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Edward Towning Richards 1616–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1616

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1689

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Richards

Mother: Joan Roseden\Robden

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John 12\19\1675)

The story of Edward Towning Richards began in 1616 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Edward Towning Richards had children including John Joseph Richards 1650 Great Swamp Fight 12 19 1675. Edward Towning Richards passed away in 1689 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Towning Richards began in 1616 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
  • Edward Towning Richards had children including John Joseph Richards 1650 Great Swamp Fight 12 19 1675.
  • Edward Towning Richards passed away in 1689 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Richards
1586–1632
Birth Location: North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England
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Joan Roseden\Robden
1590–1632
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John 12\19\1675)
1655–1695
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Edward Richards's Ancestors

Self
Edward Richards
1616–1689
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
John William Richards
1586–1632
North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England
Joan ((Jean)) Roseden\Robden
1590–1632
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Joseph (Lascombe) Richards
1564–1632
North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England
Agnes (Waters) (Whytear)
1566–1608
Landford, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Richards's Descendants

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Edward (Towning) Richards (20 Jan 1616–26 Jan 1689)
  1. 1. John (Joseph Richards (1650) (Great Swamp Fight) 12\19\1675) 1655–1695 m. Mary Brewer 1648–1724 m. Ruth (Porter) Bicknell-Richards 1660–1728 m. Susan (Sarah) Pratt 1650–1727
    1. 1. WILLIAM RICHARDS 1685–1724 m. Experience Drake 1683–1712 m. Experience Drake 1683–1719
      1. 1. Mercy Richards 1726–1769
      2. 2. Mary Richards 1714–1769
      3. 3. Mercy Richards 1707–1769
      4. 4. William Richards 1706–1771
    2. 2. Mary RICHARDSON 1689–1749
    3. 3. Lydia (Richards Vinson) Shaw 1691–1766
    4. 4. Sarah Richards 1672–1727
    5. 5. Mary (Richards -) Kenney 1684–1766
    6. 6. Ephriam Richards 1687–1751
    7. 7. Daniel Richards 1694–
    8. 8. Bathsheba Richards-Whitmarsh 1674–1752
    9. 9. Elizabeth Richards 1672–1712
    10. 10. Grace Richards 1689–1724
    11. 11. Susanna Richards 1677–1695
    12. 12. Deborah Richards 1684–1760
    13. 13. James Richards 1680–1762
    14. 14. Joseph (Read Richards II ^1676) Ii 1676–1710
    15. 15. John RICHARDS 1679–1712
    16. 16. Benjamin Richards+ 1686–1741 m. Mehitable Alden 1687–1722 m. Lydia Faxon 1695–1788
      1. 1. John Richards 1723–1812
      2. 2. Josiah Richards 1724–1815
      3. 3. Seth Richards 1726–
      4. 4. Ezra Richards 1728–1786
      5. 5. Lydia Richards 1732–1823
      6. 6. Hannah Richards 1736–
      7. 7. Daniel Richards 1715–1789
      8. 8. James Richards 1718–1741
      9. 9. Joseph Richards 1714–
      10. 10. Mehitabel Richards 1712–1767
      11. 11. Sarah Richards 1720–1806

Edward Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1616
20 Jan 1616
Birth of Edward Towning Richards in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1689
26 Jan 1689
Age 73
Death of Edward Towning Richards in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1616
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1689
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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