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Robert Beard 1605 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 07 Aug 1685

Death Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies

Father: James Beard

Mother: Martha Woode

Spouse(s): Alice Sellar

Children(s): Katherine Beard

Robert Beard was born in 1605 in England, the child of James Beard and Martha Woode. In 1683, Robert Beard resided in St Mary's, Maryland, British America. Robert Beard married Alice Sellar, and had children including Katherine Beard. Robert Beard passed away in 1685 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies.

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Biography

  • Robert Beard was born in 1605 in England, the child of James Beard and Martha Woode.
  • In 1683, Robert Beard resided in St Mary's, Maryland, British America.
  • Robert Beard married Alice Sellar, and had children including Katherine Beard.
  • Robert Beard passed away in 1685 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Beard's Ancestors

Self
Robert Beard
1605 – 1685
Birth Place: England
Parents
James Beard
1602 – 1640
Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England
Martha Woode
1601 –
England
Grandparents
William (A) Beard
1571 – 1642
England
Thomasine Coplestone
1575 – 1640
England
Henry Woode
1575 – 1636
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Prudence Atkinson
1587 – 1648
Halifax Parish, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Beard
1525 – 1590
Alice Fryer
1530 – 1580
John Coplestone
1520 – 1586
Edmund Wood
1560 – 1615
Martha Hurst
1545 – 1602
Rev. Atkinson
1550 – 1592
Maria '
1544 – 1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Beard,
1500 – 1567
Agnes Benet
1507 – 1564
Walter Mill
1515 – 1585
Margaret Richards
1516 – 1571
CHARLES Coplestone
1500 –
Anne Reigny
1500 –
William Wood
1570 – 1634
Agnes Wilson
1535 – 1579
William Atkinson
1532 – 1570
William Halifax
1516 – 1556
Alice Peck
1518 – 1559

Robert Beard's Descendants

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Robert Beard (1605 – 07 Aug 1685) m. Alice Sellar (15 Jul 1610 – 10 Aug 1668)
  1. 1. Katherine Beard (1630 – 1680) m. John Armstrong (1650 – 1 May 1745)
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Armstrong (1672 – 28 Aug 1698) m. John (Alexander) Cathey (1640 – 1697)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cathey (1691 – Abt 1733) m. John (Richard) Brandon (1693 – 23 Jan 1753)
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Brandon (1714 – 27 Apr 1775) m. Winifred (Anne) Holloway (1704 – 5 Dec 1758)

Robert Beard's Timeline

4 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Robert Beard in England
England
1683
18 Mar 1683
Age 78
Robert Beard resided here in St Mary's, Maryland, British America
St Mary's, Maryland, British America
1685
07 Aug 1685
Age 80
Death of Robert Beard in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies
1734
19 May 1734
Age 129
Robert Beard was baptized in Pott-Shrigley, Cheshire, England
Pott-Shrigley, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 May 1734
    Event Place: Pott-Shrigley, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933
    [2] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1648; Page Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1683
    Event Place: St Mary's, Maryland, British America
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743, Volume: I, Wills from 1635 (Earliest Probated) to 1685

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1685
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonies
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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