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Richard Simmons 1743 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 05 Jul 1815

Death Location: Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

Father: Richard Simmons

Mother: Susannah Pottenger

Spouse(s): Mary Willett

Children(s): Griffin Simmons

Born in 1743 in Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America, Richard Simmons was the child of Richard Simmons and Susannah Pottenger. In time, Richard Simmons married Mary Tabitha Willett, and they raised a family that included Griffin Simmons. Richard Simmons died in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States in 1815.

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Parents

Richard Simmons
1706 – 1784
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Susannah Pottenger
1719 – 1782
Birth Location: Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Willett
1752 – 1824
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland
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Children(s)

Griffin Simmons
1779 – 1807
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1743
    Event Place: Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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