Thomas Richards (abt. 1571 - abt. 1620)

Born about 1571 in Pitminster, Somerset, England [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about Mar 1620 at about age 49 in Pitminster, Somerset, England

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Biography

Thomas may have been born as early as circa 1572 at Pitminster, Somerset, England.^[1]

Research Notes

1. FamilySearch - No baptism for Thomas as a child of James and Alice.

2. Original profile had birth year as 1569, with no source cited. Assume this is a calculated date, from the possible marriage to Alice HULINS.

3. Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors, Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR, does list Thomas as a child of James and Alice BLAKE, but is unsourced.

4. No marriage on FreeREG or family search to Alice HULINS, as at 16/6/16. There is however a Thomas RICHARDS marrying an Alice CHAMBERS in 1598 at High Ham, Somerset. Whilst this seems more likely 2 children, Joan and Thomas were born before this date. (There is some DNA evidence to suggest this may be the same Thomas - see note below. An unmerged match has been added).

5. It seems unlikely that Thomas could have married Alice HULINS in 1585, if he was born sometime between 1572-1580. At best he would have been 13. It is also 9 years before their first child is born in 1594.

6. This Family Search tree indicates that Joan Richards born abt 1594 may be a daughter of the Thomas RICHARDS who married Thomasine. It also suggests Thomas died 1608. This death record seems like it could also fit for this Thomas Richards, given the birth dates of his children.

DNA

Ancestor of interest associated with AncestryDNA and other chromosome matches between Veronica WIlliams including:

• Lynde Family Tree, descendant of son James RIchards (m Sarah GIBBONS); and
• Cargill Family Tree, descendant of Alice (Richards) Torrey.

This Thomas may be a possible duplicate with Thomas RICHARDS m Alicia CHAMBERS. An unmerged match has been added. If you are a descendant who has DNA tested please contact Veronica Williams 30 August 2015 (EDT), May 2016, 2022.

Sources

1. ↑ Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors, Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR.

See also:

• S1 Geni. Thomas Richards, born in 1580 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, died March 1620 iin Pitminster, Somerset, England. Son of James Thomas Richards, Sr and Alice. Husband of Alice Huling. Fathr of 6 listed children. Joan, Thomas, Dorothy, Henry, James and Christopher.

• S2. FamilySearch. Thomas Richards Sr, born 21Jan1575 in Pitminster, Somerset. Died 19Jan1608 in Pitminster. Son of James Richards and Alice Blake. Father of Joan. Note: this looks like our Thomas, but the DOB and DOD differ from Source 1.

• Stott, Clifford L., Humphrey Blake (1494?–1558) and His Descendants in New England and South Carolina: Blake, Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 651, Page 211.

• The name of his wife is unknown.