General Notes

JBR +350 (Fifth Generation)

350. MARY RICHMOND5 (William4, Silvester3, Edward2, John1) was born in Little Compton, R. I., December 26, 1735, and married, first, Dr. George Ware, son of William and Anna (Hodges) Ware, who was born August 26, 1734, and died February 16, 1771. She married, secondly, September 10, 1772, Thomas, son of Thomas and Sarah (Bailey) Church, who was born September 1, 1727. She died in Dighton.
Mary Richmond5 was of Dighton when the banns were published of her marriage to Thomas Church, who removed to Dighton; his son Gamaliel lived there at what is called the Church place. The obituary of Mary5 says that she was "a lady of much reading, and extensive knowledge of the world, fervent in piety, c heerful in manners."

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE (born in Dighton, Mass.):
1059. ANNA WARE6, born Aug. 29, 1755; married, Jan. 13, 1774, Richard Briggs, son of William Briggs, born April 14, 1751.
1060. SARAH WARE6, born July 30, 1757.
1061. WILLIAM RICHMOND WARE6, born Aug. 25, 1759.
1062. JOHN HODGES WARE6, died young.
1063. GEORGE WARE6, born Sept. 5, 1761; died in 1805.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
1064. GEORGE CHURCH6, born May 30, 1773; died young.
1065. GAMALIEL CHURCH6, born March 1, 1775; married Mary Almy. Children: Harriet Baylies7, born April 15, 1803; Frederick Seymour7, born Jan. 31, 1806; William Almy7, born Nov. 27, 1809; Christopher Almy7, born July 23, 1811; Thomas Brownell7, born Sept. 17, 1813.
1066. MARY CHURCH6, born Feb. 12, 1777; died July 17, 1777.
Dr. George Ware, in his will, dated February 4, 1771, probated February 25, 1771,6 mentions wife Mary, and children Anne, Sarah, William Richmond, George and John Hodges. His wife was executor, with his friend and brother Sylvester Richmond, 3rd.Thomas Church married first, Ruth Bailey, and had fourteen children. He was a colonel of militia in the Revolution.

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