Richard Sneyd (bef. 1617 - 1684)

Born before 29 Aug 1617 in Staffordshire, England

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Descendants

Died 1684 after age 66 in Staffordshire, England

Biography

Richard Sneyd, son of Ralph Sneyd and Felicia Arhbold, was baptised on 29 August 1617 in Burslem, Stafford, England.^[1]

He was commissioned as a Captain in the Royalist forces at his home, the High House, Stafford, by King Charles I in September 1642. Richard was at the defeat by Colonel Lilburne of the Earl of Derby's troops at Wigan, After the battle of Wigan Richard Sneyd conducted the Earl of Derby to Boscobel, a house which had been built by John Giffard with a hiding place for a priest. William Penderel & his wife were the only occupiers of Boscobel & kept the Earl in safety in the hiding place for two days & nights. Nine years late the Earl of Derby recommended to King Charles II that he used the same safe hideout after the defeat of the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.

Richard married Grace Fenwick, the widow of Thomas Venables and had two daughters Anne and Felicia. They lived at the High House in Stafford which Richard Sneyd bought on 23 August 1639.

Richard died in 1683 and was buried on 2 January 1683 in Keele, St John the Baptist, Staffordshire, England.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of son Rich Snead:"England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 9841 #126819189 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Feales's son Rich Snead baptism on 29 Aug 1617 in Burslem, Stafford, England.
2. ↑ Burial: "Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Page number: 35
   Ancestry Record 62248 #1365714 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Richard Sneyde burial (died in 1683) on 2 Jan 1683 in Keele, St John the Baptist, Staffordshire, England.

OrnaVerum

• Research by Mr Richard Sneyd