Capt. Richard Lord

[Thomas Lord's] eldest son, Richard, came over some years before he did and was in Cambridge where he owned a shop... but followed his father to Hartford, where he was Constable in 1643. He afterwards settled in New London, became a very prominent citizen and was mentioned in the Royal Charter.

Biographical Summary:

Captain Richard Lord, Cambridge, 1632; freeman, Massachusetts, March 4, 1635; came to Hartford in 1636, an original proprietor; his home-lot in 1639 was next west of his father's. He married in about 1635, Sarah ____ . He was one of the most energetic and efficient men in the colony; when the first troop of horse was organized, he was chosen commander, March 11, 1658, and distinguished himself in the Indian wars. He was constable, 1642; townsman, 1645; represented Hartford in the General Court from 1656 until his death. He was the captain relied on, in conjunction with John Pynchon, for securing the persons of the regicides Gofle and Whalley. He died in New London, May 17, 1662, in the 51st year of his age, and his gravestone may still be seen there, with the following epitaph :

"The bright Starre of our Cavallrie lyes here:
Unto the State, a Counselour full Deare And to ye Truth a Friend of Sweet Content, To Hartford Towne a silver Ornament. Who can deny to Poore he was Reliefe, And in composing Paroxysmes was Chiefe. To Marchantes as a Patterne he might stand, Adventring Dangers now by Sea and Land."

His inventory taken May 10, 1662; amount, £539. 9. 5. His widow, Sarah, died in 1676.

Children

i. Richard, born 1636; married April 15, 1665, Mary, daughter of Henry and Ann (Pynchon) Smith, of Springfield; deputy, 1669, and often afterward; he was one of the wealthiest merchants of his time, made many trading voyages, and was lost at sea, November 5, 1685, aged 49, leaving a large estate to his widow and his only child; the inventory of his property amounted to £5,786, and was, with one exception the greatest up to that time in Hartford. His widow married (2) about 1686, Dr. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, son of Rev. Samuel Hooker, of Farmington, died May 17, 1702, age 58. His only child, Richard, born 1669, married Jan. 14, 1692, Abigail, daughter of William Warren and his wife, Elizabeth Crow, afterward Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson. She, too, inherited a large property, and together they were one of the wealthiest couples of that period. Richard Lord was Treasurer of the Colony at the time of his death, Jan. 29, 1712, and the heaviest and costliest monumental table in the old burial ground is his. His widow married (2) Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, pastor of the First Church. Seven of Lord's ten children lived and married into prominent families. Asylum Hill was formerly called Lord's Hill, as a large portion of it was owned by the descendants of Elisha Lord, the oldest surviving son of Richard and Abigail. Their son Richard married Ruth, daughter of Hezekiah Wyllis, Esquire, apparently removed to Wethersfield, and died there about 1740. The youngest sons, Epaphras and Ichabod, removed to Colchester.

iii Sarah, born 1638 (daughter of Capt. Richard, who died 1662); married about 1668, Rev. Joseph Haynes, of Hartford; died November 15, 1705, aged 67.

iv. Dorothy, born 1640.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 249. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

Biograpical Summary #2:

In March 1635 he was listed as a Freedman of Cambridge. In 1636 he migrated to Hartford, Connecticut, where his home lot was adjacent to that of his father. In 1642 he served as Constable in Hartford, and in 1645 he was Townsman. Beginning in 1656, he represented Hartford in the Connecticut General Court (the administrative council), continuing until his death.

In March 1658, when the first troop of horses was organized in Connecticut, he was chosen commander. He distinguished himself in the Indian wars and was widely regarded as "one of the most energetic and efficient men in the colony."

Epitaph

"The bright Starre of our Cavallrie lyes here; Unto the State, a Counselour full Deare, Ant to the Truth a Friend of Sweet Content, To Hartford Towne a silver ornament. Who can deny to Poore he was Releise. And in composing Paroxymames was Cheife. To Marchantes, as a Patterne he might stand, Adventuring Dangers new by Sea and Land.

At a General Court held at Hartford, in 1643 "Richard Lord, for his miscariedge in draweing his word and using threatening speeches in contending with Tho. Stanton about tradeing for incean corne, is fyned to pay the County five pound."

CBW Notes

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Captain Richard Lord, Cambridge, 1632; freeman, Mass., March 4, 1635 ; came to Hartford in 1636, an original proprietor ; his home-lot in 1639 was next west of his father's. He m. ab. 1635, Sarah -. He was one of the most energetic and efficient men in the colony ; when the first troop of horse was organized, he was chosen commander, March 11, 1658, and distinguished himself in the Indian wan. He was constable, 1642 ; townsman, 1645 ; represented Hartford in the General Court from 1656 until his death. He was the captain relied on, in conjunction with John Pynchon, for securing the persons of the regicides Goffe and Whalley. He d. in New London, May 17, 1662, in the 51st year of his age, and his gravestone may Still be seen there, with the following epitaph:

“The bright Starre of our Cavallrie Ives here Unto the State, a Counselour fall Dears And to ye Truth a Friend of Sweet Content, To Hartford Towns a silver Ornament. Who can deny to Poore he was Reliefe, And in composing Paroxysmes was Chiefe. To Marchantes as a Patterns he might stand, Adventring Dangers new by Sea and Land.”
His inv. taken May 10, 1662; amount, f1,539. 9. 5. His widow, Sarah, d. in 1676. -Ch. : i. Richard, b. 1636 ; m. April 15, 1665, Mary, can. of Henry and Ann (Pynchon) Smith, of Springfield ; deputy, 1669, and often afterward ; he was one of the wealthiest merchants of his time, made many trading- voyages, and was lost at sea, Nov. 5, 1685, aged 49, leaving a large estate to his widow and his only child ; the inv. of his property amounted to 15,786, and was with one exception the greatest up to that time in Hartford. His widow m. (2) ab. 1686, Dr. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, son of Rev. Samuel Hooker, of Farmington, died May 17, 1702, m. 58. His only child, Richard, b. 1669, m. Jan. 14, 1692, Abigail, dau. of William Warren and his wife, Elizabeth Crow, afterward Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson. She, too, inherited a large property, and together they were one of the wealthiest couples of that period. Richard Lord was Treasurer of the Colony at the time of his death, Jan. 29, 1712, and the heaviest and costliest monumental table in the old burial ground is his. His widow m. (2) Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, pastor of the First Church. Seven of Lord's ten children lived and married into prominent families. Asylum Hill was formerly called Lord's Hill, as a large portion of it was owned by the descendants of Elisha Lord, the oldest surviving son of Richard and Abigail. Their son Richard m. Ruth, dau. of Hezekiah Wyllis, Esq., - apparently removed to Wethersfield, and d. then ab. 1740. The youngest sons, Epaphras and Ichabod, removed to Colchester. iii. Sarah, b. 1638 (dau. of Capt. Richard, who d. 1662) ; m. ab. 1668, Rev. Joseph Haynes, of Hartford; d. Nov. 15, 1705, aged 67. iv. Dorothy, b. 1640.

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Capt Richard Lord
Memorial

Birth: unknown Death: May 17, 1662 New London County Connecticut, USA

age 51 The bright Starre of our cavallrie lyes here, Unto the State a counsellour full deare, And to ye truth a friend of sweet content, To Hartford towne a silver ornament. Who can deny to poore he was releife, And in composing paroxysmes was chiefe, To Marchantes as a Patterne he might stand, Adventring dangers new by sea and land.

[Richard Lord was born in Townchester, Northampton, England in 1611, and baptized there on January 5, 1612, the son of THOMAS & DOROTHY (BIRD) LORD. He immigrated with his parents in 1633 at about 22 years of age, and became a freeman on March 4 1634/5. Between 1656 and 1661, he was a deputy to the general assembly at Hartford, served on the Connecticut petit jury in July of 1640, a constalble of Hartford in 1642, and a selectman in 1644..

Between 1639 and 1646, the Colonial Records of Conn. mention his name six times regarding legal issues. For example, in April 1642, during an argument with his brother-in-law, Thomas Stanton, regarding trading with the Indians in Long Island, Richard drew his sword and threatened Thomas. For this, he was ordered to pay a 5 pound fine.

On April 23, 1662, he was one of the patentees of the royal charter for Connecticut. He was elected Captain of a company of Troopers (the first cavalry of the colony) under the command of Major John Mason on March 11, 1657.

By 1635, he had received land in Cambridge, Mass. which included a homelot with a garden plot, one rod in "Cowyard Row", three acres on "Small Lot Hill", one rod in "Ox Marsh, and three acres in the "Great Marsh". He was one of the largest landholders in Hartford with nearly 50 parcels of land. On March 13, 1661/2 he was granted 350 acres of upland and 50 acres of meadow.

Richard & his father were merchants in Hartford and some of their dealing were in New London, Conn. It was there that he died and was buried even though his residence was in Hartford with his wife Sarah (married about 1635 in Hartford). Administration of his estate was granted on September 5, 1662 to Mrs. Lord, widow. The estate amounted to œ3488 11s 1 d. There were debts due him from a wide range of places including most towns in Connecticut, Long Island, Delaware, Virginia, "Indian debts", Barbados, & England. His widow died at Hartford in 1676.

The known children of Richard & Sarah Lord: Richard Lord, Sarah (Lord) Haynes, Dorothy Lord, & Jerusha (Lord) Whiting. -courtesy of Nareen Lake]

Family links:

Parents:

 Thomas Lord (1585 - 1678)

 Dorothy Bird Lord (1588 - 1676)

Spouse:

 Sarah Graves Lord (1615 - 1676)*

Children:

 Richard Lord (1635 - 1685)*

 Sarah Lord Haynes (1639 - 1705)*

Siblings:

 Richard Lord (____ - 1662)

 Anna Lord Stanton (1614 - 1688)*

 William Lord (1618 - 1678)*

 Thomas Lord (1619 - 1662)*

 Robert Lord (1625 - 1678)*

 Aymie Lord Gilbert (1626 - 1691)*

 Dorothy Lord Ingersoll (1631 - 1657)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Ancient Cemetery New London New London County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Jan Franco Record added: Jul 11, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11339681 _________________________________________________

Biographical Summary:

Captain Richard Lord, Cambridge, 1632; freeman, Massachusetts, March 4, 1635; came to Hartford in 1636, an original proprietor; his home-lot in 1639 was next west of his father's. He married in about 1635, Sarah ____ . He was one of the most energetic and efficient men in the colony; when the first troop of horse was organized, he was chosen commander, March 11, 1658, and distinguished himself in the Indian wars. He was constable, 1642; townsman, 1645; represented Hartford in the General Court from 1656 until his death. He was the captain relied on, in conjunction with John Pynchon, for securing the persons of the regicides Gofle and Whalley. He died in New London, May 17, 1662, in the 51st year of his age, and his gravestone may still be seen there, with the following epitaph :

"The bright Starre of our Cavallrie lyes here: Unto the State, a Counselour full Deare And to ye Truth a Friend of Sweet Content, To Hartford Towne a silver Ornament. Who can deny to Poore he was Reliefe, And in composing Paroxysmes was Chiefe. To Marchantes as a Patterne he might stand, Adventring Dangers now by Sea and Land."

His inventory taken May 10, 1662; amount, £539. 9. 5. His widow, Sarah, died in 1676.

Children

i. Richard, born 1636; married April 15, 1665, Mary, daughter of Henry and Ann (Pynchon) Smith, of Springfield; deputy, 1669, and often afterward; he was one of the wealthiest merchants of his time, made many trading voyages, and was lost at sea, November 5, 1685, aged 49, leaving a large estate to his widow and his only child; the inventory of his property amounted to £5,786, and was, with one exception the greatest up to that time in Hartford. His widow married (2) about 1686, Dr. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, son of Rev. Samuel Hooker, of Farmington, died May 17, 1702, age 58. His only child, Richard, born 1669, married Jan. 14, 1692, Abigail, daughter of William Warren and his wife, Elizabeth Crow, afterward Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson. She, too, inherited a large property, and together they were one of the wealthiest couples of that period. Richard Lord was Treasurer of the Colony at the time of his death, Jan. 29, 1712, and the heaviest and costliest monumental table in the old burial ground is his. His widow married (2) Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, pastor of the First Church. Seven of Lord's ten children lived and married into prominent families. Asylum Hill was formerly called Lord's Hill, as a large portion of it was owned by the descendants of Elisha Lord, the oldest surviving son of Richard and Abigail. Their son Richard married Ruth, daughter of Hezekiah Wyllis, Esquire, apparently removed to Wethersfield, and died there about 1740. The youngest sons, Epaphras and Ichabod, removed to Colchester.

iii Sarah, born 1638 (daughter of Capt. Richard, who died 1662); married about 1668, Rev. Joseph Haynes, of Hartford; died November 15, 1705, aged 67.

iv. Dorothy, born 1640.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 249. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

Biograpical Summary #2:

In March 1635 he was listed as a Freedman of Cambridge. In 1636 he migrated to Hartford, Connecticut, where his home lot was adjacent to that of his father. In 1642 he served as Constable in Hartford, and in 1645 he was Townsman. Beginning in 1656, he represented Hartford in the Connecticut General Court (the administrative council), continuing until his death.

In March 1658, when the first troop of horses was organized in Connecticut, he was chosen commander. He distinguished himself in the Indian wars and was widely regarded as "one of the most energetic and efficient men in the colony."

Deputy to the General Court in March 1659. Epitaph

"The bright Starre of our Cavallrie lyes here; Unto the State, a Counselour full Deare, Ant to the Truth a Friend of Sweet Content, To Hartford Towne a silver ornament. Who can deny to Poore he was Releise. And in composing Paroxymames was Cheife. To Marchantes, as a Patterne he might stand, Adventuring Dangers new by Sea and Land.

At a General Court held at Hartford, in 1643 "Richard Lord, for his miscariedge in draweing his word and using threatening speeches in contending with Tho. Stanton about tradeing for incean corne, is fyned to pay the County five pound."

CBW Notes

GEDCOM Note

RICHARD LORD
ORIGIN: Towcester, Northamptonshire MIGRATION: 1633 FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge REMOVES: Hartford 1636 OCCUPATION: Trader. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Cambridge church prior to 4 March 1634/5 implied by freemanship. FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 [MBCR 1:370]. OFFICES: Deputy for Hartford to Connecticut General Court, 26 February 1656/7, 9 April 1657, 12 August 1657, 1 October 1657, 11 March 1657/8, 24 March 1657/8, 20 May 1658, 18 August 1658, 7 October 1658, 9 March 1658/9, 19 May 1659, 15 June 1659, 6 October 1659, 23 February 1659/60, 11 April 1660, 4 October 1660, 14 March 1660/1, 16 May 1661, 7 June 1661 [CCCR 1:288, 293, 300, 306, 308, 313, 315, 318, 323, 330, 334, 337, 340, 343, 346, 353, 358, 365, 369, 2:4]. Connecticut petit jury, 2 July 1640 [CCCR 1:55].    Richard Lord was one of the patentees for the royal charter for Connecticut, 23 April 1662 [CCCR 2:3].    On 11 March 1657/8 a company of troopers was organized in the three Connecticut river towns (under the command of Major John Mason), which then proceeded to elect Richard Lord as their captain [CCCR 1:309]. ESTATE: On 4 November 1633 Richard Lord was granted one acre for a cowyard [CaTR 6]. On 20 August 1635 Richard Lord received a proportional share of one in the undivided meadow ground [CaTR 13]. In the 8 February 1635/6 list of houses in Cambridge Richard Lord held one in town [CaTR 18].    In the Cambridge land inventory on 5 October 1635 Richard Lord held five parcels: "in the town one shop with garden plot about half a rood"; in Cowyard Row one rood; three acres on Small Lot Hill; one rood in Ox Marsh; and three acres in the Great Marsh [CaBOP 21].    Richard Lord was one of the largest landholders in Hartford, having acquired by grant or purchase nearly fifty parcels of land [HaBOP 65, 127, 128]. Among these was "[o]ne parcel which he & W[illia]m Gibbons bought of Captain Underhill which formerly did belong to the West India Company in North Hollan & was seixed by Capt. Jno. Underhill by virtue of a commission granted unto him, bearing date 24th May 1653. This parcel lyeth in the South Mead & contains be estimation twenty-three acres & a half" [HaBOP 131].    On 13 March 1661/2 "C[aptain] Lord hath granted from the court, 350 acres of upland & 50 acres of meadow" [CCCR 1:377].    The inventory of the estate of Capt. Richard Lord deceased was taken in May 1662 and totalled £1539 9s. 5d. The account of debts due to the estate "in the hands of divers persons in divers places" totalled £1949 1s. 8d. and showed a wide-ranging trade, including most towns in Connecticut, as well as Long Island, Delaware, Virginia, "the Bay and New England," "Indian debts," the Barbados and England.    Administration on the estate was granted on 5 September 1662 to "Mrs. Lord, the widow, and Richard Lord. The inventory totalled £3488 11s. 1d. "Respecting the estate of Capt. Richard Lord, it being for the present conceived to amount to £3000, this court doth order the distribution as followeth: To Mrs. Sarah Lord, relict of the said Capt. Lord, the sum of £1000; to Mr. Richard Lord his son, £1300; to Sarah Lord his daughter, £700; with a third part of all the lands in the Narragansett Country and of land elsewhere that is not already prized in the inventory. Mrs. Lord hereby engageth to add to the £700 distributed to her daughter, £100 out of her portion to make it £800; and what of estate Mrs. Lord doth take up of her proportion in housing and lands, it shall return to the heirs after her decease" [Manwaring 1:136].    In her will, dated 2 August 1676 and proved 7 September 1676, Sarah Lord of Hartford "weak in body" bequeathed to "my daughter Haines my silk gown" and other clothing; to "my daughter Lord" clothing; to "Dorothy Ingershall (alias Phelps)" clothing; to "Hannah Ingersall (alias Kelsy)" clothing; clothing to Dorothy Lord Jun.; to "my cousin Priscilla Brackett (alias Renolds) of Boston" £10; to "my cousin Sarah Brackett (alias Shaw)" £10; to "my kinsman Wm Chapman" £12; to "my cousin Margarye Ingersoll" at eighteen years a cow; to "Mary Lord (alias Omsteed)" two ewes; to "Sarah Lord the daughter of my brother Wm Lord" two ewes; to "Mary Lord the daughter of my brother Thomas Lord deceased," two cows at age eighteen; to "Richard Lord the son of my brother Will[ia]m Lord" £4 six years "after my decease"; to "my daughter Sarah Haynes and her children £180"; to "my daughter Haines & her children" £50 more; "my son Richard Lord" executor and to maintain and take care of Dorothy Lord, "daughter of my brother Thomas Lord, deceased" [Manwaring 1:216-17]. BIRTH: Baptized Towcester, Northamptonshire, 5 January 1611/2, son of Thomas and Dorothy (Bird) Lord [Lord Gen 2]. DEATH: Hartford 10 May 1662 (from inventory). MARRIAGE: By about 1636 Sarah _____; she died at Hartford between 2 August 1676 (date of will) and 7 September 1676 (probate of will). CHILDREN:    i   RICHARD, b. about 1636 (d. Hartford 5 November 1685 "being 49 years of age" [HaVR 593]); m. Springfield 25 April 1665 Mary Smith, daughter of HENRY SMITH [Pynchon VR 58].    ii   SARAH, b. say 1649; m. by 1669 Joseph Haynes, son of JOHN HAYNES. ASSOCIATIONS: In 1635 Thomas Lord, father of Richard Lord, came to New England on the Elizabeth & Ann, with his wife and seven younger children [Hotten 72; Lord Gen 1-6]. COMMENTS: Savage gives Richard Lord a daughter Dorothy, but no evidence for her is seen. His mother was named Dorothy, and he also had a sister by that name.    On 5 April 1638 Connecticut court "thought meet that the costlets that were in the last service shall be made good to the Commonwealth and made as serviceable as before, and that Richard Lord shall take such costlets into his custody as are in the meeting house of Hartford and make them up, and when they be fitted up the said Lord is to bring in his note and the Court to appoint one to view the same, and when they are certified to be in good kilter there must be speedy course taken by the Court for the speedy payment of the said Lord" [CCCR 1:17].    In April 1642 Connecticut court ordered "that there shall be a restraint for any person within this jurisdiction from trading with Indians in Long Island, until this court in September come twelve month, only Tho[mas] Steynton and Richard Lord have liberty to go one voyage, for the putting off the small commodities they have provided for that end, and to gather in their old debts" [CCCR 1:72]. On 12 October 1643 "Richard Lord for his miscarriage in drawing his sword and using threatening speeches in contending with Tho[mas] Stanton about trading for Indian corn, is fined to pay to the Country five pound" [CCCR 1:94].    On 5 March 1644/5 "Richard Lord being convented before the Court for altering an execution issued out, his misdemeanor therein is looked upon as an offense of a high nature, but conceiving it a sudden, inconsiderate act, and finding him much humbled and affected therewith, giving full acknowledgement of his offense, he is adjudged to pay to the Country five marks" [CCCR 1:123]. On 28 January 1646/7 "Richard Lord for transgressing the order against selling lead out of this jurisdiction is fined seven pound" [CCCR 1:146]. BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1946 Kenneth Lord published a comprehensive account of the family of Thomas Lord, including information on the English home of the family [Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Lord, an Original Proprietor and Founder of Hartford, Conn., in 1636 (New York 1946), cited herein as Lord Gen]. The Great Migration Begins Sketches PRESERVED PURITAN

First Sttlers of the Colony. Lord, Richard, son of Thomas, constable of Hartford in 1642, and selectman in 1644--was fined £5 for drawing his sword with threats, about trading for corn with the Indians. He with Mr. Thomas Stanton were licensed to trade with the Indians on Long Island for corn for the period of 12 months, in 1642. He was a man of great energy, and an original settler. In 1657 he was appointed captain of the first troop of horse ever raised in the colony. All troopers on duty could cross ferries free of toll, by law. The officers and men were paid a salary by the public for doing military duty in the troop. He was in the land division at Hartford in 1639. He came from Newtown in Massachusetts with the other emigrants to Hartford in its early settlement. After several years spent in Hartford, he removed to New London, where he died.

Listed as an original settler of Hartford.

Richard Lord ws the first captain o f the regular militia of Connecticut. He belonged to Hartford, but at the time of his death he was in New London engaged in merchantile business and probably designed to become a permanent resident, as he had purchased a house, wharf and ware-house in this place_ Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875792829label=@S156@ Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875792844label=@S185@ Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875792846label=@S412@ Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875792832label=@S501@