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Ebenezer Richmond

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Ebenezer Richmond

Birth
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
1729 (aged 52–53)
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Ebenezer Richmond born May 12, 1676 New Port, Rhode Island
died between April 7 & May 12, 1729 Middleboro, Plymouth, MA 1729 Middleboro, Massachussetts Plymouth Co.
son of John Richmond II and Abigail Rogers.
married Anne Sproat daughter of Robert Sproat and Elizabeth Sampson.
Ebenezer and Anne Sproat Richmond were the parents of
1. Ebenezer Richmond born March 31 1701,
2. Robert Richmond
born Sept 18, 1702,
3. Anna Richmond born Oct 14, 1704,
4. Rachel Richmond born May 6, 1707,
5. Elizabeth Richmond born
Sept 1 1708,
6. Silvester Richmond born Nov 25, 1711.

"Ebenezer Richmond was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1676, the son of John Richmond and his second wife, Abigail Rogers Richmond. His father spent a lot of time in Newport because of the surveying work he did there. The whole family would go along since they had a home there as well as in Taunton. Ebenezer was active in the Middleboro, MA and Taunton communities as a businessman, constable, and in other elected positions. He was also a large land owner, much of it inherited from his father John. There was also the constant worry about the Indians which continued for several years. In 1700 he married Anna Sproat of Scituate, granddaughter of Henry Samson of the Mayflower. The six children of Anna and Ebenezer were all born in Middleboro, MA. They were Ebenezer, Robert, Anna, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Sylvester."

(Information from "Richmonds in America" by R. Walton)

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Ebenezer Richmond born May 12, 1676 New Port, Rhode Island
died between April 7 & May 12, 1729 Middleboro, Plymouth, MA 1729 Middleboro, Massachussetts Plymouth Co.
son of John Richmond II and Abigail Rogers.
married Anne Sproat daughter of Robert Sproat and Elizabeth Sampson.
Ebenezer and Anne Sproat Richmond were the parents of
1. Ebenezer Richmond born March 31 1701,
2. Robert Richmond
born Sept 18, 1702,
3. Anna Richmond born Oct 14, 1704,
4. Rachel Richmond born May 6, 1707,
5. Elizabeth Richmond born
Sept 1 1708,
6. Silvester Richmond born Nov 25, 1711.

"Ebenezer Richmond was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1676, the son of John Richmond and his second wife, Abigail Rogers Richmond. His father spent a lot of time in Newport because of the surveying work he did there. The whole family would go along since they had a home there as well as in Taunton. Ebenezer was active in the Middleboro, MA and Taunton communities as a businessman, constable, and in other elected positions. He was also a large land owner, much of it inherited from his father John. There was also the constant worry about the Indians which continued for several years. In 1700 he married Anna Sproat of Scituate, granddaughter of Henry Samson of the Mayflower. The six children of Anna and Ebenezer were all born in Middleboro, MA. They were Ebenezer, Robert, Anna, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Sylvester."

(Information from "Richmonds in America" by R. Walton)

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