Ens. Richard HILDRETH^{[1, 2]}

c.1678 - 1760

• Name	Richard HILDRETH
  Title	Ens.
  Prefix	Ens.
  Birth	c.1678  [2]
  	The estimate for Richard's birth year has been calculated from his guardianship records, dated July 1695, that state that he was 17 years of age.
  Gender	Male
  birth2 (conflicting)	c.1677  [3]
  	However, the entry in the Chelmsford First Congregational Church records notes that he was "a. 83 y." at the time of his 1760 death.
  guardianship	Jul 1695	Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  	In July 1695 in Middlesex County Court, Richard was named as the orphan of James Hildreth. He chose his uncle Joseph Hildreth as his guardian.
  comment	4 Nov 1696  [1]
  	On 4 November 1696, the estate of James Hildreth was divided among his five living children. "To Richard Hildreth Eldest Son of sd Lt James Hildreth £55.00.0 £32.14.4." The first amount noted is the value of the land he received from her father's estate. The second amount is his share of the estate's movable assets.
  Death	26 Apr 1760	Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  	Richard died at Chelmsford on 26 April 1760.
  Burial	28 Apr 1760	Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  	His body was interred at the Forefathers Burying Ground in Chelmsford.
  Person ID	I3931	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Leftenant, local militia James HILDRETH,   b. c.1631, England d. 14 Apr 1695, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Mother	Margaret WARD,   b. c.1636   d. Aug 1693, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Marriage	1 Jun 1659	Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [4]
  	The couple was married at Dorchester on 1 June 1659.
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard married three times and had nine children. For more on this line see S144 & S1650.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1646] James Hildreth, Middlesex Co, MA probate file no. 11331 (1695). . [S1649] Richard & Ephraim Hildreth, Middlesex Co, MA guardianship file no. 11333 (1695). [S144] Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, ((Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1914)). p. 403 [First Congregational Church records]. [S144] Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, ((Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1914)). p. 248 [Middlesex Co. Quarterly Court Records].