RICKETSON, William II

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• Name	RICKETSON, William
  Suffix	II
  Birth	13 May 1656	England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Mar 1691
  Death	1 Mar 1691	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  WAC	5 Jan 1883	SGEOR
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  Family	MOTT, Elizabeth ,   b. 6 Aug 1659, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial Americad. 1723, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1679	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. RICKETSON, Rebecca ,   b. 14 May 1681, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americad. 21 Mar 1751, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 69 years)   2. RICKETSON, John ,   b. 11 Feb 1683, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americad. 27 Jan 1704, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 20 years)   3. RICKETSON, Elizabeth ,   b. 7 Sep 1684, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americad. 11 Feb 1732, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 47 years)   4. RICKETSON, William III ,   b. 26 Feb 1686, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americad. 31 Dec 1730, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 44 years)   5. RICKETSON, Jonathan I ,   b. 7 Apr 1688, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americad. 16 Oct 1768, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)   6. RICKETSON, Timothy ,   b. 22 Jan 1690, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americad. 1711 (Age 20 years)
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  BIOGRAPHY: William Ricketson Sr. was born on 13 May 1656 England.1 He was Quaker.1,2 He married Elizabeth Mott, daughter of Adam Mott Jr. and Mary Lott, on 13 May 1679 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.1,3,2 William Ricketson Sr. was Skilled carpenter. In the Dartmouth area William built a house that was elegant for its time. William built the house on a hill facing south with a view embracing Adamsville, South Westport, and Westport Point to the Elizabeth Islands. According to records of Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Mass. the house is referred to as the Ricketson/Sherman house and was located on the east side of the road leading from South Westport to Horse Neck, about two miles south of the South Westport corner, and 300 yards east of the road.1 He petitioned the Town Meeting for "liberty to Erect and Set up a water mill for publick use." on 19 March 1682 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.4 He died on 1 March 1691/92 Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at age 35.1,5,2 William Ricketson Sr.'s Johny L. Rickerson Quotes Grace Edes BIOGRAPHY William Ricketson is believed to be the first, and probably the only, Ricketson to immigrate from England to America, arriving in Portsmouth, Rhode Island sometime prior to 1679 when he married Elizabeth. Unfortunately little is recorded about William except that he was a Quaker and a skilled carpenter. William and Elizabeth lived in Portsmouth, Rhode Island until 1683 or 1684 when the family moved to Dartmouth, Massachusetts where they lived until William died in 1692. William Ricketson owned nearly 500 acres bounded on the west by the Noquophoko River The land overlooked Buzzard's Bay. This area is now known as Ricketson Point. The land was originally owned by Hannaniah Gaunt, a relative of the Southworth family of Duxbury. In 1684 he conveyed the land to William Ricketson who was a resident of Portsmouth, R.I. prior to that time. [1] Children of William Ricketson Sr. and Elizabeth Mott Rebeckah Ricketson2 b. 4 May 1681, d. 24 Mar 1750/51John Ricketson2 b. 11 Feb 1682/83, d. 27 Jan 1704/5Elizabeth Ricketson2 b. 17 Sep 1685, d. 27 Jan 1704William Ricketson Jr.2 b. 26 Feb 1685/86Jonathan Ricketson+ b. 7 Apr 1688, d. 16 Oct 1768Timothy Ricketson2 b. 22 Jan 1689/90, d. 1711 Will: From Bristol County Probate Records -- The division of William Ricketson's estate took place 10 October 1707. DeathDeath:Date: 1 MAR 1691#S56Page: p 59Text: William, Mar. I, 1691. ["one of the original proprietors of Old Dartmouth," h. Elizabeth (d.Adam Mort Jr.),p.r.20.]|P59|p Sourceshttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~laumar/site/p2584.htmSource: #S49Page: volume 3 page 540Text: Ricketson, William, Dartmouth, s. of Eliz. wh. may have been a wid. resid. there, by w. Eliz. had Rebecca, b. 14 May, 1681; John, 11 Feb. 1683; Eliz. 1 Sept. 1684; William, 26 Feb. 1686; Jonathan, 7 Apr. 1688; and Timothy, 22 Jan. 1690; and d. 1 ar. 1691. Source S49Abbreviation: Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers