Mary Richards

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Alas, Mary is not the daughter of the Rev. Stephen Batchelder (of whom I am twice-descended), and of whom more can be found in his entry. The following is from the Great Migration entry on the Rev:

On 15 October 1650 at a court at York "George Rodgers & Mrs. Batcheller [were] presented upon vehement suspicion of incontinency for living in one house together & lying in one room" [ MPCR 1:146].

At a court at Piscataqua [i.e., Kittery] on 16 October 1651 the grand jury presented "George Rogers for, & Mary Batcheller the wife of Mr. Steven Bacheller minister for adultery"; George Rogers was to have forty strokes, and Mary Bachiler "for her adultery shall receive 40 strokes save one at the first town meeting held at Kittery six weeks after the delivery & be branded with the letter A" [MPCR 1:164].

This child born late in 1651 or early in 1652 was apparently the Mary Bachiler who later married William Richards, and even though the Dover Court on 26 March 1673 awarded him administration of the estate of Stephen Bachiler [ NHPP 40:287], she would not have been his daughter. (See MA Arch 9:28 and NHGR 8:14 for more on Bachiler's fourth wife.)

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Mary Richards formerly Bachiler aka Rogers was born about 1652 in Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony to George Rogers and Mary Magdalene (Baily) Turner. She is the sister of Elizabeth (Beedle) Staples [half], Richard Rogers [half], Christopher Beedle [half], Elizabeth (Beedle) Staples [half] and Elizabeth Beedle [half]. She married William Richards before 1673 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colon. Profile manager: Steven Tibbetts Profile last modified 6 Dec 2018 | Created 6 Jun 2011

Biography

From Robert Charles Anderson, //Great Migration Begins, p 67:

"At a court at Piscataqua [i.e., Kittery] on 16 October 1651 the grand jury presented "George Rogers for, & Mary Batcheller the wife of Mr. Steven Bacheller minister for adultery'; George Rogers was to have forty strokes, and Mary Bachiler "for her adultery shall receive 40 strokes save one at the first town meeting held at Kittery six weeks after the delivery & be branded with the letter A" [MPCR 1:164]. This child born late in 1651 or early in 1652 was apparently the Mary Bachiler who later married William Richards, and even though the Dover Court on 26 March 1673 awarded him administration of the estate of Stephen Bachiler [NHPP 40:287], she would not have been his daughter. (See MA Arch 9:28 and NHGR 8:14 for more on Bachiler's fourth wife.)" Therefore Mary Bachiler was out-of-wedlock daughter of George Rogers and Mary, wife of Stephen Bachiler.

Mary Bachiler was out-of-wedlock daughter of George Rogers and Mary, wife of Stephen Bachiler.

"At a court at Piscataqua [i.e., Kittery] on 16 October 1651 the grand jury presented "George Rogers for, & Mary Batcheller the wife of Mr. Steven Bacheller minister for adultery'; George Rogers was to have forty strokes, and Mary Bachiler "for her adultery shall receive 40 strokes save one at the first town meeting held at Kittery six weeks after the delivery & be branded with the letter A" [MPCR 1:164]. This child born late in 1651 or early in 1652 was apparently the Mary Bachiler who later married William Richards, and even though the Dover Court on 26 March 1673 awarded him administration of the estate of Stephen Bachiler [NHPP 40:287], she would not have been his daughter. (See MA Arch 9:28 and NHGR 8:14 for more on Bachiler's fourth wife.)"

Therefore Mary Bachiler was out-of-wedlock daughter of George Rogers and Mary, wife of Stephen Bachiler.

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Mary Richards formerly Bachiler aka Rogers

Born about 1652 in Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Daughter of George Rogers and Mary Magdalene (Baily) Turner

Sister of Elizabeth (Beedle) Staples [half], Richard Rogers [half], Christopher Beedle [half], Elizabeth (Beedle) Staples [half] and Elizabeth Beedle [half]

Wife of William Richards — married before 1673 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Profile last modified 1 Oct 2019 | Created 6 Jun 2011

Biography

From Robert Charles Anderson, //Great Migration Begins, p 67: