Richard York

Bef 1622 - 1674  (~ 52 years)

• Name	Richard York  [1, 2]
  Born	Bef 1622
  	Probably before 1620; he appears as a grand juror in a court of 1643. Some researchers give a year of 1617, some a year of 1602 but sources are lacking
  Gender	Male
  Will	28 Apr 1672	Strafford Co., New Hampshire   [1]
  	To son John York: the residential farm; to son John York, daughters Elizabeth (torn) and Grace York: residue of estate after other bequests are settled; to wife (torn) York: life tenancy in one third of the estate, plus one "cowe"; to son Samuel York, daughter Rachel Hull: five pounds each; to son Benjamin York: land, oxen; to daughter Grace York: ten pounds at marriage or age 18; to grandchildren Richard York and Benjamin York: fifteen shillings each
  Probate	27 Mar 1674	Strafford Co., New Hampshire   [3]
  	Estate inventory; value 264 pounds 13 shillings
  Died	29 Apr 1672 - 29 Jun 1674	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Probate	30 Jun 1674	Strafford Co., New Hampshire   [3]
  	Will is declared "imperfect"--perhaps because no executor is named; widow Elizabeth York and John York named to administer the estate according to the will
  Notes	Said to have been in New Hampshire in 1635; not yet able to find on ship's passenger lists, though he is said to have been on at least two... (29 Apr 2016)
  Person ID	I2056	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2016

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   d. Aft 7 Jun 1681
  Married	Bef 1653  [4]
  	Positively before 7 Aug 1661, when both Richard and Elizabeth deeded land to a Joseph Austin
  Notes	Birth order of children unknown; listed here as ordered in father Richard York's will
  Children	1. John York,   b. Bef 1653,   d. Aft 8 Jun 1681  (Age ~ 28 years)   2. Elizabeth York,   d. Aft 29 Apr 1672   3. Grace York,   b. Aft 29 Apr 1654,   d. Aft 31 May 1675  (Age ~ 21 years)   4. Samuel York,   d. Aft 29 Apr 1672   5. Rachel York,   b. Bef 1656,   d. Aft 1689  (Age ~ 34 years)   6. Benjamin York,   d. Aft 27 Jun 1676
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records, Vol 1, 1655-1698, p. 152 (Reliability: 3), 29 Apr 2016. [S26855] The Hull Family in America, Col. Charles H. Weygant, (The Hull Family Association), 254 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jul 2009. Richard York, of Dover, N. H., in his will dated 1672, mentions his daughter "Ratchel Halle." [S96] New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records, Vol 1, 1655-1698, p. 153 (Reliability: 3), 29 Apr 2016. [S26855] The Hull Family in America, Col. Charles H. Weygant, (The Hull Family Association), 254 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jul 2009.