Richard Currier

1616 - 1687  (70 years)

• Name	Richard Currier
  Birth	3 May 1616	England or Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  In April 1664, he testified giving his age as about 47 years old.
  Occupation	say 1636 (19 years)  [1, 4]
  He was a planter and a millright.
  Land/House	1641 (24 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  He received land in Salisbury, and again in 1642.
  History	1646 (29 years)  [1]
  Richard took the Oath of Fidelity.
  Land/House	1654 (37 years)	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  He received land in Amesbury again in 1658, 1662, 1664, and 1668.
  Offices Held	10 Mar 1660 (43 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was appointed one of Prudential Men "to order all affairs given them in writing".
  Offices Held	1661 to 1674 (44 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  He was the Town Clerk.
  History	14 May 1666 (50 years)  [3]
  He was chosen to present a petition to the Massachusetts General Court to set a new town off of Salisbury, to be called Amesbury.
  Military	1676 (59 years)  [4]
  Though 60 years of age, he served during King Philip's War, for which service, his descendants drew land in what is now Buxton, Maine.
  Death	22 Feb 1686/87	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Estate Admin	6 Nov 1710 (94 years)  [4]
  The estate of Richard Currier was administered by Capt. Richard Currier.
  History	Richard Currier and Thomas Macy were authorized to build a sawmill on the west side of the Powow River in 1656. Thomas Macy sold is interest in 1658, and Richard continued to operate the mill.  [4]
  Person ID, Branch	I246	Roy Line
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Ann   d. 5 Apr 1675 - 26 Oct 1676, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  1. Hannah Currier,   b. 8 Jul 1643, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Deacon Thomas Currier,   b. 8 Mar 1646, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Sep 1712, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 66 years) ▻ Mary Osgood  m. 9 Dec 1668
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Joanna Pindar,   b. Abt 1621, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. Oct 1690, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  Other Partners: Valentine Rowell  m. 14 Nov 1643;   William Sargent  m. 18 Sep 1670
  Marriage	26 Oct 1676	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 60 years and 5 months - She : ~ 55 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Currier(1616 – 22 Feb 1686/87) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 May 1616 - England or Scotland Land/House - 1641 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1654 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 10 Mar 1660 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1661 to 1674 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 26 Oct 1676 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 22 Feb 1686/87 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S646] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume III, Reprint 1916, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982). [S818] Currier, John McNab. Genealogy of Ezra Currier of Bath, New Hampshire (1749-1825) and his Descendants, (Newport, Vermont: Orleans County Historical Society, 1910). [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935). [S842] Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 , (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913). [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S878] Hildebrand, Herbert W. Thomas Rowell 400 Years & 8461 Descendants Later, (Kettering, Ohio: by the author, c 1994). [S1314] Jones, William H. "Genealogical Notes - The English Origins of the Rowell Family" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXXXVIII, 1984).