The Otis family is a Boston Brahmin family from Massachusetts best known for its involvement in early American politics.
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Current region | New England United States East Coast |
Earlier spellings | Otis, Oates, Otties, Oattis |
Place of origin | Kingdom of England (now part of the United Kingdom) |
Members | James Otis Jr. Mercy Otis Warren Harrison Gray Otis (Senator) Harrison Gray Otis (General) Samuel Eliot Morison Amelia Earhart |
Estate(s) | Harrison Gray Otis House |
The family was originally landowning farmers of Glastonbury, Somerset, the Otises went to New England during the Puritan migration of the 1630s settling first in Hingham before finally moving to Barnstable. It was there that John Otis built a homestead that served many members of the family for generations. Although not much is known about John Otis, his son, John Otis (generally referred to as "Judge Otis") was the first of the family to rise to provincial eminence. Judge Otis held a variety of judicial and military appointments and represented Barnstable County for 20 successive years in the general court of Massachusetts Bay. In 1708, he was chosen a member of Her Majesty's Council (at the time, the highest position a native could achieve) and was annually reelected until his death in 1727. He left six children, of whom the following are descendants:
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