Friday, May 20, 2022

52 Ancestors - Week 432: #84 William Rich (1766-1835) of Erlestock and Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

William Rich (1766-1835) is #84 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 4th great-grandfather, who   marrie#85 Elizabeth "Betty" Noad in 1788 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.

I am descended through:

* their son, #42 John Rich (1790-1868) who married #43 Rebecca Hill (1790-1863) in 1815.
*  their daughter, #21 Hannah Rich (1824-1911) who married #20 James Richman (1821-1912) in 1845.
*  their son, #10 Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917) who married #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) in 1868.
* their daughter, #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)  who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
 

*  Name:                   William Rich[1–3]

*  Sex:                      Male

*  Father:                 Robert Rich 1730-    
*  Mother:               Mary Cook 1730-  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                   before 30 July 1766, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England[1]
*  Baptism:             30 July 1766 (after age 0), Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England[1]

*  Death:                 before 25 November 1835 (before age 69), Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England[3]
*  Burial:                25 November 1835 (after age 69), Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England[3]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:            Elizabeth "Betty" Noad 1768-1814
*  Marriage:           27 January 1788 (after age 21), St. James, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England[2]

*  Child 1:             John Rich 1790-1868
*  Child 2:             Mary Rich 1793-    
*  Child 3:             Robert Rich 1797-1864
*  Child 4:             Ruth Rich 1799-1887
*  Child 5:             Leucretia Rich 1802-    
*  Child 6:             Martha Rich 1805-1814

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

William Rich was born before 30 July 1766, when he was baptized in the Erlestoke, Wiltshire church, the first child and first son of Robert and Mary (Cook) Rich of Erlestoke[1].

William, bachelor of Trowbridge, married by banns Elizabeth "Betty" Noad (1768-1814), spinster of Trowbridge, on 27 January 1788 in Trowbridge St. James with St. Stephen church[2].  Betty was probably the daughter of William and Grace (Crabb) Noad of Trowbridge. They had at least six children, all born and recorded in Trowbridge:

*  John Rich (1790-1868), married 14 February 1815 Rebecca Hill (1790-1863) in Hilperton, Wiltshire.
*  Mary Rich (1793-????), married 1 May 1809 John Hillier (1791-1816) in Trowbridge.
*  Robert Rich (1797-1864), married 29 April 1822 Jane Hulbert (1794-1843) in Trowbridge.
*  Ruth Rich (1799-1887), married 5 August 1822 James Burgess (1789-1859) in Winsley, Wiltshire.
*  Leucretia Rich (1802-????).
*  Martha Rich (1805-1814).

William Rich died before 25 November 1835 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, when he was buried in the St. James with St. Stephen church yard[3].

There is no probate record for William Rich.

NOTE:  The placing of John Rich (1790-1868) as a son of William and Elizabeth "Betty " (Noad) Rich is supported by the baptism record of John Rich in 1790 in Trowbridge, the birth of two other sons of Robert and Mary (Cook) Rich in Trowbridge, and that William and Elizabeth "Betty" Rich married in 1788 in Trowbridge.  This is the author's current thinking and is subject to change if new information is obtained.

5)  SOURCES

1. "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Erlestoke > Parish Registers > 1721-1776, image 52 of 80, 1766, William Rich baptism entry, 30 July 1766, son of Robert and Mary Rich.

2. "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Trowbridge St. James with St. Stephen > 1782-1801, page 275 (image 167 of 204), William Rich, batchelor, and Betty Noad, spinster, marriage entry, 27 January 1788.

3. "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1916," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Trowbridge St. James with St. Stephen, page 113 (image 121 of 198), William Rich burial entry, 25 November 1835, age 67.

NOTE:  This genealogical sketch is out of Ahnentafel order because I found new information linking #42 John Rich to his parents, William and Elizabeth "Betty" (Noad) Rich.  

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NOTE: In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have extended this theme in 2022 for a ninth year to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks. The (incomplete) list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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