Sir Richard Belden "The Immigrant"1,2
M, b. before 26 May 1591, d. before 22 August 1655
| Father | Sir Francis Baildon b. 1560, d. 4 Jun 1622 |
| Mother | Margaret Goodrick b. 1564, d. b 22 Sep 1598 |
Richard was born before 26 May 1591 in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It must also be noted that on the 26th of March 1613, there is on record a statement with Richard's signature affixed thereto that states he was nineteen years of age. On 26 May 1591, he was christened in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Richard married Margaret Ackrenden on 9 December 1622 in Heptonstall Moor, Yorkshire, England. Richard & his family immigrated to the United States between 1636 and 1640. On th 7 April 1641 [second month], Richard's name appears in the land records in the town of what is now known as Old Wethersfield, Connecticut, He was considered a "Gentleman" in the English sense and was a soldier. Richard departed this life before 22 August 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. The inventory of his estate was taken 22 August 1655 by John Talcott and John Nott, "and on 2 October 1655 the Court ordered that the inventory be recorded".
Family | Margaret Ackrenden |
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Citations
- [S26] Stanley R. & Elvera V. Belden, The Family History of Judge Ellsworth B. Belden & Collateral Families, page 3 - Richard Belden, the first of this family found in land records, came from England sometime between 1636 and 1640 although passenger and ship lists for this period are missing. By the "2 month 7th daie 1641" Richard's name appears in the land records of the Town of Wethersfield, Connecticut: "one piece wheron a house is builded containing three acres, one rood, more or less, the ends abut against Broad Street N." This home lot lies near the Ancient Burying Place in what is known as "Old Wethersfield".
Henry R. Stiles describes the emigrant and land as "Richard, the Settler, recorded lands April 1641, of a homestead on Broad Street, N.; Mathew Mitchell S.; way into Meadow W.;holot of Leslie Broadfield E.:, as do other writers in their histories of Connecticut.
There are eight pieces described in Land Records, Book 1, page 19, reference also made in the Town Records under date of "the 2d month & 7 daie, 1641", to those landsgiven him by the towne and those he bot of Jonas Woods."...
It has been generally accepted that Richard was the son of Sir Francis and Margaret [Goodrick] Baildon or Bayldon. If so he was born in Kippax, Yorkshire, England, and baptized 26 May 1591. However, there is on record a statement with his signature affixed thereto, dated 26 March 1613, that he was nineteen. This would mean the year of his birth was 1594. There is no birth record noted in Edith Horsfall's, The Parish Registers of Heptonstall, but there is a marriage given for a Richard Beldon and Margaret Ackerden 9 December 1622.
Richard Belden died in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in August 1655. In the Particular Court Record, for the years 1650-1663 on pages 58 and 82, there appear two entries forRichard Belden, Wethersfield, inventory 111-19-00. Taken 22 August 1655 by John Talcott and John Nott, "and on 2 October 1655 the Court ordered that the inventory be recorded, but the bills being unknown, the Devision of Estate is at present defered." The First volume of Wethersfieldrecords contained an inventory of the estate of Richard Belden.It included ten pieces of Pewter, one musket, one Karbine and one rapier among otherhousehold items... - [S311] Belden Family Association, Our Belden Families.