Erastus
Richards
Born in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of William Richards
and Hannah (Simmons) Richards
Brother of
Rizpah (Richards) Mitchell, William Richards Jr., Priscilla Richards, Benjamin Richards, Nancy (Richards) Yates, Hannah Richards, Sylvina Richards and Betty Betsy Richards
Husband of
Betty Doty (Sherman) Richards
— married
16 May 1765 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Richards) Erskine, Mary (Richards) Thompson, Elizabeth (Richards) Carter, Deborah (Richards) Thompson, Erastus Richards Jr., Sarah (Richards) Jones, Doty Richards, Huldah (Richards) Train and Robert Richards
Died
at about age 86
in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2014
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Biography
Erastus was born in 1744. He is the son of William Richards and Hannah Simmons. [1]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Stanley Wood, Saturday, February 22, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-PZY : 10 February 2018), Erastus Richards, 28 Jul 1744; citing PEMBROKE,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 1.
- Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Sixteen, Part 2, The Descendants of John Alden Through His Daughter Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie, 2002 Edition, Published 2002, Page 75
Old Bristol and Nobleboro, Maine Vital Records, compiled by Christine Huston Dodge, 1951
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Erastus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Erastus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Steve Beals
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H6a1a9, FTDNA kit #B86069, MitoYDNA ID T17748 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ann (Seward) Barber :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T845277 [compare], FTDNA kit #451144
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