Lord, Richard

Birth Name Lord, Richard
Gender male
Age at Death 51 years, 4 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1611-01-05    
 
Death 1662-05-17 New London, CT  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Lord, Thomas1585
Mother Bird, Dorothy1588-05-251676
         Lord, Richard 1611-01-05 1662-05-17
    Brother     Lord, Thomas Jr. 1619
    Sister     Lord, Ann before 1614-09-18 about 1688
    Brother     Lord, William 1623 1678-05-17
    Brother     Lord, John 1625
    Brother     Lord, Robert 1626
    Sister     Lord, Aymie 1629 1691-01-08
    Sister     Lord, Dorothy 1631 1657-01-00

Families

    Family of Lord, Richard and Graves, Sarah
Married Wife Graves, Sarah ( * + 1676 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1635    
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Lord, Richard16361685-11-05
Lord, Sarah16381705-11-15
Lord, Dorothy1640

Narrative

Cambridge, 1632; freeman, Mass., March 4, 1635; came to Hartfordin 1636, an original proprietor; his home-lot in 1639 was nextwest of his father's. He m. ab. 1635 Sarah. He was one of hemost energetic and efficient men in the colony; when the firsttroop of horse was organized, he was chosen commander, March 11,1658m and distinguished himself in the Indian wars. He wasconstable, 1642; wnsman, 1645; represented Hartford in theGeneral Court from 1656 until his death. He was the captainrelied on, in conjunction with john Pynchon, for securing thepersons of the regicides Goffe and Whalley. He d. in New London,May 17, 1662, int he 51st year of his age, and his gravestonemay still be seen there, with the following epitaph:"The bright Starre of our Cavallrie lyes here:Unto the Dtate, a Counselour full DeareAnd to ye Truth a Friend of Sweet Content,To Hartford Towne a silver Ornament.Who can deny to Poore he was Reliefe,And in composing Paroxysmes was Chiefe.To Matchantes as a Patterne he might stand,Adventring Dangers new by Sea and Land."His inventory taken May 10, 1662; amount 1,539.9.5 pounds. hiswidow Sarah, d. in 1676.

Pedigree

  1. Lord, Thomas
    1. Bird, Dorothy
      1. Lord, Richard
        1. Graves, Sarah
          1. Lord, Richard
          2. Lord, Sarah
          3. Lord, Dorothy
      2. Lord, Ann
      3. Lord, Thomas Jr.
      4. Lord, William
      5. Lord, John
      6. Lord, Robert
      7. Lord, Aymie
      8. Lord, Dorothy

Ancestors