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Robert Ransom 1636–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1636

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 14 DEC 1697

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Robert Ranson

Mother: Frances Burnham

Spouse(s): Abigail Gardner

Children(s): Mercy Ransom, Samuel Ransom, Mathew Ransom, Joshua Ransom, Mary Ransom, Robert Ransom, Hannah Ransom

In 1636, Robert Ransom entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Robert Ranson And Frances Burnham. Robert Ransom married Abigail Gardner, and had children including Hannah Ransom, Joshua Ransom, Mary Ransom, Mathew Ransom, Mercy Ransom, Robert Ransom, Samuel Ransom. Robert Ransom passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1636, Robert Ransom entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Robert Ranson And Frances Burnham.
  • Robert Ransom married Abigail Gardner, and had children including Hannah Ransom, Joshua Ransom, Mary Ransom, Mathew Ransom, Mercy Ransom, Robert Ransom, Samuel Ransom.
  • Robert Ransom passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Ransom's Ancestors

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Robert Ransom
1636–1697
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Ranson
1600–
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Frances Burnham
1602–1691
Preston, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Martha Southweeke
–1620
Wilfred Burnham
1573–1626
Preston, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Southweeke
1535–
Margaret Watson
1540–
Nicholas Burnham
1535–1594
Julian
1535–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Ransom's Descendants

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Robert Ransom (ABT 1636–14 DEC 1697) m. Abigail Gardner (24 JAN 1637–14 DEC 1697)
  1. 1. Mercy Ransom 1673–1697 m. Samuel Waterman 1666–1717
    1. 1. Mary Waterman 1695–1749 m. Nathaniel Cobb 1698–1764
      1. 1. Mary Cobb 1718–1811 m. Nathaniel Pratt 1717–1796
        1. 1. Mercy Pratt 1742–1836
        2. 2. Samuel Pratt 1749–
        3. 3. Selah Pratt 1758–
        4. 4. Nathaniel Pratt 1746–1779 m. Content Rickard 1751–1808
        5. 5. Joshua Pratt 1764–1802 m. Rebekah Mitchell 1760–1846
        6. 6. Annis Pratt 1744–1835 m. Joel Ellis 1738–1803
        7. 7. Hannah Pratt 1762–1835 m. Nehemiah Lucas 1755–1805 m. Nehamiah Joy 1757–1830
        8. 8. Huldah Pratt 1752–1832 m. Lemuel Sturtevant 1763–
        9. 9. Consider Pratt 1751–1817 m. Mary (or Molly) Thayer 1756– m. Betsy Sturtevant 1748–1791 m. Mary ("Polly") Thayer 1753–1825
        10. 10. Azubah Pratt 1760–1853 m. Carver 1758– m. Ephraim Lucas 1763–1834
        11. 11. Lucy Pratt 1752–1834 m. Calvin Bradford 1754–1835
        12. 12. Molly Pratt 1742–1823 m. Job Thomas 1744–1796
      2. 2. Hannah Cobb 1728–1822 m. Eleazer Crocker 1725–1784
      3. 3. Rowland Cobb 1732–
      4. 4. Lucy Cobb 1730–1820 m. Jonathan Tilson 1715–1782 m. Bartlett Murdock 1729–1795
      5. 5. Samuel Cobb 1735–1815 m. Lydia Atwood 1737–1815
      6. 6. Nathaniel Cobb 1724–1768 m. Rebeccah Wood 1727–1763 m. Penelope Standish 1741–1820
    2. 2. Anna Waterman 1693–1737 m. Giles Leach 1697–1749
  2. 2. Samuel Ransom 1672–1697 m. Mercy (Dunbar) Dunham 1677–1733
  3. 3. Mathew Ransom 1660–1687 m. Hannah Jones 1662–1703
  4. 4. Joshua Ransom 1665–1713 m. Mary Gifford 1669–1689 m. Susannah Shelley 1661–1735
  5. 5. Mary Ransom 1661–1699 m. Nehemiah Besse 1643–1699
  6. 6. Robert Ransom 1669–1723 m. Anna Waterman 1671–1735
  7. 7. Hannah Ransom 1671–1758 m. George Barrows 1670–1758 m. Eleazer Jackson 1669–1736

Robert Ransom's Timeline

4 Records

1636
ABT 1636
Birth of Robert Ransom in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1636
26 APR 1636
Robert Ransom was christened in St Mary's, Carisbrooke, Hampshire, England
St Mary's, Carisbrooke, Hampshire, England
1697
DEC 1697
Age 61
Burial of Robert Ransom in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1697
14 DEC 1697
Age 61
Death of Robert Ransom in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1636
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 APR 1636
    Event Place: St Mary's, Carisbrooke, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1697
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1697
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

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