Lt. James Richards

Children of Thomas Richards and Welthian (Loring) Richards include:

6. James, bp. Pitminster, 13 Sept 1632; m. say 1655 (1) Sarah Gibbons. [9]; d. June 29 or July 11, 1680.

James Richards married Sarah Gibbons, daughter of William & Ursula Gibbons. She also married Humphrey Davie & Col. Jonathan Tyng. He was an original member of the First Church of Hartford, but separated to the Second Church. Their daughter, Jerusha Richards married Governor & Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall. (Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, p. 476)

Will

Hartford District, in Manwaring, Charles William, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. 1 (1635-1700), p. 355-56. Died 11 Jun 1680 [sic]. Will of "James Richards of Hartford", dated 9 Jun 1680, proved 2 Sep 1680, names wife Sarah; mother-in-law Mrs. Ursula Gibbons, son Thomas, daughter Sarah married [wife of Benj. Davis], daughter Mary Richards, Jerusha Richards, Elizabeth Richards, unborn child, nephew Thomas Bradford, brother John Richards of Boston, kinswoman Mercy Bradford. Gifts to South Church in Hartford, lattin Schoole in Hardford, Rev. John Whiting, the poor in Hartford. Wife and son executors. 29 Sep 1691 Accounting to Capt. Benjamin Davis & late wife [Sarah]; Benjamin Alford and wife Mary; Gurdon Saltonstall and wife Jerusha; Thomas Richards; John Davie and wife Elizabeth; Mrs. Ann Richard Dec'd [based on the amount of the distribution, this must be the unborn child]; Mrs. Ursula Gibbons Dec'd; Mrs. Sarah Richards relict of James Richards

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References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11439006/james-richards
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Richards_%2833%29
• Stott, Clifford L. Humphrey Blake (1494?-1558) and his Descendants in New England and South Carolina: Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Apr, Jul, Oct 2009; Jan 2010), 163:295. James Richards bp. Pitminster 13 Sep 1632, d. Hartford 11 Jun 1680, m. "by 1662" Sarah Gibbons.
• Hartford District, in Manwaring, Charles William, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. 1 (1635-1700), p. 355-56. Died 11 Jun 1680 [sic]. Will of "James Richards of Hartford", dated 9 Jun 1680, proved 2 Sep 1680, names wife Sarah; mother-in-law Mrs. Ursula Gibbons, son Thomas, daughter Sarah married [wife of Benj. Davis], daughter Mary Richards, Jerusha Richards, Elizabeth Richards, unborn child, nephew Thomas Bradford, brother John Richards of Boston, kinswoman Mercy Bradford. Gifts to South Church in Hartford, lattin Schoole in Hardford, Rev. John Whiting, the poor in Hartford. Wife and son executors. 29 Sep 1691 Accounting to Capt. Benjamin Davis & late wife [Sarah]; Benjamin Alford and wife Mary; Gurdon Saltonstall and wife Jerusha; Thomas Richards; John Davie and wife Elizabeth; Mrs. Ann Richard Dec'd [based on the amount of the distribution, this must be the unborn child]; Mrs. Ursula Gibbons Dec'd; Mrs. Sarah Richards relict of James Richards
• Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable: Thirty Families By Ezra S. Stearns. Page 84. GoogleBooks
• The New England Merchants In The Seventeenth Century By Bernard Bailyn. Page GoogleBooks

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  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 12 2021, 21:15:13 UTC