| 781Richard, b. 1636; m. April 15, 1665, Mary, dau. of Henry and Ann (Pynchon) Smith, of Springfield; deputy, 1669, and often afterward; he was one of the wealthiest merchants of his time, made many trading-voyages, and was lost at sea, nov. 5, 1685, aged 49, leaving a large estate to his widow and his only child; the inv. of his property amounted to 5,786 pounds, and was with one exception the greatest up to that time in Hartford. His widow m. (2) ab. 1686 Dr. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, son of Rev. Samuel Hooker, of Farmington, died May 17, 1702, ae. 58. |