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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 (Richards)

Spouse(s): Wealthean Loring

Children(s): Alice Richards

The story of Thomas R. Richards began in 1596 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England. 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

  • The story of Thomas R. Richards began in 1596 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.
  • 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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Children(s)

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) (Richards)
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 (16 June 1627 – 12 December 1671) m. William Bradford (17 June 1624 – 20 February 1703)
    1. 1. Thomas Bradford (11 March 1658 – 1 October 1731) m. Ann Raymond (12 May 1664 – 8 May 1705)
      1. 1. Joshua Bradford (23 November 1682 – )
      2. 2. Nehemiah Bradford (1683 – )
      3. 3. James Bradford (24 Mar 1689 – 26 Mar 1762) m. Edith Bradford (25 JUN 1688 – 17 Mar 1752)
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Bradford (Jun 1729 – 1802) m. Capt. (Joseph Woodward, Rev War Corporal, CT State) Troops (27 February 1725 – 8 Jul 1814)
      4. 4. Jerusha Newcomb (26 November 1692 – 5 November 1739)
      5. 5. William Bradford (28 May 1693 – 1696)
      6. 6. Ann Bradford (26 July 1699 – 9 October 1788)
    2. 2. Hannah Bradford (9 May 1662 – 28 May 1738) m. Joshua Ripley (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739)
      1. 1. Anne Ripley (1 Nov 1704 – 17 Feb 1747) m. Solomon Wheat (1711 – 1797)
        1. 1. Sarah Wheat (3 Oct 1731 – )
        2. 2. Anna Wheat (8 Jul 1736 – )
        3. 3. Hannah Wheat (8 Jul 1736 – 3 April 1813) m. Capt. (Joseph) Taylor (26 Mar 1734 – 13 Jul 1810)
      2. 2. Joshua Ripley
        1. 1. Ebenezer Ripley
        2. 2. Mary Ripley
      3. 3. Alice Ripley m. Samuel Edgerton
        1. 1. Mary Edgerton (17 May 1713 – 22 February 1784) m. Reverend (Daniel) Fuller (20 April 1699 – 6 December 1758)

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] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [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] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [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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