Richard Ingelo (1655 - abt. 1697)

Born 27 Jul 1655 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England

Died about 1697 at about age 41 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Caryl Ruckert [send private message]

Richard Ingelo was an early settler in Pennsylvania.

Biography

Birth

Richard was born on July 27, 1655 to Nathaniel Ingelo and Mary Vickris in Eton, Buckingham, England.^[1]

Migration

Richard Ingelo was a William Penn fleet passenger.

Richard migrated on the William Penn Fleet ship "Welcome."^[2]

Years in Pennsylvania

New World Immigrants, Vol. 1 includes the following about Richard Ingelo in the "Welcome Notes".^[3]

"Richard Ingelo: He witnessed the wills of Isaac Ingram and William Wade, both executed aboard the Welcome, and served for a time as secretary of Pennsylvania [Colonial Records 1:81]. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has a letter of Ingelo dated 19 7th mo. 1686 in which he complains of not having been paid by Pennsylvania. He is shown on Holme's map as owner of two adjacent tracts, one in Bucks and the other in present Montgomery County. By 28 11th mo. 1686 he had returned to England, for Penn then wrote from Worminghurst: "I hear by R. Ingelo thou takest great care and pains about my husbandry." Ingelo was a son clergyman, Nathaniel Ingelo (1621 - 1683), buried at Eaton Chapel August 1683, on whom see Dict. of Nat. Biogr. 28 : 433. Richard's will is dated 9 May 1695, mentions sister Elizabeth Ingelo who afterwards married John Gibb of Bristol, clerk."

Death and Probate

Richard died in 1697 before his estate was probated on August 24, 1697 in England.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

   Name: Richard Ingelo

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 27 Jul 1655

   Birth Place: Eton,Buckingham,England

   Father: Nathaniel Ingelo

   Mother: Mary

   FHL Film Number: 919642, 919643

2. ↑ "https://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html." William Penn Fleet ancestors approved for membership: The Welcome Society of Pennsylvania. Accessed 24 September 2018 Caryl (Short) Ruckert.
3. ↑ Tepper, Michael. New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield by Genealogical Pub., 2008. pages 315-16. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48115/NewWorldImmigrantsI-000556-316
4. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 439 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5111/40611_310627-00139/772783