Sarah Richards1

F, b. 25 May 1651, d. 17 January 1732
     Sarah was born on Thursday, 25 May 1651 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.2 She was the daughter of Edward Richards and Susanna Hunting. She was christened there on 18 March 1651/52 in Dedham. Sarah married John Hersey on 18 May 1669 in Dedham.3 Sarah's husband, John, died on 7 August 1726 in Hingham leaving her a widow. Sarah departed this life on Thursday, 17 January 1732 in Dedham at age 80 years, 7 months and 23 days.2

Citations

  1. [S12] Rev. Abner Morris, Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans, Volume III: page 106.
  2. [S1167] Robert I. Farrington Esq., Edward Richards of Dedham, Massachusetts, page 91.
  3. [S1167] Robert I. Farrington Esq., Edward Richards of Dedham, Massachusetts, page 92 - "John (William) bt. in Hing. Aug. 9, 1640: m. at Dedham (sic), May 18, 1669, Sarah _________. She died aet. 86 yrs." ...The several bits of evidence given in this article prove that the wife of John Hersey of Hingman, Mass., was Sarah Richards, dau. of Richard and Susanna (Hunting) Richards of Dedham, Mass.