Richard Baynes (c. 1522 – c. 1605) was the 12th great-grandfather of Cometan, classified as one of Cometan’s distant paternal ancestors in the Hardacre family line. The details of Richard’s birth, particularly his birthplace, are unknown although it is known that he was named after his father Richard Baynes who was born in 1482. He was the son of Maud Croft and the father of William Baynes (1560 – 1614). The identity of Richard’s spouse remains unknown.
In Cometanic ancestry, Richard is categorised as part of the 14th generation retrograde, classifying him as a distant ancestor of Cometan.