Richard DAM^[1]

1699 - 1776  (76 years)

• Name	Richard DAM
  Born	26 Jul 1699	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 May 1776	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Buried	Newington Cemetery, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [2]
  Person ID	I15	Main
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	John DAM,   b. 23 Feb 1668, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. Feb 1765  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Jane ROWE,   b. Abt 1672, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 2 Nov 1737, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	Abt 1690	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth LEIGHTON,   b. Abt 1703, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 19 Mar 1776, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1724	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [3]
  Children	1. Mary DAM,   b. 17 Oct 1725, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 1732, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 6 years) + 2. Jonathan DAME,   b. 23 Feb 1727, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 3 Jan 1802, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 74 years)   3. Martha DAM,   b. 15 Mar 1729, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 1740, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 10 years) + 4. Benjamin DAME,   b. 25 Feb 1731, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 4 Mar 1818, Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire  (Age 87 years) + 5. Jabez DAME,   b. 14 Aug 1732, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 14 Nov 1813, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 81 years)   6. Samuel DAM,   b. 14 Dec 1734, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 1735, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 0 years) + 7. Col Timothy DAM,   b. 30 Nov 1736, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 10 Sep 1803, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 66 years) + 8. John DAME,   b. 18 Nov 1738, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 13 May 1814, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 75 years) + 9. Abigail DAM,   b. 27 Jun 1740, Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire ,   d. 11 Nov 1814, Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire  (Age 74 years)   10. Elizabeth DAM,   b. 27 Aug 1742, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. Aft 1799  (Age > 58 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Jul 1699 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Married - 24 Jan 1724 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 13 May 1776 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  The will of Richard names two daughters - Abigail Crommet and Elizabeth Mathes; they may have been the second names of Mary and Elizabeth. —— A portion of his will is here copied: I give to my son Jonathan all that land in Rochester which I purchased (in 1742) of Col. John Downing, Esq., which my son has now in his possession. I give to my son Benjamin all that land in said Rochester that I purchased (1748) of Mary Gambling, and which he now improves by my permission. I give to my son Jabez all the land in Rochester which I purchased (1756) of Samuel Whitehouse, on which my son now dwells by my leave. I give to my son Timothy all of my real estate, of every kind, which I have in Newington and my pew in the Meeting house. I give to my son John all that land in Durham which I purchased (1764) of Benjamin Mathes. I give to my daughter Abigail Crommet all that right of land in the township Barnstead, which I had as original proprietor, and also one-half of my movables within doors, and also fifty dollars, or equal thereto, to be paid by her brother Jonathan within three years after my decease, which, with what she has had already of Maine, is to be her portion. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Mathes all that right of land in Barnstead which I bought (1756) of my brother, John Dame; also one-half of my movables within doors, and fifty dollars, or equal, to be paid by my son Timothy, which is to be, with what she has already, her full portion. I give to Richard Dam, s/o my son Jonathan, the lot of land I have in the fourth division of land in Rochester. I give to Richard Dam, the s/o my son Benjamin, a lot of land in the third division in said Rochester. By deed (1769) Richard Dam, Esq., of Newington, gives to Richard, minor s/o Jabez, a lot of land containing one hundred and twenty acres at Rochester.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 89:192;65:213. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 136948309. [S7] Dame_001 gedcom file, Charles Edward Dame.