Esther (Breck) Richardson (abt. 1679 - 1774)

Born about 1679 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Richardson — married 8 Nov 1699 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1774 at about age 95 in Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Family

Esther (Breck) Richardson was born in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, circa 1679.

She was the daughter of Thomas Breck and Mary (Hill) Breck. Father, Thomas Breck, b. circa 1633, Aston-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. Mary Hill, b. circa 1636, in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Marriage

Esther married John Richardson (1679-1759) on 08 Nov 1699, in her hometown of Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Children

Ester and John had a total of twelve children over the span of their marriage:

1. Sarah Richardson, b. 25 Apr 1700; m. David Pont, of Wrentham.

2. John Richardson IV, b. 22 Oct 1701; m. 5 May 1730, Jemima Gay; res. North Wrentham, now Franklin.

3. Jonathan Richardson , b. 01 Feb 1704; m. 04 Jul 1728, Ruth Clark; res. Brookfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

4. Esther (Richardson) Clark , b. 02 Jan 1707; m. (1) 27 May 1728, Thomas Jones; (2) 03 Jan 1735, Nathaniel Clark; res. Wrentham; d. 24 Mar 1770.

5. Samuel Richardson , b. 03 Jan 1714 ( 1st recorded Male in Medway); m. (1) Leah Clark; (2) Mary Clark.

6. Solomon Richardson. , b. 21 Apr 1716; d. Nov 1771; m. Rebecca Mann; res. Brookfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

7. Moses B. Richardson , b. 08 Feb 1717/8; d. 06 Apr 1797, East Medway, Massachusetts Bay Colony; m. 17 Mar 1740, Abigail, daughter of James and Rebecca Allen, b. 09 Nov 1716; d. 10 Jun 1807.

8. Asa Richardson , b. 16 Oct 1720; d. abt. 1764; m. Abigail, daughter of John and Mary Barber; b. Medfield, Massachusetts, 14 Aug 1719; res. Medway, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

9. Richardson, David B., b. 06 Dec 1724; d. 1777; m. Esther Smith; res. Barre, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

10. Richardson, David, b. 19 Jun 1703; d. 09 Mar 1724.

11. Richardson, Joseph, b. 03 Apr 1711; m. Abigail (unknown sir name); res. Uxbridge, Massachusetts Bay COlony.

12. Richardson, Mary, b. 09 Sep 1709; m. 04 Jun 1736, James Boyden jr.; d. prior to 1759.

Siblings

1. Sarah (Breck) Hill.

2. Susanna (Breck) Adams.

3. John Breck Privacy .

4. Bethia (Breck) Daniell .

Death and Burial

Esther passed away on 17 Aug 1774, of cancer, and was laid to rest in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was 95 at the time of her passing.

Sources

1. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (https://americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/1272/426939097.)

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