The following Particulars, in the Author's own hand-writing, and endorsed by him "Some Occurrences in my Life. R.W"were found amongst his papers after his de cease. DATES Of some Occurrences in my own Life. A. D. RICHARD HURD was born at Congreve, in the Parish of Penkrich, in the County of Stafford, January 13 1719-20 He was the second of three children, all sons, of John and Hannah Hurd; plain, honest, and good people; of whom he can with the poet truly say Si natura juberet, &c, They rented a considerable farm at Congreve, when he was born; but soon after removed to a larger at Penford, about half between Brewood and Wolverhampton in the same County. way |