Richard Ingraham

Richard Ingraham, also said to have used the spelling Ingram, was born 9 April 1600 and died 7 August 1683. Family-tree notes place him in Massachusetts by 1630, where he was admitted a freeman in 1631. He later served as surveyor of highways in Rehoboth in 1665 and signed a petition against import taxes in 1668.

Richard Ingraham was born on 9 April 1600 and died on 7 August 1683. Family-tree notes identify him as the son of Sir Arthur Ingraham and Jane Mallory, but this parentage is disputed in the notes themselves and should be treated as unverified pending review of the cited genealogical works and original records. The same notes name Edward Ingraham as his brother. They state that both Richard and Edward migrated to the United States. Richard is also said to have preferred the surname spelling Ingram.

Richard married Elizabeth Wignall on 4 April 1628. Their children are listed as Abigail, Jarrett, William, Ruth, Benjamin, Elizabeth, John, and Joanna. He later married Joan Rockwell; no date or further information for that marriage was supplied.

On 19 October 1630, Richard requested admission as a freeman of Massachusetts, and he was granted freeman status on 18 May 1631. The family-tree notes describe freemen as the colonists eligible to vote and state that eligibility required an adult man to be a church member and to have a religious conversion experience accepted by church leaders.

Richard was surveyor of highways in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1665. In 1668, he signed a petition against import taxes. The notes further state that he donated money to Harvard College and was active in the town affairs of Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, though no dates or supporting citations were provided for those activities.

Historical context

Richard's reported admission as a Massachusetts freeman in 1631 was a significant civic status. According to the supplied notes, freemen were the colonists who could vote, and admission required church membership and a religious experience confirmed by church leaders.

Sources & research

No formal sources or complete citations were supplied.

The original family-tree notes refer generally to the Boston Transcripts and Savage, but provide no volume, page, edition, record image, or other identifying citation.