Source: "Mayflower Familes in Progress, Richard Warren of theMayflower, Wakefield, et al., Fifth Edition, 1995, Published byGeneral Society of Mayflower Descendants, p. 5.Richeard Church first apeared in New England records on 19 Oct.1630 when he desired to be made a freeman of the MassachusettsBay Colony. He was apparently living in Wessagusset (latercalled Weymouth) at that time. He had moved to Plymouth by 6Feb. 1631 as stated in William Bradford's letter of that date.Richard Church was in the 1633 list of Freemen of PlymouthColony.On 9 April 1649 Richard Church sold his land in Plymouth toRobert Bartlett, with wife Elizabeth giving her consent. ON 13July 1649 Thomas Prence sold land in Marshfield to RichardChurch of Nawset (later called Eastham) and Anthony Snow ofMarshfield.On 24 Jan. 1653 Richard Church of Charlestown, carpenter,purchased half a corn mill in Hingham.On 25 Aug. 1664 Richard Church deposed he was aged about 56years.The will of Richard Church of Hingham, dated 25 Dec. 1668, sworn26 Jan. 1668, names wife Elizabeth Church; "my children" but heonly names son Joseph.The 1 June 1669 Court granted land at the Taunton River toBenjamin Church for all the right of his father Richard Chuyrchdeceased.On 29 Sept. 1688 Benjamin Church deeded a house lot tobrother-in-law James Burroughs and his wife Sarah.THE Deposition of Richard Church aged about 56 yeares thisDeponant saith that hee being att worke about the mill the 19thof august hearing of a Cry that the man was killed; hastedprsently and healped to remove the earth from Thomas ffish whoebeing much bruised therby was gott to bedd and in four Dayes andan halfe Dyed; and further saith not;This deposition of Richard Church, the husband of Elizabeth2Warren (Richard), was made at Sandwich on 25 August, 1664, andis recorded in the Plymouth Colony court Orders, Volume IV, page92.RICHARD CHURCH was born about 1608 and died at Dedham, Mass., 27December, 1668 (O. S.), and was buried at Hingham, where he hadresided for some years. The Dedham records give the date of hisdeath as 26 December, but the Hingham records [1: 17], Hobart'sDiary and Cushing's Manuscript all give it as 27, and as thatday was Sunday, Hobart's entry under date of 27 December isconclusive. It reads "Richard Church dyed at Dedham Sab: dayerly In the morning."His wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard Warren of theMayflower, survived him and died at Hingham 9 March, 1669/70.[Town Records, 1: 20]The will is recorded in the Suffolk County Probate Records atBoston, Volume VI, page 21, and the inventory in Volume V, page116. The original documents are not in the files.I Richard Church of Hingham in the County of Suffolke in newEngland through the Goodnes & mercy of God, having my perfectunderstanding yet by the Providence of God at present visited bysicknes of body, I how soone my change may come I know not,therefore Order this my last will & Testament asfolloweth-ffirst I Commit my soule unto Jesus Christ myRedeemer, & my body to the dust from whence it Came And my mind& will is that after the decease of my body & the decent buriallthereof a true Inventory of my Estate in the Portion of theGoods of this World that the Lord hath lent mee may bee made &all my just debts due out of the same bee pajd And then my mind& will is that my beloved wife Elizabeth Church shall Enjoy theRemainder during her naturall lifeAnd when it shall please Godthat shee shall leave this naturall lifemy mind & will is thatwhat Estate I shall leave to her, that shall not bee necessarilyExpended for her maintenance, shall then bee Equally dividedamongst my children only my sonn Joseph to have a dubble Portionthat is twice soe much as any one of the rest of my children, byreason of the lamnes of his hand, whereby hee is disinabledabove the rest of my children, for the getting of a livlihood &that this my last will may bee well & truly performed, as isabove Expressed. I doe nominate appoint & Ordaine my sonn Josephto bee my sole Executor to doe in all things required of anExecutor, according to the Lawes of this Jurisdiction, InWittnes whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seale, thistwenty ffifth day of December: 1668: hisIn the presence of us Richard R: C ChurchJosuah ffisher mark-& a sealeJohn ffarebanck senrJohn ffarebanck junr26. January: 1668.Josuah ffisher & John ffarebanck senior deposed in Court thathaving subscribed their names as wittnesses to this instrument,were present & did both heare & see Richard Church signe seale &publish the same to bee his last will & Testament that when heesoe did hee was of a sound disposing mind to their bestknowledgeEdward Rawson ReccordrA True Inventory of the Estate of Richard Church of Hinghamdeceased, Apprized by John Thaxter, & mathewCushin: ffirst of January: 1668:£ : s : dImpr The dwelling house with the barne orchard &house Lott Containing six Acres 110 : 00 : =Item, halfe a tide mill 100 : 00 : =Item: his share of the jron worke at Taunton 050 : 00 . =Item: 2 Acres of Land Lying by the mill 10£ 010 : 00 . =Item: one Cow & one mare 026 : 10 : =Item: nine swine 028 : 00 . =Item: 15: yards of Penniston: & 11: yards of Cotton 023:15 . =Item his wearing Apparrell both linnen & wollen 028: 00 . =Boots shoes & stockings 002: 05: =Item: one feather bed & the furn, thereto belonging 010: 00: =tern one feather bed & the furniture thereto belonging 027: 10. =Item one feather bed with the furniture thereto belonging 026:10 . =It: 9: pare of sheets & tenn pillowbeers 009: 10: =It: 3: Table = cloathes: 16: napkins 7: Towells 002: 11: =It: 11: yards of Linnen cloath & 2: yards of Kersey 021: 1 4: =It: 3: yards of Truckin cloath 000 . 18: =It: Armes & amunition 024 . 00 . =It: n pr of Andjrons 3 Rakes fyer pan & tonges & onespitt: 002: 26: =It : 3: jron potts one Kettle, one rosting jron 2 skilletsone frying pan 002 : 10 . =It : pewter platter flagon & Cups, basons porringrsother pewter 003 : 15 . =It : spice morter smoothing jron & Candelstick 000 . 10 : =It : one Table one forme & 4 chayres 002 : 00 . =It : 2 : chests & 4 spinning wheeles 001 : 08 . =It : wooden & Earthen Lumber 001 : 00 . =It : a warming pann thred & 1 yard of cloath 000 . 10 : =It : bookes 001 : 00 . =It : English & Indian Corne 003 : 07 . =It : Axes & Grinstone & other Carpenters tools 005 : 00 . =It : Hay & oates 000 : 10 . =It . halfe a Cart & plow jrons 000 : 15 . =Sume is 365 : 14 : 00John Thaxtermath: CushinJoseph Church deposed in Court that this paper Containes a trueInventory of the Estate of the late Richard Church his ffatherto the best of his knowledge that when hee knowes more hee willdiscover it:Edw : Rawson Recordr