Family:Richard Hildreth and Sarah Unknown (1)

'Richard Hildreth's origin is unknown, ...'
'RICHARD HILDRETH, born in England about 1605; buried in Chelmsford, Mass., where he died 23 February 1693[/4], aged 88 years [citing his gravestone]; married first in England say 1627 SARAH _____, died in Cambridge, Mass., 15 June 1644 [citing Cambridge Vital Records, 2:600]; married second by 1646 ELIZABETH _____, born about 1625, buried in Malden, Mass., where she died 3 August 1693, aged 68 years [citing her gravestone].'

This source explains that it is not certain that Sarah was the mother of Richard's first two children; only that she was his first known wife. Given that 'it would appear that Richard and Sarah had no children for about thirteen years before she died', and that 'Richard was only in his thirties, so Sarah was likely of childbearing age', one possibility offered is 'that Sarah was a second, barren wife, and the first two children were born of an earlier wife.'

'HILDRETH, Richard (?1604-1688, ae 83) & 1/wf Sarah __?__ (-1644); in Eng, b 1628?; Cambridge'