 1610 - 1682 (72 years)
-
| Name |
Richard Bourne |
| Prefix |
Rev. |
| Birth |
1610 |
Barnstable, Co Dev England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
18 Sep 1682 |
Sandwich, Mass. |
| Person ID |
I6295 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
12 Aug 2002 |
| Father |
William Bourne, b. 11 Jun 1589, Greensted, Essex, England d. 29 Sep 1634, Bobbingsworth, England (Age 45 years) |
| Mother |
Ursula Day, b. Abt 1588 d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
18 Apr 1608 |
| Family ID |
F21684 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Bathsheba Hallett, b. England d. 1670, Sandwich, Mass. |
| Marriage |
1637 |
New England |
| Children |
| | 1. Job Bourne, b. 1639, Sandwich, Mass. d. 1676-1677, Sandwich, Mass. (Age 38 years) |
| | 2. Elisha Bourne, b. 1641, Sandwich, Mass. d. 21 Dec 1706-1707, Sandwich, Mass. (Age 66 years) |
| | 3. Shearjashub Bourne, b. 21 Apr 1643, Sandwich, Mass. d. 7 Mar 1719, Sandwich, Mass. (Age 75 years) |
| | 4. Ezra Bourne, b. 12 May 1648, Sandwich, Mass. d. 5 Dec 1676, Hingham, Mass. (Age 28 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F3119 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
| Family 2 |
Ruth Sargent, c. 25 Oct 1642, Scituate, Mass. d. 4 Oct 1713, Sandwich, Mass. (Age ~ 70 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Jul 1677 |
Sandwich, Mass. |
| Family ID |
F3120 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
-
-
| Notes |
buried near his home on left side of Dock Lane.
Came to Plymouth Mass about 1635. His ancestry traces back to Sir John Bourne, Secy of State to Queen Mary (1553-1558). This is known because of the "chervon party per pale" in the BOURNE Coat of Arms.
Richard, aged 24, left England, coming by way of St. Kitts & Barbados, arriving in America Jan 1, 1634/5. He stayed with his brother Henry in Scituate Mass. Richard was one of the earliest settlers of Shawmee, Mass, later incorporated in 1637 as Sandwich, Mass. (Part of Sandwich became Bourne, Mass. in 1884)
Richard Bourne had many interests but his work with the Indians is probably the most outstanding. The continued peace with the Indians was due more to his efforts than to the military forces. He learned the Indian language and began his work about 1658.
He was ordained pastor of the Indian Church at Mashpee in 1670. Richard purchased at his own expense 16 square miles as a permanent home for the Mashpee Indians. He translated the Lords Prayer into the Indian language - copies are available at the Aptucxet Trading Post near Bourne. In 1919 Indians were still living on the land given them by Richard.
|
| For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site |
|
|
