1689, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. Aft 1727, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Feb 1616 - Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England Died - 27 Jun 1689 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Parents not proven m1 Rose STOUGHTON, d/o Puritan Anthony STOUGHTON in 1651 m2 Susanna STARBUCK (?—1729) on 5 Nov 1677 m3 Grizzle WARREN (1662—1750) abt 1686 —— On Thursday, the 27th of June, 1689, the dwelling-house of Richard Otis, was attacked by the Indians, and himself shot as he was rising up in bed, and his son Stephen and daughter Hannah were killed, the latter, then two years old, by dashing her head against the chamber stairs. The wife and infant child of three months (Madeline), were taken captive with some of his older children; Experience, Judeth, and Rose. These three were later rescued by soldiers at Conway, New Hampshire as they were being led back to Canada.  —— On the night of 28 Jun 1689 his garrison was attacked by Indians, admitted by treachery, and he was murdered. Some of his family shared his fate, but his wife, daughters and at least three grandchildren were taken captive. "A Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Richard Otis" -- 1851 -- by Horatio N. Otis. NEHGR for July 1848 & April 1850 has the Genealogy of the Otis Family Descending from John Otis, who emigrated to New England & settled in Hingham, Mass. about 1635. —— Richard Otis’s young wife, Grizzel, and her baby went to Montreal and were treated kindly. Grizzel’s name was changed to Madeline, and she later married a French Canadian farmer and had five children with him. She stayed in Canada, as did most of the captives when later given a choice. The baby, Madeline, was raised by nuns in Montreal, and her name was changed to Christine. On June 14, 1707, she married Louis Bau (or Le Beau) a French-Canadian from Montreal. The marriage lasted but 6 years as Louis died at the age of 35, on Feb. 26, 1713. The union did result in four children; Louis (1708-1709), Marie Anne Christine Treffle (1710-1726), Marie Madeline (1712-) and Louis (abt 1713-1760). In 1714, an exchange of prisoners took place between the French and the English colonies. Christine took advantage of this to return to New England although she would not be allowed to take her children with her. Her mother tried to talk her out of returning but Christine was adamant and insisted on it. She was finally given permission and returned to New England. She renounced her Catholic faith and took back her original name, Madeline. Soon after her return, she married Captain Thomas Baker who lived in Northampton. She was granted 60 acres of land in Brookfield. In 1735, she returned to Dover where she remained until her death on Feb. 23, 1773. —— Gen Dict Maine & New Hampshire 'blacksmith, adm. inhab. of Boston May 1655, but settled at Dover where he had a grant of land before that year was out. Not in sympathy with the established church and often in court for absence. Administrator of William Lemon 1662 and of James Heard 1677. He admitted the Masonian claims and agreed to pay ground rent for his lands in 1683.