Richard Sparrow

M, #14208, b. circa 1604, d. Jan 8, 1660
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.

Family

Pandora Bangs b. circa 1605, d. after Mar 27, 1661
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1604 Richard Sparrow was born circa 1604 at England
Marriage*circa 1629 He married Pandora Bangs circa 1629 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Death*Jan 8, 1660 Richard Sparrow died on Jan 8, 1660 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Burial*Jan 9, 1660 He was buried on Jan 9, 1660 at Cove Burying Ground Cemetery, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 15871823

TABLET INSCRIPTION:
HERE RESTS THE DUST OF
RICHARD SPARROW
AND HIS WIFE
PANDORA
WHO CAME FROM KENT COUNTY ENGLAND
ABOUT 1633 AND SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH
ABOUT 1650 THEY CAME TO EASTHAM
AND SETTLED NEAR THIS PLACE
WHERE HE DIED JANUARY 8,1660
HERE ALSO RESTS
JONATHAN SPARROW
ONLY CHILD OF RICHARD
TOGETHER WITH HIS FIRST TWO WIVES
REBECCA BANGS & HANNAH PRINCE
HE SETTLED IN THE PART OF EASTHAM
NOW EAST ORLEANS WHERE
AFTER FILLING MANY OFFICES OF HONOR
AND TRUST IN BOTH CHURCH AND STATE
HE DIED MARCH 21, 1706 AGED 73 YEARS
IN MEMORY OF
THESE EARLY SETTLERS OF OUR COUNTRY
WE THEIR DESCENDENTS HAVE ERECTED
THIS TABLET IN THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR
OF OUR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE A D 1876.1 

Citations

  1. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.

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