Richard Warren (bef. 1575 - bef. 1638)

He is born in Dorset when the family is from Suffolk. Also mother is dead before he is born Fitz-Henry-9 20:53, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Caution

There is a danger of confusing two Richard Warrens who were contemporaries with children in the Massachusetts Bay Colony:

• Richard Warren, born about 1580 was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. His wife Elizabeth Walker, and five daughters Mary, Anna, Sarah, Elizabeth and Abigal, arrived in Massachusetts on the Anne in 1623. While this Richard's place of birth is unknown, his wife's family came from Hertfordshire and he may have been from there.
• Richard Warren, born before 1575, who lived and died in Dorsetshire, England, and married Eve, was not a passenger on the Mayflower. His daughter Joanna, however, immigrated to Massachusetts.

Biography

Name

Richard Warren.^[1] aka Richard "Not Mayflower" Warren.

Birth and Parentage

Born before 1575 ^[1]

Birth place believed to be Fordington, Dorset, England.^[2]

http://kristinhall.org/fambly/Warren/RichardWarren.html

Marriage

Before 16 August 1592 when Richard was 17, he married Eve [surname not known], in Fordington, Dorset, England[4]. Eve died there after 6 December 1636 ^[1] Note, the only copy of the register for St George Fordington in this period is the Bishops Transcript and this is in very poor condition. The only Eve found in the transcript married on 12 October 1591 but the name of her spouse is not clear. Michael Russell the Fordington online parish has transcribed the name as ------ **WARD ^[3]

Death

Richard Warren died before Bef. 03 May 1638 in Fordington St. George, Upwey, Dorsetshire, England.

Richard's will was written on 6 December 1636 and proved on 3 May 1638 in Fordington, Dorsetshire, England. It referred to his daughter Mary Bartlett, wife of John Bartlett; daughter Elizabeth Cox, wife of John Cox and their sons John Cox, Jr. & William Cox; daughter Johan Sprage, wife of Edward (should be Ralph) Sprage; god children William Swann, Richard Cosens and Christopher Sampson; Margaret Wills, daughter of Richard Wills of Fordington. His wife, Eve, and daughter Elizabeth were named executrixes. ^[1][4]

Children

Richard's will was written on 6 December 1636 and proved on 3 May 1638 in Fordington, Dorsetshire, England. It referred to three daughters:

1. Mary Bartlett, wife of John Bartlett. Named in 6 December 1636 Will of Richard Warren. ^[1]
2. Elizabeth Cox, wife of John Cox and their sons John Cox, Jr. & William Cox. Named in 6 December 1636 Will of Richard Warren. ^[1]
3. Johan Sprage, wife of Edward (should be Ralph) Sprage; Named in 6 December 1636 Will of Richard Warren. ^[1] Joanna Warren, b. 1603, d. 24 Feb 1680, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, (Age 77 years)

On 15th August 1623 Ralph SPRAGUE also married in Fordington to Johane [Latin for Johanna or modern day Joan] WARREN. Ralph and Johane settled in Fordington and on 23rd May 1624 their son John SPRAGUE was baptised in St George’s Church....Johannah Sprague wife of Ralph nee Warren [1603-1679/80] --- In Fordington 1603-1628: Married Fordington 15 Aug 1623: In New England 1629-1679/80: died Woburn Middlesex Massachusetts. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Richard E. (Dick) Weber / The Sprague Project. https://sprague.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I63921&tree=Sprague Accessed June 15, 2023.
2. ↑ N.E.H.G Reg. x1, 110, via research of Darcy Reed, note of September 26, 2013, cited by Sprague Project
3. ↑ Dorset OPC transcript from CLDS film 1279496
4. ↑ Michael Russell OPC for Fordington Transcript of will Dorset OPC
5. ↑ Pilgrims from Fordington: The SPRAGUE Family -- From Fullers to Founding Fathers. ©Compiled by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington February 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fordingtondorset/Files/FordingtonPilgrimsSprague1.htm. Accessed June 7, 2015

See also:

• Edward J. Davies, "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower," The American Genealogist, Volume 78, Number 2 (April 2003), Pages 81-86
• Chamberlain, George. The Spragues of Malden, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass., 1923) Page 32
• Waters, Henry F., Genealogical Gleanings in England, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1897) Vol. 51, Page 105.