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Richard Jefferson 1640–1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia

Death Date: 1709

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Samuel Capt

Mother: Elizabeth Broome

Spouse(s): Mary Stokely

Children(s): Richard II, Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson

Richard Jefferson was born in 1640 in St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia, the child of Samuel Jefferson Capt And Elizabeth Betsy Ann Broome. Richard Jefferson married Mary Margaret Stokely, and had children including Mary Jefferson, Richard Jefferson Ii, Thomas Jefferson. Richard Jefferson passed away in 1709 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Jefferson was born in 1640 in St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia, the child of Samuel Jefferson Capt And Elizabeth Betsy Ann Broome.
  • Richard Jefferson married Mary Margaret Stokely, and had children including Mary Jefferson, Richard Jefferson Ii, Thomas Jefferson.
  • Richard Jefferson passed away in 1709 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Jefferson's Ancestors

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Richard Jefferson
1640–1709
Birth Place: St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia
Parents
Samuel Jefferson Capt
1607–1690
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth ("Betsy Ann") Broome
1610–1697
St Kitts, West Indies
Grandparents
Samuel (Jefferson) Capt
1584–1649
Pettistree, Suffolk, , England
Elizabethe Broome
1589–1609
Burgh, Suffolk, England (7.8 miles SW of Pettistree)
Nicholas Carr
1588–
Ireland or England
Elizabeth Broome
1589–
England
Great-Grandparents
John Jeaffreson
1562–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Fiske
1530–1590

Richard Jefferson's Descendants

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Richard Jefferson (1640–1709) m. Mary (Margaret) Stokely (abt 1642–1702)
  1. 1. Richard (Jefferson) II 1683–1743 m. Mary (Margaret) Jefferson 1685–
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Warren 1710–1785
    2. 2. John (Richard) Jefferson 1705–1780
    3. 3. John Jefferson 1710–1769 m. Sarah Sapington 1689–
      1. 1. Benjamin Jefferson 1728–1788
      2. 2. George Jefferson –1812
      3. 3. William Jefferson 1736–
    4. 4. Henry Jefferson –1752
    5. 5. Richard Jefferson 1735–1780
    6. 6. Thomas Jefferson 1718–
  2. 2. Mary Jefferson 1682–
  3. 3. Thomas Jefferson 1679–

Richard Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Richard Jefferson in St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia
St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia
1709
1709
Age 69
Death of Richard Jefferson in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: St. Christopher's Island, West Indies,West, Nimba, Liberia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1682; Page Number: 121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

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