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Richard Simmons 1706 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1706

Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 19 April 1784

Death Location: Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Father: Jonathan Simmons

Mother: Elizabeth Isaac

Spouse(s): Susannah Pottenger

Children(s): Richard Simmons

The story of Richard Simmons began in 1706 in Prince George's, Maryland, USA. Richard Simmons married Susannah Pottenger, and had children including Richard Simmons. Richard Simmons passed away in 1784 in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Simmons began in 1706 in Prince George's, Maryland, USA.
  • Richard Simmons married Susannah Pottenger, and had children including Richard Simmons.
  • Richard Simmons passed away in 1784 in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Simmons
1663 – 1726
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Isaac
1677 – 1757
Birth Location: Queen Anneparrish, Prince George, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Pottenger
1719 – 1782
Birth Location: Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Simmons
1743 – 1815
Birth Location: Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
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Richard Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Richard Simmons
1706 – 1784
Birth Place: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Jonathan Simmons
1663 – 1726
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Isaac
1677 – 1757
Queen Anneparrish, Prince George, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Isaac
1651 – 1689
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Jane (Margaret Bealle - Brown - Clifford -) Isaac
1655 – 1696
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Richard Simmons (12 August 1706 – 19 April 1784) m. Susannah Pottenger (1719 – 1782)
  1. 1. Richard Simmons (1743 – 05 Jul 1815) m. Mary (Tabitha) Willett (1752 – 27 Jun 1824)
    1. 1. Griffin Simmons (1779 – 1807) m. Verlinda Williams (1786 – 28 December 1850)
      1. 1. Humphrey Simmons (1806 – 1870)
        1. 1. Samuel (Alexander) Simmons (1835 – Bef. 1897)

Richard Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1706
12 August 1706
Birth of Richard Simmons in Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1779
2 March 1779
Age 73
Richard Simmons was married in Ann Arundel, Maryland, USA
Ann Arundel, Maryland, USA
1784
19 April 1784
Age 78
Death of Richard Simmons in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1796
24 Jul 1796
Age 90
Richard Simmons was baptized in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1706
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1796
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 March 1779
    Event Place: Ann Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1784
    Event Place: Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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