Richard Curtis. Origin: Old Inhabitant.

The Curtis name is found in the 1740 Bahamas census and other early records of the Bahamas. Several members of this old family received land grants on Long Island after the close of the American Revolution, including Richard Curtis, who was listed in the 1740 Census as the son of Neptune Curtis Sr. His wife was Frances and his daughter was Faith.

The Curtis name is found in the 1740 Bahamas Census and other early records of the Bahamas. A Neptune is listed in the 1740 Census, with wife, Frances, and children, Charity, Richard, Andrew, and Faith. Neptune (to whom we refer as Neptune Sr., although he was at least the second Neptune) is also listed in the census in a separate household with wife, Elizabeth, and son Neptune Jr. This means there were three Neptune Curtises listed in 1740, and per the 1734 Firzwilliam Census, this was “Free Blac or Mulatto” family.

Richard Curtis received a land grant of 40 acres in the current settlement of Stella Maris 21 July 1788 or 1789. The grant date is difficult to read.

Reference: 1740 census.