Person:Richard Samways (1)

m. 1641
  1. John SammisAbt 1643 - Abt 1693/94
  2. Joanna Sammis1648 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] Richard Samways
Alt Name[1] Richard Samwiss
Alt Name Richard Sammis
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1615 Dorchester, Dorset, England
Marriage 1641 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Esther Hosford
Death? 1650 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Burial? 23 Oct 1650 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Reference Number? 6514
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Hosford, Henry Hallock. Ye Horseforde Booke: Horsford-Hosford families in the United States of America. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Cleveland, Ohio: Tower Press, 1936).
  2. Richard Samways, in Long island surnames
    [1].
  3.   Marriages and Burials of Samways in Dorset from 1534 up to 1840, using the original parish records lodged at Dorchester Record Office, Dorset. Ref change of name to Sammis in the mid 1600's,in this family, almost certainly due to the very strong Dorset accent and the fact that very few could read or write their own names.
  4.   his parents were John and Temperance Samways who were married at Netherbury 6th February 1609. Temperance maiden name was Temperance Denslow.