John Richards (abt. 1669 - abt. 1755)

Born about 1 Apr 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Cheney) Richards — married 16 Jul 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1755 at about age 85 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Biography

John Richards is said, by an unsourced family tree, to have been born 01 April 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Humphrey and Mehitable (Ruggles) Richards.^{[citation needed]} This information is not found in the Newbury Vital Records and needs addtional source information.

John married Sarah Cheney on 16 July 1696 in Newbury,^[1] after intentions were published there on 27 June 1696. She was the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Bailey) Cheney, born Newbury on 11 September 1666.^[2][3]

His death was not recorded in the Newbury Vital Records.

Children born Newbury:

1. John, b. 13 Sep 1697.^[4]
2. Mehittable, b. 25 Jun 1699.^[4]
3. Humphery, b. May 1704.^[4]
4. Mary, b. 25 Aug 1706.^[4]
5. Daniel, b. 25 Jan 1711.^[4]

Birth

Date: 1 Apr 1669

Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Source: #S148

Source number: 1763.023; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents;

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1015550&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Text: Birth date: 1666Birth place: Marriage date: 1696Marriage place:

DNA

Ancestor of interest associated with AncestryDNA match S.M. and T350954. If you are a descendant who has DNA tested please contact Veronica Williams 30 August 2015 (EDT).

Sources

1. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911, Vol. 2:418.

   "John Richards & Sarah Cheny were maried July 16 1696 [marriages by Coll:- Peirce Esqr.]"

2. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:101.

   "Cheny, Sara, d. Daniel, Sept. 11, 1666."

3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," unindexed entry for Sara, daughter of Daniell Cheney, b. 11 September 1666; database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Essex > County wide > County court births, marriages, deaths 1654-1795 > FHL microfilm 877468, image 34 of 814; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. In listing for births of Newberry, Essex County, Massachusetts.

   "Sara, the daughter of Daniell Cheney, borne the 11th of September 1666"

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), Vol. 1:436.