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Dorothy Eaton 1553 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Eaton, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 11 February 1618

Death Location: Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas Eaton

Mother: Lady CHARLETON

Spouse(s): Sir Chetwynd

Children(s): Walter Pigott

The story of Dorothy Eaton began in 1553 in Eaton, Leicestershire, England. Dorothy Eaton married Sir Knight Thomas Pigott, Baron of Chetwynd, and had children including Walter (Sheriff of Salop 1624) Pigott. Dorothy Eaton passed away in 1618 in Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Eaton began in 1553 in Eaton, Leicestershire, England.
  • Dorothy Eaton married Sir Knight Thomas Pigott, Baron of Chetwynd, and had children including Walter (Sheriff of Salop 1624) Pigott.
  • Dorothy Eaton passed away in 1618 in Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Eaton
1520 – 1603
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Lady CHARLETON
1520 – 1607
Birth Location: Apley Castle, Apleby, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Chetwynd
1550 – 1620
Birth Location: Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Walter Pigott
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Dorothy Eaton's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Eaton
1553 – 1618
Birth Place: Eaton, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Hatton Eaton
1520 – 1603
Dover, Kent, England
Lady (Alice Elizabeth) CHARLETON
1520 – 1607
Apley Castle, Apleby, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Eaton's Descendants

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Dorothy Eaton (1553 – 11 February 1618) m. Sir (Knight Thomas Pigott, Baron of) Chetwynd (1550 – 22 Jun 1620)
  1. 1. Walter ((Sheriff of Salop 1624)) Pigott (1580 – 1630) m. Catherine Leveson (1570 – Oct 1624)
    1. 1. Susannah Piggott (1605 – 1666) m. John Strickland (11 Mar 1599 – 6 Feb 1670)
      1. 1. Susannah (or Susanna) Strickland (20 Oct 1636 – 8 Feb 1660) m. Rev (Thomas James) Rosewell (3 May 1630 – 14 Feb 1692)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rosewell\Woolfolk (1658 – 1725) m. Richard ("the Immigrant") Woolfolk (1660 – 1741)

Dorothy Eaton's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Dorothy Eaton in Eaton, Leicestershire, England
Eaton, Leicestershire, England
1618
11 February 1618
Age 65
Death of Dorothy Eaton in Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Eaton, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1618
    Event Place: Chetwynd, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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