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John Echols (born 1650)

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Possible discrepancy

Read Which Echols Went to America? for information regarding John Echols' father and early American connections.

John Echols
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Born Circa 1650
Died ...
Parents John Echols (born 1619) and ...
Spouse Mary (Cave) Echols
Children Richard Echols, ...



Summary

Very early 1700s John Echols and Cave: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37S-JSR9-Q?view=explore&groupId=TH-909-85577-75353-45&lang=en

Reference to an Echols with a Cave: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37S-JSY1-5?view=explore&groupId=TH-909-85577-75353-45&lang=en

Mentioned as neighbor: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKW-V766-N?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=M9V5-QZW

Claims

Milner's The Echols Family History claims the following:


1. John Echols was born in England; married Mary Cave; had 8 children:


Note that claims explicitly that the John Echols who traveled to America was in fact the same John who married Mary Cave. However, this does not align well with the "John Ecles" from Genealogy: ... in 1635.