Robert Randall

ROBERT RANDALL came from Wendover, county of Bucks, England, to Weymouthbefore 1640. He was born near 1608 and died at Weymouth, 3 May, 1691. Hedeposed 2 July, 1688, that he aged Eighty yeares or thereabouts, " andthat he was living for u S within the Realm of -,me time in Wendover inthe county of Bucks~ ... and did well know Enoch Hunt of Titenden in theparish ,76'aena out two miles distant from Wendover," etc. (MassachusettsState Archives, 129: 16,) The parish registers of Wendover begin in 1632,and a careful search of them revealed no trace of any person of the nameRandall. He married (1) Mary -, who was buried at Weymouth, 3 Sept. 1640.He married (2) Mary French, sister of Stephen French, who calls her "mysister Mary Randall' in his will in 1679. He was admitted a freeman ofthe Massachusetts Bay Colony, 26 May, 1647. He had three lots granted tohim "in the East field," and seven acres in the First Division, andtwenty-one acres in the Second Division, the latter granted 14 Dec. 1663.(Weyrnouth Land Grants, 258, 293.)

Robert Randall of Weymouth, "being weake of body," made his will 27 Mar.1691, and it was probated 25 May, 1691. To his eldest son John he gaveseveral lots, one "in the Range Field," another in the First Division. Tohis youngest son Thomas he gave his dwelling house, etc. To his daughtersMary, wife of Abraham Staples of Mendon, and Hannah, wife of JohnWarfield of Mendon, to each Es. Son John to be executor. Witnesses: MaryWning, Joseph Dyer and William Chard. Inventory taken 16 May, 1691, byJohn Shaw and Joseph Dyer. (Suffolk Probate, 8: 41, 42.)

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Robert's first wife, Mary _____ and he married about 1634 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony They had two sons, John and Thomas born in Weymouth. Robert's first wife died in Weymouth on 03 Sep 1640.

Robert's second wife, Mary French and he married about 1641 in Weymouth. They had two daughters, Mary and Hannah born in Weymouth.

Mary married Abraham Staples in Weymouth on 19 Sep 1660 Hannah married John Warfield in Medfield on 26 Dec 1671

• Robert Randall arrived in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony by 1634 from Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.
• His baptism record and information about his parents has yet to have been discovered.
• Robert signed a deposition in 1688 stating that he had lived in Wendover in the County of Bucks within the Realm of England for a while probably just prior to his 1632 emigration to Weymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Robert's 1608 birth and 3 May 1691 dates are found in the text 'Descendants of Robert Randall' by William L. Chaffin. https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00chaf/page/4/mode/2up
• His will was proofed in the Suffolk County Court on 25 May 1691. (note: Weymouth became part of Norfolk County in 1693)
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"Robert Randall BIRTH: 1608 England DEATH: 3 May 1691 (aged 82–83) Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL:(see below in "Gravesite details") North Weymouth Cemetery Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID: 215102017 · View Source

Robert Randall survived two spouses and had two children with each spouse.

Robert's first wife, Mary _____ and he married about 1634 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony They had two sons, John and Thomas born in Weymouth. Robert's first wife died in Weymouth on 03 Sep 1640.

Robert's second wife, Mary French and he married about 1641 in Weymouth. They had two daughters, Mary and Hannah born in Weymouth Mary married Abraham Staples in Weymouth on 19 Sep 1660 Hannah married John Warfield in Medfield on 26 Dec 1671

• Robert Randall arrived in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony by 1634 from Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.
• His baptism record and information about his parents has yet to have been discovered.
• Robert signed a deposition in 1688 stating that he had lived in Wendover in the County of Bucks within the Realm of England for a while probably just prior to his 1632 emigration to Weymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Robert's 1608 birth and 3 May 1691 dates are found in the text 'Descendants of Robert Randall' by William L. Chaffin. https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00chaf/page/4/mode/2up
• His will was proofed in the Suffolk County Court on 25 May 1691. (note: Weymouth became part of Norfolk County in 1693)

Gravesite Details Robert Randall’s grave location is uncertain, it is surmised that it might be the Old North Cemetery in Weymouth which was established in 1636. A burial record in Weymouth has not been discovered.

Family Members: Spouse: Mary French Randall unknown–1685 (married in the year of 1641)

Children: John Randall 1635–1718, Mary Randall Staples 1642–1713, Hannah Randall Warfield 1644–1712."