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Dorothy Burgess 1555 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1621

Death Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, , England

Father: Nicholas Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Fowler

Spouse(s): John Newnham

Children(s): Richard Newnham

Dorothy Burgess was born in 1555 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, the child of Nicholas Burgess and Elizabeth Amy Fowler. Dorothy Burgess married John Newnham, and had children including Richard Newnham. Dorothy Burgess passed away in 1621 in Rotherfield, Sussex, , England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Burgess was born in 1555 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, the child of Nicholas Burgess and Elizabeth Amy Fowler.
  • Dorothy Burgess married John Newnham, and had children including Richard Newnham.
  • Dorothy Burgess passed away in 1621 in Rotherfield, Sussex, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Burgess
1525 – 1587
Birth Location: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Fowler
1529 – 1592
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John Newnham
1554 – 1618
Birth Location: Newick, Sussex, England.
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Children(s)

Richard Newnham
1579 – 1641
Birth Location: Fletching, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
RN

Dorothy Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Burgess
1555 – 1621
Birth Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Parents
Nicholas Burgess
1525 – 1587
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Amy) Fowler
1529 – 1592
Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Senator Nycholas\Nicholas\Nicolas John De) Burgh\Burgh\Burghe-Burges'\Burgess,
1500 – 1556
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sterborough, Sussex, England
Johanne (Kirstina) Carter
1504 – 1558
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex,England
Sir (Knight Lord William Fowle of Wadhurst, Sussex,) England
1505 – 1564
Wadhurst, Sussex, , England
Margaret (Agnes) Godive
1508 – 1558
Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1463 – 1528
Lady VIII)
1467 – 1526
Sir Carter
1478 – 1537
Margaret Mathew
1480 – 1574
Sir Fowle
1480 – 1514
Lady Vince
1485 – 1572
Sir Knight
1480 – 1530
Joan Godive
1485 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Burgess's Descendants

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Dorothy Burgess (1555 – 1621) m. John Newnham (1554 – 1618)
  1. 1. Richard Newnham (1579 – 1641) m. Elizabeth Hickmott (1 Oct 1582 – 1609)
    1. 1. Richard Newnham (1605 – 1668) m. Alice Russell (1605 – 1679)
      1. 1. Joan Newnham (1650 – 1716) m. Peter Dyer
        1. 1. Jane Harbin (abt 1670 – 1713) m. Gregory Buller (1670 – Jun 1739)

Dorothy Burgess's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Dorothy Burgess in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1621
1621
Age 66
Death of Dorothy Burgess in Rotherfield, Sussex, , England
Rotherfield, Sussex, , England
1621
30 Apr 1621
Age 66
Burial of Dorothy Burgess in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, , England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1621
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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