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Richard Cromwell 1596 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 23 Feb 1665

Death Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Cromwell

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Edith Geesan

Children(s): William Cromwell, John Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Mary Cromwell, Edith Cromwell, William Cromwell

Richard Cromwell was born in 1596 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Robert Williams Cromwell and Elizabeth Lynne Stewart. Richard Cromwell married Edith Geesan, and had children including William Cromwell, John Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Mary Cromwell, Edith Cromwell, William Cromwell. Richard Cromwell passed away in 1665 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Cromwell was born in 1596 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Robert Williams Cromwell and Elizabeth Lynne Stewart.
  • Richard Cromwell married Edith Geesan, and had children including William Cromwell, John Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Mary Cromwell, Edith Cromwell, William Cromwell.
  • Richard Cromwell passed away in 1665 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Cromwell's Ancestors

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Richard Cromwell
1596 – 1665
Birth Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Robert Williams Cromwell
1560 – 1617
Huntington Glouchestershire, England
Elizabeth (Lynne) Stewart
1565 – 1654
Ely, Glamorganshire, South Wales, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias) Williams
1516 – 1604
Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
Joan ("of the Tower") Warren,
1524 – 1584
All Saints, Huntingdonshire, England
William (Steward) Stewart
– 1594
Great-Grandparents
Sir Williams,
1495 – 1544
Frances Mervin,
1499 – 1533
Sir Warren,
1495 – 1553
Joan Trelake
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Williams,
1465 – 1508
Katharine Cromwell
1476 – 1517
Sir Murfyn
1465 – 1528
Ralph Warren
1483 – 1553
Catherine Moore
1472 –

Richard Cromwell's Descendants

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Richard Cromwell (1596 – 23 Feb 1665) m. Edith Geesan (1600 – )
  1. 1. William Cromwell (1626 – 1684) m. Elizabeth Trehearne (1617 – 24 Nov 1694)
    1. 1. William Cromwell (1678 – 7 Jul 1735) m. Mary Woolquist (1674 – 1758)
      1. 1. Joseph Cromwell (21 Aug 1707 – 12 Oct 1769)
      2. 2. Woolquist Cromwell (1712 – 3 Jan 1771)
      3. 3. Alexander Cromwell (1712 – 1790)
    2. 2. Thomas Cromwell ( – Abt 1723) m. Venitia Woolquist
    3. 3. Joshua Cromwell
    4. 4. Philip Cromwell
  2. 2. John Cromwell (1628 – 1714) m. Abigail (1621 – )
    1. 1. John Cromwell (1668 – )
    2. 2. Joshua Cromwell (1680 – 1735)
  3. 3. Richard Cromwell (1630 – )
  4. 4. Mary Cromwell (1630 – )
  5. 5. Edith Cromwell (1632 – May 1694) m. Christopher Gist (1655 – 17 Feb 1690)
    1. 1. Edith Gist (1679 – 1691)
    2. 2. Emma Gist (1680 – 1691)
    3. 3. Capt (Richard Christopher) Gist (1683 – 28 Aug 1741)
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Gist (13 Oct 1684 – 1739)
    5. 5. Nathaniael Gist (About 1686 – )
  6. 6. William Cromwell (1640 – 1684)

Richard Cromwell's Timeline

3 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Richard Cromwell in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
1665
23 Feb 1665
Age 69
Death of Richard Cromwell in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1701
1701
Age 105
Richard Cromwell resided here in S Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore County, MD
S Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore County, MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1687; Page Number: 156

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: S Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1665
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

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