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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 Expedition

Mother: Margaret Freville

Spouse(s): Sir Wheatley

Children(s): Rachel (Brackett)

The story of Dorothy Willoughby began in 1550 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Dorothy Willoughby married Sir John Brackett Wheatley, and had children including Rachel Wheatley Brackett. Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1609 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Willoughby began in 1550 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
  • Dorothy Willoughby married Sir John Brackett Wheatley, and had children including Rachel Wheatley Brackett.
  • Dorothy Willoughby passed away in 1609 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Expedition
1500–
Birth Location: Risley, Derbyshire, England
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Margaret Freville
1495–1552
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Wheatley
1561–1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
SW

Children(s)

Rachel (Brackett)
1595–1651
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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Dorothy Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Willoughby
1550–1609
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition
1500–
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret (de) Freville
1495–1552
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Willoughby , Knight of the) Body
1445–1528
Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
Issabell Bradborne
1475–1550
Hough, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Parham
1427–1474
Lady DeWelles
1430–1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1380–1448
Margaret Bingham
1401–1493

Dorothy Willoughby's Descendants

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Dorothy Willoughby (1550–1609) m. Sir (John (Brackett)) Wheatley (2 Feb 1561–15 May 1609)
  1. 1. Rachel (Wheatley) (Brackett) 1595–1651 m. Martin Saunders 1595–
    1. 1. Lydia (Leah) Saunders 1620–1700 m. Robertus (Parmenter ,) Deacon 1622–1683
      1. 1. Elizabeth Permenter 1657–1704 m. Lieut (Samuel Nathan Penniman , of Braintree,) MA 1645–1705
        1. 1. Elizabeth Penman 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
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