Sarah (Cheney) Richards (1666)

Born 11 Sep 1666 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Richards — married 16 Jul 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Biography

Sarah Cheney was born on 11 September 1666 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Bailey) Cheney.^[1][2]

She married John Richards on 16 July 1696 in Newbury,^[3] after intentions were published there on 27 June 1696.

Children born Newbury:

1. John, b. 13 Sep 1697.^[4]
2. Mehittable, b. 25 Jun 1699.^[4]
3. Humphery, b. May 1704.^[4]
4. Mary, b. 25 Aug 1706.^[4]
5. Daniel, b. 25 Jan 1711.^[4]

Research notes

No death record found in Newbury or Essex County for her as Sarah Richards. No FindAGrave listing.

Sources

1. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:101.

   "Cheny, Sara, d. Daniel, Sept. 11, 1666."

2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," unindexed entry for Sara, daughter of Daniell Cheney, b. 11 September 1666; database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Essex > County wide > County court births, marriages, deaths 1654-1795 > FHL microfilm 877468, image 34 of 814; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. In listing for births of Newberry, Essex County, Massachusetts.

   "Sara, the daughter of Daniell Cheney, borne the 11th of September 1666"

3. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911, Vol. 2:418.

   "John Richards & Sarah Cheny were maried July 16 1696 [marriages by Coll:- Peirce Esqr.]"

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:436.