Richard Spelman (Immigrant)1
M, #1354, b. 7 March 1674
| Background* | | Richard Spelman (Immigrant). has the following backgound information available (Richard15 Richard14, Richard13, John12, John11, John10, Thomas9, Willam8, Sir Anthony7, Robert6, Stephen5, Robert4, Henry3, William2, Sir William1) |
| Birth | | He was born at England; According to the inscription on his tombstone, however, he was eighty-five years old in 1750, the year of his death, which would have made his birth about 1665.1 |
| Baptism* | 7 March 1674 | He was baptized on 7 March 1674 at Danbury, Essex, England.1 |
| Marriage* | 1695 | He married Mary Baker in 1695 at Danbury, Essex, England; "The earliest knowledge found of him is in 1695, when he obtained a license from the Archdeacon of Chelmsford, near Danbury, to marry Mary Baker of Tillingham. At this time he appears to have been living at Southminster. In the license it is stated that the marriage is to take place at Danbury, In the registers of the latter place there is no mention of this marriage, nor is it recorded at Tillingham, the bride's home."1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1701 | Richard Spelman (Immigrant) married Alcey French (Immigrant) circa 1701.1 |
Citations
- [S40] Spelman genealogy; the English ancestry and American descendants of Richard Spelman of Middletown, Connecticut, 1700, Fannie Cooley Williams Barbour, pg.75+.