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William Richmond 1727–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1770

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Colonel Richmond

Mother: Elisabeth Rogers

Spouse(s): Mary Pierce, Mary Pierce, Anna Gray

Children(s): William Richmond, Sarah Richmond, Mary Richmond, Sarah Richmond, Sylvester Richmond, Ichabod Richmond, Ephraim Richmond, Thomas Richmond, Perez Richmond, Barzillai Richmond, Abigail Richmond, Mary Richmond, John Richmond, John Richmond, Elizabeth Richmond

The story of William Richmond began in 1727 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA. William Richmond married Anna Gray, Deborah Loring, Mary Pierce, Mary Viol, Patience Palmer, and had children including Abigail De Richmond, Barzillai De Richmond, Elizabeth Richmond, Ephraim De Richmond, Ichabod De Richmond, John Rogers Richmond, Mary De Richmond, Mary Richmond, Perez De Richmond, Sarah De Richmond, Sylvester De Richmond, Thomas De Richmond, William De Richmond. William Richmond passed away in 1770 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Richmond began in 1727 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.
  • William Richmond married Anna Gray, Deborah Loring, Mary Pierce, Mary Viol, Patience Palmer, and had children including Abigail De Richmond, Barzillai De Richmond, Elizabeth Richmond, Ephraim De Richmond, Ichabod De Richmond, John Rogers Richmond, Mary De Richmond, Mary Richmond, Perez De Richmond, Sarah De Richmond, Sylvester De Richmond, Thomas De Richmond, William De Richmond.
  • William Richmond passed away in 1770 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Richmond
1673–1754
Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts or Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Elisabeth Rogers
1673–1724
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pierce
1705–1781
Birth Location: Barrington, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MP
Mary Pierce
1704–1781
Birth Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts
MP
Anna Gray
1701–1762
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

William Richmond
1727–1807
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Sarah Richmond
1735–1801
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
SR
Mary Richmond
1735–1820
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
MR
Sarah Richmond
1738–1801
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
SR
Sylvester Richmond
1740–1798
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
SR
Ichabod Richmond
1731–1762
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
IR
Ephraim Richmond
1723–1804
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
ER
Thomas Richmond
1733–1817
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
TR
Perez Richmond
1728–1800
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
PR
Barzillai Richmond
1721–1796
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
BR
Abigail Richmond
1744–1807
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
AR
Mary Richmond
1735–1820
Birth Location: –
MR
John Richmond
1737–1816
Birth Location: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
JR
John Richmond
1737–1816
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
JR
Elizabeth Richmond
1725–1806
Birth Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
ER

William Richmond's Ancestors

Self
William Richmond
1727–1770
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Colonel Silvester Richmond
1673–1754
Taunton, Massachusetts or Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Elisabeth Rogers
1673–1724
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Edward) Richmond
1632–1696
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Abigail Davis
1635–1682
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Richmond
1594–1664
Elizabeth NICHOLAS
1596–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Webb
1555–1635
Elizabeth Christian
1572–1596

William Richmond's Descendants

1.
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William Richmond (1727–22 February 1770) m. Mary Pierce (ABT 1705–19 April 1781) m. Mary Pierce (10 October 1704–19 April 1781) m. Anna Gray (29 January 1701–9 October 1762)
  1. 1. William (De) Richmond 1727–1807
  2. 2. Sarah (De) Richmond 1735–1801
  3. 3. Mary (De) Richmond 1735–1820
  4. 4. Sarah (De) Richmond 1738–1801
  5. 5. Sylvester (De) Richmond 1740–1798
  6. 6. Ichabod (De) Richmond 1731–1762
  7. 7. Ephraim (De) Richmond 1723–1804
  8. 8. Thomas (De) Richmond 1733–1817
  9. 9. Perez (De) Richmond 1728–1800
  10. 10. Barzillai (De) Richmond 1721–1796
  11. 11. Abigail (De) Richmond 1744–1807
  12. 12. Mary Richmond 1735–1820
  13. 13. John (Rogers) Richmond 1737–1816
  14. 14. John (Rogers) Richmond 1737–1816
  15. 15. Elizabeth Richmond 1725–1806 m. LT. (Jonathan) Brownell 1718–1776 m. Jonathan Brownell 1745–1776
    1. 1. Elizabeth Brownell 1748–1827
    2. 2. Elizabeth Brownell 1748–1827
    3. 3. Sylvester Brownell 1757–1840
    4. 4. Anna Brownell 1743–1791
    5. 5. Anna Brownell 1743–1891
    6. 6. Susannah Brownell 1742–1767
    7. 7. Sylvester Brownell 1759–1840
    8. 8. Anna Brownell 1743–1791
    9. 9. Phebe Brownell 1756–1826
    10. 10. Ruth Brownell 1753–1793
    11. 11. Lydia Brownell 1755–1788
    12. 12. Perez Brownell 1750–1751
    13. 13. Elizabeth Brownell 1748–1827
    14. 14. Elizabeth Brownell 1748–1799
    15. 15. Anna Brownell 1743–1791
    16. 16. Nathan Spooner 1740–1835
    17. 17. Hannah Brownell 1753–
    18. 18. Patience Spooner 1749–1845
    19. 19. James Spooner 1739–1815
    20. 20. Pardon Spooner 1770–1845
    21. 21. John Spooner 1745–1811
    22. 22. Elizabeth Spooner 1741–
    23. 23. Lazarus Spooner 1747–1819
    24. 24. Jonathan Spooner 1755–1850
    25. 25. Lieut (Pardon) Brownell 1745–1799 m. Prudence Shaw 1744–1823
      1. 1. ELIZABETH BROWNELL 1772–1824
      2. 2. Elizabeth Brownell 1781–1831
      3. 3. Elizabeth Brownell 1779–1863
      4. 4. Benjamin Brownell 1785–
      5. 5. Thurston Brownell 1766–1858
      6. 6. Gilbert Brownell 1770–1852
      7. 7. Lydia Brownell 1783–1832
      8. 8. Perez Brownell 1765–1823
      9. 9. Jonathan Brownell 1767–1835
      10. 10. Gilbert Briggs 1770–
      11. 11. Edmund Brownell 1775–1840 m. Mary (Polly) Bailey 1779–1800 m. Priscilla (Briggs) Brownell 1785–1869 m. Mary BAILEY 1780–1800
        1. 1. Ann Brownell 1800–1870 m. Brownel Woodman 1799–1861
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Brownell 1800–1881
        3. 3. Almy (Ann 2nd) Brownell 1811–1883
        4. 4. Amey (Ann) Brownell 1807–1807
        5. 5. Richard (Briggs) Brownell 1813–1824
        6. 6. Pardon Brownell 1808–1873
        7. 7. Richard (S.) Brownell 1826–1895
        8. 8. Eliza (Louiza) Brownell 1829–1910
        9. 9. Sophia (Augusta) Brownell 1815–
        10. 10. Deborah Brownell 1817–
        11. 11. Cornelia (Prudence) Brownell 1831–
        12. 12. Harriett (Byron) Brownell 1803–1847
        13. 13. Gilbert Brownell 1803–
        14. 14. Mary (Polly) Brownell 1800–1869

William Richmond's Timeline

5 Records

1694
10 October 1694
Birth of William Richmond in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
1694
14 November 1694
William Richmond was baptized in Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England
Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England
1727
1727
Birth of William Richmond in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
1747
1747
Age 20
William Richmond resided here
None
1770
22 February 1770
Age 43
Death of William Richmond in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1694
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 230
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1702; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1694; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [10] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [11] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Richmond Family : 1594-1896 : and Pre-American Ancestors : 1040-1594
    [12] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
    [13] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1770
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 230
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1702; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1694; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [6] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [7] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
    [8] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1691 - 1813; Film Number: 504052

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 November 1694
    Event Place: Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1691 - 1813; Film Number: 504052

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1747
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 152
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