John Richards (1682 - 1756)

Born 20 Jun 1682 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Woodward) Richards — married 17 Jun 1707 (to about Dec 1725) in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Abigail (Freeman) Richards — married 2 Jan 1727 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1756 at age 74 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

John Richards was born at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay on 20 June 1682, the son of John Richards and his wife, Elizabeth Woodbury.^[1] John died at Preston, Connecticut Colony, 18 September 1756.^[2] He married at Preston, 17 June 1707, Abigail Woodward.^[3] She was born Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay, 14 February 1686, the daughter of Daniel Woodward and his wife, Elizabeth Dana.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Susan Kilbride, "The Identity of Elizabeth (Richards) Standish and the Richards Family of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Preston, Connecticut," Mayflower Descendant 68 (2020):187–191, at 190, 190n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
2. ↑ Susan Kilbride, "The Identity of Elizabeth (Richards) Standish and the Richards Family of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Preston, Connecticut," Mayflower Descendant 68 (2020):187–191, at 190, 190n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
3. ↑ Susan Kilbride, "The Identity of Elizabeth (Richards) Standish and the Richards Family of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Preston, Connecticut," Mayflower Descendant 68 (2020):187–191, at 190, 190n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
4. ↑ Susan Kilbride, "The Identity of Elizabeth (Richards) Standish and the Richards Family of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Preston, Connecticut," Mayflower Descendant 68 (2020):187–191, at 190, 190n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

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