Richard (Lumkyn) Lumpkin (bef. 1582 - bef. 1642)

Born before 16 Dec 1582 in Boxted, Essex, England

Husband of Sarah (Baker) Stone — married 20 Oct 1614 in Boxted, Essex, England

Died before 23 Nov 1642 at about age 59 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Richard (Lumkyn) Lumpkin migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 214) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Richard Lumkyn, son of Richard Lumkyn, was baptized in Boxted, Essex, England on December 16, 1582.^[1][2]

Marriage

Richard married Sarah Baker in Boxted on October 20, 1614.^[3]

Death; Estate

The inventory of the estate of Richard Lumpkyn of Ipswich was take on 23: 9: 1642 (November 23, 1642) by Robert Payne and John Whipple and totaled over £296, consisting mostly of £200 in debts owed to him.^[4]

Chronology of Records

• 1638. Rich'd Lumkin was included in a list of men admitted as a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 2, 1638.^[5]
• 1638. Richard Lumpkin sold to John Tuttell on July 27, 1638 a house and house lot in Ipswich and other lands, including a lot that Lumpkin had purchased from Richard Saltonstall.^[6]
• 1639. At an Ipswich town meeting in February 1638/9, William Hubbard and Richard Lumkin were appointed to lay out a land grant to Mr. Bartholmew.^[7]
• 1639. At an Ipswich town meeting on February 18, 1638/9, Mr. Simonds, Mr. Bartholmew and Richard Lumkin were appointed to lay out a lot granted to Mr. William Knight.^[7]
• 1639. A Court held at Ipswich March 1638/9 to settle the estate of Humfrey Wise, appointed George Gitting and Richard Lumpkyn as overseers for this children.^[8]
• 1639. Capt Robert Keayne, Leift Sprage, Mr Hauthorne, Mr Joseph Cooke, Wiill Heathe, Humfrey Atherton, Rchrd Lumpkin, Mr Mayhewe, mr Holiock, Mr Rauson, Edmond Hubberd, Senior, & Edward Baytes were appointed to a committee to levy 1000.^[9]
• 1643. At an Ipswich town meeting on March 27, 1643, Thomas Howlett "shalbe in the roome of" (ie, was substituted for) Richard Lumpkin.^[10]
• 1643. At an Ipswich town meeting on December 25, 1643, the town agreed to pay "widdow Lumpkin" for provisions to soldiers to the Indians and for materials for the meeting house.^[11]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} See attached image from the register of St Peter's Parish, Boxted, Essex, England. Available at www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Boxted St Peter baptisms 1556-1616, 1623, 1644-1675
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Sara Baker, Essex, Boxted, St Peter, Parish Register, File Line Number 227, freereg.org.uk. See image attached to this profile.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume I 1635-1644. pp. 43-44. Link to pages at archive.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. (ed.). Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol. I. 1628-1641. 1853. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Schofield, George A. The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich, Vol. I. --From 1634 to 1650. 1899. Page with the heading "The 27th day of July 1638." Link to record at hathitrust.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Schofield, George A. The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich, Vol. I. --From 1634 to 1650. 1899. Page with the heading "February 1638." Link to record at hathitrust.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume I 1635-1644. p. 11. Link to pages at archive.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Shurtleff, Nathaniel (ed). Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol. I. 1628-1641. 1853. p 260. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Schofield, George A. The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich, Vol. I. --From 1634 to 1650. 1899. Page with the heading "The 27th of the first mo: 1643." Link to record at hathitrust.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Schofield, George A. The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich, Vol. I. --From 1634 to 1650. 1899. Page with the heading "December 25, 1643." Link to record at hathitrust.org.