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Dorothy Willoughby 1550 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Margaret Mollineux

Spouse(s): Capt. Wheatley

Children(s): Rachel Wheatley

In 1550, Dorothy Willoughby entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby and Margaret Mollineux. Dorothy Willoughby married Capt. John Frank Wheatley, and had children including Rachel Wheatley. Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1609 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Dorothy Willoughby entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby and Margaret Mollineux.
  • Dorothy Willoughby married Capt. John Frank Wheatley, and had children including Rachel Wheatley.
  • Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1609 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Willoughby
1500 – 1554
Birth Location: Risley, Derbyshire, England
SW
Margaret Mollineux
1495 – 1552
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Capt. Wheatley
1561 – 1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
CW

Children(s)

Rachel Wheatley
1595 – 1651
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
RW

Dorothy Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Willoughby
1550 – 1609
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby
1500 – 1554
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Mollineux
1495 – 1552
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry) Willoughby
1445 – 1528
Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen Egerton
1483 – 1518
Wrinehill, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1427 – 1474
Margaret Griffith
– 1491
Sir Egerton
1453 – 1518
Eleanor Brereton
1460 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1380 – 1448
Margaret Bingham
1401 – 1493

Dorothy Willoughby's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy Willoughby (1550 – 1609) m. Capt. (John Frank) Wheatley (2 Feb 1561 – 15 May 1609)
  1. 1. Rachel Wheatley (1595 – 15 Jul 1651) m. Martin Saunders (1595 – 4 Aug 1658)
    1. 1. Lydia (Leah) Saunders (About 1620 – 1700) m. Robertus Parmenter (1622 – 15 Mar 1683)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Parmenter (29 Oct 1657 – 16 Jan 1704) m. Lieut (Samuel Nathan) Penniman (14 Nov 1645 – 16 Jan 1705)
        1. 1. Elizabeth ('Doty') Penniman (Jan 1674 – 1772) m. Joshua Morse (1677 – 1754)

Dorothy Willoughby's Timeline

11 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1550
1550
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1550
1550
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1550
1550
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1566
1566
Age 16
Birth of Dorothy Willoughby in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
1595
20 April 1595
Age 45
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England
Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England
1609
4 May 1609
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
4 May 1609
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
4 MAY 1609
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
4 May 1609
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
of Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
1609
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Willoughby in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England
Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1595
    Event Place: Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1609
    Event Place: of Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1609
    Event Place: of Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1609
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1609
    Event Place: of Tingsboro, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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