Our Bosworth lineage commences with one Hanniel-1 Bosworth who was born ca 159x and died ca 16xx at Boston, Lincolnshire. He married, prior to 1615 at Boston, (–) whose name and ancestry is unknown. The existence of Hanniel-1 Bosworth is predicated upon the repetition of his name “Hanniel”, a rather unique name, in the Bosworth family in New England. Our primary focus is one Dorcas Bosworth who married, in New England in 1648, Edward Clark. The name of their first born son was Hanniel. Dorcas was a sister of Hanniel-2 Bosworth who likewise named his first born son Hanniel who in turn named his first born son Hanniel. As such it is assumed that name of the father of Dorcas and Hanniel-2 Bosworth was likewise Hanniel. Dorcas and Hanniel-2 Bosworth had another sister named Susannah Bosworth.who married Theophilus Shatswell in 1650 and died in 1672 in Haverhill, Ma..

Hanniel-2 Bosworth, son of Hanniel-1, was born ca 1615 in Boston, Lincolnshire area according to his disposition made in 1681. We learn, from the records of a lawsuit tried in 1645 in Ipswich, Ma .the following cogent information. In 1638 a Mr. John Whittingham of Southerton, Lincs. was contemplating a removal to New England with his mother. Mr. Whittingham negotiated with a number of young men, in the area of Boston, Lincs,, to come to New England with him as apprentices. They were to serve ten years in exchange for their passage and resulting living expenses. After arrival in New England, some of the apprentices served their ten years and went on to other endeavors. Hanniel-2 Bosworth was one of these apprentices and remained in the service of John Whittingham and he was a witness to the John Whittingham’s will in 1648. Hanniel-2 was one of only four people, outside the immediate family, to receive a legacy from this will. There is much more information available re Hanniel-2 Bosworth; however, the above documents the English origins of Hanniel-2 and likewise of Dorcas Bosworth.
References:FH23:440-442; FH49:105-106; PH7:84; PH211:31; PH97:59

Dorcas Bosworth, probably the third child of Hanniel-1 and (–) Bosworth, was born 1625 in the area of Boston, Lincs. in England and died 13 February 1681 in Haverhill, Ma. She married, on 20 Auguat 1648 at Haverhill, Ma., Edward Clark who was born 11 March 1622 in England and died 19 Dec. 1710 at Portsmouth, NH at 88 years of age. The name of his parents and the location of his birthplace in England is unknown.
References:FH23:440-442; FH49:105-106; PH7:84,155

It is to be noted that there is no known relationship between our Bosworth lineage and that of immigrant Edward Bosworth who came to New England, with his family, in the spring of 1634 and settled in Hingham, Ma.. An interesting coincidence is that Edward Bosworth came on the ship “Elizabeth and Dorcas”; the name Dorcas is rather unique and this dual usage of the name, i.e., the name of the ship versus our ancestor “Dorcas” Bosworth, does catch your attention.