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Richard MELTON 1595–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1595

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas MELTON,

Mother: Margaret Ross

Spouse(s): Margaret Ross

Children(s): William Melton, Mary Milton

Richard MELTON was born in 1595 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK, the child of Thomas Melton And Margaret Ross. Richard MELTON married Margaret Ross, and had children including Mary Milton, William Michael Melton. Richard MELTON passed away in 1670 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard MELTON was born in 1595 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK, the child of Thomas Melton And Margaret Ross.
  • Richard MELTON married Margaret Ross, and had children including Mary Milton, William Michael Melton.
  • Richard MELTON passed away in 1670 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas MELTON,
1570–1640
Birth Location: Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Margaret Ross
1575–1645
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Ross
1600–1638
Birth Location: Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Melton
1624–1670
Birth Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, , England,
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Mary Milton
1647–1697
Birth Location: Bradninch, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Richard MELTON's Ancestors

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Richard MELTON
1595–1670
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Parents
Thomas MELTON,
1570–1640
Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Margaret Ross
1575–1645
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elizabeth ((BRADLEY)) HAUGHTON
1535–1600
Stanton Saint John, , Oxfordshire, England
William SCHERCLIFFE
1550–1648
Kent, England
Isabel MacIntosh
1561–1667
Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard MELTON's Descendants

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Richard MELTON (31 Aug 1595–1670) m. Margaret Ross (1600–1638)
  1. 1. William (Michael) Melton 1624–1670 m. Hannah (Alice) Ross 1624–1675
    1. 1. William (Michael) Melton 1647–1714 m. Mary Hopwood 1650–1710
      1. 1. Richard (William) Melton 1670–1742 m. Mary Ross 1675–1750
        1. 1. William (James) Milton 1698–1752 m. Elizabeth (O) Farrar 1698–1753 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Farrar 1700–1759
        2. 2. Robert Melton 1696–1759
      2. 2. John Melton 1703–1751
      3. 3. Michael Melton 1699–1757
      4. 4. Miles Melton 1680–
      5. 5. William Melton 1686–1750
      6. 6. Ann Milton 1677–
      7. 7. Elinor Milton 1707–1714
  2. 2. Mary Milton 1647–1697

Richard MELTON's Timeline

2 Records

1595
31 Aug 1595
Birth of Richard MELTON in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
1670
1670
Age 75
Death of Richard MELTON in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1595
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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