The Brown Tree » Richard Gridley (1614-1696)
Personal data Richard Gridley
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2, 4, 5- He was born on November 13, 1614 in Shipton, Salop, England.Sources 1, 2, 4
Attention: Was older than 65 years (69) when child (Sarah More) was born (??-01-1684). Attention: Was older than 65 years (66) when child (Christian More) was born (??-08-1681). - Alternative: He was born about 1628.
- Alternative: He was born on November 13, 1614.
- He was baptized on November 30, 1628 in Heydon and Irmingland, Norfolk, England.
- Resident:
- Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1637: Salem.Source 2
- (Departure) in the year 1620.Source 2
- He died in the year 1696 in Chilham, Kent, he was 81 years old.Sources 1, 2
- Alternative: He died in the year 1696 in Salem, he was 81 years old.
- A child of Samuel MORE m.1611 Cousin Kath and Katherine More
Household of Richard Gridley
(1) He is married to Christine Hunt.
They got married on October 20, 1636 at New England, Verenigde Staten, he was 21 years old.Sources 1, 5
Child(ren):
(2) He has/had a relationship with Sara Harrys.
Child(ren):
- More 1674-????
- Christian More 1681-????
- Sarah More 1684-????
Timeline Richard Gridley
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Sources
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 / Ancestry.com
- New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp. / Ancestry.com
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Man of Scituate, Mass
Historical events
Birthday November 13, 1614
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1614: Source: Wikipedia
- April 5 » In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
- July 6 » Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
- August 22 » Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse.
- October 11 » The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
- October 31 » First performance of Ben Jonson's comedy Bartholomew Fair by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London.
- November 8 » Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian.
Christening day November 30, 1628
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1628: Source: Wikipedia
- March 4 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
- June 7 » The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.
- August 10 » The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
- August 23 » George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, is assassinated by John Felton.
- September 6 » Puritans settle Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- October 28 » French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.
Day of marriage October 20, 1636
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1636: Source: Wikipedia
- March 26 » Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
- April 30 » Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
- October 4 » Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
- October 28 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University.
- December 13 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
Same birth/death day
- 1504 » Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse († 1567)
- 1559 » Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries († 1621)
- 1572 » Cyril Lucaris, Greek patriarch and theologian († 1638)
- 1699 » Jan Zach, Czech violinist, organist, and composer († 1773)
- 1710 » Charles Simon Favart, French director and playwright († 1792)
- 1715 » Dorothea Erxleben, German first female medical doctor († 1762)
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Wesley Brown, "The Brown Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-brown-tree/P3727.php : accessed January 28, 2026), "Richard Gridley (1614-1696)".