Richard Lynn

Male1683–9 September 1720

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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Richard Lynn
1683–1720
Hannah Makerness
1690–1743
Marriage: 29 October 1716
William Lynn
1718–1801
Hannah Linn
1720–

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 October 1716Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (2)

    1688 · Glorious Revolution

    Age 5

    The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

    1720 · South Sea Bubble

    Age 37

    The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.

    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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