Richard Child, of Watertown

RICHARD CHILD (1631 - 1694) of Watertown

From http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Child.htm#Richard

Richard Child was born in 1631 [in Watertown.] He died on 4 Nov 1691 in Watertown.

Parents: Richard's parents are unknown. He might be the nephew of the above Ephraim Child. In this case he is the grandson of Wolstone and Ellen (Empson) Child.

He married first Mehitable Dimmick. He married second Hannah Traine.

Richard took the oath of fidelity in Watertown in 1652. He was also a member of the Watertown train band in that year. Richard of Watertown was a juror in 1680. He is on a 24 Aug 1676 list of soldiers from Watertown in King Philip's War.

From http://jeffsgenealogy.info/ChildsLine/g0/p93.htm

"Author Elias Child in his "Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families..." asserted that John and Richard Childs were the sons of a William Child who was in Watertown in 1634. This assertion has been disproved by TAG editor Robert Charles Anderson, who wrote: "William Child...of Watertown...did not exist. He was apparently conjured up out of whole cloth by Elias Child in his 'Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families...' ... There is...no record of a freeman named William Child in 1634 or at any other time. ... Very few births are on record for Watertown in the early 1630s, and certainly none for members of the Child family. And finally, the will of Elizabeth Child, does not mention a sister-in-law...Richard and John Child did exist and...were mentioned in the will of Ephraim Child, but there is nothing to suggest that their father was ever in New England or that his name was William." (Tag 62).6,2,7,8

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Mehitable Dimmick
Name: Mehitable Dimmick Gender: Female Birth Year: 1642 Spouse Name: Richard Child Spouse Birth Place: MA Spouse Birth Year: 1631 Marriage Year: 1662 Marriage State: MA Number Pages: 1

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Mehitable Dimmick Name: Mehitable Dimmick Gender: Female Birth Year: 1642 Spouse Name: Richard Child Spouse Birth Place: MA Spouse Birth Year: 1631 Marriage Year: 1662 Marriage State: MA Number Pages: 1

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Family Data Collection - Deaths about Richard Child Name: Richard Child Death Date: 11 Nov 1694 City: Watertown State: MA Country: USA

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