Person Sheet


Name Richard GARRETT197, v2p233
Misc. Notes
Scituate, first town clerk 1636, Married Lydia, daughter of elder Nathaniel Tilden, had Joseph, born 1648; John 1651; Nary 1655; abd Richard 1659. Deane supposes him to have been son of Richard of Charlestown, in which he must be mistaken; but may be nearer to probalbe in thinking him that Richard who died at Boston, 29 Mar 1662.197, v2p233-4

"Dea. Richard Garrett was in Scituate before 1636. He was the first Town Clerk, 1636, also clerk of the Conihassett partners ten years, though not a partner himself, being a skillful penman. His land was nearly in front of the north or first Society's Meeting-house, as it now [1831] stands, which was probably his house lot. Also east of Eagle's nest swamp, where his sons John and Joseph settled."577
Spouses
1 Lydia TILDEN
Birth abt 1625, England
Death Jun 1673, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA Age: 48
Baptism 28 Sep 1625, Tenterdon, Kent, England
Father Nathaniel TILDEN (1583-1641)
Mother Lydia HUCKSTEPP (~1588-1672)
Marriage 1646
Marriage Memo L. Vernon Briggs, History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family, 1254-1937, 1938, Three volumes.
Children Joseph (1648-1714)
John (1651-)
Nathaniel (~1654-)
Mary (1655-)
Ricard (1659-)
Last Modified 7 Oct 2000 Created 26 Jun 2001 by Reunion for Macintosh

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