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Thomas Richards 1596 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1596

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 28 January 1651

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards

Mother: Eleanor Grimmond

Spouse(s): Welthian Loring

Children(s): Alice Richards

In 1596, Thomas Richards entered the world in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, born to Thomas R Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards and Eleanor Grimmond. Thomas Richards married Welthian Loring, and had children including Alice Richards. Thomas Richards passed away in 1651 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Thomas Richards entered the world in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, born to Thomas R Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards and Eleanor Grimmond.
  • Thomas Richards married Welthian Loring, and had children including Alice Richards.
  • Thomas Richards passed away in 1651 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards
1572 – 1620
Birth Location: Pitminster, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Grimmond
1572 – 1679
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Welthian Loring
1602 – 1679
Birth Location: Axminster, Devonshire, England
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Children(s)

Alice Richards
1627 – 1671
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Richards's Ancestors

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Thomas Richards
1596 – 1651
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Parents
Thomas R Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards
1572 – 1620
Pitminster, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Grimmond
1572 – 1679
Somerset, England
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Ricketts
1548 – 1608
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Alice (Emma) Blake
1540 – 1585
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Captain Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1515 – 1565
Emotta Richards
1520 – 1565
John Manor
1521 – 1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edwarde Richards
1500 – 1538
Joane Caverley
1501 – 1587
Sophia Brosdal
1500 – 1520

Thomas Richards's Descendants

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Thomas Richards (15 April 1596 – 28 January 1651) m. Welthian Loring (1602 – 3 July 1679)
  1. 1. Alice Richards (16 June 1627 – 12 Dec 1671) m. William Bradford (17 Jun 1624 – 20 Feb 1703/4)
    1. 1. Samuel Bradford m. Hannah Rogers
      1. 1. Gamaliel Bradford m. Abigail Bartlett (1704 – 1776)
        1. 1. Hannah Bradford m. Joshua Stanford (30 Nov 1729 – Aft. 1790)

Thomas Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1596
15 April 1596
Birth of Thomas Richards in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
1651
28 January 1651
Age 55
Death of Thomas Richards in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1596
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1651
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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