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Captain Sir William Richards 1517–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 Sep 1565

Death Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Jane Caverly

Spouse(s): Emmotta Roslien, Emmota Roslien

Children(s): James Richards, Richard Richards, Sir Richards, John Rychardes), Joseph Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards, Joseph Richards, William RICHARDS, Robert Richards

Captain Sir William Richards was born in 1517 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Edward Richards Ii And Jane Caverly. Captain Sir William Richards married Emmota Roslien, Emmotta Roslien, and had children including James Richards, John Richards Rychardes, Joseph Lascombe Richards, Joseph Richards, Richard Richards, Robert Bossence Richards, Sir John Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards. Captain Sir William Richards passed away in 1565 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Captain Sir William Richards was born in 1517 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Edward Richards Ii And Jane Caverly.
  • Captain Sir William Richards married Emmota Roslien, Emmotta Roslien, and had children including James Richards, John Richards Rychardes, Joseph Lascombe Richards, Joseph Richards, Richard Richards, Robert Bossence Richards, Sir John Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards.
  • Captain Sir William Richards passed away in 1565 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Richards's Ancestors

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Captain Richards
1517–1565
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Edward Richards II
1490–1558
Lovelinch, Somerset, England
Jane Caverly
1489–1550
Mylverton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Capt (Edward) Richards
1470–1514
Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Eleanor) Avenell
1475–1559
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Richards
1446–1552
Elisabeth Wenman
1450–1560
Sir Avenell
1424–1475
Sybil Mychell
1428–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Avenell
1400–1460
Margaret Moulton
1405–1438
Sir Petit
1410–1455
Lady Carminow
1400–1471

Captain Richards's Descendants

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Captain (Sir William) Richards (1517–21 Sep 1565) m. Emmotta Roslien (ABT 1520–1565) m. Emmota Roslien (1517–1565)
  1. 1. James Richards 1548–1608 m. *Elizabeth Jones 1620–1675 m. Alice Blake 1546–1585
    1. 1. Alice Richards 1581–1634
    2. 2. Dorothy Richards –1642
    3. 3. Joan Richards 1573–
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Richards 1570–1608
    5. 5. John Richards 1578–1631
    6. 6. Susanna Richards 1576–
    7. 7. Thomas Richards 1572–1620
    8. 8. William Richards 1577–
    9. 9. Capt (Richard) Richards 1659–1698 m. Mary Kidder 1650– m. Hester Morris 1662–1710
      1. 1. Mary Richards 1690–1737
      2. 2. Edward Richards 1678–1755
      3. 3. Edward (Richards Emigrant to Maryland) 1702 1678–1755 m. Mary Head 1690–1785
        1. 1. Mary Richards 1732–
        2. 2. Daniel ((Danier)) Richards 1719–1787 m. Catherine Carmack 1724–1804
        3. 3. Anne Richards 1717–1769
        4. 4. Sarah Richards 1719–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Richards 1721–1776
        6. 6. Lydia Richards 1727–1809
        7. 7. Matthew Richards 1711–1751
        8. 8. Patience Richards 1724–
        9. 9. Benjamin (Waitman) Richards 1710–1790
        10. 10. Capt (Richard) Richards 1725–1811
        11. 11. Stephen Richards 1728–1764
        12. 12. Richard Richards 1718–1811
        13. 13. Rachael (Sue) Richards 1723–1769
  2. 2. Richard Richards 1546–1589
  3. 3. Sir (John) Richards 1544–1570
  4. 4. John (Richards() Rychardes) 1535–1612
  5. 5. Joseph Richards 1530–1629
  6. 6. Thomas Richards 1530–1620
  7. 7. William Richards 1542–1565
  8. 8. Joseph (Lascombe) Richards 1564–1632
  9. 9. William RICHARDS 1586–1608
  10. 10. Robert (Bossence) Richards 1593–

Captain Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Captain Sir William Richards in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1565
21 Sep 1565
Age 48
Death of Captain Sir William Richards in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1565
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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