Huldah (Wheelock) Rich (1710)

Born 17 Aug 1710 in Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of John Sanford — married 12 Nov 1730 (to 29 Jun 1737) in Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Thomas Rich Jr. — married 18 Aug 1742 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Huldah was born in 1710. he is the daughter of Benjamin Wheelock and Huldah Thayer.^[1]

Huldah married John Sanford in Mendon, Massachusetts 12 November 1730.^[2] Huldah and John had the following children

1. Thomas
2. Mary
3. Seth
4. John

Huldah married second Thomas Rich 18 Aug 1742 in Mendon.^[3] Hulda and Thomas had the following children:

1. Huldah
2. Ezekiel
3. Sarah
4. Simeon

In 1749, Huldah made her mark and her husband Thomas Rich signed a receipt for her share of her father's estate.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007725627; FHL microfilm: 599198
   FamilySearch Record: VQXZ-R8L (accessed 12 January 2024)
   Hulda Whelock born on 17 Aug 1710, daughter of Benjemin Whelock & Hulda, in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MXZN : 3 November 2017), John Sanford and Huldah Wheelock, 12 Nov 1730; citing Marriage, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MJVT : 3 November 2017), Thomas Rich and Huldah Sanford, 18 Aug 1742; citing Marriage, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3D7-P : 26 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 126, Vol 3, Page 233.

• Will of first husband, John Sanford:"Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #340858 (accessed 12 January 2024) Will of John Sandford of Mendon, Worcester, New England, granted probate on 15 Jun 1737.

Acknowledgements

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