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Richard Miles Jr. (1598 - 1667)

Judge Richard Miles Jr. [uncertain]
Born in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married about 3 Oct 1623 in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married about 1641 in New Haven, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 68 in New Haven, Connecticut Colonymap
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Richard Miles Jr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 227)
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Biography

Richard was born on 27 Aug 1598 in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England[1] Next, the name of Richard Miles of Wormley, is listed among those who will not pay ship-money in 1637,[2] it is also stated that he has gone to New England.[3][4]

Genealogists have known for many years that Richard Miles was a resident of Wormley, co. Hertford, England, in 1636 and that, as a matter of political morals, he refused to pay the ship money tax in that year, and was reported in the returns as "Gone to New England." He came to America as a member of the group of Puritans shepherded by the Rev. Peter Prudden, consisting chiefly of families from Hertfordshire and the adjoining counties. Most of these people followed Mr. Prudden to New Haven in 1639, and then moved on in 1639 and early 1640 to the new settlement at Milford. But Richard Miles apparently decided to remain in New Haven where he lived until his death on 7 January 1666/7.[5]

Richard Miles is listed as an original settler in Milford, Connecticut. A separate allotment of land was given to Hertford settlers known as the Hertford Section. Discussion as to whether or not voting and office-holding should be confined only to church members. The policy of excluding non-members from civil rights was finally adopted. The first General Court (town meeting), held on November 20, 1639, granted forty-four church members the franchise as "free planters." Richard Miles was among the forty-four. [6] Richard then appears in New Haven records in 1639 where he remained throughout his life.

Richard Miles was an early, prominent and respected settler and husbandman[7] who worked to make the town a good and safe place to live. He was a freeman[8][9] and surveyed lots.[9] Richard was one of four men selected to carry out the new uniform measurement of corn which enabled the town to trade with sister colonies.[10] He also served as a member,[9] deputy,[11] magistrate,[12][5] and assistant in the court.[13] Richard served as surveyor[14] and Clerk of Artillery in 1648.[15] And in 1651 and 1652 he served as a town selectman.[16]

Richard Miles, husbandman, died on 7 January 1666/7.[5][17]

His inventory was taken on "the 8th of 12th (66)" (8 March 1666/67).[18]

Children of Deacon[17] Richard and ----

  1. Martha, b. abt 1632, christened on 11 Jun 1632.[19] m George Pardee 20 Oct 1650
  2. Mary, b. abt 1635[17] m1 Jonathan Ince 12 December 1654 m2 Thomas Hanford 22 October 1661
  3. Richard, b. abt 1637[17]
  4. Samuel, bap 22 April 1640[17]

Children of Richard and Katherine (Elithorpe, Constable) Miles:[20]

5. Anna, bap 7 October 1642[17]
6. John, bap October 1644[17]

Research Notes

When Coddington wrote his article, he requested parish records from Great Munden and Baldock. The records he received from both rectors were incomplete. They omitted the marriage of Richard Myles and Mary Chambers in Great Munden, and two baptisms in Baldock, Elizabeth (1625) and Martha (1633), although the records seem to only name the father. It should be noted that the baptism of Francis, daughter of Richard and Mary took place in Baldock, but specifies that they were of Great Munden, and the baptism in Baldock was also recorded in the Great Munden Registers. Cole-12288 18:13, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, "Captain John Miles the Weaver Ancestor of the Wallingford and Goshen CT Families," The American Genealogist, Volume 35 (1959), Page 247 (Continued from 34:216). Accessed on NEHGS, americanancestors.org (by subscription).
  2. ↑ The date of the third writ of ship money was 9 Oct 1636 according to a Wikipedia article
  3. ↑ Urwick, W. 1826-1905. Nonconformity In Herts: Being Lectures Upon the Nonconforming Worthies of St. Albans, And Memorials of Puritanism And Nonconformity In All the Parishes of the County of Hertford, Page 557. London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney, 1884. https://archive.org/stream/nonconformityin00urwigoog#page/n568/mode/2up
  4. ↑ "Hertfordshire Emigrants in 1636." NEHGR v 54 (1900) p 352. Internet Archive
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Coddington, John Isley and Donald Lines Jacobus. "Richard1 Miles of Hertfordshire, England and New Haven, Connecticut and His Family," The American Genealogist, Volume 33 (1957), Page 129, New Haven, CT, January 1955 AmericanAncestors.org (by subscription)
  6. ↑ Federal Writer's Project for the State of Connecticut. History of Milford, Connecticut, 1639-1939, Page 3 & 7,. [Bridgeport, Conn.,: Press of Braunworth & co., inc., 1939. https://archive.org/stream/historyofmilford00fede#page/2/mode/2up
  7. ↑ Citing the will of Richard Miles dated 28 December 1666: Coddington, John Insley. "Katherine (Elithorpe) (Constable) Miles, Ancestress of Certain Miles and Street Families," The American Genealogist, Volume 31, Page 28, New Haven, CT, January 1955 AmericanAncestors.org (by subscription)
  8. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, List of Officials, 1636-1665 - Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 4, Pg 9, 26, 31, 41, 381. Pub Clarence Smith, NY, 1927. Available on NEHGS website.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hoadly, Charles J., Records of the colony and plantation of New-Haven, from 1638 to 1649, Volume 1, Page . Publisher Hartford, Printed by Case, Tiffany and Company, 1857.
  10. ↑ Atwater, Edward Elias. History of the City of New Haven to the Present Time, Page 428. Publisher New York, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1887. https://archive.org/stream/historyofcityofn00atwa_0#page/n611/mode/2up
  11. ↑ Ancient Town Records Volume 1, New Haven Town Records, 1649-1662, https://archive.org/stream/newhaventownreco01newh#page/20/mode/2up
  12. ↑ The American Genealogist, Volume 31, Page 28, New Haven, CT, January 1955
  13. ↑ Ancient Town Records Volume 1, New Haven Town Records, 1649-1662 https://archive.org/stream/newhaventownreco01newh#page/72/mode/2up
  14. ↑ Ancient Town Records Volume 1, New Haven Town Records, 1649-1662, https://archive.org/stream/recordscolonyan00colgoog#page/n26/mode/2up
  15. ↑ Ancient Town Records Volume 1, New Haven Town Records, 1649-1662, https://archive.org/stream/recordscolonyan00colgoog#page/n26/mode/2up
  16. ↑ Atwater, Edward Elias. History of the City of New Haven to the Present Time, Page 441. Publisher New York, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1887. https://archive.org/stream/historyofcityofn00atwa_0#page/n625/mode/2up
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 5, Pages 1182-1183. AmericanAncestors.org (by subscription)
  18. ↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NP-9 : 6 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 83. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 1, page 139.
  19. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRWD-Q5K : 30 December 2014), Martha Miles, Martha Miles; citing BALDOCK,HERTFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 991,305.
  20. ↑ Katherine (Elithorpe) (Constable) Miles Ancestress and and Street Families, The American Genealogist, Volume 31, Page 24. Accessed through NEHGS americanancestors.org
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 March 2021), memorial page for Judge Richard Miles (1598–7 Jan 1667), Find A Grave: Memorial #28356961, citing Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .




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M Cole
I little housekeeping on the attached children:
  • I'd like to detach Allin Mills, is from Wiltshire and seemingly has no connection to Richard.
  • Only the last two children (John and Anna) were children of 2nd wife Katherine.

[These are already documented in the bio, so I'll make these changes]

And then there is the issue of the attached first wife Mary Chambers, who has been questioned in other comments.

In reading over the Coddington article in TAG 33 (1957) article, I'm not sure what to think. He includes the Miles entries that he received from the rectors at Great Munden and Baldock. The excerpts of Great Munden register include the two baptisms of children Francis & Richard (children of Richard and Mary), burial of Francis, d/o Richard the younger; the Baldock register repeats the baptism of Francis.

Apparently the excerpts Coddington received from Great Munden and Baldock were incomplete, and did not include the 1623 of Richard Miles to Mary Chambers. Image in FindMyPast (I don't have FMP, but this website included transcriptions & links). And the Baldock register excerpts didn't include the baptism of Martha Miles d/o Richard in 1632.

Its a little frustrating because it appears that Coddington intended to continue the pedigree to the next couple of generations, but the article seems to conclude without that happening (unless I missed it). Would he have addressed the baptisms of Francis and Richard?

Coddington's 1957 article was the most recent publication I could find. Is there enough there to keep Mary as an uncertain first wife?

posted by M Cole
M Cole
Nudging this to see if I can get any input from PGM peeps... :-)
posted by M Cole
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
But Zeda, how do we know that this marriage and these early baptisms refers to the immigrant Richard Miles? See Anne's comment below.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Arndt-302 Zeda (Arndt) Williams
Mary Chambers, "England Marriages, 1538-1973" married to Richard Miles 3 Oct 1623, Great Munden, Hertford, England (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKXM-9LC

Mary in entry for Francis Myles, christening 24 Jan 1627, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JW91-TJZ

Mary in entry for Richard Miles, christening 20 Oct 1629, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JW91-RBS

posted by Zeda (Arndt) Williams
B-404 Anne B
A heretofore unknown wife and children have been attached to Richard, Mary Chambers wife and children Mary (1623) and Francis. There is another child bpt in Great Munden to Ricrd and Mary, that is Richard bpt 1629. They kind of fit but I don't see any evidence of them being the same Richard Miles. ?????

2nd Martha dtr. (or some Martha) has a bpt (1632) right time but in a place called Baldock (close enough). Maybe?? but Martha has an unmentioned sister Elizabeth bpt 1625 in Baldock. Remove the baptism, with a note?

posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
The ship-money was assessed in Nov 1636, the first paragraph (using one source) says Richard refused to pay in 1637 and was marked as gone to NE. The second paragraph (a quote from a second source) uses the date 1636 for the same event. Prudden and his group arrived in Massachusetts in 1637 shortly after Davenport, Eaton and the "New Haven" group. So that would be the assumed date of immigration. 1638 is when the groups left for New Haven. 1639 is the first recorded lists of inhabitants. This is the date that the Great Migration directory uses.
posted by Anne B
Linda (Hall) Brown
I see three years in the bio for when Richard went to New England. 1636, 1637, and 1639.
posted by Linda (Hall) Brown
Culver-519 Sandy Culver
Thanks, removed Elizabeth Eacre-1 since she was miles apart in years. Might have been a wrong profile merge.
posted by Sandy Culver
Afina Gast
Sorry to do this in two messages. You have the marriage date for Richard and Elizabeth Eacre the same as the date for Mary Catharine Elithorpe and Barnabas Constable. And Elizabeth would have been 92 yrs old.

Not that I have better dates, but this seems wrong

posted by Afina Gast
Afina Gast
It seems to me that you have Richard Miles married to his grandmother!

Afina

posted by Afina Gast

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