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John Rice "Trader" Hughes 1625 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Death Date: 5 APR 1718

Death Location: Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Lady Griffith

Spouse(s): Jane Powhatan

Children(s): Mathias Hughes, Mary HUGHES, Nathaniel HUGHES, Edward HUGHES, Jesse HUGHES, Abadiah HUGHES, Rees HUGHES, Ann HUGHES

John Rice "Trader" Hughes was born in 1625 in Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, the child of John Hughes and Lady Mary Griffith. In 1634, John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated to Barbados. John Rice "Trader" Hughes married Jane Nicketti "Eagle Plume" Powhatan, and had children including Mathias Hughes, Mary Elizabeth HUGHES, Nathaniel Davis HUGHES, Edward HUGHES, Jesse Robert HUGHES, Abadiah HUGHES, Rees HUGHES, Ann HUGHES. John Rice "Trader" Hughes passed away in 1718 in Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa.

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Biography

  • John Rice "Trader" Hughes was born in 1625 in Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, the child of John Hughes and Lady Mary Griffith.
  • In 1634, John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated to Barbados.
  • John Rice "Trader" Hughes married Jane Nicketti "Eagle Plume" Powhatan, and had children including Mathias Hughes, Mary Elizabeth HUGHES, Nathaniel Davis HUGHES, Edward HUGHES, Jesse Robert HUGHES, Abadiah HUGHES, Rees HUGHES, Ann HUGHES.
  • John Rice "Trader" Hughes passed away in 1718 in Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hughes's Ancestors

Self
John Hughes
1625 – 1718
Birth Place: Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Parents
John Hughes
1590 – 1655
Glan, Anglesey, Wales
Lady (Mary) Griffith
1598 – 1677
Llanddyffan, Anglesey, Wales
Grandparents
Griffith Hughes
1570 – 1594
Llanallgo, Anglesey, Wales
Elin Griffith
1572 –
Wales
Robert Griffith
1555 – 1587
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Grace Mostyn
1540 – 1580
Trysglwyn, Amiwch, Anglesey, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Morris Griffith
1530 – 1602
Jane Wynn
1530 – 1555
William Mostyn
1520 – 1576
Margaret Powell
– 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mostyn
1500 – 1558
Jane Griffith
1514 – 1572

John Hughes's Descendants

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John (Rice "Trader") Hughes (1625 – 5 APR 1718) m. Jane (Nicketti "Eagle Plume") Powhatan (ABT 1625 – 7 OCT 1722)
  1. 1. Mathias Hughes (1638 – 21 JAN 1702) m. Sarah Little (1644 – 15 MAR 1697)
    1. 1. Sarah Hughes (1684 – 22 OCT 1745) m. Gregory Farmer (1680 – 27 AUG 1743)
      1. 1. Margaret Farmer (2 SEP 1706 – BEF 30 AUG 1756) m. Ford Barnes (12 APR 1698 – JUN 1749)
        1. 1. Hannah Barnes (26 SEP 1728 – FEB 1758) m. Kent Mitchell (2 JAN 1724 – 6 JUL 1793)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) HUGHES (1650 – 12 FEB 1756)
  3. 3. Nathaniel (Davis) HUGHES (1650 – 1710)
  4. 4. Edward HUGHES (1650 – DEC 1714)
  5. 5. Jesse (Robert) HUGHES (1652 – 1721)
  6. 6. Abadiah HUGHES (1654 – 19 SEP 1740)
  7. 7. Rees HUGHES (1657 – DEC 1714)
  8. 8. Ann HUGHES (1674 – 1760)

John Hughes's Timeline

7 Records

1620
28 DEC 1620
John Rice "Trader" Hughes was christened in Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England
Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England
1625
1625
Birth of John Rice "Trader" Hughes in Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
1634
1634
Age 9
John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated in Barbados
Barbados
1635
1635
Age 10
John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated in Barbados
Barbados
1650
1650
Age 25
John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated in Virginia, British Colonial America
Virginia, British Colonial America
1650
1650
Age 25
John Rice "Trader" Hughes immigrated in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1718
5 APR 1718
Age 93
Death of John Rice "Trader" Hughes in Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa
Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Rector, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1620
    Event Place: Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Barbados

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Barbados

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1718
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, New Kent, Henrico Co, Virginia Usa

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