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Dorothy Willoughby 1537–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1537

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 April 1626

Death Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Margaret Mollineux

Spouse(s): Sir JR

Children(s): Rachel Saunders, Sir Wheatleigh\Wheatley, Samuel Wheatley, Israel Wheatley, Phillip Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatleigh

In 1537, Dorothy Willoughby entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Hugh The Navigator Willoughby And Margaret Mollineux. Dorothy Willoughby married Sir John Wheatley Jr, and had children including Andrew Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatleigh, Israel Wheatley, Margaret Wheatley, Mary Wheatley, Phillip Wheatley, Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders, Samuel Wheatley, Sir Nathaniel Wheatleigh Wheatley. Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1626 in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Dorothy Willoughby entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Hugh The Navigator Willoughby And Margaret Mollineux.
  • Dorothy Willoughby married Sir John Wheatley Jr, and had children including Andrew Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatleigh, Israel Wheatley, Margaret Wheatley, Mary Wheatley, Phillip Wheatley, Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders, Samuel Wheatley, Sir Nathaniel Wheatleigh Wheatley.
  • Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1626 in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Willoughby
1500–1553
Birth Location: Risley, Derbyshire, England
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Margaret Mollineux
1495–1552
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
MM

Spouses(s)

Sir JR
1547–1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
SJ

Children(s)

Rachel Saunders
1595–1651
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RS
Sir Wheatleigh\Wheatley
1571–1620
Birth Location: Timsbury, Dunbridge, Hampshire, England, UK
SW
Samuel Wheatley
1576–1614
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
SW
Israel Wheatley
1572–1609
Birth Location: Timsbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
IW
Phillip Wheatley
1576–1614
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
PW
Elizabeth Wheatleigh
1574–1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
EW

Dorothy Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Willoughby
1537–1626
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Hugh"The Navigator" Willoughby
1500–1553
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Mollineux
1495–1552
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Willoughby
1475–1691
Risley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Issabell Bradborne
1475–1550
Hough, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Willoughby's Descendants

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Dorothy Willoughby (22 August 1537–26 April 1626) m. Sir (John Wheatley) JR (31 May 1547–15 May 1609)
  1. 1. Rachel (Wheatley Brackett) Saunders 1595–1651 m. Martin ((Martyn)) Saunders 1592–1658
    1. 1. MARY SAUNDERS 1619–1697 m. Deacon (Francis Eliot - English) Immigrant 1615–1677
      1. 1. Mary Eliot 1641–1675
        1. 1. Mary 1664–1743 m. Abraham Lincoln 1657–1916
    2. 2. Leah (Saunders) Wheatley 1623–1707
  2. 2. Sir (Nathaniel) Wheatleigh\Wheatley 1571–1620 m. Precilla Throgmorton 1576–1630
    1. 1. John Wheatley 1598–1691
    2. 2. Nathaniel Wheatley 1600–
    3. 3. Thomas Wheatley 1611–
  3. 3. Samuel Wheatley 1576–1614
  4. 4. Israel Wheatley 1572–1609
  5. 5. Phillip Wheatley 1576–1614
  6. 6. Elizabeth Wheatleigh 1574–1609

Dorothy Willoughby's Timeline

13 Records

1537
22 August 1537
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1537
22 August 1537
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1550
1550
Age 13
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1567
Abt 1567
Age 30
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1567
Abt. 1567
Age 30
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1570
1570
Age 33
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Timsbury, Somerset, England
Timsbury, Somerset, England
1570
1570
Age 33
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1574
1574
Age 37
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 43
Dorothy Willoughby was married in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1609
4 May 1609
Age 72
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
4 May 1609
Age 72
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1626
26 April 1626
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1626
26 April 1626
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1537
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1537
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1567
    Event Place: Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1567
    Event Place: Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Timsbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1609
    Event Place: of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1609
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1626
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1626
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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