Individual Details
Richard Tydings
(MAY 29, 1625 - 1687)
Events
| Birth | MAY 29, 1625 | Stepney, England |  |  | |
| Event-Misc | 1652 | Indentured Servant in Maryland | | | |
| Event-Misc | AUGUST 10, 1663 | Land Acquisition, MD | | | |
| Occupation | 1665 | He indicated he was a cooper on the land transaction when selling Foldlan - Cooper, MD | | ||
| Event-Misc | From 1667 to 1680 | Land Acquisition, Anne Arundel Co., MD | | | |
| Occupation | From 1667 to 1687 | Planter, Anne Arundel Co., MD | | ||
| Marriage | 1667 | Anne Arundel Co., MD - Charity Sparrow | | ||
| Death | 1687 | Anne Arundel Co., MD | | ||
| Will | FEBRUARY 2, 1687 | Anne Arundel Co., MD | | |
Families
| Spouse | Charity Sparrow (1649 - 1685) |
| Child | John Tydings (1666 - ) |
| Child | Charity Tydings (1667 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Tydings (1667 - ) |
| Child | Mary Tydings (1667 - ) |
| Child | Pretitia Tydings (1676 - 1716) |
| Father | John Tydings ( - ) |
| Mother | Anna Tydings ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
He was christened on 5-29-1625 at St. Mary White Chapel.Event-Misc
He came to MD in 1652 as an indentured servant probably to William Blay since on 6-20-1659 he demanded 50 acres from Mr. Blay for completing his servitude.In May,1667 Richard and three other men signed over their rights to land for servitude to John Bromfield and Nicholas Allom.
Event-Misc
He acquired 200 acres of land called Foldland on 8-10-1663. On Sep., 1665 he signed over this land to Elizabeth Brewer making his mark "R".Event-Misc
Before 1680, Richard acquired Hazelnut Ridge, a tract of land in the Rhode River Hundred. This property became the home place of Richard and Charity and was near Charity's parents home, Sparrow's Nest.Richard soon acquired more land, 375 acres called Nanjomie in Baltimore Co. and 500 acres called New Years Purchase located on Gunpowder River in Baltimore Co. This land was surveyed on 2-25-1684. These properties were probably farmed or rented out.
Will
Since Richard's wife, Charity, died in 1685 and all his children were minors his will is very detailed about the distribution of his properties to them and at what age they should receive them. He mentions these children by name: John, Charity, Elizabeth, Pretitia, and Mary. His personal property was to be divided equally among his children except that Charity was to receive her mother's clothes and a sorrel mare named Bonnie within one week of his death. He named Solomon Sparrow, John Belt, and John Jordain as overseers of his will and hoped that his children would not be wronged or that there would not be differences among them.Richard's will is filed at the Maryland Archives in Annapolis, MD.
Endnotes
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4. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
5. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
6. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
7. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
8. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
9. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).