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Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1591

Birth Location: Newton, Dorset, , England

Death Date: 26 Apr 1626

Death Location: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Frank Wheatleigh

Mother: Mary Fiennes

Spouse(s): Thomas Bliss

Children(s): Jonathan Bliss, Nathaniel Sr, Ann Bliss, Martha Bliss, Thomas Bliss, Samuel Bliss*, Elizabeth Bliss, Mary Harmon, Lawrence Bliss

The story of Dorothy Wheatley began in 1591 in Newton, Dorset, , England. Dorothy Wheatley married Thomas Bliss, and had children including Ann Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Harmon, Nathaniel Bliss Sr, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss. Dorothy Wheatley passed away in 1626 in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Wheatley began in 1591 in Newton, Dorset, , England.
  • Dorothy Wheatley married Thomas Bliss, and had children including Ann Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Harmon, Nathaniel Bliss Sr, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss.
  • Dorothy Wheatley passed away in 1626 in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wheatley's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Wheatley
1591–1626
Birth Place: Newton, Dorset, , England
Parents
Frank John Wheatley Wheatleigh
1561–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Mary (Fienes) Fiennes
1566–1595
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Capt. (John Wheatley the) Elder
1530–1594
Timsbury, Somerset, England or Newton, Cambridge, Dorset, England
Mary Willoughby
1525–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Gregory (Gregorie Baron Fiennes) Fynes
1539–1594
Hurstmonceux, Sussex, England
Anne (Lady) Sackville
1542–1595
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Willoughby
1525–1595
Sir Dorset
1516–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Wheatley's Descendants

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Dorothy Wheatley (22 Aug 1591–26 Apr 1626) m. Thomas Bliss (1588–7 October 1647)
  1. 1. Jonathan Bliss 1625–1687 m. Miriam HARMON 1630–1706
    1. 1. Bethea Bliss 1671–1703 m. Daniel Carpenter 1669–1721
      1. 1. Jabez Carpenter 1700–1800 m. Keziah Carpenter 1708–1732 m. Mary Hunt 1703–1727
        1. 1. Jabez (Carpenter) II 1731–1806 m. Abigail DYER 1735–1771
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bucklin 1733–1781
        3. 3. Abigail Carpenter 1747–1828
        4. 4. Mary Carpenter 1778–1860
      2. 2. Daniel Carpenter 1695–1753
  2. 2. Nathaniel (Bliss) Sr 1622–1654
  3. 3. Ann Bliss 1617–1685
  4. 4. Martha Bliss 1622–1676
  5. 5. Thomas Bliss 1618–1688
  6. 6. Samuel Bliss* 1624–1720
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1676
  8. 8. Mary Harmon 1616–1712
  9. 9. Lawrence Bliss 1628–1676

Dorothy Wheatley's Timeline

2 Records

1591
22 Aug 1591
Birth of Dorothy Wheatley in Newton, Dorset, , England
Newton, Dorset, , England
1626
26 Apr 1626
Age 35
Death of Dorothy Wheatley in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1591
    Event Place: Newton, Dorset, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1626
    Event Place: Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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