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Captain Edward RICHMOND, I

Male 1634 - 1696  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Edward RICHMOND 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix I 
    Born Between 1632 and 1634  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Nov 1696  Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21325  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 1 Abigail DAVIS,   b. Abt 1637,   d. Jul 1682  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married Abt Jun 1658 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Richmond,   b. Abt 1656, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1744, South Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
     2. Edward RICHMOND, II,   b. 1658, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1743, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. John Richmond,   b. Abt 1660, Newport, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1740  (Age ~ 80 years)
     4. Mary Richmond,   b. Abt 1663
     5. Elizabeth Richmond,   b. 1666,   d. 1717  (Age 51 years)
     6. Esther Richmond,   b. 1669,   d. 1706  (Age 37 years)
     7. Sylvester Richmond,   b. 1672,   d. 1754, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Sarah Richmond,   b. Abt 1674
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F01089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Amey Bull,   b. Abt 1635 
    Married Bef Aug 1685 
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Apparently Edward married Amey Bull & Abigail Davis; some genealogies say it is not clear which one was the mother of Edward II. But, see marriage story below. Edward was Attorney General of RI from 1677 to 1680; he was General Solicitor (same job, different title) in 1667, 1669/70, 1672, and 1677. He was Deputy to the RI General Court in 1678/9 and 1686, and was also a captain and lieutenant at Newport. He was probably a son of John "Webb" Richmond b.1592 & Elizabeth Nicholas, who came to America in 1635.

      In 1656, Edward's Richmond's attorneys unsuccessfully sued Richard Ussell, who was Abigail's legal husband, she having been forced to marry him when Edward was already "espoused to" her. Later they successfully argued the case on the basis of trespass for breach of covenant. A petition in Abigail's name was presented to the General Assembly resulting in a declaration that the prior marriage to Ussell was "an unlawful marriage." Edward and Abigail had to pay a fine of forty shillings for living together and conceiving a child. The Court of Trials married the couple "for preventing of the like Temptation." (from "the Transatlantic Constitution" by Mary Sarah Bilder)

      The following is from Daniel P. Himes' genealogy at Geni.com: "Abigail Davis, the first wife of Edward Richmond . . went to court in 1657 to annul her forced marriage to Richard Ussell. The court committee, headed by Roger Williams, finally decided in her favor, but only after delaying the decision for six weeks . . . The following summer (1658) Abigail and Edward were charged with living together contrary by law, and having a child (Abigail, born 1656) out of wedlock. They were fined and then conveniently declared to be married by the court 'as they been twice published according to law but . . . (Rev.) Obediah Holmes forbade it.' "

      See details at findagrave.com

  • Sources 
    1. [S012590] Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S012572] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 9, #2, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 98.

    3. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    4. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.