Richard Gamyer

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁶¹⁴
Richard Gaymer is named as the father of Lydia Gaymer on the Terling baptismal records. further records show that he was buried in Terling, Essex, England, 10 Oct 1613. He married at Terling, 23 Jul 1590, to Margaret Mason, who was buried, also in Terling, 23 Jul 1602. His second wife was Joan Robinson, whom he married, 19 Feb 1602/03, Fairstead, Essex England. After he died Joan remarried Herome Nieale, at Terling, 31 Jul 1614.

From the records in Essex, England, author, Vernon Dow Turner, has discovered that Richard Gaymer was a fairly prosperous miller and land owner in Terling. Terling's chief economic activity was raising grain to be exported to London and other nearby residential areas. From the records of Dow session court, we can gather that he was literate and served on jury panels for surrounding towns many times from 1569-1601. Richard signed his will, 8 Oct 1613, as the author says, "with a shaky signature. This was two days before he was buried on 10 Oct 1613. The witnesses to this will were William Harris alias Wright, Edmund Shaa[?], and William ball. The will was proved 15 Oct 1613.

Children of Richard Gaymer and Margaret Mason, and all but John Gaymer were baptized at Terling, Essex, England:
• John Gayer, named as oldest son in Richard's will
• Sarah Gaymer, bap. 20 Jan 1593/94
• Elizabeth Gaymer, bap. 31 Oct 1596
• Andrew Gaymer, bap. 2 Apr 1600
• Lydia Gaymer, bap. 18 May 1602

Children of Richard Gaymer and Joan Robinson, all baptized at Terling, Essex, England:
• James Gaymer, bap. 3 Jan 1603/04; bur. 19 Nov 1616
• Richard Gaymer, bap. 31 Oct 1605
• Judith Gaymer, bap. 21 May 1607; bur. 15 Nov 1616
• Bridget Gaymer, bap. May 1604, bur. 20 Apr 1614
• Frances Gaymer, bap 20 Jan 1610/11; bur. 21 Jan 1612/13
• Francis Gaymer, 7 Feb 1612/13; named in his father's will as fifth son.

"Lydia Gaymer, The Wife of Humphrey Turner of Scituate," NEHGR, Jan. 1997, pp. 287-289

Richard married Margaret Mason. (Margaret Mason died in 1590 in Terling, Essex, England ⁶¹⁴ and was buried on 23 Jul 1590 in Terling, Essex, England ⁶¹⁴.)