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Sir Thomas Richards 1602–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Sir Richards

Mother: Achsah Simmons

Spouse(s): Lady Wakeman

Children(s): Mary Richards

In 1602, Sir Thomas Richards entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Sir John Richards And Achsah Simmons. Sir Thomas Richards married Lady Priscilla Wakeman, and had children including Mary Richards. Sir Thomas Richards passed away in 1659 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1602, Sir Thomas Richards entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Sir John Richards And Achsah Simmons.
  • Sir Thomas Richards married Lady Priscilla Wakeman, and had children including Mary Richards.
  • Sir Thomas Richards passed away in 1659 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Sir Richards's Ancestors

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Sir Richards
1602–1659
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir John Richards
1578–1630
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England
Achsah Simmons
1579–1620
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Joshua (James) Simmons
1558–1623
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Dillingham
1562–1625
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dillingham*
1540–1603
Kathrina Marston
1541–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Richards's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Richards (1602–1659) m. Lady (Priscilla) Wakeman (1600 or 1610–1671)
  1. 1. Mary Richards 1630–1725 m. Joseph ("Jean" Britton) (Bretaigne) 1636–1705
    1. 1. Mary Finucaine 1675–1725 m. Johne (Williame) Balloche 1670–1710
      1. 1. Capt (William) Ballagh 1706–1740 m. Mary ('Britton') Bretaigne 1700–1740
        1. 1. Marmaduke Ballagh 1738–
        2. 2. Catherine Ballagh 1735–
        3. 3. Samuel (Walter) Bellah 1730–1819

Sir Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1602
1602
Birth of Sir Thomas Richards in Taunton, Somerset, England
Taunton, Somerset, England
1659
1659
Age 57
Death of Sir Thomas Richards in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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