Richard HAM

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 13 Oct 1699, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Richard is mentioned in his grandfather's (Zachary) will of 1719. He is left a house called Burrage in Morwenstow, 4 years after his death (it wastobe lived in for 4 years by his friends John Honey & Thomas Gist).

Richard is mentioned in the Kilkhampton Churchwarden's Accounts through the 1760's being owed for supply of glass and "when the clapper of theBellwas righted, also when the Bell was righted and new hanged, also when the path was mowed."

Richard's first wife Mary died in June 1758 and he remarried, to Ann Heddon, a widow, in October. He was age 58. There were no children fromeithermarriage that have been found and none were mentioned in his will.

Richard's will of 1765:
Richard Ham of Winsor otherwise Winswood in Kilkhampton, monger and glazier.
Ann Ham, his wife is left Winswood and after her death, to son-in-law John Heddon, son of Ann's marriage to Richard Heddon. John Heddon to payhisbrother Richard Heddon twenty six pounds within six months of John coming into possession of Winswood. If John should die before this thentheproperty to go to Richard. If both to die then property to go to his brother Thomas Ham.
Brothers Benjamin, John and Thomas and sister Joan Ching ten shillings each.
Sons John and Richard Heddon ten pounds each.
Ann was made the executrix.

Monumental inscription in Kilkhampton:
Near this stone lies the body of
Richard Ham of Winswood in this
Parish who departed this life the
18th day of July 1786 in ye 86th year of his age.
"A plain good man lies here
The path of honesty he strickly trode
An honest man is the noblest work of god."

On the bottom of his tombstone is also:
Here lies the remains of Elizab
eth the wife of John Heydon of
Burridge in Morwenstow who
departed this life the 7th day of
December 1792 in the 62nd year of her age.
An affectionate wife ....
[the rest of the wording is buried in the ground]

(mistake on Ricahrds's tombstone, his burial was 1787 according to the parish register)

Richard married Mary MATTIX about 22 Dec 1719 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. Mary died before 7 Jun 1758; was buried on 7 Jun 1758 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Ann SURGENT on 9 Oct 1758 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Ann (daughter of Richard SURGENT and Ann TRICK) was born before 29 Jul 1710 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England; died after 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]