Richard BAILDON

Male Abt 1598 - 1655  (57 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard BAILDON was born about 1598 in Kippax, England; died in Aug 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Richard Beldon
    • Fact: Name spelled Belden, Bayldon and Belding

    Notes:

    On a list of those taking the oath of allegiance,March 26, 1913, is this entry: "Richard Bayldon aged 19 years born at Kippax in Comm. Ebor, (i.e., Count of York) intending to pass over for Bredaugh (Breda) to be a soldier under Capen Blundell." His name is signed Richard BAYLDONN with an extra n and a flourish. It is of little importance that his age is given inaccurately; the record shows his spelling of the name and his taste for adventure. He was involved in controversies over the settling of his father's estate in 1624, after which he disappears from English records. His identification with the man who is found at Wethersfield in 1641 rests upon these considerations. Richard BAYLDON was a younger son by a second wife in a large family of only moderate wealth. He had his fortune to make. Opportunities were not plentiful in England and if he had failed to win a competence after years of effort, if his wife had died and his home ties were broken, and if his sympathies were strongly with the Puritan party, it was quite natural that he should take his sons and set out for American, as others ere doing all around him. The emigrant seems to have been such a man. His name upon his arrival and presumably at his direction is spelled Richard BAYLDEN. It was an uncommon name borne as far as appears by no other family in England. The age of his sons and other circumstances would indicate that he was in the neighborhood of 50 years old. His eldest son bore the name of the deceased brother William. Those were days of careless pronunciation and phonetic spelling, and the name is soon spelled in various ways on the records and by members of the family, BELDEN and BELDING predominating. Richard is found acquiring and disposing of land and duly taking his part in the affairs of the new community until his death in 1655, when he left his family a considerable landed estate. The rapier, or gentlemen's sword, mentioned among his effects, was a weapon for which he could have found small use in Wethersfield and was doubtless a relic of his early days.

    Richard married Margaret ACKRENDEN on 09 Dec 1622 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England. Margaret was born between 1591 and 1602 in Yorkshire Co., England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Susan BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1623.
    2. 3. Samuel BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1632; died on 03 Jan 1713 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. 4. Sara BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1630 in Woodsworth, Yorks, England.
    4. 5. John BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1634; died on 27 Jun 1677 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn..
    5. 6. Mary BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1625.
    6. 7. Grace BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1627.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Susan BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1623.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 16 Nov 1623, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England


  2. 3.  Samuel BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1632; died on 03 Jan 1713 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Samuel Belding
    • Name: Samuel Belding
    • Baptism: 16 Sep 1632, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

    Notes:

    Town cow-keeper in 1648, soldier in King Philip's War, juror in 1655, and freeman May 21, 1657. In 1654 Samuel received a gift of land from his father. John Winthrop, in his Medical journal, records that Samuel was married and age 26 in 1658. Moved to Hatfield, opposite Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts in 1661.

    Samuel married Mary MEEKINS in 1691. Mary was born about 1645 in Braintree, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Samuel married Mary ? about 1654. Mary died on 19 Sep 1677. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Stephen BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1658 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 06 Oct 1720.
    2. 9. Ebenezer BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1667 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    3. 10. Sarah BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    4. 11. John BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1669 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    5. 12. Samuel BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Apr 1657 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died about 1737.
    6. 13. Ann BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1665 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    7. 14. Mary BELDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1655 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

    Samuel married Sarah CURTIS on 10 Apr 1705 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Capt William CURTIS and UNKNOWN) was born on 10 Oct 1642 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died about 1743. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Samuel married Mary BEARDSLEY on 25 Jun 1678 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Mass.. Mary (daughter of William BEARDSLEY and Mary HARVEY) was born before 1632 in England; died on 20 Sep 1691 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Sara BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1630 in Woodsworth, Yorks, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 02 May 1630, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England


  4. 5.  John BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1634; died on 27 Jun 1677 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: John Baildon
    • Name: John Belding
    • Birth: 1631, Norwalk, Fairfield, Conn.
    • Baptism: 08 Feb 1634, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

    Notes:

    John was admitted freeman in 1657 and enlisted as a trooper under Capt. John Mason. He was active in town affairs, a merchant and perhaps a tavern keeper, and when he died, at the early age of 46, he left an estate of oc911. He wrote his name John BELDEN.

    John married Lydia STANDISH on 24 Apr 1657. Lydia (daughter of Thomas STANDISH and UNKNOWN) was born about 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Jonathan BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 06 Jul 1734 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    2. 16. Margaret BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1677 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Dec 1747 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Burial Ground, Colchester, Connecticut.
    3. 17. Ebenezer BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Jan 1672/3 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 02 Nov 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    4. 18. Samuel BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Jan 1665 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Dec 1738 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.
    5. 19. Sara BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1668 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    6. 20. Joseph BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1663 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 07 Dec 1724 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    7. 21. Daniel BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1670 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died about 1696 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    8. 22. Lydia BELDEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 6 Jan 1759 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut; was buried in Westchester Cemetery, Westchester, New London Co., Connecticut.
    9. 23. John BELDEN, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1658 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Jan 1713/4 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

  5. 6.  Mary BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1625.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 17 Jul 1625, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England


  6. 7.  Grace BELDEN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1627.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 30 Dec 1627, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England