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James Thomas Ricketts 1548–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

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

Death Date: 19 January 1608

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

Father: WILLIAM Sir

Mother: Emmota Roslien

Spouse(s): Alice Blake

Children(s): Eleanor Grimmond, Alice Richards, Thomas Richards

In 1548, James Thomas Ricketts entered the world in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, born to William I Richards Ricketts Ricards Captain Sir And Emmota Thorne Roslien. James Thomas Ricketts married Alice Emma Blake, and had children including Alice Richards, Eleanor Grimmond, Thomas Richards. James Thomas Ricketts passed away in 1608 in Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1548, James Thomas Ricketts entered the world in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, born to William I Richards Ricketts Ricards Captain Sir And Emmota Thorne Roslien.
  • James Thomas Ricketts married Alice Emma Blake, and had children including Alice Richards, Eleanor Grimmond, Thomas Richards.
  • James Thomas Ricketts passed away in 1608 in Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM Sir
1515–1565
Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
WS
Emmota Roslien
1519–1565
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Blake
1548–1585
Birth Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
AB

Children(s)

Eleanor Grimmond
1572–1679
Birth Location: Somerset, England
EG
Alice Richards
1581–1634
Birth Location: Somerset, England
AR
Thomas Richards
1572–
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
TR

James Ricketts's Ancestors

Self
James Ricketts
1548–1608
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
WILLIAM I RICHARDS\Ricketts\Ricards Captain, Sir
1515–1565
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Emmota (Thorne) Roslien
1519–1565
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Ricketts \ Ricards \ Richards) ll
1490–1552
Lovelinch, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Simon Roslien
1500–1521
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Sophia Brosdal
1500–1520
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
*John Roslein
1470–1521
Karina (Brosdal)
1470–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ricketts's Descendants

1.
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James (Thomas) Ricketts (1548–19 January 1608) m. Alice (Emma) Blake (1 Feb 1548–17 August 1585)
  1. 1. Eleanor Grimmond 1572–1679 m. John (Thomas Richards royal) blood 1575–1608
    1. 1. Thomas (R.) Richards 1596–1649 m. Welthean Richards 1600–1679
      1. 1. Alice RICHARDS 1627–1671 m. William BRADFORD 1624–1703
        1. 1. William Bradford 1655–1717 m. Rachell Rayment 1659–1697 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671
        2. 2. John (Kingston) BRADFORD 1653–1736
        3. 3. Mercy BRADFORD 1660–1700
        4. 4. Mary BRADFORD 1667–1720
        5. 5. Sarah BRADFORD 1671–1705
        6. 6. Hannah BRADFORD 1662–1738
        7. 7. Alice BRADFORD 1661–1745
        8. 8. Joseph BRADFORD 1675–
        9. 9. Melatiah BRADFORD 1664–1720
        10. 10. Thomas BRADFORD 1657–1731
        11. 11. Samuel BRADFORD 1667–1714
        12. 12. Malatiah BRADFORD 1664–
      2. 2. Robert Richards 1631–
      3. 3. James Richards 1632–1680
      4. 4. Mary (Richards) (Hinckley) 1632–1659
      5. 5. Anna Richards 1626–1651
      6. 6. Mary Richards 1620–1659
      7. 7. Hannah Richards 1630–1651
      8. 8. Joseph Richards 1635–1651
      9. 9. Samuel Richards 1619–1651
      10. 10. John Richards 1624–1694
      11. 11. Thomas Richards 1621–1650
      12. 12. Benjamin Richards, 1619–1638
      13. 13. Margaret Richards 1620–1712
      14. 14. Hannah Richards 1626–1679
      15. 15. Samual Richards, 1619–1679
      16. 16. Hannah Richards 1618–1624
      17. 17. Humphry (Humphrey (Ruggles) Richards of Newbury, Braintree, and Boston, MA) (Provo) 1648–1676
      18. 18. John Richards 1621–1651
      19. 19. Amos (Richardson I of St Albans, Hertfordshire, Boston, MA, and Stonington, CT (Agent\o) Winthrops) 1623–1683
      20. 20. Joseph Richards 1621–1694
      21. 21. Major (and Deputy William) Bradford 1624–1703
      22. 22. *Mercy Bradford 1627–1657
      23. 23. *Ephraim Bradford 1626–1679
      24. 24. Ephraim Bradford 1615–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Grace) Richards 1603–1661
    3. 3. Thomas (R. Richards) Jr 1596–1651
  2. 2. Alice Richards 1581–1634
  3. 3. Thomas Richards 1572–

James Ricketts's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of James Thomas Ricketts in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1608
19 January 1608
Age 60
Death of James Thomas Ricketts in St James Churchyard, Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
St James Churchyard, Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1608
    Event Place: St James Churchyard, Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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