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Prudence (Byrd) Richards 1576–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1576

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 2 Oct 1639

Death Location: St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Father: Abraham Richards

Mother: Agnes Beomond

Spouse(s): John Beard

Children(s): Mary Bird

In 1576, Prudence (Byrd) Richards entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Abraham Richards And Agnes Beomond. Prudence (Byrd) Richards married John Phelkin Beard, and had children including Mary Lou Bird. Prudence (Byrd) Richards passed away in 1639 in St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1576, Prudence (Byrd) Richards entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Abraham Richards And Agnes Beomond.
  • Prudence (Byrd) Richards married John Phelkin Beard, and had children including Mary Lou Bird.
  • Prudence (Byrd) Richards passed away in 1639 in St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Richards
1550–1580
Birth Location: Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
AR
Agnes Beomond
1548–1587
Birth Location: Bishops, Hertfordshire, England
AB

Spouses(s)

John Beard
1568–1625
Birth Location: Tatenhill, Stafford, England
JB

Children(s)

Mary Bird
1584–1645
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
MB

Prudence Richards's Ancestors

Self
Prudence Richards
1576–1639
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Abraham Richards
1550–1580
Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes Beomond
1548–1587
Bishops, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Prudence Richards's Descendants

1.
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Prudence ((Byrd)) Richards (16 Dec 1576–2 Oct 1639) m. John ((Phelkin)) Beard (18 Feb 1568–19 Sep 1625)
  1. 1. Mary (Lou) Bird 1584–1645 m. Col. (Richard Thomas) Waterman 1584–1676
    1. 1. Rebecca Waterman 1603–1661 m. Edward (John) Boorman 1603–
      1. 1. Christopher (Samuel) Boorman 1622–1665 m. Lady (Elizabeth Sophia Middleton , of Warnham Sussex, Countess Boorman, Baroness) Cranbrook 1622–1651
        1. 1. Lady (Nancy S. Boorman) McGinnis 1642–1710 m. Sir (William James Of Belfast Castle) McGinnis 1620–1676

Prudence Richards's Timeline

12 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1576
16 Dec 1576
Birth of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1576
16 Dec 1576
Birth of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
1576
16 Dec 1576
Birth of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1592
1592
Age 16
Prudence (Byrd) Richards was married
None
1638
23 Jan 1638
Age 62
Prudence (Byrd) Richards was baptized in Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
1638
Sep 1638
Age 62
Death of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1638
02 Oct 1638
Age 62
Death of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1639
2 Oct 1639
Age 63
Death of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1639
2 Oct 1639
Age 63
Death of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1639
2 Oct 1639
Age 63
Burial of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England
St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England
1643
Nov 4 1643
Age 67
Death of Prudence (Byrd) Richards in Musbury, Devon, , England
Musbury, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1638
    Event Place: Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1592
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Herts., Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ancestral Lines of Mary Lenore Knapp
    [2] Hoosiers, Yankees, & Englishmen : a Family Record.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1639
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1638
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 4 1643
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1638
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1639
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1639
    Event Place: St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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