William Richmond

1694 - 1770  (75 years)

• Name	William Richmond
  Born	10 Oct 1694	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Feb 1770	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island   [1]
  Person ID	I22605	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of GFS
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Col. Sylvester Richmond,   b. 1672, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 20 Nov 1754, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rogers,   b. 1672,   d. 21 Oct 1724, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Abt 1693  [1]
  Family ID	F13627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Gray,   b. 29 Jan 1702, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
  Married	8 Jul 1724	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Ephraim Richmond,   b. 5 May 1723, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F13626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was an assistant to the governor from 1753 to 1755. He was a judge, and according to Little Compton Families (citation details below), he was instrumental in securing the Rhode Island border that ensured Little Compton was inside Rhode Island.

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Little Compton Families, from records compiled by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour. Little Compton, Rhode Island: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967. Fifth edition, Baltimore: Clearfield, 1997. [S679] The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin. Albany, New York; 1887., date only.