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Thomas R. Richards 1596–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1596

Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Death Date: 28 January 1650

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Richards

Mother: Eleanor Grimmond

Spouse(s): Wealthean Loring

Children(s): Alice Richards

Thomas R. Richards was born in 1596 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Thomas Richards And Eleanor Grimmond. Thomas R. Richards married Wealthean Loring, and had children including Alice Richards. Thomas R. Richards passed away in 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas R. Richards was born in 1596 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Thomas Richards And Eleanor Grimmond.
  • Thomas R. Richards married Wealthean Loring, and had children including Alice Richards.
  • Thomas R. Richards passed away in 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Thomas Richards's Ancestors

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Thomas Richards
1596–1650
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Richards
1572–1620
Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Eleanor Grimmond
1572–1679
Bewdley, Worcestershire, , England
Grandparents
Alice (Emma) Blake
1548–1585
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
James (Thomas) Ricketts
1548–1608
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Maude (Katherine Polgreene alias Robarts Sadlyer) Browne
1550–1611
Helston, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Richards's Descendants

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Thomas (R.) Richards (15 April 1596–28 January 1650) m. Wealthean Loring (1602–3 Jul 1679)
  1. 1. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. William Bradford 1624–1703
    1. 1. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738 m. Joshua Ripley 1658–1739
      1. 1. Anne Ripley 1704–1747 m. Solomon Wheat 1711–1797
        1. 1. Hannah Wheat 1736–1813 m. Capt. (Joseph) Taylor 1734–1810
        2. 2. Sarah Wheat 1731–
        3. 3. Anna Wheat 1736–
    2. 2. Thomas Bradford 1658–1731 m. Ann Raymond 1664–1705
      1. 1. James Bradford 1689–1762 m. Edith Bradford 1688–1752
        1. 1. Mary Bradford 1729–1802 m. Capt. (Joseph Woodward, Rev War Corporal, CT State) Troops 1725–1814
      2. 2. Jerusha Newcomb 1692–1739
      3. 3. Ann Bradford 1699–1788
      4. 4. Joshua Bradford 1682–
      5. 5. Nehemiah Bradford 1683–
      6. 6. William Bradford 1693–1696

Thomas Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1596
15 April 1596
Birth of Thomas R. Richards in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1615
1615
Age 19
Thomas R. Richards was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1650
28 January 1650
Age 54
Death of Thomas R. Richards in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1596
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1650
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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