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Richards Family
Descendants of Rowland Richards
Generation 1
1.

Rowland Richards-1. He died in 1720 in Tredyffrin[1].

Catherine Jones daughter of Heugh Jones.

Rowland Richards and Catherine Jones married. They had the following children:
i.

John Richards.

2. ii.

Samuel Richards. He died in 1760[2].

3. iii.

Rowland Richards.

iv.

Margaret Richards. She married John Langworthy on Jan 08, 1712[3].

4. v.

Katherine Richards.

vi.

Ruth Richards. She married Robert Evans on May 02, 1729 in Gwynedd Meetinghouse[4].

vii.

Sarah Richards. She married Cadwallader Evans on Oct 10, 1722 in House of Katherine Richard, widow of Rowland Richard[5].

viii.

Gaenor Richards. She married Evan Bowen on Oct 19, 1721 in House late of Rowland Richard[6].

Generation 2
2.

Samuel Richards-2 (Rowland-1). He died in 1760[2].

Elizabeth ?. She died after 1782[7].

Samuel Richards and Elizabeth ? married. They had the following children:
i.

Rowland Richards. He married Mary Miles on Jul 02, 1752 in Radnor meeting[8, 9].

ii.

Catherine Richards. She married Samuel Lewis on Feb 07, 1759 in Valley Friends meeting, Tredyffrin[2, 10].

5. iii.

Samuel Richards was born in 1730[11]. He married Beulah Walker on Apr 04, 1764 in Valley Friends meeting, Tredyffrin[12]. He died in 1782[7].

3.

Rowland Richards-2 (Rowland-1).

Rowland Richards and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
i.

Isaac Richards was born before 1720[2].

ii.

John Richards was born before 1720[2].

4.

Katherine Richards-2 (Rowland-1).

?.

? and Katherine Richards married. They had the following children:
i.

Gainor ? was born before 1720[2].

ii.

Ruth ? was born before 1720[2].

Generation 3
5.

Samuel Richards-3 (Samuel-2, Rowland-1) was born in 1730[11]. He died in 1782[7].

Samuel Richards made a Reparation Claim regarding his losses during the British occupation of Tredyffrin in 1777.

Beulah Walker daughter of Daniel Walker and Lydia Barrand was born in 1734[13].

Samuel Richards and Beulah Walker were married on Apr 04, 1764 in Valley Friends meeting, Tredyffrin[12]. They had the following children:
i.

Daniel Richards was born in 1764[11].

ii.

Elizabeth Richards was born in 1764[14]. She married Thomas Jarman Walker on Jun 26, 1788 in Valley Friends meeting, Tredyffrin[13, 15]. She died in 1848[13].

Notes for Elizabeth Richards:

General Notes:

See Woodman's History of Valley Forge for identification of Elizabeth's father.

 

 
iii.

Lydia Richards was born in 1767[11]. She married Samuel Wright on Jun 19, 1799 in Valley Friends meeting, Tredyffrin[16].

iv.

Samuel Richards was born in Apr 1778[11].

Sources
1

The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 6, 1882 - descendants of Owen Richards.
2

Will or Administration.
3

Marriage Certificate of John Langworthy and Margaret Richard.
4

Marriage Certificate of Robert Evans and Ruth Rowland.
5

Marriage Certificate of Cadwallader Evans and Sarah Richard.
6

Marriage Certificate of Evan Bowen and Gaenor Richard.
7

Will of Samuel Richards (1782).
8

Franklin Burns - History of Berwyn & the Great Valley.
9

Marriage Certificate of Rowland Richards and Mary Miles.
10

Marriage Certificate of Samuel Lewis and Catherine Richard.
11

Patricia Henry, Valley Friends Meeting membership 1777 - 1778.
12

Marriage Certificate of Samuel Richards and Beulah Walker.
13

Lewis Walker of Chester Valley by Priscilla Streets, 1896.
14

Woodman's History of Valley Forge.
15

Marriage Certificate of Thomas Jarman Walker and Elizabeth Richards.
16

Marriage Certificate of Samuel Wright and Lydia Richards.
Report created on August 24, 2012