See also
| Husband: | Richard + BLOOD (1617-1683) | |
| Wife: | Mercy BUTTERWORTH (c. 1620- ) | |
| Name: | Richard + BLOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1617 | Puddington, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Census | 1655 (age 37-38) | Middlesex County, MA, US1 |
| Death | 7 Dec 1683 (age 65-66) | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US |
| Probate | 1684 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US2 |
| Name: | Mercy BUTTERWORTH | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1620 (est) | |
(1617-1683)>
> Richard BLOOD was born in Ruddington, Nottingham, England in 1617. He is
> found in New England in 1642 when his wife Isabel, is named in the will of
> HeRICHARD BLOOD of MASSACHUSETTSnry WILKINSON. Isabel is listed as a cousin of Henry. "Story of the
> Bloods", by Roger Deane Harris, page 164-165 , "Geneology Dictionary of
the
> First Families of New England" by James Savage", page 208 and
"Geneological
> Gleanings in England" by Waters, page not given.
>
> According to the Archives of the Salt Lake City Library, Richard married
> Isabel/Isobel 25 November 1642, place not given. Another sources states
that
> Richard and Isobel were married in 1642 in Groton, Massachusetts. They had
a
> daughter in June of 1648, born in Lynn, Massachusetts. (Salt Lake City
> Library-Archives) "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence Almon
> Torrey and (Vital Records of Births in Lynn, Massachusetts), page 54.
>
> Richard and Isabel lived in Lynn, Massachusetts until about 1657. He
> probably worked at the first iron foundery in the colonies. He also served
> as a Constable of Lynn in 1657. "Story of the Bloods" by Roger Deane
Harris,
> page 6.
>
> After moving to Groton, Richard was chief of the original proprietors and
> was granted sixty acres of land. The other land grants were for twenty or
> fifty acres. Richard was one of the signers of the petition to have Groton
> become a town. "Bicentennial for Silas Blood 1775-1976" by Marion B.
> Lawrence, page 43.
> In 1668, Richard BLOOD and several others, were chosen as overseers of the
> highways. He was also Town Clerk and sat on the Board of Selectmen in
1669.
> In some of the records, Richard's surname is spelled as BLUD and as BLOUD
> "Early Records of Groton, Massachusetts" by Samuel A. Green, page 24-25 &
57
> and (Groton Vital Records) page 204.
>
> War broke out with the Indians and in 1675, during King Phillips War, the
> town of Groton was attacked. Richard and his family, along with many
others
> inhabitants, fled to Concord, Massachusetts and stayed there until the
> fighting was over. Groton was resettled by 1678 and Richard returned with
> the others. There were many clashes with the Indians and James BLOOD,
> Richard's son was killed at Groton 13 September 1692. Three of Richard's
> grandchildren were captured by the Indians on 20 June 1707 and taken to
> Canada. Sarah TARBELL was placed in a Convent. Her brothers, John and
> Zechariah became Chiefs of the Coughnawaga Tribe. They were among the
> founders of St. Regis and in 1883 still had descendants living there.
> "Groton During the Indian Wars 1655-1790" by Samuel A. Green, page 106 &
> 124, and "Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck" by Lemuel
> Shadduck, page 369.
>
> Richard passed away 7 December 1683 in Groton, Massachusetts. He had
deeded
> land to his sons shortly before his death. Administration of his estate
was
> granted to his widow and his three sons, James, Joseph, and Nathaniel on 1
> April 1684. His widow, Isabel gave bond on 8 July 1684 with Joseph PARKER
> and Zachariah FERRIS as surities. She had moved in with her daughter,
Hannah
> and Hannah's husband, Joseph Parker, Jr. in Groton after Richard's death.
It
> is not known when Isabel died. Her son-in-law, Joseph PARKER, petitioned
to
> sell her land in 1705. "Story of the Bloods" by Roger Deane Harris, pages
> 164-166 and (Court Records of Middlesex County, Quarterly Court)
>
> Some researchers have Richard BLOOD listed as a brother of Robert BLOOD
with
> their Father being James BLOOD. James was born about 1600 and would have
> only been seventeen years old and unmarried when Richard was born in 1617.
> James was married in St. Peter's Church in the city of Nottingham on 7
> February 1630/31 to Ellen HARRISON. Richard and Robert lived in the same
> area and may have been brothers or cousins. "Story of the Bloods" by Roger
> Deane Harris, page 1.
>
> Richard and Isabel had seven known children and their descendants are> scattered from Massachusetts to California and from Canada to Florida.
| 1 | "MA Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Indes, 17990-1890 Record". |
| 2 | "Middlesex County MA Probate Record, 1648-1870 Record". |