The Richmond family, 1594-1896, and pre-American ancestors, 1040-1594

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by  Richmond, Joshua Bailey, 1843-

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THE
Richmond Family
1594-1896
AND
,
AMERICAN ANCESTORS
PRE-
1040-1594
BY
JOSHUA BAILEY RICHMOND
Member ofthe New England Historic Genealogical Society
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CONTENTS
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Page
Preface ........... iii
Introduction ............
:
Pre-American Richmonds .......... vii
English Ancestors .......... ix
The Richmond Manor House ......... xiv
Traditions ofJo.hn R.ichmo.nd .......... xv
The Richmond Family in America xvi
Explanation ............. xix
Genealogy of the Richm.ond F.amily.: .........
First Generation ............ i
Second Generation ............ 3
Third Generation ............ 9
Fourth Generation ............ 22
Fifth Generation 42
Sixth Generation ............ 94
The Jersey Prison.Ship,.Sonn.et by.Geor.ge W..Curt.is .. .. .. .... 191
Seventh Generation ............ 205
Eighth Generat.ion ............ 396
Ninth Generation 523
General Index 541
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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The Richmond Manor House, Ashton-Keynes, England (front view) . . . Frontispiece
Portrait of the Compiler facing page iii
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The Richmond Manor House, Ashton-Keynes, England (side view) . . " page xiv
The Richmond Arms (in colors) " page 1
Deed, showing Facsimile of Signature and Handwriting of Captain Edward2 Richmond
.
..... facing page 5
Deed {vera copid) signed by " ye mark of Philip, ye Sachem of Mount Hope." Sale of
land to Captain Edward2 Richmond and others facing page 6
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Deed given by Edward3 and John3 Richmond to brother Silvester3, with Facsimiles oftheir
Signatures facing page 14
v
vi The Richmond Family.
Silvester3 Richmond's Commission as Lieutenant. Facsimile of Signature of Joseph
Dudley, Esq., C.aptain.-Gene.ral .and G.overn.or-in.-Chie.f of.Her .Majest.y's Province of
Massachusetts Bay in New England. Given in Ninth Year of Her Majesty's Reign,
July 25, 1710 facing page 15
Silvester3 Richmond's Commission as Colonel. Facsimile of Signature of William Shir-
ley, Esq., Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Province
....
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Given in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign
of His Majesty King George the Second, A. D. 1742 facing page 16
Orders from His Excellency the Governor.Wil.liam.Shir.ley,.Esq.,.to Co.lonel Silvesters
Richmond to enlist a Company and to report names of Commissioned Officers of his
Regiment, also condition ofArms facing page 17
Silvester3 Richmond's Commission as Justice of the Peace, with Facsimile of Signature of
William Dummer, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor, Commande.r-in.-Chi.ef,.etc. facing page 18
Facsimile of Signature of Colonel Silvester3 Richmond facing page 19
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Contract with Indian Servant. Facsimile ofSignatures ofWilliam4 andSilvester3Rich-
mond and Nathaniel Church ..... facing page 34
Facsimile of Signatures of Samuel and Jared Talbot facing page 37
Perez4 Richmond's Commission as Captain, with FacsimileofSignature of William Shirley
Esq., Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of
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Massachusetts Bay in New England. Given in the Sixteenth Year ofthe Reign ofHis
Majesty King George the Second, A. D. 1742 facing page 38
Facsimile of Signature of Perez* Richmond. Advertisement of a Runaway Slave
facing page 39
Facsimile of Signatures of Joshua5 and Nathaniels Richmond, etc. . . facing page 86
Perez5 Richmond's Commission as Ensign, with Facsimile of Signature of Thomas Hutch-
inson, Esq., Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Prov-
ince of Massachusetts Bay, and Vice-Admiral of the same. Given in the Nineteenth
Year ofthe Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, A. D. 1772 . facing page 89
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