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Richard Wilkes 1769–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 OCT 1840

Death Location: 'Calvary Baptist Church Cemetary' Leeds, Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Wilkes

Mother: Mary Conyers

Spouse(s): Alice Roden

Children(s): Mary Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Martha Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, Regina Wilkes, John Wilkes, Lydia Wilkes

The story of Richard Wilkes began in 1769 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA. Richard Wilkes married Alice Roden, and had children including John Wesley Wilkes, Lydia Wilkes, Martha Wilkes, Mary Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, Regina Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes. Richard Wilkes passed away in 1840 in 'Calvary Baptist Church Cemetary' Leeds, Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Wilkes began in 1769 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Richard Wilkes married Alice Roden, and had children including John Wesley Wilkes, Lydia Wilkes, Martha Wilkes, Mary Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, Regina Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes.
  • Richard Wilkes passed away in 1840 in 'Calvary Baptist Church Cemetary' Leeds, Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wilkes
1735–1808
Birth Location: Fredrick County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Conyers
1747–1800
Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alice Roden
1776–1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wilkes
1795–1851
Birth Location: Union, Union County, South Carolina, United States
MW
Thomas Wilkes
1796–1838
Birth Location: Chester County, Chester County, South Carolina, United States
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Martha Wilkes
1798–1859
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
MW
Nancy Wilkes
1805–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Regina Wilkes
1811–1843
Birth Location: Baton Rouge, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States
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John Wilkes
1809–1868
Birth Location: Baton Rouge, Chester County, South Carolina, United States
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Lydia Wilkes
1802–1880
Birth Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States
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Richard Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wilkes
1769–1840
Birth Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Wilkes
1735–1808
Fredrick County, Virginia, USA
Mary Conyers
1747–1800
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Francis Wilkes
–1745
Richard (R.W.) Conyers
1719–1792
Bermuda
Margaret
1726–1769
Bermuda
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilkes
1633–1686
Elizabeth Peirce
1639–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1613–1650

Richard Wilkes's Descendants

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Richard Wilkes (1769–17 OCT 1840) m. Alice Roden (1776–28 JUL 1855)
  1. 1. Mary Wilkes 1795–1851
  2. 2. Thomas Wilkes 1796–1838
  3. 3. Martha Wilkes 1798–1859
  4. 4. Nancy Wilkes 1805–1870
  5. 5. Regina Wilkes 1811–1843
  6. 6. John (Wesley) Wilkes 1809–1868
  7. 7. Lydia Wilkes 1802–1880

Richard Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Richard Wilkes in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1840
17 OCT 1840
Age 71
Death of Richard Wilkes in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1840
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: 'Calvary Baptist Church Cemetary' Leeds, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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