Richard supposedly was in Boston, MA, by 1664. In November of that year he deposed that he was about 22. In an abstract of Elizabeth (Patch) Thissell's will (she d. 1737), she mentions sons Jeffrey, Richard and Ebenezer, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and grandchildren surnamed Corning, Sallows, Pride, Cole and Standley.(1) From vital records, the following list of marriages and children can be constructed:
children of Richard and Elizabeth (Patch) Thissel:
i. Jeffrey b. 21 September 1672
ii. Mary b. ca. 1674 ( prob. the Mary who m. Robert Sallows, d. 6 July 1714 aged abt. 40)
iii. Richard m. Martha Thorndike
iv. Hannah b. ca. 1678 (prob. the Hannah named in her children's birth records who m. Peter Pride, int. 22 December 1700, d. 1750 aged abt. 72)
v. William b. 20 February 1684
vi. (prob. the Sarah who m. Benjamin Cole, int. 16 November 1710
vii. Ebenezer
