Paternal Line of the Childs Family
The paternal line of the childs family can be traced back from 11th century to today
There are 27 generations of the Childs family are represented on this site. Each family has a rich history with traits that can be traced back to the earliest recorded family members.
The First Childs that Came to America
The Childs family had an influence on the new colony. Richard Childe, a merchant of London, England in the early sixteen hundreds traded with the West Indies and the American colonies. A group of London merchants, including Richard Childe, totaling 214, petitioned the British government for a charter, that they, at their own adventures, costs and charges, share in the East India spice trade. Queen Elizabeth granted a royal charter to the Merchants of London December 31, 1600. The time between 1601 and 1613 the merchants of the East India Company took twelve voyages to India.
The royal charter indicates, the East India Company was both empowered and to govern. The merchants imported oriental spices, silks, calicoes, sugar, and ivory. After the mid18th century the cotton goods trade declined, while tea became an important import from China. Fast passages to India and China were also offered by the merchants. Richard Childe and his sons, John and Josiah were merchants of this East India Tea Company. Tyndal says that Josiah applied himself chiefly to the East India trade, which, by his management rose so high that it drew much envy and jealousy upon himself and the company. The shares in the East India Company advanced during his presidency from L70 in 1664 to L370 in 1691. He was by far the richest member of the East India Company, with one-third of its stock on his own hands and that of his dependants. Richard Child was one of the London merchants who petitioned Queen Elizabeth for a charter, given December 31, 1600, to share in the East India spice trade. Richard Childe was one fourth owner of the Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to New England. The son of Richard Childe, merchant of London, Sir Josiah Child succeeded his father in the trade business with the American colonies and the West Indies and became president and principle share holder of the East India Company. This company transported tea from India to England and her colonies. It was said Sir Josiah was not an acknowledged nonconformist, but always upheld religious liberty, and was a judicious counselor for the colonies. In my research I found that his national sympathies were with the New England colonies.