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Richard ( Richey ) Evans 1730–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Chester,Pa

Death Date: before 1816

Death Location: of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA

Father: Evan Evans

Mother: Margaret Dunn

Spouse(s): Phebe Whelan

Children(s): Catherine Evans

Richard ( Richey ) Evans was born in 1730 in Chester,Pa, the child of Evan Rice Evans And Margaret Dunn. In 1778, Richard ( Richey ) Evans resided in Chester, Pennsylvania. Richard ( Richey ) Evans married Phebe Whelan, and had children including Catherine Somers Evans. Richard ( Richey ) Evans passed away in 1816 in of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA.

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Biography

  • Richard ( Richey ) Evans was born in 1730 in Chester,Pa, the child of Evan Rice Evans And Margaret Dunn.
  • In 1778, Richard ( Richey ) Evans resided in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Richard ( Richey ) Evans married Phebe Whelan, and had children including Catherine Somers Evans.
  • Richard ( Richey ) Evans passed away in 1816 in of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Evan Evans
1687–1731
Birth Location: of Treeglws, Montg., Wales.
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Margaret Dunn
1686–1748
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Whelan
1746–1816
Birth Location: Goshen Mm, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Catherine Evans
1767–1833
Birth Location: Virginia
CE

Richard Evans's Ancestors

Self
Richard Evans
1730–1816
Birth Place: Chester,Pa
Parents
Evan Rice Evans
1687–1731
of Treeglws, Montg., Wales.
Margaret Dunn
1686–1748
England
Grandparents
William EVANS
1655–1736
Vron Goch, Wales
Ellin Griffith
1655–
St Dunstan in The West, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Evans's Descendants

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Richard (( Richey )) Evans (1730–before 1816) m. Phebe Whelan (21 Aug 1746–before 1816)
  1. 1. Catherine (Somers) Evans 1767–1833 m. Dillon (Doral) Bridges 1764–1807
    1. 1. Joseph (N.) Bridges 1784–1878 m. Nancy (Bennett) Bridges 1785–1877
      1. 1. William Bridges 1816–1902 m. Hester ((Ester) Johnson) Bridges 1831–1875
        1. 1. Selena Bridges 1862–1922 m. John (Dempsey) Trowbridge 1854–1930

Richard Evans's Timeline

3 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Richard ( Richey ) Evans in Chester,Pa
Chester,Pa
1778
8 Jan 1778
Age 48
Richard ( Richey ) Evans resided here in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1816
before 1816
Age 86
Death of Richard ( Richey ) Evans in of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA
of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Chester,Pa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificates of Removal, 1763-1828; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:623

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: before 1816
    Event Place: of,Fauquier,and Loudoun,VA
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