Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Lynn was born in 1683, in England, his father, William Linne, was 39 and his mother, Mary, was 34. He married Hannah Makerness on 29 October 1716, in Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He was buried in Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England.
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Spouse and Children
1683–1720 Male
1690–1743 Female
Children (2)
1718–1801 Male
1720– Female
Parents and Siblings
1645– Male
1650–1732 Female
Siblings (5)
1678–1771 Male
1681– Male
1683–1720 Male
1686– Female
1688– Female
World Events (2)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 5
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 37
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhloinn and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn ).
Scottish: variant of Lyne 3.
English: habitational name from any of several places so called in Norfolk, in particular King's Lynn, an important center of the medieval wool trade. The placename is probably from an Old Welsh word cognate with Gaelic linn ‘pool, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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