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Richard Fox (b. 1641, d. 19 Mar 1709)

Richard Fox (son of Thomas Fox and Margaret Clark)^{345, 346} was born 1641 in Wethersfield CT³⁴⁷, and died 19 Mar 1709³⁴⁷. He married Beriah Smith on 1678 in Wethersfield, CT³⁴⁷, daughter of Richard Smith and Mary Weed.

Notes for Richard Fox:
[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 107, Ed. 1, Tree #2575, Date of Import: Mar 27, 2003]

Last Will of Richard Fox, dated July I offi 1708:

1, Richard Fox, of Glastonbury, husbandman, do make this my last will and testament:
Irnprs. I give and bequeath to Bcriah, my beloved wife, the use of my dwelling house,
cellar, orchard and improvable lands during the time of her natural life, and then to
return to my sons hereafter named. It. I give to Beriah my wife all my moveables, both
within doors and without, for her use and comfort so long as she doth live, and then to
dispose of The abovesaid moveables, ifany are left, to any or all of her children as she
pleaseth. I give to my son Richard Fox 50 acres of land which the Town gave to me,
lying in the Great Swamp, which appears by a deed which I gave to him. Ite. I give to my
son Ebenezer Fox one half of my upland joining to my house, namely, the north side of
rny lot, bounding north upon land belonging to Capt. Welles, east upon John House and
west upon Salmon Brook, to him and his heirs forever. It. I give to my son John Fox 25
acres of my land in the Great Swamp which the Town gave to me. If my son John see
cause to live on the land, I give it to him and his heirs forever; but if he said John Fox will
not live upon the land, then the above said 25 acres of land I give to rny son Ebenezer
and to rny son Abraharn Fox equally. It. I give to my son Abraham Fox 25 acres in the
Great Swamp of land which the Town gave to me. It. I give to my son Joseph Fox the
one-half of my land which my dwelling house now stands upon, with the dwelling house,
which parcel of land is the south side of rny upland and is bounded on the north on land
given my son Ebenezer Fox above mentioned, and south upon Joseph Smith Senr his
land, and cast upon John House his land, and west upon Salmon Brook, which parcel of
land and house I give to my son Joseph Fox -and his heirs forever.
RICHARD X FOX
Witness: Benjamin Talcot,
Thomas Morly.

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More About Richard Fox:
Date born 2: 1641³⁴⁸
Died 2: 31 Mar 1709, Glastonbury, CT.³⁴⁸

More About Richard Fox and Beriah Smith:
Marriage 1: 1678, Wethersfield, CT.³⁴⁹
Marriage 2: Abt. 1685³⁵⁰

Children of Richard Fox and Beriah Smith are:

+Mary Fox, b. 1677, Wethersfield CT³⁵¹, d. 1724³⁵¹.
Sarah Fox, b. 1678, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. 18 Oct 1714, Glastonbury, CT³⁵².
Richard Fox, b. 1678, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1679-1768³⁵².
Eunice Fox, b. 1683, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1684-1777³⁵².
Elizabeth Fox, b. 1685, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1686-1779³⁵².
John Fox, b. 1688, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1689-1778³⁵².
Ebenezer Fox, b. 1690, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1691-1780³⁵².
Abraham Fox, b. Abt. 1692³⁵², d. Abt. 1770, Glastonbury, CT³⁵².
Dorothy Fox, b. 1693, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. WFT Est. 1694-1787³⁵².
Joseph Fox, b. 07 Aug 1695, Glastonbury, CT³⁵², d. 1733³⁵².