Person:Moses Hovey (5)

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Moses Hovey
b.16 Mar 1743/44 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.27 Nov 1760 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 23 Dec 1740
  1. Stephen Hovey1741/42 - Bef 1793
  2. Moses Hovey1743/44 - 1760
  3. Sarah Hovey1746 - 1766
  4. Dorcas Hovey1749 -
  5. Huldah Hovey1751 -
  6. Thomas Hovey1754 -
  7. Ivory Hovey1756 - 1816
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Name Moses Hovey
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Mar 1743/44 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death[2] 27 Nov 1760 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Source:Daniel Hovey Association. Hovey Book, p. 121

The Petition of Sarah Hovey of Topsfield Humbly Sheweth

That whereas her Son Moses Hovey a Soldier in Capt Nathaniel Browns Company in Coll. Willards Regt in the Last Expedition against Canada was on his way hime in ye month of November Last but was taken Sick on ye way She hired a man and horse to meet him and help him home who returned with him in nine days tho he was to appearence but Just alive She Sent for a Physician who made him two visits and applied medicins but on ye third day after he gott home he broke out with the Small pox by which means She was O[b]liged to remove her Large family of Children and an Aged mother but She was Obliged to Stay with him her Self untill they Could procure Nurses She tooke the Distemper which put ||her|| to greate Charges her Son also Died with the Distemper She therefor prays that your Exelency and honrs would take her poor Circumstances into your wise Consideration and make her Such reasonable allowence out of the province Treasury for the Charges of fetching her Son home and Other Charges by Reason of his Sickness as you in your greate wisdom Shall think proper— and as in Duty bound Shall ever pray—The perticuler Charges by reason of her Sons Sickness Exclusive of other Damages and greate Losses Sustained in ye time of his Sickness are as followeth (viz)

To Willm Hood 27s / to Doctr Haile 14s /£2 1 0
To Joseph Leslie 58s / to Mary Edmunds 28s /4 6 0
To money Expended in bringing her son home1 9 0
To Other Necesarys in y° time of his Sickness0 14 9
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8 10 9
Topsfield March 2*" 1761.Sarah Hovey

Essex ss march 12th 1761.

Then the above Named Sarah Hovey made oath to the Truth of what is above written
Before John Hobson Jus Peace

The Comtee Report four pounds Sixteen Shillings In full to be paid to mr Gould for ye use of ye Petir

W. Lawrance P order

References
  1. ↑ Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903, 1916)
    59.

    Hovey, Moses, s. Aaron and Sarah, [born] Mar. 16, 1743-4.

  2. ↑ Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903, 1916)
    229.

    Hovey, Moses, "a youth * * * Small Pox", [died] Nov. 27, 1760. C.R.

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