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Thomas R. Richards 1596 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1596

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jan 1651

Death Location: Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Richardes

Mother: Eleanor Richards

Spouse(s): Wealthean Richards, Wealthean Loring, Alice Southworth

Children(s): Alice Richards

The story of Thomas R. Richards began in 1596 in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England. Thomas R. Richards married Wealthean Loring Richards, Wealthean Loring, Alice Southworth, and had children including Alice Richards. Thomas R. Richards passed away in 1651 in Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas R. Richards began in 1596 in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England.
  • Thomas R. Richards married Wealthean Loring Richards, Wealthean Loring, Alice Southworth, and had children including Alice Richards.
  • Thomas R. Richards passed away in 1651 in Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Richardes
1575 – 1608
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England
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Eleanor Richards
1572 – 1679
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Wealthean Richards
1600 – 1679
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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Wealthean Loring
1600 – 1679
Birth Location: Axminster, Devonshire, England
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Alice Southworth
1590 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Alice Richards
– 1671
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Richards's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Richards
1596 – 1651
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Parents
Thomas Richardes
1575 – 1608
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Eleanor ((Grimmond)) Richards
1572 – 1679
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Richards's Descendants

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Thomas (R.) Richards (15 April 1596 – 18 Jan 1651) m. Wealthean (Loring) Richards (1600/02 – 03 Jul 1679) m. Wealthean Loring (1600 – 3 Jul 1679) m. Alice Southworth (1590 – )
  1. 1. Alice Richards ( – 12 Dec 1671) m. William Bradford (17 Jun 1624 – 20 Feb 1703/4)
    1. 1. Hannah ((Bradford)) Ripley (9 May 1662 – 28 May 1738) m. Joshua (Ripley 1st Justice of the Peace, Wyndham,) Ct. (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739) m. Joshua (Ripley) I (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739)
      1. 1. Joshua Ripley (13 May 1688 – 18 Nov 1773) m. Mary Backus (8 Nov 1692 – 19 Oct 1770)
        1. 1. William Ripley (12 Feb 1734 – 17 Feb 1818) m. Lydia Brewster (18 March 1740 – 3 November 1829)
      2. 2. David (Bradford) Ripley (20 May 1697 – 16 Feb 1781) m. Mary Backus (8 Nov 1693 – 19 Oct 1770) m. Lydia Cary (12 February 1705 – 9 Apr 1784)
        1. 1. Faith Ripley (1 May 1722 – 8 Mar 1787) m. Capt (Caleb) Jewett (25 Jun 1710 – 18 Jan 1778) m. James Brewster (1 May 1715 – 2 Oct 1755)

Thomas Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1596
15 April 1596
Birth of Thomas R. Richards in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
1651
18 Jan 1651
Age 55
Death of Thomas R. Richards in Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1596
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1651
    Event Place: Woburn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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