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Sir Richard Symonds Derby 1613–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1613

Birth Location: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1655

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States

Father: Christopher Derby

Mother: Anne Symonds

Spouse(s): Alice Leachland, Alice Blush

Children(s): Pirate Darby

In 1613, Sir Richard Symonds Derby entered the world in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, born to Christopher Derby And Anne Symonds. Sir Richard Symonds Derby married Alice Blush, Alice Jones Leachland, and had children including Pirate John Leachland Darby. Sir Richard Symonds Derby passed away in 1655 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1613, Sir Richard Symonds Derby entered the world in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, born to Christopher Derby And Anne Symonds.
  • Sir Richard Symonds Derby married Alice Blush, Alice Jones Leachland, and had children including Pirate John Leachland Darby.
  • Sir Richard Symonds Derby passed away in 1655 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Derby
1571–1640
Birth Location: Askerswell, Dorsetshire, England
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Anne Symonds
1582–1648
Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Leachland
1621–1654
Birth Location: Chard, Somerset, England
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Alice Blush
1612–1691
Birth Location: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Pirate Darby
1651–1690
Birth Location: Chard, Somerset, England
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Sir Derby's Ancestors

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Sir Derby
1613–1655
Birth Place: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
Parents
Christopher Derby
1571–1640
Askerswell, Dorsetshire, England
Anne Symonds
1582–1648
Exeter, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Derby
1545–1599
Askerswell, Dorset, England
Catherine Buckler
1543–1606
Askerswell, Dorset, England
William Symonds
1542–1606
Taunton, Soms, England
Alice Moone
1552–1628
Bampton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Derby
1525–1568
Martha Wormstall
1515–1568
Alexander Buckler
1516–1568
Elizabeth
1520–1597
John Symonds
1510–1542
Joan Pett
1515–1590
Robert Moone
1525–1580
Margaret Hyde
1523–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stanley
1479–1542
Countess Hastings
1485–1550
Arthur Wormstall
1637–1728
Susanna Scadlock
1641–1720
William Symonds
1542–1606
Alice Stratton
1541–1601
John Pett
1494–1550
John Mrs.
1494–

Sir Derby's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Symonds) Derby (16 Nov 1613–22 Feb 1655) m. Alice (Jones) Leachland (6 Feb 1621–12 Feb 1654) m. Alice Blush (1612–15 May 1691)
  1. 1. Pirate (John Leachland) Darby 1651–1690 m. ALICE BLISH 1657–1690
    1. 1. John Derby 1681–1753 m. Deborah Conant 1688–1763 m. Rebeckah Tarbox 1672–1765
      1. 1. Joseph. (Darby DERBY) II 1718–1793 m. Silence Hubbard 1725–1806
        1. 1. Lois Darby 1746–1816 m. Peter Temple 1739–1820

Sir Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1613
16 Nov 1613
Birth of Sir Richard Symonds Derby in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
1655
22 Feb 1655
Age 42
Death of Sir Richard Symonds Derby in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1613
    Event Place: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States
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