Richard TEW

- 1674

• Name	Richard TEW  [1]
  	He came to New England in 1640, and was at Newport in 1642. In 1653, was appointed a committee concerning Long Island and the Dutch, and was called at that time to Portsmouth but he did not stay there long; was made Freeman in 1655; was six times Commissioner to the Court of Commissioners, between 1654 and 1663; Deputy 1663, 64 and 65; Assistant, five times between 1657 and 1667; and in 1661 appointed to receive contributions for Roger Williams and John Clarke, agents for the colony in England. In 1663, he was named in the Royal Charter of Rhode Island granted by Charles II, as one of the most important men of the Colony. The same year, he was on a committee for settling bounds between Portsmouth and Newport. In 1663/4 and 1664/5, he was a Deputy. He returned to England and made his will at St. Leonard's Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. (From N.E. reg., 46, p. 453, as follows): "Richard Tew of Newport in Rhode Island, in New England, yeoman, and now of St. Leonard's Shoredich, Middlesex, 19 January 1673, proved 27 March 1674" etc. "I give to my brother John Tew of Towcester in the County of Northampton, Doctor in Physick," etc. "The rest of my goods &c now in Old England, I give unto my son Henry Tew of Newport in Rhode Island," etc. He became a Quaker and the births of his children are recorded upon the Friend's Records of Portsmouth. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of Henry and Ellen Tew of Maidford, England   [1]
  Death	1674  [1]
  Person ID	I82845	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Mary CLARKE   d. Aft 1687
  Children	+ 1. Seaborn TEW,   b. 4 Jun 1640  [Birth]   2. Elnathan TEW,   b. 15 Oct 1644, Newport, Rhode Island d. 11 Jan 1718 (Age 73 years)  [Birth] + 3. Mary TEW,   b. 12 Aug 1647   d. Aft 1689 (Age 42 years)  [Birth]   4. Henry TEW,   b. 1654   d. 26 Apr 1718 (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Fact - - Son of Henry and Ellen Tew of Maidford, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.