Nielsen Hayden genealogy
William Richmond

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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
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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.
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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.
- [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.