Capt. Richard Betts1,2,3

M, #698, b. circa 1613, d. 18 November 1713
Last Edited: 17 Nov 2013
Charts:
Ancestors of Edgar Scuddr Cook (#1)
Ancestors of Edgar Scuddr Cook (#2)
Pedigree of Edgar Scudder Cook (#1)
Pedigree of Edgar Scudder Cook (#2)

Family:

Johannah Chamberlin

Children:

Johanna Betts+ 1
Richard Betts4
Thomas Betts4
Mary Betts4
Martha Betts4
Elizabeth Betts4
Sarah Betts+ 4,5 d. b 16 Mar 1711

Notes

  • Immigration*: before 1648; Massachusetts
  • Note: "will of Richard Betts of Newtown, Queens County, Nassau [Long] Island, New York, yeoman, dated 16 March 1711 and proved 26 November 1713..."1
  • Note*: "Richard Betts, who was in Ipswich, Mass. in 1648, is said to have come from Hemel-Hempstead, Herts, Eng. He removed to Newtown, L.I. in 1656, and died there 18 Nov., 1713, age 100."4

Citations

  1. [S84] Cook, Lewis D., "Johannah Chamberlin, Wife of Richard Betts", The American Genealogist Vol 51. pp. 54-55.   Cook--Chamberlin.pdf
  2. [S31] Bigelow, Moses, The Scudder Family of Trenton (Somerset Press, 1948).
  3. [S387] Riker Jr., James, The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York : Containing its history from its first settlement, together with many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns; also, a particular account of numerous Long Island families now spread over this and various other states of the Union (New York: D. Fanshaw, 1852).   Riker--Annals-of-Newtown--Charts.pdf   Riker--Annals-of-Newtown.pdf
  4. [S507] Watkins, Walter Kendall, "Some Early New York Settlers From New England", New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 55, p. 297 (1901).   Watkins--Early-NY-Settlers.pdf
  5. [S83] Cook, Lewis D., "Corrected Genealogy of Ralph Hunt of Newtown, L.I., New York", The American Genealogist Vol 26 pp. 1-7 (January 1950).   Cook--Ralph-Hunt-Corrected.pdf