Thanks again Sandy, however I still reckon the father of Richard (who married Mary Boddington) is also a Richard - based on Richard, junior being the named father on the baptism of son John 1745.
But I have no evidence that he was born 1717 - this, I think, I got from an IGI member submission of his 1742 marriage, but thinking that he would be at least 21 at the marriage I am looking for birth year prior to 1721. This IGI entry also has death/burial date for Richard as 17 Mar 1777 - whiich there is one for on the Bozeat PR, however there are other Richard burials in that period, none of which give an age or relative of... So why choose that particular one?
It might help if we can find baptism of Mary Boddington to gauge Richard's birth year - I have one that suggests 1718 (to tally with the 1717 Richard !) From the Rushden Heritage site there are Bozeat baptisms of children of Robert & Mary Boddington between 1719 & 1728 - but not a Mary.
Anther IGI member submission for Richard P (1717) suggests his parents were Richard & Katherine Partridge. These did baptise a Bolt P at Bozeat on 15 Nov 1724 but I have found no other children for them or their marriage. There is a marriage at Turvey in 1721 that could fit, see...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,478997.0.html Let me know what you think or might find. Thanks John