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Richard "King Richard" Evans

Male 1753 - 1828  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard "King Richard" Evans was born in 1753 (son of Richard Evans and Mary); died on 4 July 1828 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia.

    Richard married Euphemia "Uphame" Evans in 1796 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia. Euphemia (daughter of John Evans and Hannah Mister) was born in 1755 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia; died on 16 April 1838 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William "Billy" Evans

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Evans was born in 1715 (son of Richard Evans and ?); died in 1784.

    Richard married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary
    Children:
    1. 1. Richard "King Richard" Evans was born in 1753; died on 4 July 1828 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard Evans was born in 1694 (son of John Evans II and Elizabeth Ewell); died in 1733.

    Richard married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  ?
    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Evans was born in 1715; died in 1784.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Evans II was born in 1660 in Accomack County, Virginia (son of John Evans I and Sarah ?); died in November 1721 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Land Purchase: 1685, Accomack County, Virginia; Purchased 200 acres of Pitchcroft on Smith's Island from Henry Smith
    • Residence: 1686, Smith's Island, Accomack County, Virginia; Named for early landowner Henry Smith. Charted by Captain John Smith (Jamestown J Smith) in 1608 as "The Russell Isles". English farmers John Evans and John Tyler came via Accomack County Virginia to become the first permanent settlers in 1686.
    • Land Purchase: 1701, Accomack County, Virginia; Purchased 300 acres near Back Creek from William and Dorothy Jarman
    • Cattle Mark: 1701, Somerset County, Maryland; Recorded his cattle mark in court as John Evans of "Smith's Island."
    • Will: 6 January 1720, Smith's Island, Accomack County, Virginia; To son John 200 acres, to son Mark 200 acres, to son Richard old plantation where Arthur Park lived, to daughter Mary all island called Point Comfort and 50 acres of Silverthorn Ridge as well as 50 acres to son Mark.

    John married Elizabeth Ewell in 1681 in Accomack County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of James Ewell and Ann) was born in 1665 in Accomack County, Virginia; died in 1730 in Somerset, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Ewell was born in 1665 in Accomack County, Virginia (daughter of James Ewell and Ann); died in 1730 in Somerset, Maryland.
    Children:
    1. Mary Evans was born in 1686.
    2. John Evans III was born in 1690 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia; died in Feb/March 1758 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia.
    3. Mark Evans was born in 1692.
    4. 4. Richard Evans was born in 1694; died in 1733.



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