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Richard Atkins 1596 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1596

Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: John Atkins

Mother: Mary Sandys

Spouse(s): Joan Creed

Children(s): John Atkins, Thomas Atkins, Mary Atkins, John Atkins, Richard Atkins, Richard Atkin, Cynthia Atkins, Alice Major, Thomas Adkins

The story of Richard Atkins began in 1596 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Richard Atkins married Joan Creed, and had children including John Atkins, Thomas Atkins, Mary Booth Atkins, John Atkins, Richard Atkins, Richard Atkin, Cynthia Alice Atkins, Alice Major, Thomas Adkins. Richard Atkins passed away in 1679 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Atkins began in 1596 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
  • Richard Atkins married Joan Creed, and had children including John Atkins, Thomas Atkins, Mary Booth Atkins, John Atkins, Richard Atkins, Richard Atkin, Cynthia Alice Atkins, Alice Major, Thomas Adkins.
  • Richard Atkins passed away in 1679 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Atkins
1589 – 1623
Birth Location: Somerset, England
JA
Mary Sandys
1578 – 1635
Birth Location: Kent, England
MS

Spouses(s)

Joan Creed
1602 – 1695
Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, , England
JC

Children(s)

John Atkins
1618 –
Birth Location: Witherley, Leicestershire, England
JA
Thomas Atkins
1620 – 1664
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
TA
Mary Atkins
1621 – 1690
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
MA
John Atkins
1622 – 1644
Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
JA
Richard Atkins
1624 –
Birth Location: of, Surry, Virginia
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Richard Atkin
Birth Location: –
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Cynthia Atkins
1640 – 1672
Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
CA
Alice Major
1642 – 1710
Birth Location: Skippers Gut, Accomack, Virginia, United States
AM
Thomas Adkins
1667 – 1711
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
TA

Richard Atkins's Ancestors

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Richard Atkins
1596 – 1679
Birth Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Atkins
1589 – 1623
Somerset, England
Mary Sandys
1578 – 1635
Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Atkyns
1550 – 1610
Kent, England
Eleanor Marsh
1555 – 1594
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atkyns
1525 – 1579
Thomas Marsh
1514 – 1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Atkyns
1500 –
Mary ATKYNS
1505 – 1526
Edward Marsh
1474 –

Richard Atkins's Descendants

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Richard Atkins (27 May 1596 – 1679) m. Joan Creed (14 Jan 1602 – 1695)
  1. 1. John Atkins (17 Mar 1618 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Atkins (1620 – 1664)
  3. 3. Mary (Booth) Atkins (5 Jul 1621 – 30 Sep 1690) m. John Rogers (9 Dec 1619 – 1683) m. Jonathan (Abraham) Garris (1603 – )
    1. 1. James Rogers (Abt 1643 – )
    2. 2. Richard Rogers (1653 – ) m. Mary Marshall (Bef 1687 – Aft 1704)
    3. 3. Daniel Rogers (1655 – 1678)
    4. 4. William Rogers (1655 – 4 Apr 1714) m. Elizabeth Dale (1654 – 1728) m. Mary Stott (1662 – 8 Sep 1731)
    5. 5. William Rogers (Jun 1657 – 10 May 1727) m. Jane Owen (Abt 1657 – Abt 1686) m. Elizabeth Cartwright (1670 – Apr 1730)
      1. 1. William Rogers (1682 – 1778)
      2. 2. Jane Rogers (1682 – )
      3. 3. Mary Rogers (Abt 1682 – Aft 11 Nov 1751) m. James (Pierce) Bennett (1 Jun 1687 – 11 Nov 1751)
      4. 4. Benjamin Rogers (7 Sep 1687 – 28 May 1744) m. Elizabeth Evans (Abt 1691 – )
      5. 5. Ann Rogers (Abt 1688 – 1758)
      6. 6. Robert Rogers (Abt 1690 – Jun 1739) m. Susannah Parks (7 Apr 1691 – 12 Dec 1785) m. Elizabeth Green (1690 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rogers (1709 – 31 Mar 1800) m. William Shelton (1701 – )
        2. 2. Caroline Rogers (1711 – )
        3. 3. Lucy Rogers (Abt 1713 – 1740)
        4. 4. Robert Rogers (Bef 21 Aug 1717 – 1794) m. Elizabeth Mosley m. Mary Mosley (1720 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Rogers (Abt 1720 – ) m. William Shelton (1709 – 1788) m. William Shelton (Abt 1720 – Bet 31 Oct 1800 and 12 Jan 1801)
        6. 6. Jeremiah Whitney (Abt 1720 – )
        7. 7. Josiah Whitney (Abt 1722 – )
        8. 8. Ann Rogers (6 Aug 1725 – Aft 1773) m. William Ligon (7 Feb 1705 – 16 Oct 1796)
        9. 9. Susannah Rogers (Abt 1726 – 1740)
        10. 10. Susannah Rogers (Abt 1727 – Aft 1749) m. James Christian (1716 – 15 Jul 1759)
        11. 11. David Rogers (1 May 1727 – 16 Nov 1769) m. Mary Christian (8 Oct 1735 – 1769)
        12. 12. Timothy (Lot) Rogers (1731 – 2 Apr 1829) m. Zilpha Parker (1730 – 21 Jan 1796)
        13. 13. Rebecca Whitney (1735 – 1793) m. Jonathan Coleman (4 Feb 1722 – )
        14. 14. William Rogers (Abt 1735 – 1777) m. Judith Bradshaw (Abt 1720 – 1826) m. Mary Cannifax (1734 – )
        15. 15. Ethelred Rogers (1736 – ) m. Mary Stackhouse (1741 – )
        16. 16. Susannah Whitney (Abt 1737 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Rogers (1692 – 20 Nov 1750) m. Benjamin Ellis (1688 – 19 Jan 1759) m. Robert Ellis (1712 – 1779) m. Edward Ellis (1673 – 1744)
      8. 8. Joseph Rogers (1694 – 20 Feb 1752) m. Mary (Fargeson or) Ferguson (1695 – 20 Feb 1752)
      9. 9. Sarah Rogers (1696 – 1795) m. Bennett (Abt 1689 – )
      10. 10. Priscilla Rogers (1698 – 1795) m. Nicholas Proctor (1688 – 1776)
      11. 11. Jane Rogers (1702 – 1795) m. Rogers (Abt 1698 – Deceased)
      12. 12. William Rogers (1704 – 1788)
    6. 6. John Rogers (Abt 1660 – Aft 24 Mar 1724) m. Agnes Smith (1665 – )
    7. 7. Katherine Rogers (1663 – 1750) m. Thomas Banks (1662 – ) m. William Keene (1660 – )
    8. 8. Richard Rogers (Abt 1663 – Mar 1740) m. Mary (Ruth) Marshall (1663 – 1720)
    9. 9. Nicholas Rogers (Abt 1664 – )
    10. 10. Peter Rogers (Abt 1665 – 7 Apr 1719) m. Cecelia Rogers (Abt 1672 – Aft 7 Apr 1719)
    11. 11. Elizabeth Rogers (1668 – ) m. George Rochelle (1665 – )
    12. 12. William Rogers (Abt 1669 – )
  4. 4. John Atkins (1622 – 1644)
  5. 5. Richard Atkins (1624 – )
  6. 6. Richard Atkin
  7. 7. Cynthia (Alice) Atkins (1640 – 1672)
  8. 8. Alice Major (1642 – 1710)
  9. 9. Thomas Adkins (Abt 1667 – 26 May 1711) m. Elizabeth Smith (Abt 1667 – Abt 1711)

Richard Atkins's Timeline

3 Records

1596
27 May 1596
Birth of Richard Atkins in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
1596
27 May 1596
Richard Atkins was christened in St. Mary, Lichfield, Stafford, England
St. Mary, Lichfield, Stafford, England
1679
1679
Age 83
Death of Richard Atkins in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1596
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 May 1596
    Event Place: St. Mary, Lichfield, Stafford, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America
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