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Richard Williams 1568 – 1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Melbourn, Cambridge, England

Death Date: 1647

Death Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Hugh Williams

Mother: Elizabeth Jepson

Spouse(s): Philippa Hughes

Children(s): John Williams

Richard Williams was born in 1568 in Melbourn, Cambridge, England, the child of Hugh Williams and Elizabeth Jepson. Richard Williams married Philippa Hughes, and had children including John Williams. Richard Williams passed away in 1647 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Williams was born in 1568 in Melbourn, Cambridge, England, the child of Hugh Williams and Elizabeth Jepson.
  • Richard Williams married Philippa Hughes, and had children including John Williams.
  • Richard Williams passed away in 1647 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Williams
– 1617
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Jepson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Philippa Hughes
1565 – 1606
Birth Location: Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Williams
1598 –
Birth Location: Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
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Richard Williams's Ancestors

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Richard Williams
1568 – 1647
Birth Place: Melbourn, Cambridge, England
Parents
Hugh Williams
– 1617
Elizabeth Jepson
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Williams's Descendants

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Richard Williams (1568 – 1647) m. Philippa Hughes (1565 – 4 June 1606)
  1. 1. John Williams (1598 – ) m. Catherine Street (1602 – abt 1670)
    1. 1. * (Alice) Williams (1630 – 1688) m. William Flint (1 Apr 1632 – 1673)
      1. 1. SARAH FLINT (1660 – abt 1733) m. Andrew McCullough (1650 – Abt. 1723)
        1. 1. Mary (Neven (N IRE\Derry-AMER\PA-DE) McCullough) (Montgomery) (1694 – 10 Sep 1746)

Richard Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Richard Williams in Melbourn, Cambridge, England
Melbourn, Cambridge, England
1647
1647
Age 79
Death of Richard Williams in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Melbourn, Cambridge, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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