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David Massey 1566 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 October 1623

Death Location: Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Broxton

Mother: Lady Middleton

Spouse(s): Dorothy Leigh

Children(s): John Massy

The story of David Massey began in 1566 in Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. David Massey married Dorothy Leigh, and had children including John Massy. David Massey passed away in 1623 in Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Massey began in 1566 in Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • David Massey married Dorothy Leigh, and had children including John Massy.
  • David Massey passed away in 1623 in Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

David Massey's Ancestors

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David Massey
1566 – 1623
Birth Place: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas I Massey of Broxton
1515 – 1565
Broxton, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Middleton
1544 – 1617
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
David Middleton
1520 – 1544
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ellen Moss) Leycester
1520 – 1544
Toft, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leicester
1500 – 1520
Margaret Leycester))
1500 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jones

David Massey's Descendants

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David Massey (1566 – 29 October 1623) m. Dorothy Leigh (1568 – 29 Oct 1623)
  1. 1. John Massy (1580 – Bef. 1688)
    1. 1. Captain (Hugh) Massy (c. 1620 – 1691)
      1. 1. Hugh (Hamon Charles George) Massy (24 Oct 1658 – 1701)
        1. 1. Hugh (Nelson Sturges) Massy (1685 – 19 Nov 1757) m. Elizabeth Evans (1678 – 23 Jan 1764)

David Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of David Massey in Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1623
29 October 1623
Age 57
Death of David Massey in Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1623
    Event Place: Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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