Capt.
Richard
Derby
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Derby
and Martha (Haskett) Derby
Husband of
Mary (Hodges) Derby
— married
3 Feb 1735 (to 27 Mar 1770) in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Sarah (Langlee) Derby
— married
16 Oct 1771 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2011
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Biography
Richard was born in Salem on Sept 16 1712.[1]
He was a Master Mariner and merchant. d. Nov 9 1783.
He married first Feb 3 1735/6 to Mary Hodges.[2]
Richard married on Oct 2 1771 to Sarah (Langley) Hersey, widow of Ezekiel Hersey of Hingham.[3]
Children (6), by first wife Mary:
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch. Image 264 of 327. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-B3SG?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-T3L%3A353349401%2C353349402%2C1006162201 : 29 November 2018), Essex > Salem > Birth, marriage, death 1644-1867 vol 1-2, B > image 243 of 327; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-S9GB : 17 October 2017), Richard Derby and Mary Hodges, 03 Feb 1734; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,448.
- ↑ History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Thomas T Bouvé; Edward Tracy Bouvé; John Davis Long; Walter Lincoln Bouvé; Francis Henry Lincoln; George Lincoln; Edmund Hersey; Fearing Burr; Charles Winfield Scott Seymour; Hingham (Mass.). (1893). Pub. by the town. Vol II, p.305
- ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 77, p. 131
- ↑ Memorial Biographies: Vol. 7,Page 365
See also:
- Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (The Society, Boston, 1880-1908)
- Case No. 6 - Hopkins v. Derby and the Kingston Packet - Rhode Island , 1776. US National Archives, Record Group 267: Records of the Supreme Court of the United StatesSeries: Revolutionary War Prize Cases, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/100249631?objectPage=2&objectPanel=transcription
- Wikidata: Item (Q18880189
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