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Richard Willett 1618–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Lewisham, West Wilshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1665

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: Rev P

Mother: Jacobite Goad

Spouse(s): Mary Washbourne, Joane Perkes

Children(s): Richard Jr

Richard Willett was born in 1618 in Lewisham, West Wilshire, England, the child of Rev Dr Andrew Willettes Willet S T P And Jacobite Jacobeda Jacobina Goad. Richard Willett married Joane, Joane Perkes, Mary Washbourne, and had children including Richard Willets Jr. Richard Willett passed away in 1665 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Willett was born in 1618 in Lewisham, West Wilshire, England, the child of Rev Dr Andrew Willettes Willet S T P And Jacobite Jacobeda Jacobina Goad.
  • Richard Willett married Joane, Joane Perkes, Mary Washbourne, and had children including Richard Willets Jr.
  • Richard Willett passed away in 1665 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Willett's Ancestors

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Richard Willett
1618–1665
Birth Place: Lewisham, West Wilshire, England
Parents
Rev Dr. Andrew Willettes \ Willet S T P
1562–1621
Isle of Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Jacobite (\ Jacobeda Jacobina) Goad
1572–1632
Ely, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Rev (Roger Goad, Provost of Kings College,) Cambridge
1538–1610
Horton, Buckinghamshire
Great-Grandparents
Stephani Goode
1510–1563
Oboe (Goode)
1510–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Willett's Descendants

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Richard Willett (1618–9 Jun 1665) m. Mary Washbourne (1629–17 Nov 1713) m. Joane Perkes (Abt. 1604–Abt. 1688)
  1. 1. Richard (Willets) Jr 1660–1703 m. Abigail Powell 1668–1757 m. Abigail Bowne 1663–1688
    1. 1. Martha (Hallock) Willets 1694–1757 m. Obadiah Valentine 1690–1767
      1. 1. Martha Valentine 1717– m. Samuel (Westby) Seaman 1715–
        1. 1. Sarah Birdsall-Titus 1735–1812 m. Henry Titus 1722–1767

Richard Willett's Timeline

6 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Richard Willett in Lewisham, West Wilshire, England
Lewisham, West Wilshire, England
1630
28 Oct 1630 /
Age 12
Richard Willett was married in Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
1665
9 Jun 1665
Age 47
Death of Richard Willett in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1690
1690
Age 72
Richard Willett was married in Nassau, New York
Nassau, New York
1706
16 Sep 1706
Age 88
Richard Willett was married in Nassau, New York
Nassau, New York
1743
7 Jul 1743
Age 125
Richard Willett was married in Nassau, New York
Nassau, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Lewisham, West Wilshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1630 /
    Event Place: Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Nassau, New York

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1706
    Event Place: Nassau, New York

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1743
    Event Place: Nassau, New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Staffordshire: Rowley Regis - Parish Registers, 1539-1684

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1665
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

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