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Richard Echols[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1706 - 1778  (72 years)


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  • Name Richard Echols 
    Birth 1706  Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jan 1778  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I515  Master
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2016 

    Father John Echols,   b. 1650, Grovesend, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1712, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Mary Cave,   b. 1670, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1712, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 1688  , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Caty Evans,   b. 1709, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1766, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 1728  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Echols,   b. 1729, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown, , , Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Sarah Sally Echols,   b. 1733, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833, , Lincoln, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
    +3. Benjamin Echols,   b. 1734, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1828, , Monroe, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     4. John Echols,   b. 1736, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Joseph Nichols Echols,   b. 1736, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1785, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +6. Drucilla Echols,   b. 1736, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807, , Greene, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. John Echols,   b. 1737, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1826, , Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     8. Obadiah Echols,   b. 1738   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. James David Echols,   b. 1739, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1825, , Clarke, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     10. Obediah Parks Echols,   b. 1743, , Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1843, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)  [Father: Natural]
     11. Joseph Echols,   b. 1756   d. 2 Apr 1814, , Wilkes, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     12. Anna Echols,   b. 1758   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Elizabeth Echols,   b. 1759   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1706 - Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1728 - , , Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jan 1778 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • RICHARD ECHOLS [5744] was born 1706 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died Aft. 15 January 1778 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married CATHERINE EVANS 1735, daughter of WALTER EVANS and BETSY HOLCOMB. She was born 1709 in Caroline County, Virginia, and died in Virginia.

      Children of RICHARD ECHOLS and CATHERINE EVANS are:
      MARY ECHOLS, b. 1729, Virginia; d. Georgia; m. THOMAS WYNN.
      BENJAMIN ECHOLS, b. 1734, Virginia; m. SANDRA HENDRICK(S).
      DRUCILLA ECHOLS, b. 1736, Richmond County, Virginia.
      JOHN ECHOLS, b. 1737, Amelia, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 15 February 1826, Madison County, Alabama; m. LUCY ANNA MOORE, 6 September 1760, Lunenburg County, Virginia.
      MOSES NICHOLS ECHOLS, b. 1738, Caroline, Brunswick County, Virginia; d. 1785, Tennessee; m. ELIZABETH WYNNE, 1749, Virginia.
      JAMES ECHOLS, b. 1739, Virginia; d. 1825, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH MILNER PALMER, 16 February 1769, Halifax County, Virginia.
      JOSEPH ECHOLS, b. 1740, Virginia; d. 2 April 1814, Wilkes County, Georgia; m. MARY STAMPS, 1780, Halifax County, Virginia.
      OBEDIAH ECHOLS, b. 1744, Virginia.
      SARAH ECHOLS, b. 1762, Virginia; m. JOHN MILNER, 1778, Virginia.
      ANNA ECHOLS, b. 1764, Virginia; m. JAMES DANIEL.
      ELIZABETH ECHOLS, b. 1766, Virginia; m. WILLIAM RAINEY, 17 January 1799, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    • RICHARD ECHOLS [5744] was born 1706 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died Aft. 15 January 1778 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married CATHERINE EVANS 1735, daughter of WALTER EVANS and BETSY HOLCOMB. She was born 1709 in Caroline County, Virginia, and died in Virginia.

      Children of RICHARD ECHOLS and CATHERINE EVANS are:
      MARY ECHOLS, b. 1729, Virginia; d. Georgia; m. THOMAS WYNN.
      BENJAMIN ECHOLS, b. 1734, Virginia; m. SANDRA HENDRICK(S).
      DRUCILLA ECHOLS, b. 1736, Richmond County, Virginia.
      JOHN ECHOLS, b. 1737, Amelia, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 15 February 1826, Madison County, Alabama; m. LUCY ANNA MOORE, 6 September 1760, Lunenburg County, Virginia.
      MOSES NICHOLS ECHOLS, b. 1738, Caroline, Brunswick County, Virginia; d. 1785, Tennessee; m. ELIZABETH WYNNE, 1749, Virginia.
      JAMES ECHOLS, b. 1739, Virginia; d. 1825, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH MILNER PALMER, 16 February 1769, Halifax County, Virginia.
      JOSEPH ECHOLS, b. 1740, Virginia; d. 2 April 1814, Wilkes County, Georgia; m. MARY STAMPS, 1780, Halifax County, Virginia.
      OBEDIAH ECHOLS, b. 1744, Virginia.
      SARAH ECHOLS, b. 1762, Virginia; m. JOHN MILNER, 1778, Virginia.
      ANNA ECHOLS, b. 1764, Virginia; m. JAMES DANIEL.
      ELIZABETH ECHOLS, b. 1766, Virginia; m. WILLIAM RAINEY, 17 January 1799, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    • Third Generation
      [http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gif RICHARD2, http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifJOHN1]

      Children of Richard Echols and Catherine Evans

      2. Benjamin Echols[5889]was born about 1734 in Virginia. He married Sandra Hendricks about 1755.

      Children of Benjamin Echols and Sandra Hendricks are:

      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifBenjamin Echols, b. about 1760.
      Caty Echols, b. about 1768; m. Jacon Lawridge, about 1788.
      3. Drucilla Echols [1868] was born 1736 in Richmond County, Virginia,. She married (1) William Owen about 1757 in Richmond County, Virginia, son of Richard Owen and Sarah Rowland. He was born about 1715 in Virginia, and died 1807 in Greene County, Georgia. She married (2) David Bates on 2 February 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia.

      Children of Drucilla Echols and William Owen are listed under http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifWilliam Owen.

      5. Moses Nichols Echols[5885]was born 1738 in Caroline, Brunswick County, Virginia, and died 1785 in Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Wynn 1749 in Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM WYNNE and FRANCES READ. She was born about 1705 in Brunswick or Lunenberg County, Virginia.

      Children of MOSES ECHOLS and ELIZABETH WYNNE are:

      JOHN ECHOLS, m. FRANCES FORNBY.
      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifOBEDIAH ECHOLS, b. about 1746; d. about 1811.
      MOSES ECHOLS, m. [first name unknown] TERRY.
      EVANS ECHOLS, m. ANNA TERRY, 18 January 1799, Pittsylvania County, North Carolina.
      REBECCA ECHOLS, m. WARD EDWIN AKIN; d. Unknown.
      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifDRUCILLA ECHOLS.
      ELIZABETH ECHOLS, m. MARLIN FARMER.
      LUCY ECHOLS, m. JAMES MEADOWS.
      FRANCES ECHOLS; m. LEVI SHELTON.
      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifTABITHA A. ECHOLS, b. 6 September 1764, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 2 October 1844, Troup County, Georgia.
      6. James Echols[5887]was born about 1739 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 9 April 1823 in Clark County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Milner on 16 February 1769 in Halifax County, Virginia, widow of John Palmer. She was born about 1750, and died Unknown. James was described by Milner Echols in 1850 as "a very large man, had a very singular mark in his features. He had one black eye and one blue eye."

      Children of JAMES ECHOLS and ELIZABETH PALMER are:

      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifMILNER ECHOLS, b. 1772, Halifax County, Virginia; d. after 1850.
      ABSOLOM ECHOLS, b. about 1775.
      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifREV. OBEDIAH ECHOLS, b. about 1777, Jasper County, Georgia; d. before 1855, Jasper County, Georgia.
      7. Joseph Echols[5894]was born about 1757 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 2 April 1814 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married Mary Stamps about 1760 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was born about 1766.

      Child of JOSEPH ECHOLS and MARY STAMPS is:

      REUBEN ECHOLS, b. about 1761; d. after; m. BETSY OWEN, 1 December 1802, Oglethorpe County, Georgia; b. about 1761.
      SIMEON ECHOLS, d. Wilkes County, Georgia, m. CAROLINE VAN ALLEN, daughter of Peter Van Allen. Peter was a lawyer and was killed by William H. Crawford in a duel on the bank of the Savannah River in South Carolina at Barksdales Ferry. She was said to have been worth $20,000 when they were married. They moved to Athens, Mississippi, a small town near Columbus. He died shortly after. His widow kept a public house.
      VICTORIA ECHOLS.
      TABITHA ECHOLS, b. about 1786. m. THOMAS COOPER, 24 September 1818, Wilkes County, Georgia. Tabitha had no children.
      CATHERINE EVANS 'CATY' ECHOLS, b. about 1788, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. 26 Jun 1964, Jasper County, Georgia; m. ARCHIBALD STANDIFER, 29 April 1838. Catherine had no children.
      LEVI ECHOLS, b. about 1792; m. MARY A. HUBBARD, 4 July 1814, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
      REBECCA ECHOLS, b. 3 June 1793, Wilkes County, Georgia, d. 28 April 1868, Coweta County, Georgia. Rebecca never married. She lived in Newham, Coweta County.
      Dr. JOSEPHUS DICKERSON ECHOLS, b. about 1798, Wilkes County, Georgia, d. 5 December 1848, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama; m. Elizabeth England. Josephus was elected tax collector of Coweta County, Georgia in 1827. He was a very tall man and apparently became very wealthy.
      NANCY OLIVE ECHOLS, b. 20 September 1800, Wilkes County, Georgia, d. 24 August 1879, Newman, Coweta County, Georgia; m. JOHN DOUGHERTY. John was an Irishman. He kept a public house.
      DR. WILLIAM R. ECHOLS, b. about 1803, Wilkes County, Georgia, d. after 1832.
      8. Obediah Echols[5891]was born 1744 in Virginia. He married (1) Lucy Jackson Jones. He married (2) Catherine 'Caty' McDaniel on 13 January 1770 in Virginia.

      Child of OBEDIAH ECHOLS and LUCY JONES is:

      http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/images/child_is.gifJAMES ECHOLS.

  • Sources 
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