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We Served, We Settled
Patriots and Pioneers - The legacies of the Shane and Beck families
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1541 - 1602 (61 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Bevys, Richard was born in 1541 in Exeter, Devon, England (son of Bevys, John and Christian); died on 26 Aug 1602 in Exeter, Devon, England. Notes:
Richard Bevys died unexpectedly on August 26, 1603 while serving as Lord Mayor of Exeter. He was a very prosperous woolen merchant. He left no will but his inventory, made on parchment paper sewn end to end, made a roll twenty one feet long.
Richard married Prouz, Elizabeth on 6 Mar 1566 in Exeter, Devon, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Prouz, John and Cobb, Agnes) was born in 1536 in Chagford, Devon, England; died on 12 Jul 1585 in Exeter, Devon, England; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Bevys, Nicholas was born on 5 Dec 1567 in Exeter, Devon, England; was buried on 14 Nov 1612.
- Bevys, John was born on 9 Jul 1569 in Exeter, Devon, England; died on 10 Apr 1594.
- Bevys, Alice was born on 7 Jun 1572 in Exeter, Devon, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1572; died on 7 Jan 1630/31 in Exeter, Devon, England; was buried on 13 Jan 1630/31.
- Bevys, Wilmot was born on 22 Nov 1574 in Exeter, Devon, England; died on 26 Sep 1595.
- Bevys, Richard was christened on 4 Mar 1578/79.
- Bevys, Elizabeth was born about 1580; was buried on 5 Feb 1588/89.
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Generation: 2
3. | Christian was born about 1520. Children:
- 1. Bevys, Richard was born in 1541 in Exeter, Devon, England; died on 26 Aug 1602 in Exeter, Devon, England.
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