AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Hoskins 
Birthabt 1612, Cork, Ireland439
Death7 Sep 1695, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA677
Occupation Memoa planter, yeoman
FatherHenry Hoskins (1591-~1634)
MotherAnne Winthrop (1590-~1637)
Spouses
Birth1615, Leiden, Holland678
DeathDec 1637
FatherRobert Cushman (~1577-1625)
MotherSara Reder (-1616)
Marriage2 Nov 1635, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA679
ChildrenSarah (1637-?)
Marriage21 Dec 1638, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA439
Marriageaft 1674
Notes for William Hoskins
He settled first in Plymouth, then Taunton by 1690, and back to Plymouth by 1692.680
He had enough education to be the town clerk of Middleborough (1683)and a lay preacher (1692).442
He became a freeman on 1 January 1634.439
He was listed as one of the men in Plymouth able to bear arms in August 1643. 681
He appears to have suffered even more severely than most of his neighbors from the devastation of King Philip’s War, since on 2 Mar 1679/80, the Plymouth Colony Court voted “four pound unto William Hoskins … in regard of his low condition, having lost all hee had in the late warr, and beinge growne old and unable to labour.”682
He had enough education to be the town clerk of Middleborough (1683)and a lay preacher (1692).442
He became a freeman on 1 January 1634.439
He was listed as one of the men in Plymouth able to bear arms in August 1643. 681
He appears to have suffered even more severely than most of his neighbors from the devastation of King Philip’s War, since on 2 Mar 1679/80, the Plymouth Colony Court voted “four pound unto William Hoskins … in regard of his low condition, having lost all hee had in the late warr, and beinge growne old and unable to labour.”682
Military notes for William Hoskins
He was a soldier in the Narraganset War.683
Notes for Sarah (Spouse 1)
She is assumed to be the daughter of Robert Cushman. But she isn't mentioned on any passenger lists. When Robert returned to England on Colony business, he left his son in the care of Governor Bradford - no mention of Sarah. In 1662 William Hoskins petioned the court for a "first-born child" land grant on behalf of his child and it was granted - so Sarah must have been one of that early group of settlers.684
Notes for William & Sarah (Family)
His last name was listed as Hodgekins in the marraige record.
Notes for Ann (Spouse 2)
She came to this country as an indentured servant of Christopher Derby, transferred to his son Richard.685
She seems to have been an unpleasant person and in court several times. 1 Mar 1663/64 she was in court for using “filthy language to Hester Rickard.” These home conditions probably were responsible for William’s daughter, Sarah, being “bound out” until she was twenty years old.686
She seems to have been an unpleasant person and in court several times. 1 Mar 1663/64 she was in court for using “filthy language to Hester Rickard.” These home conditions probably were responsible for William’s daughter, Sarah, being “bound out” until she was twenty years old.686
Notes for Elizabeth (Spouse 3)
She was the widow of Aaron Knapp.442