| | "It is tempting to propose that Richard was as elder son of Lawrence, William, his younger brother, and that both came to Wethersfield. Unfortunately, there is nothing but common residence in a rather large parish to indicate that this may be so." and "It appears reasonable that Richard Belden of Heptonstall parish and Richard Belden of Wethersfield [CT] were identical; that Samuel and John were his sons. Although it is not impossible that William, son of Lawrence, was identical with William of Wethersfield, and it appears William of Wethersfield was considerably older than John and Samuel, there is a question in my mind whether he was likely to have been quite this old, that is born in 1609."1 |