"Richard2 (Richard1,) born 1629, died in September or October, 1685. He was one of the number who had taken the oath of fidelity in 1657; was a surveyor of highways in 1658; was constable in 1667: was a freeman in 1670; was a proprietor of the North Purchase in 166S, and of the South Purchase in 1672; was chairman of committee of twelve that laid out the highway from the 'Ware' to Assonet Neck, 11th of May, 1672. He had a 'whome lott' at the weir, but his dwelling house and farm were on the easterly side of the Taunton river, in what is now Berkley, described as being between the 'Ware' and 'the farms.' He must have abandoned his farm in 1675, as did the other inhabitants along the river, when the Indian war broke out, and this perhaps is the reason that he had a home at the weir. In the division of land in 1659, he drew 46 acres, paying 18s 2d rates and having four heads in his family. … His will … does not mention his son John. It is dated September 7, 1685, was proved October 29 of the same year. His widow Charity … was buried at Neck o'Land. He was probably buried at the same place, but no stone marks the spot."
