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Richard Early 1628–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1628

Birth Location: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 January 1691

Death Location: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Early

Mother: Margery Sheppard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Saunders

Children(s): Thomas Early

Richard Early was born in 1628 in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Sheppard Early And Margery Sheppard. Richard Early married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including Thomas Early. Richard Early passed away in 1691 in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Early was born in 1628 in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Sheppard Early And Margery Sheppard.
  • Richard Early married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including Thomas Early.
  • Richard Early passed away in 1691 in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Early's Ancestors

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Richard Early
1628–1691
Birth Place: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sheppard Early
1600–1630
Oxfordshire, England
Margery Sheppard
1598–1630
Witney, Oxfordshire
Grandparents
Thomas Sheppard
1555–1626
Hailey, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Alice (Sheppard) Axeley
1578–1640
Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Thomas Sheppard
1555–1626
Hailey, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Alice
1563–1640
Hailey, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard grandfather)
1535–
Alice Heynes
1532–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Sheppard
1506–1558
Emmelins grandmother)
1510–

Richard Early's Descendants

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Richard Early (March 1628–27 January 1691) m. Elizabeth Saunders (6 October 1636–29 July 1707)
  1. 1. Thomas Early 1657–1734
    1. 1. Thomas Early 1702–1750 m. Margaret Bostock 1707–1750
      1. 1. WYNEFREDE EARLY 1732–1802 m. henry smith 1734–1784
        1. 1. William Smith 1770– m. Elizabeth Durbridge 1772–1842

Richard Early's Timeline

4 Records

1628
March 1628
Birth of Richard Early in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1651
13 Jul 1651
Age 23
Richard Early was married In St Mary. Witney, Oxfordshire.England
St Mary. Witney, Oxfordshire.England
1651
13 Jul 1651
Age 23
Richard Early was married in Witney, Oxfordshire, , England
Witney, Oxfordshire, , England
1691
27 January 1691
Age 63
Death of Richard Early in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1628
    Event Place: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1651
    Event Place: St Mary. Witney, Oxfordshire.England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1651
    Event Place: Witney, Oxfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1691
    Event Place: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

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