Edward Richardson of Newbury

Edward Richardson was born 1617 in England, and died 14 NOV 1685 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA.

Family

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	  Children of Edward Richardson are:

• + 2 i. Edward Richardson , Jr. was born 21 DEC 1649 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA, and died 14 NOV 1682 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.
• + 3 ii. Joshua Richardson was born 1651 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA, and died BET JUL 1719 AND MAR 1723/24 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.
• 4 iii. Caleb Richardson was born 18 AUG 1652 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA, and died 1725. He married Mary Lad 31 JUL 1682, daughter of Daniel Lad and Ann ?. She was born 14 FEB 1645/46 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, and died 1690.
• 5 iv. Ruth Richardson was born 23 NOV 1655 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.
• 6 v. Moses Richardson was born 4 APR 1658 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.
• 7 vi. Mary Richardson was born 2 SEP 1660 in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.

Biography

From The Richardson Memorial by Author: John Adams Vinton page 813 Archive.Org

His brother was William Richardson of Newbury [?]

EDWARD RICHARDSON1 was born in England in 1617, which appears from the fact that he took the oath of allegiance to the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1678, at the age of sixty-one; came to America, and settled in "Old Newbury," probably soon after 1640. He was married, but his wife's name does not appear.
He was a member of the church in Newbury, of which Rev. Thomas Parker was pastor, and Rev. James Noyes the teacher. Not long after 1650 difficulties arose in the church on the subject of discipline, and the church was divided into two parties, one party maintaining that all church power resides in the church itself, the other party, and especially the ministers, claiming that the ministers must take the initiative in all cases, and nothing be done but in accordance with their wishes. Indeed, both ministers were understood to be Presbyterian in sentiment. For five or six years after 1665 the church was in a very excited and unhappy state, divided into two parties, nearly equal in numbers, and each claiming to be the church. Mr. Richardson was of the party opposed to Mr. Parker, the pastor. A full history of the matter is contained in Coffin's History of Newbury.

Edward Richardson and several other inhabitants of Newbury, with some of Dover, presented a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts in May, 1659, for a grant of land twelve miles square, at Penacook (Concord). The petition was granted, but the conditions as to settlement, etc., not being fulfilled, the grant was forfeited. Most of New Hampshire was then under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. [Bouton's Hist. of Concord, p. 52.] Neither Edward Richardson nor any other Richardson is on the list of proprietors of lands in Newbury, compiled December, 1642; ninety-one in all, but twenty-two were afterwards added. [Coffin's Newbury, p. 292.] Edward Richardson died Nov. 14, 1685, aged 68.

His children were:

• 8018. John,2 b. 1647; took the oath of allegiance to the colony, 1678,aged 31.
• +8019. Edward,2 b. Dec. 21, 1649; m. Anne Bartlet.
• +8020. Joshua,2 b. 1651; m. first, Mary Parker, 1679; second, Jane (???).
• +8021. Caleb,2 b. Aug. 18, 1652; m. Mary Ladd.
• 8022. Ruth,2 b. Nov. 23, 1655.
• 8023. Moses,2 b. April 4, 1658.
• 8024. Mary,2 b. Sept. 2, 1660; seems to have married Joseph Wilson,Jan. 25, 1699-1700.
• 8025. Sarah,2 m. at Charlestown, May 31, 1692, John Foster; ofCharlestown. [Midd. Co. Rec.]