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Richard Sumner 1645–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: , Nansemond Co., VA

Death Date: 12 April 1729

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Summers

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Sumner

The story of Richard Sumner began in 1645 in , Nansemond Co., VA. Richard Sumner had children including James Sumner. Richard Sumner passed away in 1729 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sumner began in 1645 in , Nansemond Co., VA.
  • Richard Sumner had children including James Sumner.
  • Richard Sumner passed away in 1729 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Sumner's Ancestors

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Richard Sumner
1645–1729
Birth Place: , Nansemond Co., VA
Parents
John Sumner or Summers
1618–1670
London, England
Elizabeth Thompson
1626–1666
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
william (charles) Sumner
1585–1645
Canterbury, Kent, England
Anne Bingham
1590–1675
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Summer
1564–1621
Sara Walpole
1567–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rychard SUMMER
1539–1583
Mary (AYLLES)
1530–1589
Samuel Walpole
1545–1601
Sara Humpfery
1548–1609

Richard Sumner's Descendants

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Richard Sumner (1645–12 April 1729)
  1. 1. James Sumner 1690–1750 m. Mary Summers 1692–1731
    1. 1. Robert (Henry) Sumner 1716–1775 m. Phebe ((Phoebe) Beals) (Quaker) 1720–1805
      1. 1. William Sumner 1747–1801
        1. 1. james (brodine) Sumner 1766–1834 m. Mourning (Mahalah "Holly") Blanshard 1768–1834

Richard Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of Richard Sumner in , Nansemond Co., VA
, Nansemond Co., VA
1729
12 April 1729
Age 84
Death of Richard Sumner in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: , Nansemond Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1729
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

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