ID: I12335

Name: *Richard Batchelor 1

Sex: M

Birth: 1643 in Buckinghamshire, England

Death: BEF 17 OCT 1682 in Elizabeth River, Norfolk County, Virginia

Note:

Richard Batchelor had a will proved Norfolk County, Virginia, VA WB-4/128.

His wife was Ann Bigg who married 2) James Fewox of Chowan County, North Carolina.

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Richard Bachelor of Lower Norfolk County in ye Southerne branch of Eliz.

River... Book 4, f.128, dtd 12 Mch. 1660-1, proved 17 Oct 1682 by Charles Shaw &

Biggs...eldest sone John Bachelor...sone Joseph...sone Richard...sone

Edward...Wife Ann... daughter Alice... daughter Edy...Charles Shaw... Mathew

Caswell...wife Ann Bachelor Extx...Wit: Francis Sayer, Thomas Bigg. By mk.,

Charles Shaw, by mke...s/Richard Bachelor & Seale [much abbreviated abstract}.

(McINTOSH, Brief Abstarct of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County Wills,

1637-1710, passim p.84)

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William Bachelor/Batchelor, Richard Berry and John Biggs were arrested and

punished in Buckinghamshire, England in 1648 for being Quakers. All appeared in

MD and VA colonies late that year. It's assumed that they either were deported

or fled for religious reasons.William named his son Richard (for his friend

Richard Berry) and Richard named his son William. Richard married daughter of

John Biggs - Ann Biggs.William arrived in VA on 12-21-1648 on the north side of

the Yorke River.Richard sailed from Bristol England on 8-27-1661 at

approximately 16 yrs of age. He had signed a contract as an indentured servant

to a William Dunning of VA. (a Batchelor researcher)

Father: William Batchelor

Marriage 1 *Ann Bigg b: BET 1644 AND 1647

Married: BEF 1670

Children

John Batchelor

Joseph Batchelor

Richard Batchelor , Jr.

Edward Batchelor

Edy Batchelor

*Edith Batchelor b: 1670 in Norfolk County, Virginia

Sources:

Title: Personal Communication from John Brayton, Genealogist, Memphis, Tennessee, 14 June 2002