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John Thomas Richards 1575 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1575

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 19 Jan 1608

Death Location: St Magnus the Martyr, London, England

Father: James Ricketts\Ricards\Richards

Mother: Alice Blake

Spouse(s): Eleanor Grimmond

Children(s): Elizabeth (Baker-married)

The story of John Thomas Richards began in 1575 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. John Thomas Richards married Eleanor Grimmond, and had children including Elizabeth Grace Richards (Baker-married). John Thomas Richards passed away in 1608 in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Richards began in 1575 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.
  • John Thomas Richards married Eleanor Grimmond, and had children including Elizabeth Grace Richards (Baker-married).
  • John Thomas Richards passed away in 1608 in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1558 – 1608
Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Alice Blake
1548 – 1584
Birth Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Grimmond
1572 – 1679
Birth Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth (Baker-married)
1603 – 1661
Birth Location: Devon, England
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John Richards's Ancestors

Self
John Richards
1575 – 1608
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
James Thomas Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1558 – 1608
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Alice (Emma) Blake
1548 – 1584
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1515 – 1565
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Emotta Richards
1490 – 1565
Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
John ((The Elder) Blake, Lord Of Plainsfield) Manor
1521 – 1576
Plainsfield Manor (now Spaxton), Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Joan ((Jane) Christian Anne "Dutchess of Sommerset") Rawson
1519 – 1595
Plainesfield, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1490 – 1552
Joane Caverley
1501 – 1587
Simon Roslein
1495 – 1520
Sophia Roslein
1499 – 1520
Humphrey Blake
1500 – 1576
Agnes Littleton
1501 – 1585
William Jugg
1496 – 1593
Catherine Rawson-Jugg
1501 – 1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Caverly
1470 –
Lars Roslien
1470 –
Angnete Roslien
1475 – 1500
John Brosdal
1470 – 1521
Karina (Brosdal)
1470 – 1525
William Blake\Blague
1465 – 1547
(Lady) Balque)
1469 – 1560
Richard Edgbaston
1440 – 1503
Margery Throckmorton
1454 – 1530
Sir Rawson
1474 – 1518
Agnes Burke
1473 – 1537
Christopher Rawson
1474 – 1518
Agnes Burke
1473 – 1500

John Richards's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Richards (21 Jan 1575 – 19 Jan 1608) m. Eleanor Grimmond (1572 – 3 Jul 1679)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace Richards) (Baker-married) (Jul 1603 – 23 Apr 1661) m. Rev (Nicholas Baker (Richards)) II (1601 – 22 Aug 1678)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Baker) (Burrows-married) (20 Jul 1636 – 20 Aug 1728) m. Richard (M) Burrows (1632 – AFT 1670)
      1. 1. Hester ("Mary") Burrows (1 Jun 1665 – 1 Jun 1745) m. James Couper (16 May 1661 – 4 Dec 1732)
        1. 1. Obadiah COOPER (Mar 1685 – 6 May 1742) m. Cornelia Gardenier (11 Oct 1691 – 17 Apr 1748)

John Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1575
21 Jan 1575
Birth of John Thomas Richards in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1608
19 Jan 1608
Age 33
Death of John Thomas Richards in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England
St Magnus the Martyr, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1575
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1608
    Event Place: St Magnus the Martyr, London, England
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