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Richard Lea 1601–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Aughton, Lancashire, England.

Death Date: April 1666

Death Location: Lydiate, Lancashire, England.

Father: Thomas Lea

Mother: Ellin Sollam

Spouse(s): Margery Rakestraw

Children(s): Thomas Lea

In 1601, Richard Lea entered the world in Aughton, Lancashire, England., born to Thomas Lea And Ellin Sollam. Richard Lea married Margery Patrick Rakestraw, and had children including Thomas Lea. Richard Lea passed away in 1666 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England..

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Biography

  • In 1601, Richard Lea entered the world in Aughton, Lancashire, England., born to Thomas Lea And Ellin Sollam.
  • Richard Lea married Margery Patrick Rakestraw, and had children including Thomas Lea.
  • Richard Lea passed away in 1666 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England..

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lea
1591–
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Ellin Sollam
1569–1597
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Rakestraw
1616–1656
Birth Location: Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England
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Children(s)

Thomas Lea
1627–1681
Birth Location: Aughton Manor, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Lea's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lea
1601–1666
Birth Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England.
Parents
Thomas Lea
1591–
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ellin Sollam
1569–1597
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lea's Descendants

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Richard Lea (1601–April 1666) m. Margery (Patrick?) Rakestraw (Aug 1616–Apr 1656)
  1. 1. Thomas Lea 1627–1681 m. Anne Goulbourne 1631–1686
    1. 1. Margaret Lea 1669–1703 m. Peter Smyth 1670–1747
      1. 1. Thomas (Smith -) Smyth 1695–1812 m. Mary (Ann) Webster 1693–1762
        1. 1. Peter (Smith (Husbandman)) *D 1728–1772 m. Elizabeth Ranson 1728–1770
        2. 2. Richard Smith 1721–1758
        3. 3. Charles (Henry) Smith 1731–1815
        4. 4. Margaret Smith 1731–
        5. 5. Gilbert Smith 1723–
        6. 6. Margritt Smith 1728–
        7. 7. Margaret Smith* 1725–1733
        8. 8. John Smith 1715–1745
        9. 9. Margaret Smith 1731–1733
    2. 2. Richard Lea 1657–1733
    3. 3. Henry Lea 1665–
    4. 4. Laurence Lea 1661–1732
    5. 5. Robert Lea 1668–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Lea 1659–
    7. 7. John Lea 1654–1732

Richard Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Richard Lea in Aughton, Lancashire, England.
Aughton, Lancashire, England.
1666
April 1666
Age 65
Death of Richard Lea in Lydiate, Lancashire, England.
Lydiate, Lancashire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1666
    Event Place: Lydiate, Lancashire, England.
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