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William Richards 1515 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 SEP 1565

Death Location: Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Ricards

Mother: Joane Caverley

Spouse(s): Emmota Roslien

Children(s): James Richards

William Richards was born in 1515 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Ricards and Joane Caverley. William Richards married Emmota Roslien, and had children including James Richards. William Richards passed away in 1565 in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Richards was born in 1515 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Ricards and Joane Caverley.
  • William Richards married Emmota Roslien, and had children including James Richards.
  • William Richards passed away in 1565 in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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William Richards's Ancestors

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William Richards
1515 – 1565
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Ricards
1490 – 1530
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Joane Caverley
Grandparents
Edward Ricards
Eleanor Avenell
1475 – 1530
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Avenell
1440 – 1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Richards's Descendants

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William Richards (1515 – 21 SEP 1565) m. Emmota Roslien (1520 – )
  1. 1. James Richards (ABT 1544 – ) m. Sarah Richards (ABT 1544 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Richards (1572 – JAN 1620) m. Thomasine Richards (1574 – 1608)
      1. 1. Joan Richards (19 APR 1594 – ) m. John Chard (ABT 1589 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Richards (ABT APR 1595 – 17 DEC 1650) m. Welthian loring (ABT 1599 – 3 JUL 1679)
        1. 1. Mary Richards (10 NOV 1620 – 24 JUN 1659) m. Thomas Hinckley (19 MAR 1618 – 16 APR 1705)
        2. 2. John Richards (ABT FEB 1625 – 12 APR 1694) m. Anne Hoskins (1619 – ) m. Elizabeth Hawkins (1621 – 1 NOV 1691) m. Elizabeth (( Winthrop)) Hawkins (ABT 1590 – 29 SEP 1652) m. Ann Winthrop (ABT 1627 – ) m. Mary Tracy (ABT 1630 – )
        3. 3. Anna Richards (1626 – 1650) m. Ephraim Hunt (ABT 1610 – 22 FEB 1687)
        4. 4. Alice Richards (16 JUN 1627 – 12 DEC 1671) m. William Bradford (17 JUN 1624 – 20 FEB 1703)
        5. 5. Hannah Richards (OCT 1630 – 10 NOV 1651) m. John Glover ( – 1652)
        6. 6. James Richards (13 SEP 1631 – 29 JUN 1680) m. Sarah Gibbons (17 AUG 1645 – 8 FEB 1714)
        7. 7. Samuel Richards (ABT 1634 – ) m. Ann Richards (<1623> – 17 AUG 1689)
        8. 8. Joseph Richards (ABT 1636 – 28 OCT 1651) m. Sarah (Mrs Joseph) Richards (ABT 1636 – )
        9. 9. Benjamin Richards (ABT 1638 – ABT 1665) m. Hannah (Judson) Hudson (1600 – AFT 1666)
        10. 10. Abigail Richards ( – AFT APR 1694) m. John Foster ( – AFT 1694)
      3. 3. Henry Richards (12 MAR 1601 – 23 MAY 1622)
      4. 4. Dorothy Richards (21 MAY 1603 – ) m. John Browne (1574 – 5 MAY 1636)
      5. 5. James Richards (19 OCT 1605 – 30 JUL 1645)
      6. 6. Christopher Richards (21 FEB 1608 – 9 NOV 1623)
    2. 2. John Richards (1586 – 1640)
    3. 3. Dorothy Richards (1590 – ABT 1650)

William Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of William Richards in Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1565
21 SEP 1565
Age 50
Death of William Richards in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1565
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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