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Richard Watts 1584–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: Dec 1655

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Richard watts

Mother: Agnes Mackworth

Spouse(s): Anne Clarsonn, Elizabeth None

Children(s): Thomas Wedge

Richard Watts was born in 1584 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Richard Watts And Agnes Mackworth. Richard Watts married Anne Clarsonn, Elizabeth, and had children including Thomas Wedge. Richard Watts passed away in 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Richard Watts was born in 1584 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Richard Watts And Agnes Mackworth.
  • Richard Watts married Anne Clarsonn, Elizabeth, and had children including Thomas Wedge.
  • Richard Watts passed away in 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Watts's Ancestors

Self
Richard Watts
1584–1655
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
Richard watts
1558–1635
Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Agnes Mackworth
1562–1670
England
Grandparents
John Watts
1530–1603
,,Hertfordshire,England
Wife (John) Watts
1540–
, Hertfordshire, , England
Richard Mackworth
1560–1630
Betton Grange, Shropshire, England
Dorothy Cranage
1559–1620
Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1485–1530
Alice Gate
1490–1568
Thomas MACKWORTH
1531–1585
Dorothy LEE
1535–1579
Lawrence Cranage
1533–1613
Agnes Needham
1545–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1460–1502
Agnes Bigge
1474–1502
Richard Gate
1470–1550
John Mackworth
1500–1563
Elizabeth Hosier
1500–1563
Richard Lee
1505–1591
Eleanor Wrottesley
1507–
William Cranage
1878–
Alice Cranage
1334–1428
Thomas Needham
1510–1570
Anne Talbot
1515–1565

Richard Watts's Descendants

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Richard Watts (1584–Dec 1655) m. Anne Clarsonn (1586–08 Aug 1676) m. Elizabeth (1592–May 1666)
  1. 1. Thomas Wedge 1612– m. Marie Lockwood 1612–
    1. 1. THOMAS WEDGE 1640–1685 m. DEBORAH STEVENS 1645–1737 m. Deborah Stevens 1645–1703
      1. 1. JOSHUA WEDGE 1670–1726 m. REBECCA WEDGE 1680–1733
        1. 1. William Wedge 1708–1773 m. Mary Wedge 1709–1738
        2. 2. Abigail Wedge 1708–1773
        3. 3. Patience Wedge 1722–1761
        4. 4. Hannah Wedge 1722–1773
        5. 5. Sarah Wedge 1717–1747
        6. 6. David Wedge 1715–1796
        7. 7. Thomas Wedge 1709–
        8. 8. Ruth Wedge 1706–1764
        9. 9. Elizabeth Wedge 1704–
        10. 10. Joshua Wedge 1700–
        11. 11. Rebecca Wedge 1700–1764
        12. 12. Jemima Wedge 1726–
        13. 13. Moses Wedge 1724–
        14. 14. Abigail Wedge 1673–1773
        15. 15. Jemima Wedge 1725–
        16. 16. Elizabeth Wedge 1704–
      2. 2. John Wedge 1667–1745
      3. 3. Mary Wedge 1668–1703
      4. 4. Isaac Wedge 1672–1751
      5. 5. Hannah Wedge 1675–1682
      6. 6. Deborah Wedge 1674–1737
      7. 7. Abel Wedge 1680–1702
      8. 8. Deliverance Wedge 1685–1743
      9. 9. Thomas Wedge 1683–1686
      10. 10. David Wedge 1678–1686
      11. 11. Thomas Wedge 1683–1686
    2. 2. Thomas Wedge 1641–1685

Richard Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Richard Watts in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1584
7 Nov 1584
Richard Watts was baptized in Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England
1655
Dec 1655
Age 71
Death of Richard Watts in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 364.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AMB

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Dunstan in the East, Composite register, 1558 - 1653, P69DUN1A001MS07857, Item 001
    [2] Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PESSN:RE11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1642; Page Number: 346

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1655
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File

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