Belden, Richard
Richard BELDEN (1591 - 1657) my 10-g-grandfather
Richard BELDEN/BELDING/BAILDON was born in Kippax, York County, England, and baptized on 26 May 1591. He was the son of Robert BAILDON and Margaret GOODRICK. In 1613, still in England, he took an oath of allegiance, with the intention of becoming a soldier under Captain George Blundell. He married and had children in England, but nothing is known about his wife. His son, Samuel, who was my 9g-grandfather.
Richard and his brother William immigrated to America, presumably with their families, and settled in Wethersfield, Colony of Connecticut, where Richard spent the rest of his life. The date of immigration is unknown, but Richard was allotted eight tracts of land by the town on February 7, 1641, and appeared in several later records. He was admitted as a freeman in 1657, and probably died shortly thereafter. Besides Samuel, he had sons William and John, born in England.
1 Richard BELDING b: Bef. 26 May 1591, d: Aft. 1657
......2 William BELDING b: 1623 in Kippax
...... + Thomasin m: Abt. 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
......2 John BELDING b: 1631 in Kippax
......2 Samuel BELDING b: 1632 in Kippax, d: 03 Jan 1713 in Hatfield, MA, age 81
...... + Mary m: 1654, d: 19 Sep 1677 in Hatfield, Hampshire, MA; killed by Indians
...... + Mary BEARDSLEY b: 1631, m: 25 Jun 1678, d: 20 Sep 1691, age 60
...... + Mary MEEKER m: Abt. 1691, d: Bef. 10 Apr 1705
...... + Sarah
1841 map of the Kippax area. Kippax is about 5 miles southeast of Leeds, in the County of York, now Yorkshire, England.