Person:Peter Richards (3)
Peter Hunt Richards
b.13 Jan 1748/49 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.1778 At Sea
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Nov 1734
  1. Benjamin Richards1735 - 1735
  2. Benjamin Richards1736/37 - 1736/37
  3. Benjamin Richards1738 - 1756
  4. Ephraim Richards1740 - 1776
  5. Abigail Richards1742 - 1821
  6. Sarah Richards1744 - 1802
  7. Joanna Richards1746 - 1819
  8. Peter Hunt Richards1748/49 - 1778
  9. Ruth Richards1750 - 1833
  10. Mary Richards1753 - 1815
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Facts and Events
Name Peter Hunt Richards
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Jan 1748/49 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Death[2][3][4] 1778 At Sea
References
  1. ↑ Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910)
    Vol. 1, p. 259.

    RICHARDS, Peter Hunt, s. Benjamin and Abigail, [born] Jan. 13, 1748-9.

  2. ↑ Chamberlain, George Walter. History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. (Weymouth, Massachusetts: Weymouth Historical Society, under direction of the town, 1923)
    Vol. 4, p. 592.

    Children of Benjamin Richards and Abigail Thayer: Peter Hunt, b. 13 Jan 1748-49, killed on a privateer 1778.

  3. ↑ Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County). Probate records, 1636-1899. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969-1971)
    Vol. 78, p. 587.

    16 Jul 1779: Administration on estate of "Peter Hunt Richards late of Boston ... Gentelman deceased Intestate" granted to "Lemuel How of Milton ... Gentelman".
    [Note: only document listed in docket]

  4. ↑ An unsourced posting to this page appeared to be indicating the location as near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia. Chamberlain's assertion of killed on a privateer in 1778 seems to be the source cited by Source:General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol. 16, Part 1, p. 530. But details, including the name of the privateer, and the alleged location, are not mentioned in that account, so their basis is unknown. The description of Peter Hunt Richards as a Gentleman in his probate, seems at odds with such a demise, Mariner, or such being expected, and a Peter Richards of New London, CT, was captured while on a privateering expedition in 1778 (see here), raising suspicions this is a case of misidentification. Sources and details are needed.
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