Died in Battle
William Bachelor/Batchelor, Richard Berry and John Biggs were arrested and punished in Buckinghamshire, England in 1648 for being Quakers. All appeared in MD and VA colonies late that year. It's assumed that they either were deported or fled for religious reasons.William named his son Richard (for his friend Richard Berry) and Richard named his son William. Richard married daughter of John Biggs - Ann Biggs.William arrived in VA on 12-21-1648 on the north side of the Yorke River.Richard sailed from Bristol England on 8-27-1661 at approximately 16 yrs of age. He had signed a contract as an indentured servant to a William Dunning of VA. (a Batchelor researcher)
"Bristol and America", a book which lists the names and places of origin of more than 10,000 servants to foreign planters who sailed from Bristol, England to Virginia, Maryland, and the West Indies, lists:"1654-63, Richard Bachelor, designation, Virginia; Thomas Bachellor, designation Virginia, and William Batchelor, designation, Nevis". An index to early Virginia wills mentions a 1682 will for Richard Bachelor of Norfolk.
The contract binding Richard Bachelor to four years of indentureship to a William Donning of VA in return for passage to America was registered in the port of Bristol, England, on August 27, 1661. Upon completion of indentureship in 1665, Richard Bachelor acquired 300 acres of land on Sept. 27, 1665, in Lower Norfolk County, VA. At the time of his death, Richard Bachelor owned 3000 acres of land in LWR. Norfolk Co. (The Batchelor Family, by Lyle K William)
Came to America in 1648 abord the Increase
Came to America