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Richard WILLIAMS 1655 – 1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, England

Death Date: 1738

Death Location: Isle of Wight, England

Father: John WILLIAMS

Mother: Joanna HAWES

Spouse(s): Prudence BASTIAN

Children(s): Prudence WATTS

Richard WILLIAMS was born in 1655 in Isle of Wight, England, the child of John WILLIAMS and Joanna HAWES. Richard WILLIAMS married Prudence BASTIAN, and had children including Prudence LELANT WATTS. Richard WILLIAMS passed away in 1738 in Isle of Wight, England.

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Biography

  • Richard WILLIAMS was born in 1655 in Isle of Wight, England, the child of John WILLIAMS and Joanna HAWES.
  • Richard WILLIAMS married Prudence BASTIAN, and had children including Prudence LELANT WATTS.
  • Richard WILLIAMS passed away in 1738 in Isle of Wight, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WILLIAMS
1604 –
Birth Location: –
JW
Joanna HAWES
1604 –
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Prudence BASTIAN
1659 – 1749
Birth Location: Cornwall
PB

Children(s)

Prudence WATTS
1682 – 1742
Birth Location: St. Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
PW

Richard WILLIAMS's Ancestors

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Richard WILLIAMS
1655 – 1738
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, England
Parents
John WILLIAMS
1604 –
Joanna HAWES
1604 –
Breage, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Henrici (Henry) HAWES
1575 –
Breage, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard WILLIAMS's Descendants

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Richard WILLIAMS (1655 – 1738) m. Prudence BASTIAN (1659 – 24 Apr 1749)
  1. 1. Prudence (LELANT) WATTS (01 Jan 1682 – 14 Dec 1742) m. George WATTS (20 May 1699 – 16 Mar 1766)
    1. 1. Roger WATTS (29 Jun 1735 – 26 Nov 1808) m. Bridget HOLLOW (12 Jul 1730 – 11 May 1790)
      1. 1. Mark WATTS (11 May 1760 – 07 Apr 1833) m. Mary HOSKING (1745 – 21 May 1790)
        1. 1. Mary WATTS m. Francis (Hocking) UREN (1790 – Bef. 1851)

Richard WILLIAMS's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Richard WILLIAMS in Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight, England
1738
1738
Age 83
Death of Richard WILLIAMS in Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, England
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