Richard was a very active Friend. He was involved in Missionarywork as well as involvement with his meeting. A memorandum inthe family bible of Thomas ffrench says: "December the firstabout ten at night my son Richard was born 1665. Th Lord givehim grace that hee (sic) may continually walk before him."Richard was 15 when the family emigrated to America. He was afarmer and purchased 450 acres in Mansfield Township,Burlington County. He was a faithful and zealous Friend. In1715 he was an overseer, Elder and minister. He was active inpreaching and travelled to New England and the South in hisministry. In 1701 he was a tax collector. He raised a largefamily, all ten of his children reaching marriageable age. Theparticular phraseology of his recorded papers shows a mindexceedingly careful of details, with a just and kindly spirit.His monthly meeting testified, after his death, that in theexercise of his gift in the ministry, "he labored faithfully inhis declining age, and travelled much in North America."