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Richard Hand 1645–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Handes

Mother: Mary Shepley

Spouse(s): Frances Purefoy

Children(s): Martha Hand

Richard Hand was born in 1645 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Handes And Mary Shepley. Richard Hand married Frances Rachel Purefoy, and had children including Martha Purefoy Hand. Richard Hand passed away in 1689 in Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Hand was born in 1645 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Handes And Mary Shepley.
  • Richard Hand married Frances Rachel Purefoy, and had children including Martha Purefoy Hand.
  • Richard Hand passed away in 1689 in Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Hand's Ancestors

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Richard Hand
1645–1689
Birth Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Handes
1621–1689
Birmingham, Warwick, England
Mary Shepley
1623–1646
Stathen, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Hand
1592–
Birmingham, Warwick, England
Margaret Suttleworth
1598–1670
Birmingham, Warwick, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Hand's Descendants

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Richard Hand (1645–1689) m. Frances (Rachel) Purefoy (1653–23 Jul 1718)
  1. 1. Martha (Purefoy) Hand 1676–1739 m. JOHN (THOMAS Tabb) Cpt 1676–1739
    1. 1. Frances Tabb 1700–1729 m. Thomas (Ambrose) Peyton 1675–1738
      1. 1. John (I, Sir Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas REV Patriot: provided) muskets 1720–1790 m. Frances ("Fanny" Cook \) Cooke 1723–1828
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Peyton) Dixon 1756–1788 m. Rev. (John) Dixon 1742–1788

Richard Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of Richard Hand in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
1689
1689
Age 44
Death of Richard Hand in Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Elizabeth County, Virginia, USA

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