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Richard WILLIAMS 1607–1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1607

Birth Location: Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1693

Death Location: Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Father: William WILLIAMS

Mother: Jane WOODWARD

Spouse(s): Frances DEIGHTON

Children(s): Elizabeth Williams, John Williams, Samuel Williams, Hannah Williams, Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Benjamin Williams, Nathaniel Sr, Thomas Williams, Joseph Williams, Richard Williams

In 1607, Richard WILLIAMS entered the world in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Williams And Jane Woodward. Richard WILLIAMS married Frances Deighton, and had children including Benjamin Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Hannah Williams, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Nathaniel Williams Sr, Richard Williams, Samuel Williams, Thomas Williams. Richard WILLIAMS passed away in 1693 in Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1607, Richard WILLIAMS entered the world in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Williams And Jane Woodward.
  • Richard WILLIAMS married Frances Deighton, and had children including Benjamin Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Hannah Williams, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Nathaniel Williams Sr, Richard Williams, Samuel Williams, Thomas Williams.
  • Richard WILLIAMS passed away in 1693 in Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William WILLIAMS
1560–1618
Birth Location: Synwell, Gloucestershire, England
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Jane WOODWARD
1569–1614
Birth Location: Synwell, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England,
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Spouses(s)

Frances DEIGHTON
1610–1706
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, , England,
FD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Williams
1635–
Birth Location: England, Gloucestershire, , England
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John Williams
1634–1635
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, , England
JW
Samuel Williams
1638–1697
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Williams
1649–1683
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
HW
Elizabeth WILLIAMS
1647–1724
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Williams
1651–1701
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BW
Nathaniel Sr
1639–1692
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NS
Thomas Williams
1645–1706
Birth Location: Taunton, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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Joseph Williams
–1692
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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Richard Williams
1640–1700
Birth Location: –
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Richard WILLIAMS's Ancestors

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Richard WILLIAMS
1607–1693
Birth Place: Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William WILLIAMS
1560–1618
Synwell, Gloucestershire, England
Jane WOODWARD
1569–1614
Synwell, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England,
Grandparents
John (WILLIAMS) III
1520–1578
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, , England
Judythe THEOBALD
1535–1579
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, , England
John WOODWARD
1543–1603
, Gloucestershire, , England
Fnu WILLIAMS
1549–
Synwell, Cloucester, , England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1485–1519
Joan WYKYS
1489–1510
Male Theobald
1510–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WILLIAMS
1459–1502
Margaret SMYTH
1463–1501
Henry WYKYS
1463–1527
Mrs Wykes
1465–1489

Richard WILLIAMS's Descendants

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Richard WILLIAMS (28 Jan 1607–1693) m. Frances DEIGHTON (01 Mar 1610–1706)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Williams 1635–
  2. 2. John Williams 1634–1635
  3. 3. Samuel Williams 1638–1697 m. Mary Gilbert 1638–1686
    1. 1. Sarah Williams 1662–1723
    2. 2. Mary Williams 1663–1718
    3. 3. Hannah Williams 1668–1708
    4. 4. Seth Williams 1676–1761 m. Mary Williams 1680–1746
      1. 1. James Williams 1703–1779
      2. 2. Sarah Williams 1709–1756
      3. 3. Elizabeth Williams 1711–1736
      4. 4. Jemima Williams 1723–1778
      5. 5. Benjamin Williams 1721–1784
      6. 6. Susanna Williams 1714–1748
    5. 5. Samuel Williams 1686–1765 m. Abigail Makepeace 1686–1779
      1. 1. John Williams 1704–1780
    6. 6. Daniel Williams 1682–1735
  4. 4. Hannah Williams 1649–1683 m. John Palmiter 1645–1704
    1. 1. Philip Palmetter 1680–1745
  5. 5. Elizabeth WILLIAMS 1647–1724 m. John BIRD 1641–1732
    1. 1. John Bird 1670–1745
    2. 2. Abiel Bird 1673–1757
    3. 3. Samuel Bird 1680–1740
    4. 4. Katherine Bird 1685–1724
    5. 5. Deighton Bird 1687–1717
    6. 6. Silence Bird 1690–1724
    7. 7. Jane Bird 1693–1751
    8. 8. Elizabeth Bird 1682–1732
    9. 9. Hannah Bird 1677–1748
    10. 10. Damaris Bird 1675–1715
    11. 11. Mehitable BIRD 1676–1751 m. Joseph BLAKE 1667–1738
      1. 1. Elizabeth BLAKE 1693–1734 m. William WITHINGTON 1692–1744
        1. 1. Mary Withington 1729–1803
        2. 2. Thankful Withington 1724–1812
        3. 3. Katherine Withington 1728–1794
        4. 4. Elizabeth WITHINGTON 1725–1802 m. Ebenezer TALBOT 1723–1764
  6. 6. Benjamin Williams 1651–1701 m. Rebecca Macey 1656–1738
    1. 1. Benjamin Williams 1695–1775
    2. 2. John Williams 1699–1756
    3. 3. Josiah Williams 1692–1770
  7. 7. Nathaniel (Williams) Sr 1639–1692 m. Elizabeth Rogers 1652–1742
    1. 1. John Williams 1675–1724 m. Hannah Robinson 1670–1757
      1. 1. Simeon Williams 1717–1794
      2. 2. Experience Williams 1705–1746 m. Nathan Hodges 1690–1770
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hodges 1733–1814
        2. 2. James Hodges 1737–1817
        3. 3. Josiah (Hodges) Sr 1741–1825
      3. 3. John Williams 1708–1736
      4. 4. Nathaniel Williams 1702–1746
      5. 5. Silas Williams 1707–1775
      6. 6. Timothy Williams 1714–1770
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Williams) Jr 1679–1726 m. Lydia King 1688–1748
      1. 1. Edmund Williams 1710–
      2. 2. Nathaniel (Nathaniel) Williams 1712–
      3. 3. Bethiah Williams 1716–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Williams 1721–
      5. 5. Judith Williams 1721–1743
    3. 3. Elizabeth Williams 1686–1732
  8. 8. Thomas Williams 1645–1706
  9. 9. Joseph Williams –1692
  10. 10. Richard Williams 1640–1700

Richard WILLIAMS's Timeline

7 Records

1606
28 Jan 1606
Richard WILLIAMS was baptized in Wooten- Under- Edge, Glos, England
Wooten- Under- Edge, Glos, England
1607
28 Jan 1607
Birth of Richard WILLIAMS in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
1633
1633
Age 26
Richard WILLIAMS resided here in Gloucester St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England
1637
Abt. 1637
Age 30
Richard WILLIAMS immigrated
None
1686
05 May 1686
Age 79
Richard WILLIAMS - Will in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1693
15 Sep 1693
Age 86
Death of Richard WILLIAMS in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1693
1693
Age 86
Burial of Richard WILLIAMS in Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1607
    Event Place: Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1593.171; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 13001.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1606
    Event Place: Wooten- Under- Edge, Glos, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Christ Church, Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, Christ Church, Southwark, Register of baptisms, Aug 1710-Dec 1751, P92CTC003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Salem, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 73.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Gloucester St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: Abt. 1637

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 May 1686
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 05 May 1686
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1693
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1693
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taunton, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1693
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840755
    [8] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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