Individual Details

Came to America in November 1663. First appears in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a land transfer. His occupation was fisherman. His will was proved 14 Dec 1702 with his wife Esther as administrator (See below).
From The New Hampshire State Papers, Volume XXXI, Page 495.
"RICHARD MANSON 1702 PORTSMOUTH
[Inventory of the estate of Richard Manson of Portsmouth, Nov. 30, 1702; amount, £329.2.0; signed by George Snell and John Abbott.]
[Administration on the estate of Richard Manson of Portsmouth, fisherman, granted to his widow, Esther Manson, Dec. 14, 1702.]
[Bond of Esther Manson of Portsmouth, widow, with John Manson and Samuel Manson, both of Portsmouth, mariners, as sureties, Dec. 14, 1702, in the sum of £650, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Thomas Packer and Charles Story.]"
From the Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, Volume III, Page 257, "MUNSON, or MONSON, RICHARD, New Hampsh. was one of the petiturs. in the winter of 1689-90 for Mass. jurisdict."
Extracts from Munsons-Monsons-Mansons, "The first record in which Richard Monson appears belongs to Nov. 1, 1663; James Drew sells Richard Manson, fisherman, of Portsmouth, "All that halfe & halfend eale of all that Dwelling house & eight acres of Land, ... in Portsmouth, ....This purchase appears to have been Richard's residence the rest of his life, thirty-nine years....Richard of "Strawberry banke, in ye Countie of portsm & Dover," added to his real-estate 8 March 1670 by purchasing .....The Congregational Christians of the community were organized into a church in 1671. A list of 158 members bearing the date of this year has "Monson" as the 64th. Among the women recorded as members in 1699 was "Monson."....Agreeably to a law of the General Court passed in May 1677, sixteen tythingmen were appointed by the town to give attention to ten or twelve of "theire Neighbours famylies," with a view to guarding the Lord's-Day from profanation. Only the minister's family was excepted from surveillance. Ric: Manson belonged to the group assigned to Tho. Jackson....Thomas Rice in 1680 (June 28) conveyed to Richard Monson of Portsmouth, "fisherman," "a Tract of Land.......In the Province Rate for the town of Portsmouth 24 Sept. 1681, there is set against the name of Rich. Monson 4£8....An assignment in Portsmouth was published March 13, 1693: eight men, including Rich. Monson, were located in the 5th seat before y Minister;"...And now, 21 Aug. 1695, in the 32nd year of our acquaintance with Pioneer Monson, we find him acquiring additional real-estate....Mr. Richard Monson departed this life sometime previously to the end of November 1702. His "Widdow",Esther Manson, was appointed administratrix on the estate 14 Dec. 1702..." [Note: this document contains the inventory of the Estate of Richard Monson of Portsmouth].
From the Descendants of Ensign John Moor, Chapter III, Page 28: "..........It appears that John Monson, upon whom the stern minions of the law descended, was of Kittery. He and his wife Lydia received in 1701 32 acres of land at Ox Point, Spruce Creek, from his father Richard Monson of Portsmouth, who was son of Robert Monson of the Isles of Shoals, a fisherman, who died in 1677..."
From the Grape Man of Texas, the Life of T. V. Munson, in a paragraph of immigrants to America, ".....The next was Richard Monson (ca. 1635 - 1702) who took up land in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 1660s....."
From the Extract of Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 2, Page 16, "..... November 2, 1695, the following persons were impressed and stationed at Oyster River: namely, Samuel Penhallow, Richard Monson, Sen., ....."

Birth	Abt 1635	England
Death	1702	Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Marriage		Esther UNKNOWN

Spouse	Esther UNKNOWN ( - 1702)
Child	Esther MONSON (1668 - 1747)

Father

Robert MONSON ( - 1677)

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