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Dorothy RIGBY 1644–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 APR 1644

Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England.

Death Date: 2 JUN 1672

Death Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.

Father: Robert RIGBIE

Mother: Isabell SHARPLES

Spouse(s): Ellis SUMNER

Children(s): Margaret SUMNER, John SUMNER, Ellis SUMNER, Elizabeth SUMNER, Richard SOMNER, Ellis SUMNER

Dorothy RIGBY was born in 1644 in Chorley, Lancashire, England., the child of Robert Rigbie And Isabell Sharples. Dorothy RIGBY married Ellis Sumner, and had children including Elizabeth Sumner, Ellis Sumner, John Sumner, Margaret Sumner, Richard Somner. Dorothy RIGBY passed away in 1672 in Leyland, Lancashire, England..

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Biography

  • Dorothy RIGBY was born in 1644 in Chorley, Lancashire, England., the child of Robert Rigbie And Isabell Sharples.
  • Dorothy RIGBY married Ellis Sumner, and had children including Elizabeth Sumner, Ellis Sumner, John Sumner, Margaret Sumner, Richard Somner.
  • Dorothy RIGBY passed away in 1672 in Leyland, Lancashire, England..

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert RIGBIE
1604–1713
Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, England.
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Isabell SHARPLES
1621–
Birth Location: Croston, Lancashire, England.
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Spouses(s)

Ellis SUMNER
1641–1698
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Children(s)

Margaret SUMNER
1667–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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John SUMNER
1670–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Ellis SUMNER
1672–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Elizabeth SUMNER
1670–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Richard SOMNER
1681–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Ellis SUMNER
1667–
Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
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Dorothy RIGBY's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy RIGBY
1644–1672
Birth Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England.
Parents
Robert RIGBIE
1604–1713
Standish, Lancashire, England.
Isabell SHARPLES
1621–
Croston, Lancashire, England.
Grandparents
William RIGBIE
1580–
Standish, Lancashire, England.
Grace GRUNDIE
1584–
Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy RIGBY's Descendants

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Dorothy RIGBY (17 APR 1644–2 JUN 1672) m. Ellis SUMNER (17 JAN 1641–9 MAR 1698)
  1. 1. Margaret SUMNER 1667–
  2. 2. John SUMNER 1670–
  3. 3. Ellis SUMNER 1672–
  4. 4. Elizabeth SUMNER 1670–
  5. 5. Richard SOMNER 1681– m. Elizabeth PORTER 1688–
    1. 1. Robert SOMNER 1718–
      1. 1. Thomas SUMNER 1756–
        1. 1. William SUMNER 1788–
        2. 2. Ann SUMNER 1785–1810
        3. 3. James SUMNER 1783–1859
        4. 4. Robert SUMNER 1781–
        5. 5. Martha SUMNER 1798–
        6. 6. Martha SUMNER 1796–1797
        7. 7. Ellen SUMNER 1794–
        8. 8. Miles SUMNER 1791–
        9. 9. Mary SUMNER 1789–
      2. 2. Miles SUMNER 1754–
        1. 1. Thomas SUMNER 1797–
        2. 2. Miles SUMNER 1795–
        3. 3. Ellen SUMNER 1795–
        4. 4. Robert SUMNER 1782–1858
        5. 5. Robert SUMNER 1785–1786
        6. 6. Mary SUMNER 1790–
        7. 7. Hester SUMNER 1787–1840
        8. 8. Ann SUMNER 1782–
      3. 3. Ann SOMNER 1760–
    2. 2. Jane SUMNER 1720–1780
      1. 1. Jane JACKSON 1764–
      2. 2. Thomas JACKSON 1759–1761
      3. 3. Thomas JACKSON 1757–1758
      4. 4. John JACKSON 1745–1756
    3. 3. Margaret SUMNER 1715–
      1. 1. Elizabeth NELSON 1748–
      2. 2. Alice NELSON 1740–
      3. 3. John NELSON 1737–
    4. 4. Agnes SUMNER 1709–1714
    5. 5. Abigail SUMNER 1708–1728
    6. 6. Ellis SUMNER 1717–1725
    7. 7. Jonathan SUMNER 1731–1780 m. Ann LOW 1739–
      1. 1. Ellen SUMNER 1757–1825 m. John SERJENT 1756–1830 m. John SERJEANT 1755–
        1. 1. Richard SERJENT 1778–1781
        2. 2. Edward SERJEANT 1788–1861 m. Elizabeth RAMSBOTTOM 1792–1846
        3. 3. Jenny ((Jane)) SERJENT 1792–1863
        4. 4. Ellen SERJENT 1795–
        5. 5. John SERJENT 1783–1784
        6. 6. Richard SERGENT 1781–
        7. 7. John SERGENT 1785–
        8. 8. William SERJENT 1779–
        9. 9. Robert SERGEANT 1790–1861 m. Hannah BROWN 1806–1858
        10. 10. Henry SERJENT 1777–1802
        11. 11. Richard SERJENT 1778–1781
        12. 12. Jane SERJENT 1787–1789
      2. 2. Richard SUMNER 1760–1761
  6. 6. Ellis SUMNER 1667–

Dorothy RIGBY's Timeline

2 Records

1644
17 APR 1644
Birth of Dorothy RIGBY in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
Chorley, Lancashire, England.
1672
2 JUN 1672
Age 28
Death of Dorothy RIGBY in Leyland, Lancashire, England.
Leyland, Lancashire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 APR 1644
    Event Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1672
    Event Place: Leyland, Lancashire, England.
    Record Source: Carol MATHER, Descendant of Levi SARGEANT & Ann LOVATT
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