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Richard Henry Stokes 1781–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1781

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia

Death Date: 4 June 1812

Death Location: Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Lieutenant Lt.

Mother: Lucretia Stokes

Spouse(s): Mary Stokes

Children(s): John Stokes, Richard Stokes, Lucretia Yarbrough, Edward Stokes, Samuel Stokes, Bennett STOKES, Edmond Stokes, Abner Stokes

In 1781, Richard Henry Stokes entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, born to Lieutenant William Abner Stokes Lt And Lucretia S Ellis Stokes. Richard Henry Stokes married Mary Ann Caroline Stokes, and had children including Abner Stokes, Bennett Ben Stokes, Edmond Stokes, Edward S Stokes, John Craton Creighton Stokes, Lucretia Louise Anne Stokes Yarbrough, Richard Henry Stokes, Samuel Jones Stokes. Richard Henry Stokes passed away in 1812 in Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Richard Henry Stokes entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, born to Lieutenant William Abner Stokes Lt And Lucretia S Ellis Stokes.
  • Richard Henry Stokes married Mary Ann Caroline Stokes, and had children including Abner Stokes, Bennett Ben Stokes, Edmond Stokes, Edward S Stokes, John Craton Creighton Stokes, Lucretia Louise Anne Stokes Yarbrough, Richard Henry Stokes, Samuel Jones Stokes.
  • Richard Henry Stokes passed away in 1812 in Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Richard Stokes's Ancestors

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Richard Stokes
1781–1812
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia
Parents
Lieutenant William Abner Stokes Lt.
1736–1810
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America/ United States of America 🇺🇸
Lucretia (S. Ellis -) Stokes
1742–1814
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David ((Capt.) the Elder) Stokes
1707–1794
Cumberland Parish, VA, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Stokes
1717–1800
Halifax, NC, Amer, Colombia
Thomas (B Hunt \ Ellis , Born) "Hunt"
1714–1783
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Martha (Evans (Thomas) Ellis)
1716–1785
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Stokes*
1654–1749
Alice (Stokes)
1690–1751
Colonel Montfort
1690–1736
Lucy Holt
1679–1738
John Hunt
1674–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Juror
1636–1704
Mary Bishop
1642–1713
Howard Graham
1658–1740
Cecilia Ellingsen
1662–1737
John Hunt
1652–1724
Martha Neighbors
1658–1686

Richard Stokes's Descendants

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Richard (Henry) Stokes (24 January 1781–4 June 1812) m. Mary (Ann Caroline) Stokes (1778–05 OCT 1815)
  1. 1. John (Craton Creighton) Stokes 1811–1885
  2. 2. Richard (Henry) Stokes 1809–1869
  3. 3. Lucretia (Louise Anne Stokes) Yarbrough 1796–1884
  4. 4. Edward (S) Stokes 1809–1873
  5. 5. Samuel (Jones) Stokes 1809–1873
  6. 6. Bennett ("Ben") STOKES 1795–1863
  7. 7. Edmond Stokes 1795–1836
  8. 8. Abner Stokes 1798–

Richard Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1781
24 January 1781
Birth of Richard Henry Stokes in Wilkes, Georgia
Wilkes, Georgia
1812
4 June 1812
Age 31
Death of Richard Henry Stokes in Lincoln, Georgia, USA
Lincoln, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1781
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1812
    Event Place: Lincoln, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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