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RICHARD WARREN, England. Passenger on the "Mayflower" from London, 12th signer of the "Immortal Compact". Married ELIZABETH B. 1583. d. Oct. 2, 1673, Plymouth, Mass. With 5 daughters came to Plymouth, Richard Warren died 1628, Plymouth, Massachuse tts. Fifty nine grand children. Source; "Richard Warren of the Mayflower, and some of his Descendants" by Mrs. Washington A. Roebling, of Trenton, New Jersey (1901) Vol.55, pp.70-78, N.E.H.&G.Register. Richard Warren appears to have been a merchan t, who resided in London, and became associated with the Pilgrims and the Mayflower through the Merchant Adventurers. Richard Warren participated in several of the early explorations made by the Pilgrims in 1620, while looking for a place to settl e. He appears by land records to have been fairly well-to-do. When he came over on the Mayflower, he left behind his wife and five daughters, planning to have them sent over after things were more settled in the Colony. His wife and daughters arri ved in America in 1623, on the ship Anne. Nathaniel Morton wrote in his book New England's Memorial, first published in 1669, the following about Richard Warren: This year [1628] died Mr. Richard Warren, who was an useful instrument and during hi s life bare a deep share in the difficulties and troubles of the first settlement of the Plantation of New Plymouth. Richard Warren is an ancestor to many famous Americans. Among them are Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Franklin D. Roosevelt; an d Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space and fifth man to walk on the moon. A published lineage showing Winston Churchill as a descendant of Richard Warren has a questionable generation and is most likely in error. However, Winston Chur chill does appear to be a descendant of Mayflower passenger John Howland's brother Arthur.
William Bradford, "Of Plymouth Plantation", ed. Samuel Morison (New York: Random House, 1952).

Richard Warren's parents have not been identified. Therefore, he does not have any known or proven royal ancestry asoften claimed. A report on some of the searches for Richard Warren's parents can be found in MQ 51:109+. His wifeElizabeth's maide n name is unknown--it is not Marsh, Evans, or Jewett, three commonly thrown around myths. Richard'swife Elizabeth came to America on the Anne, 1623, bringing their five daughters.
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RICHARD WARREN AND HIS DESCENDANTS. Compiled from Original Sources,BY GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN.
Richard Warren was from London and joined the Leyden Pilgrims in July, 1620, at Southampton, whence the Mayflower andthe Speedwell first set sail for America. He was married in England, before 1611, to Elizabeth-, whose maiden name isunknown, an d had by her five daughters, Mary, Anna (born about 1612), Sarah, Elizabeth and Abigail, who were left inEngland and came to Plymouth with their mother in 1623. Nothing more is known of his life before he joined the Pilgrimson the Mayflower, an d there are very few references to him in the Plymouth Colony records and the works of contemporarywriters, doubtless owing to his early death in 1628.Bradford's History mentions him only in the list of the Mayflowerpassengers,* and includes hi m among the few who were of enough importance to be distinguished by the title of "Mr."Nathaniel Morton, in the New England's Memorial, published at Cambridge, Mass., in 1669, was the first to print thenames of the forty-one men who signed the Com pact in the cabin of the Mayflower on Saturday, 11/21 November, 1620, andRichard Warren's name appears in this list. The following extract from Mourt's
Relation contains the only reference yet found to the place from which Richard Warren came. It also shows us that hewas a member of the third exploring party sent out while the Mayflower lay at anchor in Cape Cod Harbor. This party setout in th e shallop on Wednesday, 6/16 December, 1620, and after many hardships, including a fight with the Indiansearly Friday morning, landed at Plymouth on the following Monday, 11/21 December, 1620.Wednesday the sixt of December,it was resolved our disc overers should set forth, for the day before was too fowle weather, and so they did, though*Mayflower Descendant, 1: 10, 24. Ibid., 1: 79. it was well ore the day ere all things could be readie: So ten of ourmen were appointed who were of themse lves willing to undertake it, to wit, Captaine Standish, Maister Carver, WilliamBradford, Edward Winsloe, John Tilley, Edward Tilley, Iohn Houland, and three of London, Richard Warren, SteevenHopkins and Edward Dotte, and two of our Sea-men, Ioh n Alderton and Thomas English, of the Ships Company there went twoof the Masters Mates, Master Clarke and Master Copin, the Master Gunner, and three Saylers. The narration of whichDiscovery, followes, penned by one of the Company. [Mourt's Relatio n, London, 1622, p. 15.]"In the latter end of July,"1623, his wife and daughters arrived at Plymouth in the Anne, and in the Division of Land a few months later hereceived lots on "the north side of the towne" and "on the other side of the town e towards the eele-river."* In 1624 or1625 his son Nathaniel was
born at Plymouth,Âand his second son, Joseph, must have been born there in 1626 or early in 1627, as his name appearsin the division of the cattle among the "Purchasers" who in 1627 bought from the Adventurers all their rights in theColony of Ne w Plymouth. Á In this division, which was made 22 May/1 June, 1627, "The ninth lot fell to Richard Warren &his companie Joyned wth him." To this lot fell a black smooth horned heifer which came in the Jacob, and two she goatsThe record of this di vision contains the, earliest mention of the names of Richard's wife and children. The next year,1628, he died at Plymouth, leaving his widow to care for a family of five daughters (four of whom were underseventeen), and two sons under four. Natha niel Morton, in writing of the year 1628,
speaks of his death as follows:This year died Mr. Richard Warren, who hath been mentioned before in this Book,ß and wasan useful Instrument; and during his life bare a deep share in the Difficulties and Troubles of the first Settlement ofthe Plan tation of New-Plimouth. [New England's Memorial, p. 68.] There is no account of the settlement of RichardWarren's estate, but the Colony records contain abundant evidence that *Winslow, Good Newes from New England, London,1624, p. 51, and Mayflowe r Descendant, 1: 14, 228 - 230. Mayflower Descendant, 11: 178, 179.Á Bradford's History,folios 143, 144.|| Mayflower Descendant, 1: 152.ß As a signer of the Compact. and as a member of the third exploringparty. His widow was thoroughly compete nt to bring up the children and manage the property left to her care. She isfirst mentioned after her husband's death in a deed dated 28 September/8 October, 1629, in which Thomas Clarke sells toWilliam Bradford land bounded on one side by lan d of "widow Warren." [Plym. Col. Deeds, I: 32.] In the tax lists madeby orders of the General Court, dated 2/12 January, 1632/3 and 2/12 January 1633/4, she was taxed twelve
shillings and nine shillings respectively, to be paid in corn at six shillings per bushell. [Court Orders, I: 10, 61.]On 1/11 July, 1633, in
the orders about mowing grass, Mrs. Warren and Robert Bartlett were assigned the place where they mowed the previousyear, and "the marsh adjoyning, as high as Slowly Howse." [Court Orders, I:21.] The inventory of Godbert Godbertson,taken 24 Octobe r/3 November, 1633, mentions a debt of six shillings "To mrs Warren for labor." [Mayflower Descendant,I: 157.] Widow Mary Ring, in her will probated 28 October/7 November, 1633, gave "unto mrs Warren one woodden cupp wtha foote as a token of my lo ve." * On this last date the Court granted to Mr. Ralph Fogg a meerstead formerly granted toRichard Warren, but forfeited because not built upon, and Fogg was to pay Mrs. Warren for the fence remaining on it.[Court Orders, I: 35.]The inventor y of John Thorp, taken 15/25 November, 1633, mentions a debt of ˙1, 10s., 6d. to Mrs.Warren. Widow Warren's servant Thomas Williams was before the Court held 5/1 5 July, 1635, for profane and blasphemousspeeches. [Court Orders, 1: 80.] On 5/1 5 January, 1635/6, she was sued by
Thomas Clarke for ˙1 5 damages, for a boat loaned to her and lost in Eel River in an extraordinary storm. The juryfound for defendant, but "for other considerations", which are not mentioned in the record, they awarded Clarke thirtyshillings. [Co urt Orders, I: 82.] At a general meeting about the hay grounds 14/24 March, 163 5/6, Mrs. Warren, RichardChurch, Thomas Little and Robert Bartlett were assigned the places they had the year before. [Court Orders, I: 89.] *Mayflower Descendant , 1: 30. Ibid., 1: 160. The following order of the General Court under date of 7/17 March, 1636/7,is of especial interest as showing that Elizabeth Warren succeeded to her husband's rights as a "Purchaser", andbecause it is the first referenc e to the marriage of Robert Bartlett and Richard
Church to her daughters. Mrs. Warren's name also appears in a list of the "Purchasers" found in the Court Orders, Vol.II, p. 244.
It is agreed upon by the consent of the whole Court That Elizabeth Warren Widdow the relict of mr Richard WarrenDeceased shalbe entred and stand and bee Purchaser instead of her said husband aswell because that (hee dying before hehad prformed th e said bargaine) the said Elizabeth prformed the same after his decease as also for the establishing ofthe Lotts of land given formrly by her unto her sonnes in law Richard Church Robert Bartlett and Thomas Little inmarriage wth their wives her da ughters. [Court Orders, 1: 107.] On 7/17 July, 1637, the Court established the highwayto Eel River. It passed west of Robert Bartlett's house, then west of Thomas Little's, east of Mrs. Warren's and eastof Richard Church's. [Court Orders, I: 114. ] 4/14 December, 1637, land at Eel River is confirmed to Thomas Clarke andis to be laid out so as to be least prejudicial to Thomas Little, Robert Bartlett, Mrs. Warren and
others there. [Court Orders, I :133.] 7/17 February, 1637/8, Mrs. Warren conveyed to John Cooke, who had married herdaughter Sarah, land at Eel River, adjoining land she had formerly given Robert Bartlett. [Plym. Col. Deeds, I: 30.]3/13 June, 1639 , The Court of Assistants awarded Mrs. Warren ten shillings in full of all accounts between her and Mr.Andrew Hallett. [Judicial Acts, Pt. I, p. 8.]
9/19 January, 1639/40, Mrs. Warren conveyed her house and eight acres of land near Wellingsly or Hobs Hole to AnthonySnow, husband of her daughter Abigail.[Plym. Col. Deeds, I : 86.]5/15 May, 1640, Richard Church, Robert Bartlett,Thomas Little an d Mrs.
Warren were granted enlargements at the heads of their lots to the foot of the Pine Hills. [Court Orders, I: 234.]6/16June, 1644, Stephen Hopkins, in his will, mentions his great bull in the hands of Mrs. Warren. [Mayflower Descendant,2: 12. ] In a list dated
March, 1651, of the proprietors of the lands belonging to the Town of Plymouth at Punckateesett, in what is now LittleCompton, R. I., Mrs. Warren's name appears, and under date of 22 March/1 April, 1663/4, she and her son Joseph areentered as owne rs of the twelfth lot there.[Plym. Town Records, I: 47, 70.] On 7/17 October, 1652, the following orderreaffirmed the rights of Mrs. Warren as a "Purchaser," and the rights of those to whom she had deeded land. Wheras apetition was prefered by Rob ert Bartlet unto the court holden att Plymouth the 7th of october 1652 therin requestingthat wheras sundry speeches have pased from som who pretend themselves to bee the sole and right heires unto the landson which the said Robert Bartlet now live th att the Eelriver in the Townshipp of Plymouth; which hee the said Roberthad bestowed on him by his Motherinlaw Mrs Elizabeth Warren in Marriage with her Daughter by which said speeches andpassages the said Robert hath ben Dishartened in his pro ceeding either in building ffencing &c The court haveing takenthe prmises into serius consideracon and haveing serched what the court hath upon record extant; and what could beemanifested upon memory by those that then were cheife and had special l hand in carying on and menageing the formeraffaires of the countrey and doe therby find that Mis Elizabeth Warren who gave the said lands unto the said Robert andothers
in like condition had power soe to doe as being by an order of court bearing Date March the 7th 1637 and other actes ofcourt before envested into the state and condicon of a Purchaser as in the said order is expressed; The said court dothby thes e presents therfore further ratify and confeirme the aforsaid actes of court wherby the said Elizabeth Warren isdeclared to have right to despose of the aforsaid Lands approveing and allowing of the above said gift of land unto thesaid Robert Bart let and others in like condicon with him to bee valled to his and theire heires and assignes for ever;[Court Orders, 111: 17] On 7/17 March, 1652/3, Mrs. Warren became one of the purchasers of the tract of land whichafterwards became the tow n of Dartmouth.[ Plym. Col. Deeds, II: 106, 107.] 11/21 June, 1653, Elizabeth Warren, JaneCollier and Nathaniel Warren signed an agreement concerning lands which Nathaniel claimed. [Mayflower Descendant,2:64.]1/11 January, 1661/2, the marks of Mrs . Warren's horses were entered on the town records as follows:
January the first 1661 these horses were entered The markes of Mistris Elizabeth warrens horses are as followeth viz:one rid mare about thirteen yeares old with a white blase in her face marked with two slits in the neare eare and soethe bitt cu t out which marke is on the out side of the said eare and alsoe the said mare is branded with a P on topp ofthe buttocke; 2condly a Coult of about a yeare old of the same Couller and the same marke 3dly a Bay mare with a blacktayle and maine wit h a little starr in the forehead about five yeares old of the same mark 4ly a blackeish horse Coultwith one white foot behind and a fayer starr in his forehead of the same marke 5ly one young mare neare two yeare oldblackish with gray heires of th e same marke one blacke mare neare 4 yeare old with a few gray heres in her foreheadwhich belonges to Nathaniell and Josepth Warren of the same marke as Mistris Warrens above said and
one Rid horse Coult with a white blasse downe his face of the same marke belonging to the said Nathaniell and JosepthWarren; [Plym. Town Records, 1: 173.] In a record of land near Manomet Ponds granted to Nathaniel Warren 27 October/6November, 166 2, land of his mother nearby is mentioned. [Plym. Town Records, I: 132.] In the codicil to his will, dated16 July, 1667, Nathaniel Warren mentions his mother Elizabeth Warren, his brother Joseph Warren and his sisters MaryBartlett, senior, Anna Li ttle, Sarah Cooke, Elizabeth Church and Abigail Snow. [Mayflower Descendant, 2: 39.]Mrs.Elizabeth Warren died at Plymouth, 2/12 October, 1673, aged above ninety years, having survived her husband forty-fiveyears and lived to see at least seventy-f ive great-grandchildren. It seems impossible that her funeral should have beendelayed for twenty-two days, and it is probable that there is an error in the record of her death, which follows:-Mistris Elizabeth Warren an aged widdow aged abov e go yeares Deceased on the second of October 1673 whoe haveing liveda Godly life Cam to her Grave as a shok of Corn fully Ripe shee was honoralbey buried on the 24th No will, or inventoryof her estate, is known, the only record concerning the set tlement of the estate being an order of the General Courtdated 4/14 March, 1673/4, as follows: Mary Bartlett the wife of Robert Bartlett Came into this Court and owned thatshee hath
received full satisfaction for whatsoever shee might Claime as Due from the estate of Mistris Elizabeth WarrenDeceased; and John Cooke in the behalfe of all her sisters testifyed the same before the Court; and the Court Dothheerby settle the remai nder of the said estate on Joseph Warren to bee by him Injoyed without further mollestation orDisturbance from any of them. [Court Orders, V: 97.]
Children of RICHARD and ELIZABETH (-) WARREN:
2. i. MARY2 WARREN, born in England. (b. abt.) 1610, md. about 1628
3. ii. ANNA2 WARREN, born in England, about 1612. m. Thomas Little
4. iii. SARAH2 WARREN, born in England. md. John2 Cooke
5. iv. ELIZABETH2 WARREN, born in England. md. Richard Church
6. v. ABIGAIL2 WARREN, born in England. md. Anthony Snow
7. vi. NATHANIEL2 WARREN, born at Plymouth, in 1624 or 1625. md.
8. vii. JOSEPH2 WARREN, born at Plymouth, in 1626 or early in 1627. md.

He was a direct decndant of Richard Plantagenent ( King Richard the Lionhearted who was decended from Wil.liam the Conqueror( William of Nolrmandy) first King William of England. His wife was Matilda Flanders. Others in the lineage were,Alfred th e Great (Anglo Saxon King),Charlemagne of France,Hulof, VikingDuke of Normans-860 AD, St Arnol Charlemagnes ancestor, 611AD,Quelph, Prince of Seyria-476 AD and Priam, King of France-382AD.
His five daughters and their mother came over on the " Ann" in 1621.
Mayflower passengers: John Alden, Isaac Allerton, John Billington, William Bradford, William Brewster, Peter Brown, James Chilton, Francis Cooke, Edward Doty, Francis Eaton, Edward Fuller, Dr. Samuel Fuller, Stephen Hopkins, John Howland, Degor y Priest, Thomas Rogers, Henry Samson, George Soule, Myles Standish, Richard Warren, William White, Edward Winslow.

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�a��	1. RICHARD WARREN. Born ca 1580 in England. Richard died in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, in 1628; he was 48. Religion: Separatist. On 14 Apr 1610 when Richard was 30, he married Elizabeth WALKER, daughter of Augustine WALKER, in Great Amwell , Hertfordshire, England. Born ca 1580 in England. Elizabeth died in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, on 22 Oct 1673; she was 93. Buried on 24 Oct 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. Religion: Separatist. They had the following children:
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�a��	SARAH (ca1614->1696)
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�a��	Elizabeth (1615-1669)
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�a��	Abigail (1616-)
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�a��	Nathaniel (ca1624-<1667)
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4. SARAH WARREN (Richard1). Born ca 1614 in England. Sarah died in prb Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, aft 15 Jul 1696; she was 82. Religion: Separatist. On 28 Mar 1634/1635 when Sarah was 20, she married John COOKE, son of Francis COOKE & Hester MA HIEU, in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Born ca 1606 in prob. Leyden, Holland. At the age of 1, John was baptized in Walloon Church, Leyden, Holland, on 1 Jan - 31 Mar 1607. John died in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, on 23 Nov 1695; he was 89. Burie d in 1695 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. Religion: Separatist; Baptist. They had the following children:
 
 
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Sarah (1635->1712)
 
 
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ELIZABETH (<1644-1715)
 
 
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Hester (1650-<1672)
 
 
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Mary (ca1651-<1714)
 
 
v.
Mercy (1655-1733)
 
. ELIZABETH COOKE (John2, Francis1). Born bef 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. Elizabeth died in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI (MA At That Time), on 6 Dec 1715; she was 71. On 28 Nov 1661 when Elizabeth was 17, she married Daniel WILCOX, so n of Edward WILCOX & Susanna THOMSON / THOMPSON, in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. Born on 4 Mar 1632/1633 in Croft, Lincolnshire, England. Daniel died in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI (MA At That Time), on 2 Jul 1702; he was 70. They had the followin g children:


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Mary (-<1735)


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Sarah (-<1751)


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Stephen (Non Compos Mentis/Insane) (-1736)


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JOHN (1670-<1717)


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Edward (ca1675->1718)


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Thomas (->1712)


vii.
Lydia (-1756)


viii.
Susanna (ca1680->1748)
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�a��	Richard WARREN (ca 1580 - 1628) & Elizabeth WALKER (ca 1580 - 22 Oct 1673)
�a��	Sarah WARREN (ca 1614 - aft 15 Jul 1696) & John COOKE (ca 1606 - 23 Nov 1695)
�a��	Elizabeth COOKE (bef 1644 - 6 Dec 1715) & Daniel WILCOX (4 Mar 1632/1633 - 2 Jul 1702)
Jonathan Head (1678-1748) & Susannah Wilcox  ( 1680-aft 1748)
 
Joseph Head (Nov 12 , 1705-          ) & Bathsheba Palmer ( Jan 4, 1717 / 1718)
 
George Head (1738-Feb 18,1818)  & Katherine Newport  ( 1738-            )
 
John E. Head  (1787-  1855) & Mary Merritt  ( 1787 -  1856 )
 
Josephine F. Head (abt 1820- aft 1858) & James P. Head (          -Dec 23, 1847)
 
Margaret P. Head ( abt 1837- aft 1889) & William R. Russell  ( 1827- aft 1890)

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