Giles Rickard Jr. (1624 - bef. 1702)

Born 1624 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Dunham) Rickard — married 31 Oct 1651 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 18 Dec 1702 before age 78 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Giles Rickard Jr. immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Giles Rickard was born in England in about 1624, a son of Giles Rickard and Judith (Cogan) Rickard.^[1]

The family emigrated to New England in 1637, aboard the Speedwell, which departed from Weymouth, Dorset, on 22 April 1637.^[1] Their party included parents Giles Sr and Judith Rickard and their three children, plus one boy and one maid. According to Stratton, the three children were sons Giles Rickard and John Rickard, and Samuel King, Judith's son by her first marriage. The family settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Family

According to the Vital Records of Plymouth, Giles Rickard married Hannah Dunham in Plymouth on 31 October 1651.^[2][3]

Children:

1. James Rickard
2. Giles Rickard
3. Rebecca Mary Rickard
4. Abigail Rickard
5. Judith Rickard
6. Samuel Rickard
7. Eleazer Rickard
8. Josiah Rickard
9. Hannah Rickard
10. Mercy Rickard - Profile is now identified as child of Giles' brother John. Giles also had a daughter named Mercy.

Death

Giles Rickard wrote his will on 9 February 1701/2 and died in Plymouth, Massachusetts, some time before 18 December 1702, when the will was proved in Plymouth. ^[4][5]

In his will, Giles appointed his wife Hannah Rickard as his sole executrix. Other heirs named in the will are sons Giles Rickard, John Rickard, Henery Rickard, Samuell Rickard, Eliazer Rickard, and Josiah Rickard; and four daughters, Abigaill (also spelled Abigall), Judith (also spelled Judeth), Hannah (also spelled Hanah), and Marcy (also spelled Marsy). ^[4]His inventory was taken on 4 December 1702.^[6]

After the death of his widow, Joseph Hanes and Judah Hanes his wife gave bond for administration of the residue of his estate on 28 April 1709. Distribution of the estate was completed on 25 June 1709. According to Giles' will the residue of the estate, which amounted to 30 pounds, was to be distributed to his four daughters. The probate record states, "One of [the daughters] being deceased, the said Sum to be divided in to three parts, viz to Judith Hanes, to Abigall Whiting, to Hannah Eaton."^[4][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stratton, Plymouth Colony, pages 343-5
2. ↑ Vital Records of Plymouth, Marriage record
3. ↑ Torrey, p. 1275
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Will and probate papers for Giles Rickard, Plymouth County Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, p. 506
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6SV1 : 22 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 15-16 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-ZFGY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 30 of 710; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• Ancestral File Number: 8WRJ-83
• Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881. Published online by New England Historic Genealogical Society
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
• Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Published online by New England Historic Genealogical Society.
• Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts. Published online by New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Rickard-180 created through the import of Brutsch Family Tree.ged on Jul 23, 2012 by Michael Brutsch. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.

• Thank you to Nancy Hadley for creating WikiTree profile Rickard-336 through the import of hadleytosplit.ged on Oct 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Nancy and others.

• Rickard-446 was created by David Sylvester through the import of DunhamRobbins.ged on Oct 19, 2014.