Richard FANCHER

Birth:
1705
Stephney St., London, London, England
Death:
Morris, Morris, New Jersey, Usa
Burial:
12 Nov 1764
Marriage:
of New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, Usa
Notes:
                   Richard Fancher lived in Roxbury Twn., Morris County, New Jersey where hedied in 1764. When he made his will October 29, 1764 he was in illhealth, and he died before November 12, 1764 when the will was probatedin Morris County, New Jersey. His will named his wife Martha and children.

Fanchers have been in America for almost three hundred years, and now arefound in almost every state in the Union. The original spelling of thename in colonial America was FANCHER, but significant branches have takenother spellings Fansher, Fanchier, and Fanshier--which are all pronouncedalike.
Changes in the spelling were unintentional, but were madein the veryearly days of our country when clerks, teachers, officials, and otherswith little formal education spelled the name phonetically when preparingofficial records.

The family's earliest records in North America are in the early 1700s inWestchester County, New York and Fairfield County, Connecticutt, butother immigrants arrived later.  Most of the family descend from the NewYork-Connecticutt family and are distantly related.

There is no known record of when the first Fanchers arrived. There is afamily story told by a lady in the 1900s, who was a fourth generationfamily member, that she had been told by her father that the family wasFrench Hugenout and had come into this country at Lloyds Neck, LongIsland, New York. Various people have done research but have not linkedthis family to any in Europe at this time.

The earliest know reference in Colonial America is the marriage of oneCatherine Fancher in 1717in Bramford, Connecticutt. It appears theoriginal family consisted of two sisters, Catherine and Hannah, and fourbrothers, William, Richard, John, and David.  There was a Joseph Fancherin Cape May, New Jersey area who was a contempory of this family.

As of 1996, the parents of these six children had not been identified.
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Richard FANCHER
Birth:
17 Aug 1731
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, Usa
Death:
25 Mar 1778
Roxbury Twn., Morris, New Jersey, Usa
Sarah DOUGLAS 
Marr:
20 Feb 1753
Morris, New Jersey, Usa 
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Martha FANCHER
Birth:
17 Aug 1731
Connecticut, Usa
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Benjamin FANCHER
Birth:
10 Oct 1735
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticutt, Usa
Death:
Sevier, Tennessee, Usa
Sarah LINDSEY 
Marr:
17 Jul 1777
First Cape May, New Jersey, Us 
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William FANCHER
Birth:
10 Oct 1735
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Usa
Death:
Roxbury Twn., Morris, New Jersey, Usa
 
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William FANCHER
Birth:
9 Oct 1744
Morris, New Jersey, Usa
Death:
Switzerland, Indiana, Usa
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Richard Fancher - Blocked

Richard Fancher was born at Stephney St., London, London, England 1705. His parents were David Cordonnier Fancher and Marthe Desfontaines.

He married Blocked at of New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, Usa .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Richard Fancher born 17 Aug 1731.
Martha Fancher born 17 Aug 1731.
Benjamin Fancher born 10 Oct 1735.
William Fancher born 10 Oct 1735.
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William Fancher born 9 Oct 1744.
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Richard Fancher died at Morris, Morris, New Jersey, Usa .