Who was Richard Galloway?

Richard Galloway (1664–1736) was born in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA and died in West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Richard Galloway 1664–1736

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Born 28 Jan 1664 · West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Died 08 Aug 1736 · West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father Richard Galloway

Mother Hannah

Spouse Elizabeth Talbot

Children Richard Gallowy

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Richard Galloway was born in 1664 in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of richard galloway and hannah. Richard Galloway married elizabeth talbot, sarah smith, and had children including richard gallowy. Richard Galloway passed away in 1736 in West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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1664

Birth of Richard Galloway in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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1736

Death of Richard Galloway in West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Richard Galloway

This ancestor line traces from London, London, England (1620) to West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (1664) across 2 generations.

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: Richard Galloway (1664–1736) was born in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA and died in West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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