Joseph Richards (1703-1748)

Biography
Joseph Richards was born in 1703 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Crispus Richards and Sarah Collins.

He married Mary Bowden on May 5, 1726. Mary Bowden (Bouden) was born on July 19, 1705. Her parents were Michael Bowden and Sarah Davis.

Joseph and Mary's children were: William Richards (1730, married Sarah Bixby and Elizabeth Knapp), Joseph Richards (1731), Mary Richards (1733), Ebenezer Richards (1738), Martha Richards (1740), John Richards (1742), Hannah Richards (1744), and Esther Richards Dwinnell (1744/45).

His son Crispus (?) received a sheep from his grandfather’s will. Esther married Jacob Dwinnell's son, John, who served in Captain Gould's Company in the Revolution.

He died when he was about 45 years old on June 4, 1748 in Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

In 1754 their daughter, Esther Richards, was brought by her mother, in accordance with her father's wish, to live with his sister and her husband, Aaron and Esther Estey.

Mary died on May 1, 1755 in Southborough.

Marriage & Family
Joseph and Mary's children were:
 * 1) William Richards (1730, married Sarah Bixby and Elizabeth Knapp),
 * 2) Joseph Richards (1731),
 * 3) Mary Richards (1733),
 * 4) Ebenezer Richards (1738),
 * 5) Martha Richards (1740),
 * 6) John Richards (1742),
 * 7) Hannah Richards (1744), and
 * 8) Esther Richards Dwinnell (1744/45).