Richmond, Henry (b. BET 1683 AND 1685, d. ?)

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Source: (Name)
Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 1744 Little Compton, Newport, RI

Note: He and his wife Elizabeth conveyed land, November 4, 1727.

His will, dated February 24, 1739-40, proved July 28, 1740, mentions wife Elizabeth; son Stephen; son Cyrus of Stonington; daughters Rebecca Worden, Sarah Lawton, Esther Tracy, of Preston, Conn., Ann Hoxsie and Content Davis; granddaughter Ruth Reynolds, and grandsons Richmond Reynolds and Joseph Reynolds, children of daughter Priscilla; daughter Abigail Burdick's five children, Simeon, Abigail, Edmund, Jonathan and Elizabeth; and daughter Elizabeth Hull's three children, Sarah, Tristram and Hannah.

John Richmond solemnized marriages in Westerly in 1732; was admitted freeman, May 1, 1716; and was Deputy for Westerly in 1729.

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 1740 Little Compton, Newport, RI

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 9 FEB 1716/17 Little Compton, Newport, RI

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Title: Local & Family Histories-Conn.
Publication: Genealogy.com
Media: Family Archive CD

Death: --Not Shown--

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 12 NOV 1706 Little Compton, Newport, RI

Note: Colonel Silvester Richmond, son of Captain Edward Richmond, was born at Little Compton, Rhode Island, formerly Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 1672. He was commissioned lieutenant, July 25, 1710; colonel, April 25, 1742. He was justice of the peace in 1711 and 1729. He held a number of slaves, but set them free and settled them on land in Dartmouth. His tombstone at Little Compton is inscribed: "Colon. Sylvestre Richmond of Dartmouth. Died November 22, 1754. In the 81st. year of his age."

An obituary of his wife, noting her "Mayflower" ancestry, was published June 17, 1717, in the Boston News Letter, He married (first) 1693, Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pabodie or Peabody) Rogers, granddaughter of John Rogers, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, greatgranddaughter of John and Priscilla (Molinee or Mullins) Alden, who came in the "Mayflower."

She was born in 1672, died October 23, 1724. He married (second) February 18, 1728, Deborah (Cushing) Loring, widow of Thomas Loring, and daughter of John and Sarah (Hawks) Cushing. She was born in September, 1674. He died November 20, 1754, and his widow, October 18, 1770. Children, all by first wife: William, born in Little Compton, October 10, 1694; Elizabeth, May 10, 1696; Sylvester, June 30, 1698; Peleg, mentioned below; Perez, October 5, 1702; Ichabod, February 27, 1704; Ruth, March 7, 1705-06; Hannah, July 9, 1709; Sarah, October 31, 1711; Mary, November 29, 1713; Rogers, May 25, 1716.

Silvester Richmond3 (with others) was baptized at Little Compton, November 3, 1700.(*) He was one of the original members of the First Congregational Church. His wife united with the church the following year.

May 29, 1701, he bought of John Rogers, of Boston, merchant, a tract of land in Little Compton, for œ83; the grantor calling him son-in-law.(+)

Feb. 8, 1704, he bought forty acres in Little Compton for œ60, of William Earle. Col. Richmond bought, sold and possessed a large amount of property.

Source: (Name)
Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 20 NOV 1754 Little Compton, Newport, RI

Note: John Richmond probably left England in 1635 and was one of the purchasers of Taunton in 1637. It is believed that John Richmond came to America in a trading vessel, and it is known that he was engaged in carrying on an extensive and flourishing trade with Saco, Maine, in 1635.

A short snythesis written by R. Walton on the early Richmonds of America:
"John Richmond(1), was probably born at Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. Joshua Bailey Richmond claimed that John was born at Ashton Keynes in Wiltshire but more recent research disputes this because John is felt to be a Brinkworth Richmond. John's step-brother, Oliffe Richmond did own the Manor House at Ashton Keynes which is now called Cove House, and John undoubtedly visited his brother many times. This could account for the family stories down through the generations that John was born in Ashton Keynes. There is also research that shows John was christened in Cricklade in 1597. This source claims to have seen the parish record many years ago. The Public Records Office for Wiltshire does not show any information for Cricklade Parish back as far as 1597 so we will probably never know the truth.

Ashton Keynes and the Manor House which was built in 1450 has played a rather large role in Richmond History. It is now called Cove House and is run as an Inn by Maj. & Mrs. Hartland.

John Richmond was apparently in the shipping and trade business and made many trips between Bristol in England and Saco, Maine before choosing to settle in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1635 because of the problems in England. He was one of the purchasers of Taunton, but his name does not appear in the list of men able to bear arms in 1643. This is not surprising because he opposed the Royalists and would not bear arms for them. He chose instead to return to England and join Cromwell's army in the Civil War. He had apparently married again in Massachusetts because he had three daughters that he left in America when he returned to England to fight. His two sons (possibly more) who had been born in England were still in England when John returned. Just who their mother was or who had reared them after their father took up permanent residence in America, I do not know. They were, however, very well educated in England and finally came to America in the 1650's just before their father also returned. A family story that has made its way down the generations is about the great tragedy that concerns John and his brother Henry. John, was now Col. John Richmond with Cromwell's Roundheads. Henry, hearing that John was near by decided to call on his brother. It was the evening of the Battle of Newbury 20 September 1643 when Henry appeared at John's tent door. John did not recognize his brother but saw only the Royalist uniform of the enemy, shot and killed him. As a result, John's father had to come up with enough money to save John's life. To do this he either sold or mortgaged his home at Christian Malford. John could well have spent some time in prison because he did not go back to America until 1658 when he went bonded to Ann Arundell in Virginia. He apparently had no money to pay for his passage. For some reason, he never did arrive in Virginia but in Massachusetts instead. Perhaps his sons John or Edward who were then in America paid whatever was required so John could come back to Taunton instead. At any rate, he did come back to Taunton and lived the remainder of his life with his daughter Sarah. He died on 20 March 1664, age 70 and is buried in Taunton. Genealogists who have looked at John Richmond's Will wonder whatever happened to his "chest of writings" which he left to his eldest son, John. No one has ever found any of these writings which could probably give us some clues as to John's life before he came to America as well as his British Civil War Experiences. He was a wealthy man and a large landholder in Taunton. This section of Taunton is still called "Richmond Town". The old burial ground is still there. Unfortunately, it is full of poison ivy and briar bushes and overgrown to the extent I did not attempt to go in and try to look at the old stones that were over-turned, one of which I was told, was John Richmond's.

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 20 MAR 1663/64 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Note: John Richmond was born about 1627 in England before his father came to America to live. John was educated in England and did not come to America until the 1650's. He was trained as a surveyor and spent much of his working life in America doing just this.

He was married two times. First, in 1654 to Susannah Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater. They had four children. His wife Susannah died in childbirth when a daughter, Susanna was born 4 November 1661. Proof for this was found in the Middlesex County Records at Cambridge, MA [20:215; 22:69; 23:396 (two deeds), 397, 398]. These are a group of six deeds dealing with the Haywards of Bridgewater as heirs to the estate of Peter Town of Cambridge.

In 1663, John married Abigail Rogers, granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. They had 11 children.

John was on the Town Council. He was Constable and Commissioner and Surveyor. His residence at "Neck of Land" was about three-quarters of a mile from the center of Taunton. He and his wife Abigail are buried there. He was a large land owner and one of the proprietors of the Iron Works in Taunton. During this time, he was also involved with the Indian problems and in what was called "Phillips War" which was the Indian war that was bloody and devastating in the extreme. Actually he purchased land from the Indians in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island prior to this war. As a member of the Town Council, John received, for the City of Taunton, money known as "The Irish Donation" to help ease the plight of the citizens of Taunton as a result of the war with the Indians. One of John's more ambitious projects was the survey he did in Little Compton at Duxbury, 1673-1694. That was before Little Compton became part of Rhode Island in 1747.

John Richmond has always been known as one of Taunton's early leaders - who along with his father who was one of the founders of Taunton. Both were outstanding Early American citizens. John and Abigail are buried on the property on which their residence stood at "Neck of Land".

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 7 OCT 1715 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Burial: Taunton, Bristol, MA

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Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 1691 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Source: (Name)
Title: Richmond Family 1594-1896
Author: Joshua B. Richmond
Media: Book

Death: 3 OCT 1715 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Death: ABT 1664 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Death: 4 NOV 1661 Bridgewater, MA

Death: 1 AUG 1727 Taunton, Bristol, MA

Burial: Taunton, Bristol, MA

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Title: Notable Kin
Author: Gary Boyd Roberts
Publication: 1998 - Boyer
Media: Book

Death: 10 SEP 1743 Brookline, MA

Death: 17 APR 1797

Note: John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States. He graduated in from Harvard in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, 16 Jul 1755.

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Title: Ancestors of Amer. Presidents
Author: Gary Boyd Roberts
Media: Book

Death: 4 JUL 1826 Quincy, Norfolk, MA

Death: 28 OCT 1818 Quincy, Norfolk, MA

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Title: VR-Essex Co, MA
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