ichard⁵ Landers (Savery⁴, Recompense³, Richard², Thomas¹), born about 1770, died after 8 Sept. 1817 when he sold land in Falmouth. [When he is listed under the children of Savory, earlier in this article, his birthdate is given as "say 1755". This seems more likely; also, the d.o.b. of his wife is suspect. jl]

He married (int. 6 Dec. 1793) Jemima⁶ Swift, daughter of Zebulon⁵ Swift (Benjamin⁴, William^3-2-1) by his wife Rebecca Wing, born about 1770, living in 1817 when she quitclaimed dower rights to Falmouth land. She was thus a niece of Elizabeth⁵ Swift who married Reuben⁴ Landers (above) and Hannah⁵ (Swift) Davis whose daughter Elizabeth Davis married John⁴ Landers (above).

By a deed of 9 May 1794 Richard Landers of Falmouth, yeoman, bought land from John⁴ Landers at the lower end of Sapaquet Neck in Falmouth (Falmouth Town Deeds, 1:327). By a deed dated 3 Aug. 1797 he bought more land at Sapaquet Neck from the same John Landers (ibid.).

As we have seen, the will of Savory⁴ Landers, dated at Falmouth 13 May 1803, proved in 1811, gives: "To my son Richard Landers all my lands, meadows, buildings", etc., and named him sole executor. By a deed of 17 July 1817 Richard Landers sold Falmouth land for $200 to Abiel Eldred (Falmouth Town Deeds, 1:120-1). By a deed dated 8 Sept. 1817 he sold for $400 to Seth Hamlin, property in Falmouth "formerly belonging to Shubal Davis, Deceased" which was set off to Davis’ widow, Joanna, as her dower¹ (ibid., 1:288). In both these deeds Richard’s wife, Jemima Landers, released her dower rights.

Children (Falmouth Town Records, 2:172).

1. In view of the imperfect state of the records of this period it may be useful to note here that this evidently was Joanna⁵ (Jenkins) Davis, daughter of Joshua⁴ and Hannah (Handy) Jenkins, b. Falmouth 1 Dec. 1741; mar. 10 Aug. 1762 Shubael⁵ Davis (Shubael⁴, John³, John², Dolar¹). We have not found record of their children, but it may be that the Love Davis who mar. (1) Prince Landers, and (2) Levi Landers, was a child of this couple.

[Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, "Thomas¹ Landers of Sandwich, Mass.," NEHGR 124:283-284]

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