Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameMary RICHARDS 
Birthabt 16153456, p 2
Death24 Jun 1659, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts3379, p 16; date only,3380, p 11 Age: 44
Burial25 Jun 1659, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts3221, p 44
FatherThomas RICHARDS (~1590-1650)
MotherWelthean LORING (1602-1679)
Spouses
Birth1618, Hawkhurst, Kent, England3379, p 16
Baptism19 Mar 1619, Hawkhurst, Kent, England3379, p 16 Age: 1
Death25 Apr 1705, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts3216, p 34,3379, p 16; date only Age: 87
BurialLothrop Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts3455, p 19
FatherSamuel HINCKLEY (-1662)
MotherSarah SOOLE (1600-1656)
Individual Notes
• He was successively elected assistant in the government of Plymouth Colony from 1658 to 1681 and Governor except during the interruption by Sir Edmond Andros from 1681 to the junction of Plymouth with Massachusetts in 1692.3455, p 19
• [excerpt] During half a century he held offices of trust and power in the Old Colony, and had a controlling influence over the popular mind. He was the architect of his own fortune in life; the builder of his own reputation. He was a man of good common sense, and of sound judgment; honest and honorable in all of his dealings; industrious, persevering and self-reliant; and, if it be any praise, he was the best read lawyer in the Colony.3380, p 10
• [excerpt] During half a century he held offices of trust and power in the Old Colony, and had a controlling influence over the popular mind. He was the architect of his own fortune in life; the builder of his own reputation. He was a man of good common sense, and of sound judgment; honest and honorable in all of his dealings; industrious, persevering and self-reliant; and, if it be any praise, he was the best read lawyer in the Colony.3380, p 10
Marriage4 Dec 1641, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts2101, p 374; gives 7 Dec 1641,3221, p 44
Family Notes
• 8 children.3380, p 9