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William Michael Richards Ricketts 1620–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Northampton, Virginia

Death Date: 28 May 1688

Death Location: Rockawalking River, Maryland

Father: Michael (Richards)

Mother: Millicent Records

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): John Richards

The story of William Michael Richards Ricketts began in 1620 in Northampton, Virginia. William Michael Richards Ricketts married Mary Anne Jones, and had children including John Richards. William Michael Richards Ricketts passed away in 1688 in Rockawalking River, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Michael Richards Ricketts began in 1620 in Northampton, Virginia.
  • William Michael Richards Ricketts married Mary Anne Jones, and had children including John Richards.
  • William Michael Richards Ricketts passed away in 1688 in Rockawalking River, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael (Richards)
1595–1650
Birth Location: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
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Millicent Records
1599–1650
Birth Location: England
MR

Spouses(s)

Mary Jones
1629–1671
Birth Location: Northampton, Virginia
MJ

Children(s)

John Richards
1641–1688
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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William Ricketts's Ancestors

Self
William Ricketts
1620–1688
Birth Place: Northampton, Virginia
Parents
Michael "Immigrant" Rickards (Richards)
1595–1650
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Millicent ("Millie" Smith) Records
1599–1650
England
Grandparents
Sir (\KNIGHT Michael Michll JOHN RYCCARD RICHARDS 10) GGF
1555–1613
St. Enoder, Cornwall, England
LADY (Jane Anne) Beare
1559–1595
St Enoder, Cornwall, Huntsham, Devon , England
John (Thomas) Smith
1566–1659
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
EN (Sarah Godwin\Smith 11) ggm
1575–1655
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Rickards
1520–1580
Eliza Haley
1522–1585
Sir Beare
1541–1629
Joan (Lady)
1535–1635
Obadiah Smith
1547–1570
Mary Allayne
1550–1570
EN ggf
1540–1583
Christine Burger
1540–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rickards\Richards
1500–1557
EN GGM
1503–1546
John Haley
1500–1541
Agnes Slater
1504–1567
Johannes, BEARE
1494–1531
Lady Stuckley
1502–1590
Harold Burger
1520–1545

William Ricketts's Descendants

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William (Michael Richards) Ricketts (1620–28 May 1688) m. Mary (Anne) Jones (1629–30 Oct 1671)
  1. 1. John Richards 1641–1688 m. Mary Colburn 1650–1685
    1. 1. Deborah Richards 1679–1769 m. Jeremiah (Fisher) Esq. 1679–1766
      1. 1. Jeremiah Fisher 1704–
      2. 2. Nathaniel Fisher 1708–1715
      3. 3. Mary Fisher 1717–
      4. 4. Deborah Fisher 1723–
      5. 5. Daniel Fisher 1713–1799 m. Elizabeth Weeks 1731–1812
        1. 1. Deborah Fisher 1754–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Fisher 1756–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Fisher 1763–
        4. 4. William Fisher 1765–
        5. 5. Daniel Fisher 1767–
        6. 6. Abner Fisher 1768–
        7. 7. Jeremiah Fisher 1773–
        8. 8. rebecca fisher 1750–1834 m. lemuel stowell 1747–1832

William Ricketts's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Michael Richards Ricketts in Northampton, Virginia
Northampton, Virginia
1688
28 May 1688
Age 68
Death of William Michael Richards Ricketts in Rockawalking River, Maryland
Rockawalking River, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1688
    Event Place: Rockawalking River, Maryland
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