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Sir John Richards 1579–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: England

Death Date: Abt. 1630

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: James Richards

Mother: Alice Blake

Spouse(s): Achsah Simmons

Children(s): Sir Richards, Thomas Richards, John Richards, William Richards

Sir John Richards was born in 1579 in England, the child of James Richards And Alice Blake. Sir John Richards married Achsah Simmons, Barbara Biggs, and had children including John Richards, Sir Thomas Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards. Sir John Richards passed away in 1630 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir John Richards was born in 1579 in England, the child of James Richards And Alice Blake.
  • Sir John Richards married Achsah Simmons, Barbara Biggs, and had children including John Richards, Sir Thomas Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards.
  • Sir John Richards passed away in 1630 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Sir Richards's Ancestors

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Sir Richards
1579–1630
Birth Place: England
Parents
James Richards
1558–1608
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Alice Blake
1546–1585
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Richards
1515–1565
1675316, Somerset, England
Emmotta Roslien
1519–1565
1675316, Somerset, England
John Blake
1521–1576
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Joan (Christian) Jugg
1521–1595
Plainsfield, Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1490–1580
Jane Caverly
1489–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Richards's Descendants

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Sir (John) Richards (1579–Abt. 1630) m. Achsah Simmons (1579–1620)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Richards 1602–1659 m. Priscilla Wakeman 1600–1671
    1. 1. Mary Richards 1644–1739 m. John Sladden 1648–1674
      1. 1. John (B.) Slayden 1669–1719 m. Martha Lawson 1688–1788 m. Anne Gurney 1675–1715
        1. 1. Arthur (Elias) Slayden 1704–1787 m. Rachel (Elizabeth Lawson) Murfield 1710–1788
        2. 2. Abraham Sladden 1709–1763
        3. 3. William Sladden 1701–1788
        4. 4. William Slatton 1701–1788
        5. 5. Benjamin (Sladden) Slaton 1693–1697
      2. 2. Affra Sladden 1667–
      3. 3. William Sladden 1671–1720
  2. 2. Thomas Richards 1600–1640
  3. 3. John Richards 1612–1687
  4. 4. William Richards 1619–1682

Sir Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Sir John Richards in England
England
1630
Abt. 1630
Age 51
Death of Sir John Richards in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1630
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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