Joseph Rich (abt. 1691 - bef. 1697)

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Biography

Joseph was born about 1691, the son of Richard Rich and Sally Roberts.^[1]
If he was the son of Richard and Sarah, he apparently died before the April 1697 settlement of his father's estate which named all of his siblings.^[2]

Research Notes

Joseph is not mentioned in the NEHGR article which covers his supposed father's family.^[3] He is mentioned in Shebnah Rich's "Richard Rich of Dover Neck" Library of Cape Cod History & Genealogy issue #56, p. 2 as being a son, but is said to be "among the Eastham voters in 1695" which would make him at least age 21, or born by 1674.

The only reference I find to a Joseph Rich in Eastham around this time is a reference to a town "census substitute" record dated 1695 which is probably for the above mentioned man in Shebnah Rich's genealogy, an adult on a tax or voter roll.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Shebnah Rich, "Richard Rich of Dover Neck" Library of Cape Cod History & Genealogy (Yarmouthport, MA: CW Swift, 1913) #56, pp. 1-7
2. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records, Vol. 2:44-45 The settlement of Richard Rich's estate, dated 8 April 1697, was to be divided equally amongst his children, but with the eldest son Richard to have a double share. The settlement named Richard, John, Sarah, Thomas, Samuel and Lydia Rich.
3. ↑ Evelyn Rich, Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his Descendants, {link via $ubscription to AmericanAncestors.org} NEHGR (Jul 1929) Vol. 83:261.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com: Joseph Rich in the "Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"