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Richard Harcourt 1623 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 2 May 1696

Death Location: Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA

Father: Sir Harcourt

Mother: Lady Weston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Potter

Children(s): Mary Harcourt

In 1623, Richard Harcourt entered the world in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Simon Phillpe Harcourt and Lady Martha Weston. Richard Harcourt married Elizabeth Potter, and had children including Mary Harcourt. Richard Harcourt passed away in 1696 in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1623, Richard Harcourt entered the world in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Simon Phillpe Harcourt and Lady Martha Weston.
  • Richard Harcourt married Elizabeth Potter, and had children including Mary Harcourt.
  • Richard Harcourt passed away in 1696 in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Harcourt
1601 – 1642
Birth Location: Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
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Lady Weston
1600 – 1645
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Potter
1631 – 1706
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Conn, British Colony
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Children(s)

Mary Harcourt
1674 – 1721
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Queens, New York, USA
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Richard Harcourt's Ancestors

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Richard Harcourt
1623 – 1696
Birth Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Simon Phillpe Harcourt
1601 – 1642
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Martha) Weston
1600 – 1645
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Harcourt
1574 – 1631
Ellenhall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Frances (de) Vere
1576 – 1609
Heddingham Castle, Essex, England, United Kingdom
William (Nicholas) Weston
1575 – 1628
England
Mary Watherhood
1575 – 1668
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harcourt
1549 – 1639
Dorothy Robinson
1550 – 1582
Sir Vere
1523 – 1565
Elisabeth Colchester
1539 – 1615
Sir Weston
1547 – 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Harcourt
1525 – 1577
Lady Aston
1530 – 1610
William Robinson
1531 – 1563
Grace Fitzherbert
1533 – 1563
Sir Oxford
1482 – 1540
Sir Hardekyn
1507 – 1559
Lady Sharington
1515 – 1539
Roger Weston
1516 – 1577
Margarite Fox
1520 – 1584

Richard Harcourt's Descendants

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Richard Harcourt (1623 – 2 May 1696) m. Elizabeth Potter (16 Feb 1631 – 23 Aug 1706)
  1. 1. Mary Harcourt (1674 – 18 DEC 1721) m. Morris Shadbolt (1675 – 11 Apr 1712)
    1. 1. Robert Shadbolt (11 Sep 1707 – 1797) m. Ruth Embree (abt 1719 – 1765)
      1. 1. Embree Shadbolt (1742 – 6 May 1793) m. Mary Barker (abt 1750 – )
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Shadbolt (4 April 1775 – 15 Aug 1850) m. Booker (S) Peake (1790 – 1859)

Richard Harcourt's Timeline

2 Records

1623
1623
Birth of Richard Harcourt in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
1696
2 May 1696
Age 73
Death of Richard Harcourt in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA
Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1696
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, USA
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