FROM HERE, THE INFORMATION, WHILE I DON'T DOUBT IT'S ACCURACY, GETS A LITTLE CL OUDED. SO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING THIS FROM LOOKING LIKE GOULASH, I HAVE SW ITCHED THE BIRTH DATES OF RICHARD'S SONS JOHN AND JAMES. THERE IS A SLIGHT DIS CREPANCY HERE. JAMES IS LISTED AS HAVING BEEN BAPTISED IN 1616 WHILE JOHN IS LI STED AS HAVING BEEN BAPTISED IN 1609. YET RECORDS FROM DEDHAM STATE THAT JOHN, BORN 1616, IS OUR ANCESTOR. I SUBMIT THAT NAMES/BIRTHDATES HAVE BEEN ACCIDENT LY SWITCHED. HAD JOHN BEEN BORN IN 1609, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS A 'VERY YOUNG PERSON'. CERTAINLY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN OLD ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITHOU T THE ALLIANCE OF ANOTHER FAMILY. AT LEAST THIS IS 'MY CONCLUSION.'MCL

FROM HERE ON OUT, THE SAILING SHOULD BE SMOOTH AS GLASS. Note: Genealogy and H istory of the Guild, Guile, Gile Family (1887)Charles Burleigh. John Guild, supposed to have been born in England about 1616, came to America in the year 1 636 , with his brother Samuel and sister Ann. He was admitted to the church at Dedham Mass., July 17, 1640, and bought in this year twelve acres of upland on which he built a house which was occupied by himself and descendants for more than two hundred years. He was made a freeman May 10, 1643, and as one of the original grantees had assigned to him and his heirs forever, three roods and tw elve rods, more or less, to which he added by grants and purchases, considerabl e other real estate in Dedham, Wrentham, Medfield, and Natick. he was thorough ly honest in all his dealings, industrious and frugal, modest in his deportment , and retiring in his habits. He never held any office, and the town records s how his attendance at town meetings but once in several years, and then on an o ccasion of considerable excitement in relation to making alterations and additi ons to the meeting house. He married, June 24, 1645, Elizabeth Crooke, of roxb ury, who transferred her relation from the church of that place to the church i n Dedham, July 4, 1649. She died August 31, 1669. He died October 4, 1682, le aving the following will: -- Know All Men By Theses Presents, That I, J ohn guild of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, in the Massachusetts Colony, in New England, being at present weake in bodye, and in expectation of my departur e out of this world, do make this my last will and testament, in manner and for m as followeth, viz.:-- first, I give unot my three children, samuel, Joh n and Ellizabeth all my wearing apparel, to be equally divided among them, as w ell linen as woolen. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth, two cows, one of w'ch is at present in her hands, and my bed and all belonging thereunto , as also all that is in my chest that is suitable for her use; Further, I give unto my s'd daughter all my land lying near the Falls, in the dividend called Natick dividend, to her and her use forever, and one booke of Mr. Burroughs, ca lled Gospel Conversation. I give and bequeath unto my son John guild, al l my land lying in Wrentham, as well upland as meadow, as also my ltt near Mead field, in the dividend called meadfield Dividend, to him and his heirs forever; also, I give unto my s'd John, my looms and four sleays, which are suitable fo r present use, as also one wheel w'th ye blades, and a booke called sound Belie ver. I give and bequeath unto my son Samuel guild, all my house lott with my d welling house and barne, with my land upon Wigwarm Plaine; as also my meadows a t fowle meadows, and eight acres of land, more or less, at Ragged Plaine, and a lso all common rights in lands to me in any belonging which are not already men tioned in this my will, and for a full manifestation that this above written is my reall will I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this third day of October in the yeare of our lord one thousand six hundred eighty two. In pr esence of Nathaniel Sterns, Thomas Metcalf. (sig.) John Gui ld (Gild) It was vertified in court, November 3, 1682, "that he was, to the understanding of the witnesses, of disposing mind." the following inventory o f his estate was made November 4, 1682:-- His wearing apparell, hats s hoes, and Stockins L 3 19 His Bible and other books, 16-S8, in mon ey 4-8. 1 A feather bed, with all thereunto belonging 7 10 Some small pieces of linen-8, two sheep skins 1-8, a great chest, and two boxes 10-8, one table and chair- 6, a brush 10-8 1 12 One cow, 50-8; his looms, slays, wh eel, and implements belonging to weaving -5 7 10 His lot in Wrentham, with his com