Richard Waterhouse

Other Events and Attributes:

• Petition: 20 Feb 1689
• Religion: 13 Mar 1693/94, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
• Residence: 1711, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Notes:

Name:
Father: Richard Waterhouse
Mother: Jane Howdell

Petition:
He was one of the signers of the following petition:

"To the Hon^able the Governour & Councill of their Maj^ts Colony of the
Matthathusets in New England

The humble Addresse of the Inhabitants and train solders of y^e Province of New Hampshire Febr^y 20 1689

Humbly shewetl,
That whereas since the late Revolution in yo^r Colony you have Exerted a power of Government over their Maj^ts Subjects Inhabitants therein wh^ch wee arc given to understand their Maj^ts have been graciously pleas'd to approve off, and Impower'd you to continue the same till further order; And wee who were formerly under yo^r Government having been for some time distitute of power Sufficient to put our selves into A capacity of defence against the comon enemie, and having w^th great Expectation awaited their Maj^ts order for A settlem^t amongs^t us wh^ch not yet ariving considering also how liable wee are to destruction by the Enemy w^ch of our selves wee cannot prevent; wee are therefore Necessitated at present to Supplicate yo^r Honours for Government & Protection as formerly untill their Maj^ts pleasure shall be known concerning vs. Hereby obliging our selves to A dve submission therto, and payment of our Eqvall proportion (according to our capacity) of the charge y^t shall arise for the defence of the Country against the common Enemy, praying also that such persons may be Commissionated to comand the Militia as have already been, or shall be chosen by the trained soldiers in the respective Towns desireing yo^r Hon^rs to grant us this our reqvests & yo^r pet^rs shall ever pray."

Religion:
Richard Waterhouse was allotted two seats in the meeting house.

Richard married Mary Swett on 3 Dec 1701 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Mary (daughter of Capt. Benjamin Swett and Hesther Weare) was born on 2 May 1654 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1718 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Issue:
1. Richard Waterhouse (1674-1738)
2. Timothy Waterhouse (1675-1748)
3. Samuel Waterhouse (1676-____)