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Richard Williams 1607 – 1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1607

Birth Location: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Sep 1693

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: William Williams

Mother: Jane Woodward

Spouse(s): Frances Deighton

Children(s): Joseph Williams, Elizabeth Bird, Benjamin Williams

Richard Williams was born in Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England in 1607, to William Williams and Jane Woodward. Later in life, Richard Williams married Frances Deighton; among their children were Joseph Williams, Elizabeth Bird and Benjamin Williams. Richard Williams died in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, 1693.

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Parents

William Williams
1555 – 1618
Birth Location: Wooten Under, Gloucestershire, England
WW
Jane Woodward
1569 – 1614
Birth Location: Synwell, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Deighton
1611 – 1706
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Williams
1640 – 1692
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
JW
Elizabeth Bird
1647 – 1724
Birth Location: –
EB
Benjamin Williams
1651 – 1701
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
BW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Jan 1607
    Event Place: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Source number: 13001.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1633
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Salem, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1693
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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