In looking for information on the Belden family, I found some town histories and genealogy reports on HeritageQuest Online regarding Richard Belden (Belding/Baildon, etc).

Everything I've found lists Samuel & John Belden as being the sons of Richard, but nowhere is William listed.

I notice that a lot of people have plugged William in as a child of Richard, and I'm wondering where that information comes from. Does anyone have documentation of the connection? I would love to have a source to connect Richard as William's father.

Any guidance would be appreciated!