Capt Richard Betts I

Birth: 11 Apr 1613
Hertfordshire, England
Death: 18 Nov 1713 (aged 100)
Queens County, New York, USA
Burial: Betts Cemetery

Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 13209923 View Source

Captain Richard (1613-1713) and wife Joanna's home stood at the southwest corner of territory now surrounded by the Betts cemetery. The home was razed in 1899. According to legend, Captain Richard Betts dug his own grave in the Betts family plot a few days before he died. Their graves are not detectable.

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Joanna Chamberlain Betts

1630–1711

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Mary Betts Swazey

Elizabeth Betts Sackett

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Joanna Betts Scudder

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