Married a Robert Ferguson
Had at least 3 daughters, 1 named Florence
Death Notice Card: In Loving Memory of William Woollett the beloved son of
Robert and Sarah Ferguson, Who died at Bedlington Station, on February
8th, 1898, Ageg 1 Year & 3 Months...Interred at Cambois on Feb 11, 1898
Master Richard Warren of the Mayflower
One of the original Mayflower passengers
Descendant: H. Winthrop Tucker Jr.
10 Laurel Lane
Barrington RI 02806
Relative of Mr. Tucker: Donald MacLeod whose son is Scott MacLeod who lives in
WichitaWARREN. Richard Warren's wife was not Elizabeth (Juett/Jewett/Jonatt) Marsh. Richard Warren's parents have not been identified, and he has no documented descent from Sir John de Warrene, Charlemagne, or anybody else. Royal descent might be very likely for Richard Warren, given his surname and apparent financial soundness in Plymouth; but his parents will have to be identified first before any such claim can be made. [MD 23:76, MFIP Warren; MQ 51:109-112].
His life
Richard Warren is among the less documented of the Mayflower </wiki/Mayflower> pioneers: records examined in 1998 </wiki/1998> did not even reveal his birthdate, circa 1580 </wiki/1580>[3] or 1575 </wiki/1575>. [4] The parents of Richard Warren are reported as: father, Christopher Warren (of England </wiki/England>) and mother, Alice Webb (daughter of Thomas Webb from Sidnom, Devonshire </wiki/Devonshire>, England). [Chrisman 2004[4]].
Clearly a man of rank, Richard Warren was accorded by Governor William Bradford </wiki/William_Bradford_%281590-1657%29> the prefix "Mr.", pronounced Master, used in those times to distinguish someone because of birth or achievement. From his widow's subsequent land transactions, we can assume that he was among the wealthier of the original Plymouth Settlers." And yet, Bradford did not mention him in his History of the Plimouth Plantation except in the List of Passengers.
In Mourt's Relation </wiki/Mourt%27s_Relation>, published in 1622 </wiki/1622>, we learn that Warren was chosen, when the Mayflower </wiki/Mayflower> stopped at Cape Cod </wiki/Cape_Cod> before reaching Plymouth </wiki/Plymouth>, to be a member of the exploring party among 10 passengers (and 8 crew), and he was described as being "of London" among 3 men. Charles Edward Banks, in Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers writes: "Richard Warren came from London </wiki/London> and was called a merchand of that city (by Mourt) Extensive research in every available source of information -- registers, chancery, and probate, in the London courts, proved fruitless in an attempt to identify him."
He was not of the Leyden </wiki/Leyden>, Holland </wiki/Holland>, Pilgrims </wiki/Pilgrims>, but joined them in Southampton, England </wiki/Southampton%2C_England> to sail on the Mayflower </wiki/Mayflower>.
Richard Warren received his acres in the Division of Land in 1623 </wiki/1623>.[1] In the 1627 </wiki/1627> Division of Lands and Cattle, in May of 1627, "RICHARD WARREN of the Mayflower" was given "one of the black heifers </wiki/Heifer>, 2 she-goats, and a grant of 400 acres of land" [2] at the Eel River (Plymouth, Massachusetts </wiki/Plymouth%2C_Massachusetts>). The Warren house built in that year (1627) stood at the same location as the present house; it was re-built about 1700 </wiki/1700>, at the head of Clifford Road, with its back to the sea, and later owned by Charles Strickland (in 1976 </wiki/1976>).[2]
However, Richard Warren died a year after the division, in 1628 </wiki/1628>, the only record of his death being found as a brief note in Nathaniel Morton's 1669 </wiki/1669> book New England's Memorial, in which Morton writes (archaic grammar):
"This year [1628] died Mr. Richard Warren, who hath been mentioned before in this book, and was an useful instrument ; and during his life bore a deep share in the difficulties and troubles of the first settlement of the plantation of New Plimouth."[3][1]
-Nathaniel Morton, New England's Memorial (BBoston : John Usher, 1669)[3]
Research into the life of Richard Warren is still ongoing.[3][edit </w/index.php?title=Richard_Warren&action=edit§ion=2>] Descendants
Elizabeth and Richard Warren's seven children, with their spouses, were: [5] [6]
Mary (c1610 </wiki/1610>- 27 March </wiki/March_27> 1683 </wiki/1683>) married Robert Bartlett;
Anna (c1612 </wiki/1612>- aft 19 February </wiki/February_19> 1676 </wiki/1676>) married Thomas Little;
Sarah (c1614 </wiki/1614>- 15 July </wiki/July_15> 1696 </wiki/1696>) married John Cooke </wiki/John_Cooke>, who, along with his father, Francis Cooke </wiki/Francis_Cooke> were Mayflower </wiki/Mayflower> passengers;
Elizabeth (c1616 </wiki/1616>- 9 March </wiki/March_9> 1670 </wiki/1670>) married Richard Church;
Abigail (c1618 </wiki/1618>- 3 January </wiki/January_3> 1693 </wiki/1693>) married Anthony Snow;
Nathaniel (c1625 </wiki/1625>-1667 </wiki/1667>) married Sarah Walker; and
Joseph (1627 </wiki/1627> - 4 May </wiki/May_4> 1689 </wiki/1689>) married Priscilla Faunce (1634 </wiki/1634>- 15 May </wiki/May_15> 1707 </wiki/1707>).[5]
All of Richard Warren's children survived to adulthood, married, and also had large families. It is claimed that Warren has the largest posterity of any pilgrim, numbering 14 million, the Mayflower </wiki/Mayflower> passenger with more descendants than any other passenger.[7]
Among his descendants are: Civil War </wiki/American_Civil_War> general and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant </wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant>, President Franklin D. Roosevelt </wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt>,[1] astronaut Alan Shepard </wiki/Alan_Shepard>,[1] author Laura Ingalls Wilder </wiki/Laura_Ingalls_Wilder>, actress Lucille Ball </wiki/Lucille_Ball>, actor Richard Gere </wiki/Richard_Gere>, actress Joanne Woodward </wiki/Joanne_Woodward>, writers Henry David Thoreau </wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau> and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow </wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow>, Lavinia Warren </wiki/Lavinia_Warren> the wife of "General Tom Thumb" </wiki/General_Tom_Thumb>, aviator Amelia Earhart </wiki/Amelia_Earhart>, actor Orson Welles </wiki/Orson_Welles>, Secretary of State </wiki/Secretary_of_State> William Jennings Bryan </wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan>, the Wright Brothers </wiki/Wright_Brothers>, Beach Boys </wiki/Beach_Boys> Brian </wiki/Brian_Wilson>, Carl </wiki/Carl_Wilson>, and Dennis Wilson </wiki/Dennis_Wilson> and Mike Love </wiki/Mike_Love>, actress Katharine Hepburn </wiki/Katharine_Hepburn>, director/producer/cartoonist Walt Disney </wiki/Walt_Disney>, actor Bob Newhart </wiki/Bob_Newhart>, Tonight Show </wiki/Tonight_Show> host Johnny Carson </wiki/Johnny_Carson>, chef Julia Child </wiki/Julia_Child>, and many more. A detailed genealogy of just the first five generations takes up three volumes (see References below).
[edit </w/index.php?title=Richard_Warren&action=edit§ion=5>] Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Richard Warren" (research since 2002 </wiki/2002>), 2006 </wiki/2006>, MayflowerHistory.com webpage: MayflowerHistory-RWarren <http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/RichardWarren.php>.
^ a b c d "EEL RIVER VALLEY" (of 1627 land grants, 400 acres to Warren), by Victoria B. Engstrom, Pilgrim Society Notes, Series One, Number 23, 1976, PilgrimHall.org webpage: PilgrimHall-EelRiverValley-RWarren-1976 <http://pilgrimhall.org/PSNote23.htm>.
^ a b c d e f g h "Richard & Elizabeth Warren in the records of the 17th century" (with wife), Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA, 1998-07-14, PilgrimHall.org webpage: PilgrimHall-WarrenRecords-1998 <http://www.pilgrimhall.org/warrenrichrecords.htm>: 1628 death of Richard at middle (Morton book); 1673 death of Elizabeth at bottom.
^ a b "Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 19" (genealogy </wiki/Genealogy>), Lonnie Chrisman, San Jose, CA </wiki/San_Jose%2C_CA>, 2004-08-30, Chrisman.org/Pedigree webpage: Chrisman-pedigree-out19 <http://chrisman.org/pedigree/out19.htm>: (accessed 2006-11-20).
^ a b "Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 25" (genealogy </wiki/Genealogy>), Source: NGSQ 74:87, and "Faunce Family" by James Freer Faunce, in NEHGR 114:115 (1960), 2004-08-30, Chrisman.org/Pedigree webpage (accessed 2006-11-20): Chrisman-pedigree-out25 <http://chrisman.org/pedigree/out25.htm>.
^ "Family Tree: Richard Warren" (genealogy </wiki/Genealogy>), AOL Research & Learn, 2006, Ancestry.Families.AOL.com webpage: AOL-Tree-RWarren <http://www.ancestry.families.aol.com/landing/msn/thanksgiving/tree_RichardWarren.html>.
^ Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library Acquired by NEHGS <http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/NEXUS/mormon_pioneer_genealogy_library_acquired_by_nehgs_659_90217.asp>. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Retrieved on 2007 </wiki/2007>-01-23 </wiki/January_23>.[edit </w/index.php?title=Richard_Warren&action=edit§ion=6>] References
Edward Davies, "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower" (research), The American Genealogist 78 (April 2003 </wiki/2003>), pages 81-86.
Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 18, Pt. 1: Richard Warren); edited by Robert S. Wakefield.
Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 18, Pt. 2: Richard Warren--Fifth Generation Descendants of Mary2, Anna2 and Elizabeth2); edited by Robert S. Wakefield.
Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 18, Pt. 3 Richard Warren) Fifth Generation Descendants of Abigail 2, Nathaniel 2, and Joseph 2; edited by Robert S. Wakefield.[edit </w/index.php?title=Richard_Warren&action=edit§ion=7>] External links
MayflowerHistory.com page on Richard Warren <http://mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/RichardWarren.php>
Descendants of Richard Warren <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ssimonw&id=I1>
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Will: January 1663 at Beverwyck, New Netherland Colony
Will: January 1663 at Beverwyck, New Netherland Colony