He married Anne Brett, daughter of William Brett, in a Church of England ceremony in St. Peter's on Thursday 8 June 1775 in Roydon, Essex. Both Richard and Anne signed the wedding certificate. They went on to have four children together.[4][5]
Richard and Anne Brett became the parents of George Darby circa 1779.
Sources
↑ E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 15th Oct 2012.
↑Baptism: E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 03:24 19th Oct 2012 "Children of Richard Darby and Sarah Peachey."
↑ Roydon, Essex Parish Registers for St. Peter's, 1774-1812, Roydon, Essex, England, Name: Richard Darby; Gender: Male; Marriage Place: Roydon, St Peter, Essex, England; Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1775; Spouse: Ann Brett; Search Photos: Search for 'Roydon, St Peter' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection; Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: ; View this parish; Source Description: Marriage Register; Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Roydon, St Peter; Parish Records;1774-1812.
↑Marriage: Parish Registers for St. Peter's, 1774-1812 Name: Richard Darby; Gender: Male; Marriage Place: Roydon, St Peter, Essex, England; Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1775; Spouse: Ann Brett; Search Photos: Search for 'Roydon, St Peter' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection; Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: ; View this parish; Source Description: Marriage Register; Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Roydon, St Peter; Parish Records;1774-1812.
↑ E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 15th Oct 2012.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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