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John Richards 1753 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1753

Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: after 1840

Death Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henricus (Richards)

Mother: Jean Killian

Spouse(s): Christiana Wentz

Children(s): Mary RICHARDS

John Richards was born in 1753 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henricus (Hendry) Reichard (Richards) and Jean Killian. John Richards married Christiana Wentz, and had children including Mary Polley RICHARDS. John Richards passed away in 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Richards was born in 1753 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henricus (Hendry) Reichard (Richards) and Jean Killian.
  • John Richards married Christiana Wentz, and had children including Mary Polley RICHARDS.
  • John Richards passed away in 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henricus (Richards)
1719 – 1757
Birth Location: Roemisch-Katholische, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Jean Killian
1732 – 1800
Birth Location: Steinback an der Holzecke, Bavaria, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Christiana Wentz
1765 – 1835
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary RICHARDS
1800 – 1846
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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John Richards's Ancestors

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John Richards
1753 – 1840
Birth Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henricus (Hendry) Reichard (Richards)
1719 – 1757
Roemisch-Katholische, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Jean Killian
1732 – 1800
Steinback an der Holzecke, Bavaria, Germany
Grandparents
Thoma Reichard
1699 –
Roemisch-Katholische, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Christiana) Heberneel
1699 –
Roemisch-Katholische, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Richards's Descendants

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John Richards (25 Feb 1753 – after 1840) m. Christiana Wentz (1765 – Aft. 1835)
  1. 1. Mary (Polley) RICHARDS (23 Dec 1800 – 17 Jan 1846) m. Frederick (Luther) Killion (Abt. 1795 – 14 july 1859)
    1. 1. Alexander (Valentine) Killion (9 Sep 1819 – 19 Sep 1866) m. Susannah Kinnaman (30 Jan 1825 – 22 Oct 1912)
      1. 1. George (Elias) Killian (abt 1855 – ) m. Nancy (E) Killion (Mar 1855 – ) m. Nancy (Ann) Tate
        1. 1. Esabella Killian (1810 – unknown) m. David Killian (abt 1803 – 06 Apr 1862)
        2. 2. George Killion (abt 1891 – )
        3. 3. Cash Killion (abt 1897 – )

John Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1753
25 Feb 1753
Birth of John Richards in Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
1840
after 1840
Age 87
Death of John Richards in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1753
    Event Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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