John RICHMOND

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• Death: 1715

John married Abigail ROGERS in 1662. Abigail (daughter of John ROGERS and Anna CHURCHMAN) was born about 1641 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 01 Aug 1727 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Summer St. Cem.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lieut. Joseph RICHMOND was born on 08 Dec 1663 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died before 14 Feb 1737.
2. Edward RICHMOND was born on 08 Feb 1665 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died before 9 Dec 1741 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
3. Samuel RICHMOND was born on 23 Sep 1668 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died between 11 Jun and 20 Jul 1736 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
4. Sarah RICHMOND was born on 26 Feb 1670 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 27 Nov 1727 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
5. John RICHMOND was born on 05 Dec 1673 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died between 16 Oct 1739 and 24 Jun 1760.
6. Ebenezer RICHMOND was born on 12 May 1676 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died between 7 Apr and 12 May 1729 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
7. Abigail RICHMOND was born on 26 Feb 1678/9 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1763 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

John married Susanna HAYWARD about 1653 in Bridgewater, Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary RICHMOND was born on 2 Jun 1654; died on 5 Mar 1732.
2. John RICHMOND was born on 6 Jun 1656; died in 1672 in accidentally killed.
3. Thomas RICHMOND was born on 2 Feb 1659.
4. Susanna RICHMOND was born on 4 Nov 1661.

Notes:

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John Richmond, born in 1594. He came from Wiltshire, England, probably from the town of Amesbury. Mr. Harry Richmond of Little Compton found in Bristol, England, a ship's passenger list on which it said that John Richmond of Amesbury in Wiltshire bound for Virginia on a ship sailing in 1635.

John Richmond was one of the purchasers of Taunton, Mass., in 1657. Undoubtedly he was married before he came to this country, but neither the name of his wife nor the date of his marriage have been discovered. He died in Taunton 20 March 1664 age 70.


According to tradition, as a young man he engaged in commercial pursuits on the west coast of Ireland. He became a distinguished officer in the English Civil War, but, having killed his brother Henry, who was with the King's forces, he emigrated to America about 1635. He was undoubtedly married before he came, for one son was certainly born in England, but there is no record of his wife. He was one of the "original purchasers" of Taunton, and a large landowner in the eastern section known as Richmondtown. He was frequently away from Taunton, often in Saco and Newport, where supposedly he was engaged in trade. At least, his trips out of the Plymouth colony do not seem to have been caused by religious persecution, as was the case of most Rhode Islanders, for his gift of 5 acres for the support of the Taunton minister is recoded. He was a man of substantial property, taking up a large amount of land in the South Purchase. He died March 20, 1663/4.

John married ? UNKNOWN. ? was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]