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An American Family History

William Richards
Children of John Richards
and Mary Brewer
  • Mary Richards Darling Shaw
  • Captain John Richards
  • Edward Richards
  • Crispus Richards
  • Elizabeth Richards Kent
  • Joseph Richards
  • William Richards
  • Abigail Richards Collins
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    William Richards was born on March 8, 1687 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Richards and Mary Brewer.

    In 1713, he received 20 schillings from his father’s will.

    When the colonists arrived in America they continued to use British monetary units, namely the pound, shilling and pence for which £1 equalled 20s and 1s equalled 12d. The form lb is actually an abbreviation of the Latin word libra. li and £ were also used as abbreviations. In 1792 the dollar was established as the basic unit of currency.

    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.
     

    Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans, by Abner Morse
    6. 35. William [Richards], m. Tabitha Williams; r. Lynn; and had,
    136. i. James, Aug. 28, 1754.
    37. ii. William' Dec. 17, 1756, m. June 5, 1788, Mary Hoit.
    38. iii. Mary, May 1, 1759. 63. 39. iv. Crispus, March 1, 1762.

    		  
     

     

         

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