Richard Clifford

1698 - 1762  (63 years)

• Name	Richard Clifford
  	Father: Israel Clifford (1647–1733) Mother: Ann Smith (1663–1733) [1, 3, 6]
  Birth	27 Mar 1698	Hampton, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [1, 3, 6]
  	Birth Record of Richard Clifford
  First Marriage	26 Dec 1721 (23 years)	Hampton, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [1, 3]
  He married first Hephzibah Basford, the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Clifford) Basford. She was born 28 June 1699 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Children: 1. Elizabeth Clifford (1731-____) 2. Jonathan Clifford (1735-____)
  Petition	1738 (39 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [3]
  In 1738, Richard signed the petition to create a new parish in the eastern part of Kingston.
  Death	a 1762  [3]
  Person ID, Branch	I18391
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Judith Woodman,   b. 21 Sep 1705, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Marriage Intent	17 Dec 1741	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11]
  Judith Woodman and Richard Clifford filed marriage intentions on 17 Dec 1741 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  	Marriage Intentions of Richard Clifford and Judith Woodman
  Marriage	1 Jan 1742	Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [3, 7, 8]
  	Marriage Record of Richard Clifford and Judith Woodman
  Age at Marriage	He : 43 years and 10 months - She : 36 years and 4 months.
  Children	1743 to 1747  [3]
  1. Richard Clifford (1743-1809) 2. Hannah Clifford (1744-1824) 3. Israel Clifford (1746-1834) 4. Tirzah Clifford (1747-____)
  Family ID	F7413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Clifford(1698 – 1762) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 1698 - Hampton, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire First Marriage - 26 Dec 1721 - Hampton, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Petition - 1738 - Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Marriage Intent - 17 Dec 1741 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 1 Jan 1742 - Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S642] Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 , (Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press and Publishing Company, 1894). [S641] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume II, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911). [S656] Hosier, Kathleen E., Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993). [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Intentions of Richard Clifford and Judith Woodman. [S1676] New Hampshire, Birth Index, 1659-1900, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations. Inc., 2013), Birth Record of Richard Clifford. [S2360] New Hampshire Department of Health, New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 202), Marriage Record of Richard Clifford and Judith Woodman. [S141] New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S819] Shaffer, Marion K. "Archelaus Woodman (1672-1766)" , (Salt Lake City, Utah: Compiled 1947). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).