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An American Family History

Sarah Collins Eliot Richards

Settlers from Salem purchased land in an area known as Saugus from the Indians. This land originally included the towns of Swampscott, Nahant, Saugus and Lynnfield. In 1630 the land was incorporated as the Town of Saugus. The settlers changed the name to Lynn in 1637 in honor of their first official minister, Samuel Whiting, from King’s Lynn, England.
Children Sarah Collins
and Joseph Eliot
  • Mercy Eliot Alton
    • of Crispus Richards
    and Sarah Collins
  • Joseph Richards
  • Esther Richards Estey
  • John Richards
  • Mary Richards
  • Crispus Richards
  • Sarah Richards Ingalls
  • Hannah Richards Stocker
  • Richard Richards
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    Sarah Collins Eliot Richards was born on August 10, 1678 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Joseph and Sarah Collins.

    She married Joseph Eliot on September 29, 1697 when she was 19 years old. They were married by Mr. James Allen. This couple should not be confused with the Reverend Joseph Eliot who married Sarah Benton about the same time.

    Joseph and Sarah's daughter was Mercy Eliot Alton. Mercy was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts about 1700.

    Joseph apparently died before 1702 when Sarah remarried.

    Sarah married Crispus Richards on December 21, 1702 when she was 24. Their children and life together is described in detail in the section on Crispus and Sarah Richards.

    She died on August 5, 1774 in Lynn and is buried in Lynn.
    Lady Day Before 1752 the year began on March 25th. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year, not the beginning.
    Children of Joseph
    and Sarah Collins
  • Sarah Collins
  • Joseph Collins
  • Henry Collins
  • Ann Collins Ingalls
  • Dorothy Collins Gray
  • Sarah Collins Eliot Richards
  • Esther Collins
    • and Maria Smith
  • Ruth Collins Graves
  • Mary Collins
  • William Collins
  • Elizabeth Collins Graves
  • Joseph Collins
  • Ezekiel Collins
  • Martha Collins Odell
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