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Richard James Rapier

Male Abt 1744 - 1817  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Richard James Rapier  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1744  Maynard's Comfort, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Dec 1817  Mansion House, near Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I2713  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2020 

    Family Margaret Thompson,   b. Abt 1748, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1830 (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1772  [3
    Children 
    +1. William Rapier,   b. 2 Aug 1775, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1864, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Mary Rapier,   b. 21 Jul 1777, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1838, Calvary, Marion, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +3. Charles Rapier,   b. 10 Aug 1785, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1858, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F3692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Served a five-year term with the Maryland Revolutionary War Militia during the American Revolutionary War, reaching the rank of Captain. He fought in the Battle of Long Island. His brother William also served with the MRWM.

  • Sources 
    1. [S82] Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families by Sharon J. Doliante. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Maryland, 1991.

    2. [S312] John Medley (1615-1660), St. Mary's County Maryland, His Descendants, by Mary Louise Donnelly. Ennis, Texas: Mary Louise Donnelly, 1995.

    3. [S258] Hayden/Rapier and Allied Families: Colonial Maryland, Kentucky, U.S.A. by Mary Louise Donnelly. Ennis, Texas: MLD Genealogy Company, 1991.