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Richard (Judge) Beaufort 1617–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1617

Birth Location: Dutton, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 Nov 1686

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia

Father: Sir Buford\Beauford\Beaufort

Mother: Margaret Stafford

Spouse(s): Margaret Vause

Children(s): John Burford

The story of Richard (Judge) Beaufort began in 1617 in Dutton, Essex, England. Richard (Judge) Beaufort married Margaret Dora Vause, and had children including John Abraham Burford. Richard (Judge) Beaufort passed away in 1686 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard (Judge) Beaufort began in 1617 in Dutton, Essex, England.
  • Richard (Judge) Beaufort married Margaret Dora Vause, and had children including John Abraham Burford.
  • Richard (Judge) Beaufort passed away in 1686 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Buford\Beauford\Beaufort
1591–1648
Birth Location: Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
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Margaret Stafford
1595–1663
Birth Location: Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Vause
1621–1687
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Burford
1642–1722
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Lancaster, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
JB

Richard Beaufort's Ancestors

Self
Richard Beaufort
1617–1686
Birth Place: Dutton, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Lord John Buford\Beauford\Beaufort
1591–1648
Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Margaret (Holland) Stafford
1595–1663
Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Ralph (De Stafford 1st Earl Stafford) od
1577–
Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
f@@ (Catherine Stafford (Hastang) Countess of) Stafford
1577–1663
Bordeaux, France
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sir
1550–1603
John Hastings
1556–1638
Lady Trussell**
1554–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Holland
1532–1603
John I
1536–1584
Jane Pennystone
1530–1584
Sir Knight
1534–1554
Lady Philibert
1534–1554

Richard Beaufort's Descendants

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Richard ((Judge)) Beaufort (Jan 1617–11 Nov 1686) m. Margaret (Dora) Vause (1621–30 Jan 1687)
  1. 1. John (Abraham) Burford 1642–1722 m. Elizabeth (Parrott) (Perrott) 1645–1729
    1. 1. Thomas (Beaufort\Buford) Sr 1663–1716 m. Mary Warren 1664–1720
      1. 1. General (Thomas) Beauford 1682–1761 m. Elizabeth (Metstand) Lee 1688–1716
        1. 1. Daniel Buford\Beauford 1704–1790 m. Ann Brockett 1705–1761

Richard Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1617
Jan 1617
Birth of Richard (Judge) Beaufort in Dutton, Essex, England
Dutton, Essex, England
1686
11 Nov 1686
Age 69
Death of Richard (Judge) Beaufort in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1617
    Event Place: Dutton, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1686
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia
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