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Richard Christopher GIST Captain 1684–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Baltimore Co, MD

Death Date: 28 August 1741

Death Location: St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America

Father: Christopher Explorer

Mother: Edith Cromwell

Spouse(s): Zipporah Murray

Children(s): Abraham Vaughn, Edith Gist

In 1684, Richard Christopher GIST Captain entered the world in Baltimore Co, MD, born to Christopher Richard Gist Explorer And Edith Cromwell. Richard Christopher GIST Captain married Zipporah Murray, and had children including Abraham Vaughn, Edith Gist. Richard Christopher GIST Captain passed away in 1741 in St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Richard Christopher GIST Captain entered the world in Baltimore Co, MD, born to Christopher Richard Gist Explorer And Edith Cromwell.
  • Richard Christopher GIST Captain married Zipporah Murray, and had children including Abraham Vaughn, Edith Gist.
  • Richard Christopher GIST Captain passed away in 1741 in St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Explorer
1655–1690
Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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Edith Cromwell
1632–1695
Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Zipporah Murray
1685–1760
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
ZM

Children(s)

Abraham Vaughn
1706–1763
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
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Edith Gist
1709–1770
Birth Location: Saint Pauls, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Richard Captain's Ancestors

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Richard Captain
1684–1741
Birth Place: Baltimore Co, MD
Parents
Christopher Richard Gist Explorer
1655–1690
Malmesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Edith Cromwell
1632–1695
Malmesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry "Lord Deputy of Ireland " " Lord Protector of England") Cromwell
1628–1674
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Russell
1631–1687
All Saints, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Cromwell
1599–1658
Elizabeth Bourchier
1598–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cromwell
–1617

Richard Captain's Descendants

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Richard (Christopher GIST) Captain (1684–28 August 1741) m. Zipporah Murray (1685–25 Apr 1760)
  1. 1. Abraham Vaughn 1706–1763 m. Edith Gist 1709–1770
    1. 1. Mary Vaughn 1722–1810 m. Thomas (Logsdon) Sr 1710–1797
      1. 1. Ann Logsdon 1744–1800 m. John Durbin 1734–1831
        1. 1. John (D Durbin) Jr 1767–1831 m. Elizabeth Oller 1775–1842
        2. 2. Drusilla Durbin 1782–1861
  2. 2. Edith Gist 1709–1770 m. Abraham Vaughn 1706–1763

Richard Captain's Timeline

7 Records

1683
1683
Birth of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in Baltimore Co, MD
Baltimore Co, MD
1683
1683
Birth of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1684
1684
Birth of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1684
1684
Birth of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in Baltimore Co, MD
Baltimore Co, MD
1741
28 August 1741
Age 57
Death of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
1741
22 Aug 1741
Age 57
Death of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America
St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America
1741
28 August 1741
Age 57
Death of Richard Christopher GIST Captain in St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America
St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Baltimore Co, MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Baltimore Co, MD
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1707; Page Number: 256

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1741
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1741
    Event Place: St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1741
    Event Place: St. Paul, Baltimore, Province of Maryland, North America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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