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Colonel Sylvester Richmond 1672–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 20 Nov 1754

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Edward Richmond

Mother: Abigail Davis

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Colonel Sylvester Richmond was born in 1672 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Edward Richmond And Abigail Davis. Colonel Sylvester Richmond passed away in 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel Sylvester Richmond was born in 1672 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Edward Richmond And Abigail Davis.
  • Colonel Sylvester Richmond passed away in 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Colonel Richmond's Ancestors

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Colonel Richmond
1672–1754
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Edward Richmond
1632–1696
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Abigail Davis
1635–1682
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
John Richmond
1594–1664
Crichlade, Wilts, England
Elizabeth Nicholas
1596–1664
Wiltshire, England
James Davis
1621–1694
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Means
1607–1684
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Richmond
1555–1634
Elizabeth Christian
1572–1596
Richard Nicholas
1560–1615
Jane SaintJohn
1575–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Richmond
1532–1575
Mary Weare
1534–1575
Nicholas
1530–

Colonel Richmond's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Colonel Sylvester Richmond in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1754
20 Nov 1754
Age 82
Death of Colonel Sylvester Richmond in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1754
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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