Robert Rand (abt. 1597 - 1649)

Born about 1597 in Essex, England

Husband of Alice (Unknown) Rand — married 16 Nov 1622 in Ridgewell, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1649 at about age 52 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Robert Rand migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 1) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

[Note: RE: wife Alice (___) Previous authors, in the 1850's, have claimed that Alice was the daughter of Nicholas Sharpe based on the fact that Richard Sprague and his wife Mary (Sharpe) Sprague left bequests to Alice and her children, Mary calling her 'my sister'. However the relationship remains unproven. See GMVI NIcholas Sharpes' daughter Alice married 'Netherstreete' See. NEHGR165]

[Note: Some texts indicate that Robert Rand of Lynn, Massachusetts was their child, but there is no evidence to support this. See: NEHGR165]

Biography

Robert Rand is estimated to have been born about 1597, son of John and Katherine (__) Rand of Ridgewell, Essex, England. ^[1]

His father John Rand, wrote his will on May 4, 1614 and proved on March 1, 1616/7. He left his estate to son John, providing he pay brother Robert L10 within 6 months of his death and another L10 after Katherine's death. ^[1]

Robert married Alice (___) at Ridgewell on November 16, 1622,^[1] the family coming to Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay by July 1635. ^{[1] [2]}

• 1635: july 11: The town of Charlestown ordered that 'Goodman Rand is to sit down with us.' ^[2]
• 1635: Robert Rand had three hayground allotments, later increased to four. ^[2]
• 1636/7: January 13: Goodman Rand was granted land to build a house. ^[2]
• 1636/7: March 6: He had 5 acres on the Mystic Side. ^[2]
• 1637: He had 2 cow commons. ^[2]
• 1638: He had 3 cow commons in the 'stinted commons.' ^[2]
• 1638: April 23: Robert Rand was granted lots 15 and 35, and 5 acres on the Mystic Side. ^[2]

Robert died by January 26, 1659/50, when Alice Rand, widow, purchased land from Manis Sally of Charlestown. ^{[1] [2]}

• 1649/50: January 26: Widow Alice Rand purchased land at Charlestown from Manis Sally. ^[2]
• 1649/50: January 26: Widow Alice Rand sold to Lawrence Dous, the above land purchased on Manis Salley and 1/2 acre arable land situated near Charlestown Hill. ^[2]
• 1650: April 18: Widow Alice Rand sold land which 'belonged to her in dividends' to Joseph Carter. ^[2]

Alice died at Charlestown on July 29, 1691. Her age noted to be 98 years is likely inflated by a decade. ^[2]

Alice Rand, relict widow of Robert Rand, wrote her will on August 22, 1683 and it was proved on August 17, 1691. In it she named:

• son Nathaniel Rand
• four daughters - Margery Dowse, Susanna Newell, Alice Lord, wife of Thomas, and Elizabeth Brewer
• grandson Thomas Rand, executor
• grandson John Rand Sr.
• grandson Edmund Rand
• grandson Samuel Rand
• William Rand
• son Thomas Rand's four daughters ^{[1] [2]}

Her estate inventory taken on August 12, 1691, was valued at L230 of which L206 10s was real estate. ^[2]

Children

1. Thomas, born about 1623; married Sarah Eddenden at Charlestown on March 12, 1655/6 ^[1]; died in 1683. ^[3]
2. Margery, baptized at Ridgewell on January 16, 1624/5; married widower Lawrence Dowse by 1647. ^[1]
3. John born about 1627 at Ridgewell; buried there on March 22, 1630/1. ^[1]
4. Alice baptized on December 31, 1629; buried at Ridgewell on October 16, 1633. ^[1]
5. Susanna baptized on June 17, 1632 at Ridgewell; married Abram/Abraham Newell Jr. at Roxbury on February 8, 1651. ^{[1] [4]}
6. Alice baptized at Ridgewell on April 22, 1634; married Thomas Lord at Ipswich on June 26, 1660. ^[1]; died at Charlestown on August 11, 1721. ^{[2] [5]}
7. Nathaniel baptized at Charlestown on November 3, 1636; married first, Mary Carter at Ipswich on September 2, 1664; married second, his sister-in-law, widow Abigail (Damon) Carter, widow of Samuel Carter ^[1]; died in 1696. ^[3]
8. Elizabeth baptized in December 1639 or January, 1640; married Nathaniel Brewer on December 6, 1661 at Roxbury. ^[1]

Name

Robert Rand

Birth

1593 Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Event

Arrival: 1635 Charlestown, Massachusetts (Filby)

Marriage

1637 England (Yates)

Wife: Alice Lnu

Child: Parnell Rand

Information for Robert Rand (1590-1640) - Find A Grave: Memorial #92482717:

Robert Rand, immigrant ancestor, came from England around 1635 and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts. In the town Book of Possessions, dated 1638, mention is made of property owned by Robert Rand, including one house on the west side of Windmill Hill, sixty-six acres and 'three commons'. He died in 1640. He did not receive a bequest in the will of Robert Keayne, because Keayne's will was made in 1653. In 1658 his widow, Alice Rand and her son Thomas jointly had a grant of thirty-four acres of woodland and nine commons.

The Find A Grave: Memorial #92482717 gives Anderson's Great Migration Study Project as a source and says: "Pope has muddled up the records for this immigrant and another Robert Rand who resided in Lynn. In 1898 Florence Osgood Rand claimed that Robert Rand of Lynn was son of Robert Rand of Charlestown, but the evidence behind this claim is insufficient." Since it is now known that Robert Rand of Lynn came from Suffolk and that Robert Rand of Charlestown came from Essexshire, Anderson was correct in questioning the claim that they were son and father.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} Mahler, Leslie. The English Origin of Robert 1 Rand of Charlestown, Massachusetts in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 165, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2011, p. 183- (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/12636/183/24451657
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Anderson, Robert C. Robert Rand in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009, p. 1-5 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB397/i/12124/1/23901081
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Thompson, Roger. Two Widows: Alice Rand (1594-1691) and Mary Nash (ca. 1605-1704) an Excerpt from Deference to Defiance: Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1629-1692 in: American Ancestors Magazine, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Winter 2012, p. 35-7 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB405/i/13211/35/234883903
4. ↑ Anderson, Robert C. Abraham Newell in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007, p. 249 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.)
5. ↑ Anderson, Robert C. Thomas Lord in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2205, p. 475 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)

See also:

• Mahler, Leslie. The English Origin of Robert¹ Rand of Charlestown, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2011) Vol. 165, WN 659, Page 183-5.
• The Great Migration Directory (Anderson, 2015), page 277.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I12929&ti=%2C
• "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #92482717 (accessed 1 February 2024), Memorial page for Robert Rand (1590-1640), citing Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Charlene Patton (contributor 47275878). (The original memorial referenced in this WikiTree profile has been merged away.)
• England births 1538-1950
• Vital statistics of Mass.
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Gale Research, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 2012) 1635 Arrival Charlestown, Massachusetts
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004) Birth: 1593. Marriage: 1637 England
• A genealogy of the Rand family in the United States by Rand, Florence Osgood, 1861