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Henry Childs 1684–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1684

Birth Location: Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Father: Henry Friends

Mother: Ann Child

Spouse(s): Margaret Preston

Children(s): Henry III

The story of Henry Childs began in 1684 in Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England. Henry Childs married Margaret Preston, and had children including Henry Childs Iii. Henry Childs passed away in 1736 in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Childs began in 1684 in Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Henry Childs married Margaret Preston, and had children including Henry Childs Iii.
  • Henry Childs passed away in 1736 in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Friends
1652–1740
Birth Location: Whielden, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ann Child
1650–1696
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Preston
1693–1741
Birth Location: Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Children(s)

Henry III
1721–1772
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Henry Childs's Ancestors

Self
Henry Childs
1684–1736
Birth Place: Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Henry Childs owned 500 acres in PA bought from Wiillam Penn, eminent speaker and writer among Friends
1652–1740
Whielden, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Ann (Hannah Ball Childs) Child
1650–1696
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Childs's Descendants

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Henry Childs (21 Oct 1684–1736) m. Margaret Preston (24 Aug 1693–Abt. 1741)
  1. 1. Henry (Childs) III 1721–1772 m. Jemima Pottenger 1726–1785
    1. 1. Elizabeth Childs 1751–1824 m. Jonathan (Simmons Private 2 Regiment Mounted Kentucky Vols.) Simmons 1749–1824
      1. 1. Richard (P) Simmons 1777–1812 m. Sophia Hart 1780–1874
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Simmons 1798–1851 m. John (R) Sammons 1794–1860
        2. 2. Maria Simmons 1812–1863
        3. 3. Cephas (Marion) Simmons 1809–1882
        4. 4. Harriett Simmons 1805–1871
        5. 5. Richard Simmons 1814–1897
      2. 2. Enos Simmons 1789–1877
      3. 3. Joseph (Smith) Simmons 1783–1827
      4. 4. Henry (Childs) Simmons 1785–1825
      5. 5. Tyler Simmons 1787–1824
      6. 6. Robert Simmons 1779–1840
      7. 7. Samuel Simmons 1772–1820
      8. 8. William Simmons 1775–1820
      9. 9. Cephas Simmons 1777–1859
      10. 10. Jonathan (Childs) Simmons 1781–1846
      11. 11. Susannah Simmons 1775–1859

Henry Childs's Timeline

2 Records

1684
21 Oct 1684
Birth of Henry Childs in Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England
Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England
1736
1736
Age 52
Death of Henry Childs in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1684
    Event Place: Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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