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Richard William Sumner or Summers 1645–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: John Summers

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Sumner

Richard William Sumner or Summers was born in 1645 in Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sumner Or Summers And Margaret Jackson. Richard William Sumner or Summers married Mary Bryant, and had children including James Sumner. Richard William Sumner or Summers passed away in 1702 in Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard William Sumner or Summers was born in 1645 in Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sumner Or Summers And Margaret Jackson.
  • Richard William Sumner or Summers married Mary Bryant, and had children including James Sumner.
  • Richard William Sumner or Summers passed away in 1702 in Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Summers
1618–1670
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sumner
1690–1750
Birth Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Richard Summers's Ancestors

Self
Richard Summers
1645–1702
Birth Place: Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sumner or Summers
1618–1670
London, England
Grandparents
william (charles) Sumner
1585–1677
Canterbury, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sara Walpole
1567–1622
Thomas Summer
1564–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sara Humpfery
1548–1609
Samuel Walpole
1545–1601

Richard Summers's Descendants

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Richard (William Sumner or) Summers (1645–1702)
  1. 1. James Sumner 1690–1750 m. Mary Blanchard 1694–1742
    1. 1. Robert (Sumner Summers Somers) Sumnirs 1716–1777
      1. 1. HANNAH SUMNER-WOLFERSBERGER 1739–1775 m. John (Peter) WOLFENSBARGER 1721–1788
        1. 1. Peter (A) Wolfenberger 1752–1834

Richard Summers's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of Richard William Sumner or Summers in Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1702
1702
Age 57
Death of Richard William Sumner or Summers in Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Jamestown, Isle of Wight County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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