John Richmond II ¹

  General Notes:

John Richmond was born about 1627 in Wiltshire, England before his father came to America to live. He was educated in England and did not come to America until the 1650's. He was trained as a surveyor which he did most of his life. He married two times: first in 1654 to Susannah Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater. They had four children. His wife Susanna died in childbirth when daughter, Susanna was born 11/4/1661. In 1663 John married Abigail Rogers, granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. They had seven children. John was on the Town Council. He was Constable and Commissioner and Surveyor. His residence at "Neck of Land" was about a mile from Taunton. He and his wife Abigail are buried there. He was a large land owner and one of the proprietors of the Iron Works of Taunton. During this time, he was also involved with the Indian problems and in what was called "Phillips War" which was the Indian war that was bloody and devastating in the extreme. John Richmond has always been known as one of Taunton's early leaders, who along with his father who was one of the founders of Taunton. John died 10/7/1715. His wife Abigail died 8/1/1727. They are buried on the property on which their residence stood at "Neck of Land".

(Information from "Richmonds in America" by R. Walton)

John married Abigail Rogers, daughter of John Rogers I and Unknown. (Abigail Rogers was born in 1641 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, died on 1 Aug 1727 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA and was buried in Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.)