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Richard Shirley 1641–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Wetzel, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1671

Death Location: Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Shirley

Mother: Margaret Verney

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The story of Richard Shirley began in 1641 in Wetzel, Virginia, USA. Richard Shirley passed away in 1671 in Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Shirley began in 1641 in Wetzel, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Shirley passed away in 1671 in Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Richard Shirley's Ancestors

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Richard Shirley
1641–1671
Birth Place: Wetzel, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Thomas Shirley
1599–1656
Wiston, Sussex, England
Margaret Verney
1601–1641
Verney, Compton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Sir Shirley) (Shurley)
1569–1647
Isfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Halfide) (Halfhead)
1570–1654
Fauer, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Richard Verney of Compton) Maddock
1563–1630
Compton Verny, Warwickshire, , England
Mary (Ann) Heneage
1561–1631
Milvote, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Halfide
1543–1594
George Compton
1543–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HALFIDE
1520–1600
Anne Campbell
1521–1600

Richard Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Richard Shirley in Wetzel, Virginia, USA
Wetzel, Virginia, USA
1671
1671
Age 30
Death of Richard Shirley in Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Wetzel, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Bruton Parish, New Kent, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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