Info per member Jerry Harris:
Notes for Richard Dana:
Judge Samuel Sewall, in his well-known diary, under the same date, April 2, 1690, writes:
Father Dana falls from a scaffold in his Barn and dies
More About Richard Dana:
Baptism: October 31, 1617, Manchester Collegiate Church, Manchester, England
Burial: Old Burying Ground near Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussetts
Immigration: 1640
Added by #48579770 JHTorrison 12/2/2023:
BIOGRAPHY: Richard Dana was baptized 31 Oct 1617 in the Manchester Collegiate Church, which is not Manchester Cathedral in Manchester England. This record shows Richard to be the son of Robert Dana. This also shows that Robert Dana married Elizabeth Barlowe on 10 Apr 1597. Richard Dana, the first Dana to come to America, landed in New England in 1640 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was unmarried and was employed for a while to move hay for Roger Shaw east of Cambridge. Shaw was the town clerk. Richard Dana's name shows up again in 1647 as giving testimony about Roger Shaw. Also in 1647 he received a grant of land across the Charles River in "Little Cambridge" from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It consisted of 100 acres and was the nearest plot to the river, it began at the banks of the river at a spot called "The Pines" near now Western Avenue and Market Street in Brighton, Massachusetts. From here it extended south and west toward Nonantum Hill where the Indians lived. The Indians continued living there until 1675 when they were removed. Around 1648 he married Anne Bullard, the daughter of Robert and Anne Bullard. She came over in 1635 to Watertown. Anne and Richard bore 11 children. Richard Dana lived in 3 houses all on this same plot. He made modest contributions to Harvard College. He attended Church at First Church in older Cambridge, crossing the river each Sunday by boat to attend. It is noted that "Richard Danie and his wife Anne" and children Ann, Jacob, Joseph, and Abiah, all were baptized there. John and Samuel died in infancy. Later Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Daniel were baptized here. After the death of Richard Dana, his widow continued to attend here. Richard is burried in the burying ground of Harvard Square, though no stone is found, many of his children and grandchildren are. Richard Dana's name was found signed to express loyalty to the Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its General Court of 17 Oct 1664. He was chosen Constable in Nov 1661. On 24 Mar 1663 he was selected as Viewer of Fences, in 1665 he was selected as Surveyor of Highways. He was appointed to serve as Hog Reeves. On 2 Apr 1678 he was chosen as one of the Tithing Men (person to make sure everyone observes Sabbath, attended Church, and listened to the sermon). On 4 Mar 1678 and 4 Sep 1683 and 24 Dec 1689 he was appointed to the Grand Jury in the Court of Assistants. On 5 Apr 1681 he asked to be relieved of his military training and for this had to pay 5 shillings a year. The next year he asked to be releived from paying this fee because he had contributed many sons to the military.
Richard Dana died falling from a scaffold in his barn. The inventory of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland valued at D100, 3 beds, 4 tables, chairs, books, bed linen, table cloths, spinning wheels, pewter and brass, fire irons, candle sticks, arms and ammunition, indian corn, rye, cow, mare, 3 bridled swine (The Dana Family in America, by Elizabeth Ellery Dana, 1956, page 11-12, 33, 35-52). .
Notes for Richard Dana:
Judge Samuel Sewall, in his well-known diary, under the same date, April 2, 1690, writes:
Father Dana falls from a scaffold in his Barn and dies
More About Richard Dana:
Baptism: October 31, 1617, Manchester Collegiate Church, Manchester, England
Burial: Old Burying Ground near Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussetts
Immigration: 1640
Added by #48579770 JHTorrison 12/2/2023:
BIOGRAPHY: Richard Dana was baptized 31 Oct 1617 in the Manchester Collegiate Church, which is not Manchester Cathedral in Manchester England. This record shows Richard to be the son of Robert Dana. This also shows that Robert Dana married Elizabeth Barlowe on 10 Apr 1597. Richard Dana, the first Dana to come to America, landed in New England in 1640 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was unmarried and was employed for a while to move hay for Roger Shaw east of Cambridge. Shaw was the town clerk. Richard Dana's name shows up again in 1647 as giving testimony about Roger Shaw. Also in 1647 he received a grant of land across the Charles River in "Little Cambridge" from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It consisted of 100 acres and was the nearest plot to the river, it began at the banks of the river at a spot called "The Pines" near now Western Avenue and Market Street in Brighton, Massachusetts. From here it extended south and west toward Nonantum Hill where the Indians lived. The Indians continued living there until 1675 when they were removed. Around 1648 he married Anne Bullard, the daughter of Robert and Anne Bullard. She came over in 1635 to Watertown. Anne and Richard bore 11 children. Richard Dana lived in 3 houses all on this same plot. He made modest contributions to Harvard College. He attended Church at First Church in older Cambridge, crossing the river each Sunday by boat to attend. It is noted that "Richard Danie and his wife Anne" and children Ann, Jacob, Joseph, and Abiah, all were baptized there. John and Samuel died in infancy. Later Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Daniel were baptized here. After the death of Richard Dana, his widow continued to attend here. Richard is burried in the burying ground of Harvard Square, though no stone is found, many of his children and grandchildren are. Richard Dana's name was found signed to express loyalty to the Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its General Court of 17 Oct 1664. He was chosen Constable in Nov 1661. On 24 Mar 1663 he was selected as Viewer of Fences, in 1665 he was selected as Surveyor of Highways. He was appointed to serve as Hog Reeves. On 2 Apr 1678 he was chosen as one of the Tithing Men (person to make sure everyone observes Sabbath, attended Church, and listened to the sermon). On 4 Mar 1678 and 4 Sep 1683 and 24 Dec 1689 he was appointed to the Grand Jury in the Court of Assistants. On 5 Apr 1681 he asked to be relieved of his military training and for this had to pay 5 shillings a year. The next year he asked to be releived from paying this fee because he had contributed many sons to the military.
Richard Dana died falling from a scaffold in his barn. The inventory of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland valued at D100, 3 beds, 4 tables, chairs, books, bed linen, table cloths, spinning wheels, pewter and brass, fire irons, candle sticks, arms and ammunition, indian corn, rye, cow, mare, 3 bridled swine (The Dana Family in America, by Elizabeth Ellery Dana, 1956, page 11-12, 33, 35-52). .
Info per member Jerry Harris:
Notes for Richard Dana:
Judge Samuel Sewall, in his well-known diary, under the same date, April 2, 1690, writes:
Father Dana falls from a scaffold in his Barn and dies
More About Richard Dana:
Baptism: October 31, 1617, Manchester Collegiate Church, Manchester, England
Burial: Old Burying Ground near Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussetts
Immigration: 1640
Added by #48579770 JHTorrison 12/2/2023:
BIOGRAPHY: Richard Dana was baptized 31 Oct 1617 in the Manchester Collegiate Church, which is not Manchester Cathedral in Manchester England. This record shows Richard to be the son of Robert Dana. This also shows that Robert Dana married Elizabeth Barlowe on 10 Apr 1597. Richard Dana, the first Dana to come to America, landed in New England in 1640 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was unmarried and was employed for a while to move hay for Roger Shaw east of Cambridge. Shaw was the town clerk. Richard Dana's name shows up again in 1647 as giving testimony about Roger Shaw. Also in 1647 he received a grant of land across the Charles River in "Little Cambridge" from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It consisted of 100 acres and was the nearest plot to the river, it began at the banks of the river at a spot called "The Pines" near now Western Avenue and Market Street in Brighton, Massachusetts. From here it extended south and west toward Nonantum Hill where the Indians lived. The Indians continued living there until 1675 when they were removed. Around 1648 he married Anne Bullard, the daughter of Robert and Anne Bullard. She came over in 1635 to Watertown. Anne and Richard bore 11 children. Richard Dana lived in 3 houses all on this same plot. He made modest contributions to Harvard College. He attended Church at First Church in older Cambridge, crossing the river each Sunday by boat to attend. It is noted that "Richard Danie and his wife Anne" and children Ann, Jacob, Joseph, and Abiah, all were baptized there. John and Samuel died in infancy. Later Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Daniel were baptized here. After the death of Richard Dana, his widow continued to attend here. Richard is burried in the burying ground of Harvard Square, though no stone is found, many of his children and grandchildren are. Richard Dana's name was found signed to express loyalty to the Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its General Court of 17 Oct 1664. He was chosen Constable in Nov 1661. On 24 Mar 1663 he was selected as Viewer of Fences, in 1665 he was selected as Surveyor of Highways. He was appointed to serve as Hog Reeves. On 2 Apr 1678 he was chosen as one of the Tithing Men (person to make sure everyone observes Sabbath, attended Church, and listened to the sermon). On 4 Mar 1678 and 4 Sep 1683 and 24 Dec 1689 he was appointed to the Grand Jury in the Court of Assistants. On 5 Apr 1681 he asked to be relieved of his military training and for this had to pay 5 shillings a year. The next year he asked to be releived from paying this fee because he had contributed many sons to the military.
Richard Dana died falling from a scaffold in his barn. The inventory of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland valued at D100, 3 beds, 4 tables, chairs, books, bed linen, table cloths, spinning wheels, pewter and brass, fire irons, candle sticks, arms and ammunition, indian corn, rye, cow, mare, 3 bridled swine (The Dana Family in America, by Elizabeth Ellery Dana, 1956, page 11-12, 33, 35-52). .
Notes for Richard Dana:
Judge Samuel Sewall, in his well-known diary, under the same date, April 2, 1690, writes:
Father Dana falls from a scaffold in his Barn and dies
More About Richard Dana:
Baptism: October 31, 1617, Manchester Collegiate Church, Manchester, England
Burial: Old Burying Ground near Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussetts
Immigration: 1640
Added by #48579770 JHTorrison 12/2/2023:
BIOGRAPHY: Richard Dana was baptized 31 Oct 1617 in the Manchester Collegiate Church, which is not Manchester Cathedral in Manchester England. This record shows Richard to be the son of Robert Dana. This also shows that Robert Dana married Elizabeth Barlowe on 10 Apr 1597. Richard Dana, the first Dana to come to America, landed in New England in 1640 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was unmarried and was employed for a while to move hay for Roger Shaw east of Cambridge. Shaw was the town clerk. Richard Dana's name shows up again in 1647 as giving testimony about Roger Shaw. Also in 1647 he received a grant of land across the Charles River in "Little Cambridge" from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It consisted of 100 acres and was the nearest plot to the river, it began at the banks of the river at a spot called "The Pines" near now Western Avenue and Market Street in Brighton, Massachusetts. From here it extended south and west toward Nonantum Hill where the Indians lived. The Indians continued living there until 1675 when they were removed. Around 1648 he married Anne Bullard, the daughter of Robert and Anne Bullard. She came over in 1635 to Watertown. Anne and Richard bore 11 children. Richard Dana lived in 3 houses all on this same plot. He made modest contributions to Harvard College. He attended Church at First Church in older Cambridge, crossing the river each Sunday by boat to attend. It is noted that "Richard Danie and his wife Anne" and children Ann, Jacob, Joseph, and Abiah, all were baptized there. John and Samuel died in infancy. Later Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Daniel were baptized here. After the death of Richard Dana, his widow continued to attend here. Richard is burried in the burying ground of Harvard Square, though no stone is found, many of his children and grandchildren are. Richard Dana's name was found signed to express loyalty to the Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its General Court of 17 Oct 1664. He was chosen Constable in Nov 1661. On 24 Mar 1663 he was selected as Viewer of Fences, in 1665 he was selected as Surveyor of Highways. He was appointed to serve as Hog Reeves. On 2 Apr 1678 he was chosen as one of the Tithing Men (person to make sure everyone observes Sabbath, attended Church, and listened to the sermon). On 4 Mar 1678 and 4 Sep 1683 and 24 Dec 1689 he was appointed to the Grand Jury in the Court of Assistants. On 5 Apr 1681 he asked to be relieved of his military training and for this had to pay 5 shillings a year. The next year he asked to be releived from paying this fee because he had contributed many sons to the military.
Richard Dana died falling from a scaffold in his barn. The inventory of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland of his house shows: a house and barn valued at D30, 71 acres if upland valued at D100, 3 beds, 4 tables, chairs, books, bed linen, table cloths, spinning wheels, pewter and brass, fire irons, candle sticks, arms and ammunition, indian corn, rye, cow, mare, 3 bridled swine (The Dana Family in America, by Elizabeth Ellery Dana, 1956, page 11-12, 33, 35-52). .
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