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- ! <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/i/p/Marjrie-V-Gipe/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0564.html>Richard Otis (b. Abt. 1551, d. November 17, 1611)Richard Otis was born Abt. 1551 in Glastonbury, Somershire , England,and died November 17, 1611 in Glastonbury , Somershire, England. He married Margaret on Abt. 1603. Notes for Richard Otis: This is the most remote ancestor of the Otis family definitely known and placed. He was probably born about 1550, and lived at Glastonbury, Somerset County, England. According to the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, he died 1611: his will, dated Nov.17,1611, being recorded in the old records at Wells, the county seat. This will (Gen.Reg.Vpl.4 pg.163) mentions Stephen, John andThomas, two daughters; also a wife. The name at that time was according to these records, usually spelled Otis or Oattis. This Glastonbury, forso many generations the abiding place of our family it seems almost as if it might be called the very cradle of our race, isnot merely one of the very oldest towns of England, but has for ages beena place of pilgrimage, even as it is to this day. The spot has been hallowed, not only by beautiful lives of saintly men, but it has been hasbeen rendered holy by the most stirring and beautiful legends of the whole English people; legends that have been sung through hundreds of generations finally to be glorified by the great painters and poets of ourrace. Here it was that in theEnglish dawn of the Christian era theholyJoseph of Arimathea, who had begged the body,and buried the Savior in his own tomb, came,preachedand lived, and was finally buried. At Glastonbury it was the that the great King Arthur held his fabled court with the knights of the round tableknown in hundreds of legends and here it is also that he was buried. Of this very place Tennyson wrote his "Idyls of the king" In spite of the lovely setting of Glastonbury among the low hills ofSomerset ,commonplace cottages and dreary streets give her a desolate aspect. Yet as unpretentious as she is the little town possesses variedattractions. A church with a fine old tower, the quaintest of inn, which the moonlight streams through the same mullioned windows as in the time of Henry VIII,areof only secondary interest. The heart ofGlastonbury is the ruins of the old Abbey. In a large open space the three or four buildings roofless and crumbling, the sight is as picturesque a one as England affords. The Norman arches of St Joseph chapel, the noble bays and the perpendicular arches of the Abbey proper, andthefour fireplaces in the octagonal kitchen, all suggest past grandeur. But imposing as they may havebeenin their prime, they could not have charm more than now, when the grassgrows long about them, while vines and moss lose their way withinand without. The Abbey has the distinction of being one of oldest ecclesiastic foundations of England.Having survived the Conquest it became a line between Briton and the Englishman. The first little church was built of wattles as early asthe sixth century, and superseded by various structures until the present ones were built byHenry II The monks, however would have told you that this first churchwas Built not in the sixthbut the first century--- even before Peter went toRome by Joseph of Arimathea; while in it were buried King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Glastonbury, thoughnowinland, was once surrounded by marshes, and in fact, was no other than the Island of Avilion, whereArthur was borne. The old legend, that was old even before the Arthurian legend, runs that during the persecution of the Christians, which follows the stoning of Stephen, a party. in A. D. 41, consisting of Joseph of Arimathea, Mary and Martha and Lazarus and other disciples, escaped in a boat, which was blown without sails or oars across the sea to Marseilles. There Mary,Martha and Lazarus remained but Joesph of Arimathea and twelve companions re-entered the boat and were blown again without; sails or oars to Britian. Proceeding inland, they rested on Christmas Day near Glastonbury on what is known as "Weary_All_Hill"where Josephstuck his staff in the ground. It took root and on Christmas every year since had blossomsbeing known as the holy thornof Glastonbury. Miraculously taking root the staff was accepted as a token that the travellers hadreached their journey's end. The King of the country --Avigarus byname- received them kindly and gave them twelve hidesof land [about 1400 acres], St. Joseph and his companions erected a church of wattles with huts for themselves, thus establishingthefirst Christian church in the British Isles. This parent thorn was cut down at the time of the reformation but sprouted againfromthe roots. It's white blossoms still appear at Christmas time. offshoots have been brought to America, and oneisplanted by the great Episcopal Cathedral building at Washington. My source is from the Otis Genealogy. given me by mycousin Ruby Williams More About Richard Otis: Burial: Wells, Somershire, England. More About Richard Otis and Margaret:Marriage: Abt. 1603 Children of Richard Otis and Margaret are:+Stephen Otis , b. 1583, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, d. 1637, Rhole Island,USA.+John Otis Sr. , b. 1581, Glastombury, Somerset county, England, d. May 31, 1657, Scituate, Plymouth,Mass.Thomas Otis , b., Glastonbury, Sumerst, England.Margaret Otis >, b., Glastonburyn Sumerset County , England.Mary Otis , b., Glastonbury, Somerset, England.! tephen OTIS b. 1580 Glastonbury, Eng.Posted by: Julie Andre Lund Date: December 23, 1998 Can someone tell me who the wife of Stephen OTIS, son of Richard OTIS in Glastonbury, SomersetEngland is? I thought it was Margaret Eliz. STREAME, but from another post, I see that shewashis brother's wife. If someone can help me I'd appreciate it. This is what I have so far:Descendants of Richard OATTES 1 Mr. Richard OATTES b: 1550 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England d: Aft. 17 November, 1611 in Wells, Somerset, England . +Ms. Margaret (OATTES) m: Abt. 1580 .. 2 Mr. Stephen OTIS b: 1580 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England d: 1636 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England ...... 3 Mr. Richard OTIS b: 1626 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England d: 28 June, 1689 in Dover, Strafford, NH.......... +Ms. Rose STOUGHTON b: 01 November, 1629 in Stoughton, County Surrey, England d: 23 February, 1671/72in Dover, NH ...... *2nd Wife of Richard OTIS: .......... +Ms. Susanna STARBUCK b: Abt. 1653 in Dover, Strafford,NH m: 05 November, 1677 ...... *3rd Wife of Richard OTIS: .......... +Ms. Grisel WARREN b:1640 m: 1686 .. 2 General John OTIS b: Abt. 1581 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England d: 31 May,1657in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ...... +Ms. Margaret Elizabeth STREAME b: Abt. 1590 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England d: 28 June, 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA m: Abt. 1603 in Tiverton, Devonshire,England .. 2 Mr. Thomas OTIS .. 2 Ms. Margaret OTIS ..2 Ms. Mary OTISThanks,Julie
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