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Richard Watkins 1615 – 1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 May 1669

Death Location: York, Virginia

Father: Thomas Wattkins

Mother: Lady Faith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bush

Children(s): Joseph Watkins

The birth of Richard Watkins took place in 1615 in Yorkshire, England, to Thomas Wattkins and Lady Rebecca Faith. Richard Watkins married Elizabeth Bush, and together they had Joseph V Watkins. Richard Watkins's death occurred in 1669 in York, Virginia.

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Parents

Thomas Wattkins
1599 – 1628
Birth Location: Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire, England
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Lady Faith
1595 – 1691
Birth Location: , Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bush
1617 – 1669
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Watkins
1635 – 1670
Birth Location: Jamestown Colony, York, Virginia, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1615
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 May 1669
    Event Place: York, Virginia
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