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Richard Sykes 1661–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1661

Birth Location: Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1737

Death Location: Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England

Father: James Sykes

Mother: Mary Brooke

Spouse(s): MARY BARBAR

Children(s): James Sykes

Richard Sykes was born in 1661 in Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England, the child of James Sykes And Mary Brooke. Richard Sykes married Mary Martin Barbar, and had children including James Sykes. Richard Sykes passed away in 1737 in Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Sykes was born in 1661 in Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England, the child of James Sykes And Mary Brooke.
  • Richard Sykes married Mary Martin Barbar, and had children including James Sykes.
  • Richard Sykes passed away in 1737 in Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Sykes's Ancestors

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Richard Sykes
1661–1737
Birth Place: Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Sykes
1631–1681
Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Mary Brooke
1631–
Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Sykes
1588–1645
Viccar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire
Marye Sykes
1600–1657
Yorkshire, England
Robert Brooke
1590–1670
Birstall ,Yorkshire, England
Grace (Breadhead Pollard) Brooke
1590–1671
Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Sykes
1558–1610
Elizabette Hodgson
1562–1610
john Brooke
1560–1618
Isabel Popeley
1560–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sykes
1500–1566
Martha (Sykes)
1508–
Thomas Hodgson
1538–
John\Johannes (Birch)
1525–1581
Elizabeth Stydolfe
1530–1571
Ann Wentworth
1540–1600

Richard Sykes's Descendants

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Richard Sykes (December 1661–1737) m. MARY (MARTIN) BARBAR (abt 1657–17 Nov 1698)
  1. 1. James Sykes 1682–1748 m. Barbara Shires 1681–1729
    1. 1. Samuel Sykes 1715–1789 m. Rachel Baynes 1714–1772
      1. 1. Benjamin Sykes 1754–1807 m. Hannah Burnhill 1755–
        1. 1. Hannah ((Ann) Fostard) (Fosterd) 1783– m. Samuel Hardcastle 1781–1865

Richard Sykes's Timeline

2 Records

1661
December 1661
Birth of Richard Sykes in Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England
Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England
1737
1737
Age 76
Death of Richard Sykes in Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England
Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1661
    Event Place: Littletown, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England

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