Richard Church

• General Notes
  • Richard, b. 1608, arrived at Boston, 1630; freeman, 1632; and from 1633 to 1649 inc. a resident of Ply. Mass. Subsequently he was for a short time at Eastham, removing thence to Charlestown. Jan. 24, 1653, he Richard first appeared in New England records 19 Oct 1630 when he desired to be made a freeman of teh Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was apparently living in Wessagusset (later Weymouth). He moved to Plymouth by 6 Feb 1631.
    
    Richard was of Plymouth 1631, Eastham 1649, Charlestown by 1653, and Hingham 1654.purchased of Thomas Joy ‘one halfe or moytie of his Corne mill standeing vpon ye Ryuer caled ye towne Coue in hingham. It is with ye damme head and streame thereunto belongeing and halfe ye lott of Lande Lying there unto contayneing fower or six acres weh was formerly ye lands of Abraham Martyn,’ etc. (S.R. Vol. II. pp. 82, 83). Richard, without doubt, was a resident of Hing. during the remainder of his life. ... He d. at Dedham, 27 Dec. 1668, ‘though he was buried in Hing., and his will was made here.’ ... Selectman in 1665. Resided on the spot now owned and occupied by heirs of the late Col. Charles Lane, on North St.”