Investigation in 1986 by a professional genealogist in England showed that Richard PETINGALE was baptized in Shotesham All Saints parish, Norfolk, England on 6 Jan 1610/11 to Mathew PETINGALE and his second wife, Mary COOKE. Richard was the second son born to Mathew PETINGALE. Richard’s older brother, Robert, remained in England, while, Richard decided to go to New England. Richard was not in line to inherit his father’s land as the second son. This was also a period of heavy war taxation, economic depression, overpopulation, war with France and Spain and the determination of the government to force the Puritans to conform to the Established Church. Passengers that could not pay for their passage became indentured servants or apprentices to obtain passage.

According to an article in the journal, Americana, on board the ship, “Lion’s Whelp” was a passenger listed as Richard PENGIL, arriving in Newbury on 29 June 1629. Richard PENGIL is believed to be Richard PETTINGELL although the Norfolk county emigrations or shipping records are incomplete for that time period.

Richard was a member of the First Church of Salem in 1637. On June 2, 1641 he was made a freeman upon the recommendation by his minister, being over 20 years of age and worth at least 200 pounds in real or personal property. He had a grant of 10 acres at Enon (Wenham) in 1642 and was a witness to the will of Samuel SMITH of Enon in December of that year. He soon married Joanna INGERSOLL, (no record found), daughter of Richard INGERSOLL of Salem who named him as one of his sons-in-law in his will of 1644.

Richard was still a member of Salem church when on July 7, 1644, he and his brother-in-law, John INGERSOLL, were appointed to arrest Sabbath day violators. His first child, Samuel, was baptized at Salem on 9 Feb 1644. He was constable of Wenham in 1648 and in that year he was a witness against George NORTON for “scandalizing” the church. Matthew, his second child was born about 1648 in Enon. After Wenham had a church, Richard was received by letter from Salem on Aug. 4, 1649.

In 1651, having sold his house and land in Wenham to Samuel FORESTER, Richard bought a tract of land in the plantation of Newbury, about 15 miles north of Wenham, on the High Road, near “The Upper Green”. The town gave him 14 acres of marsh in 1651 in exchange for a right-of-way on Ocean Avenue or Rolfe’s Lane. Later the town committee to settle a land dispute with John EMERY granted him an island in Plum Island River near Sandy Beach. He was chosen as a trial juryman in 1654 and 1671 and a grand juryman in 1658, 1665, and 1672. He took the Oath of Allegiance in 1678.

In King Philips War Richard supplied for the troops cheese, a pair of bandoleers, bullets, a pound of powder and a worm, a horse for 20 weeks, a knapsack, and a saddle and bridle. He asked 5 shillings for curing a horse as well.

Richard PETTINGELL did not make a will but divided his houses and lands between his three sons by deeds. On July 15, 1695, he granted to his son Matthew the two acres on which he lived, several other small acreages and one-third interest in the third of the farm of 70 acres in Salem which his father-in-law, Richard INGERSOLL, had conditionally willed to him. Two days later, on July 17, he granted to his son Samuel the upland where Samuel dwelt and other small lots, but the one third of one third of the INGERSOLL farm was to go to Samuel’s son Samuel. On the same day his own homestead of five acres and other small lots went to his youngest son Nathaniel together with a third of a third of the INGERSOLL farm in Salem. He died soon afterwards.

The Children of Richard PETTINGELL and Joanna INGERSOLL were.

1. Samuel,, b. February 9, 1644/45 in Salem, MA. d. 1711 in Newbury, MA. m. February 13, 1673/74 in Newbury, MA to Sarah PORE, b. June 5, 1651 in Andover, MA. d. after 1716 in Newbury, MA.
2. Matthew, b. about 1648 in Enon, MA. d. 1714 in Newbury, MA. m. April 13, 1674 in Newbury, MA to Sarah NOYES, b. August 22, 1653 in Newbury, MA. d. after 1714 in Newbury, MA.
3. Mary, b. July 6, 1652 in Newbury, MA. d. September 19, 1705 in Newbury, MA. m. November 6, 1670 in Newbury, MA to Abraham ADAMS, b. 1639 in Salem, MA. d. June 14, 1714 in Newbury, MA.
4. Nathaniel, b. September 21, 1654 in Newbury, MA. d. February 11, 1717 in Newbury, MA. m. about 1692 to Mary ____ d. after 1698 in Newbury, MA. m. December 16, 1703 in Newbury, MA to Hannah GOODRICH, b. November 15, 1681 in Newbury, MA. d. after 1736 in Newbury, MA.
5. Robert, b. November 15, 1657 in Newbury, MA. d. November 17, 1657 in Newbury, MA. Henry, b. January 16, 1659 in Newbury, MA. d. January 20, 1659 in Newbury, MA.

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