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Elizabeth Light 1545 – 1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 MAR 1599

Death Location: Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Walter Light

Mother: Ursula Woodford

Spouse(s): Robert Washington

Children(s): John Washington, Leonard Washington, Lawrence Washington, Walter Washington, Christopher Washington, Thomas Washington, Anne Washington, Ursula Washington

The story of Elizabeth Light began in 1545 in Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Light married Robert Washington, and had children including John Washington, Leonard Washington, Lawrence Washington, Walter Washington, Christopher Washington, Thomas Washington, Anne Washington, Ursula Washington. Elizabeth Light passed away in 1599 in Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Light began in 1545 in Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Light married Robert Washington, and had children including John Washington, Leonard Washington, Lawrence Washington, Walter Washington, Christopher Washington, Thomas Washington, Anne Washington, Ursula Washington.
  • Elizabeth Light passed away in 1599 in Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Light's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Light
1545 – 1599
Birth Place: Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Walter Light
1525 – 1596
Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Ursula Woodford
1514 – 1596
Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Christopher Light
1500 – 1546
Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Warde
1504 – 1617
Pillerton, Warren, Georgia, United States
Thomas Woodford
1493 – 1546
Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Blount
1497 –
Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Light
1478 – 1520
Agnes Light
1480 – 1523
Henry Warde
1584 – 1503
Anne Bishop
1486 – 1503
Robert Woodford
1454 – 1525
Alice Atgate
1454 – 1499
Peter Blount
1455 – 1508
Dorothy Ford
1454 – 1532
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Light
1445 –
Thomas Light
1458 –
John Warde
Warde
Ralph Woodford
1425 – 1498
Joan Villiers
1425 – 1505
Thomas Atgate
Thomas Blount
1422 – 1468
Catherine Clifton
1425 –
William Ford
1425 – 1500
Pernell Whitton
1434 – 1505

Elizabeth Light's Descendants

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Elizabeth Light (1545 – 12 MAR 1599) m. Robert Washington (1544 – 10 MAR 1623)
  1. 1. John Washington (1564 – )
  2. 2. Leonard Washington (1565 – 1566)
  3. 3. Lawrence Washington (19 MAY 1566 – 15 DEC 1616) m. Margaret Butler (1568 – 19 MAR 1621)
    1. 1. Lawrence Washington (2 NOV 1602 – 21 JAN 1652) m. Ellinor Millett (1557 – )
      1. 1. Henry Dennis (ABT 1580 – AFT 1623) m. Margaret Speke (1583 – 1628)
      2. 2. John Dennis (1587 – 19 MAR 1678) m. Jane Whitmore (ABT 1585 – )
      3. 3. William Dennis (18 APR 1596 – )
      4. 4. Catherine Dennis (9 APR 1599 – )
      5. 5. Ann (Lewyn) Washington (1621 – 4 JUN 1662)
  4. 4. Walter Washington (1573 – BEF 23 APR 1597) m. Katherine Murdon (1574 – 22 MAY 1647)
    1. 1. Thomas Washington (1590 – 1670) m. Georgette Stanton (1595 – 1660)
    2. 2. John Washington (1591 – 18 MAY 1688) m. Dorothy Partiger (1591 – 13 OCT 1678) m. Mary Curtis (ABT 1600 – 1 JAN 1625) m. <Living>
    3. 3. John Washington (ABT 1595 – 1618)
    4. 4. Katherine Washington (1597 – AFT 1625) m. Thomas Staunton (1585 – 1643)
      1. 1. Thomas Stanton (30 JUL 1616 – 2 DEC 1677) m. Ann Lord (18 SEP 1614 – 4 SEP 1688)
        1. 1. Thomas Stanton (1638 – 11 APR 1718) m. Sarah Denison (20 MAR 1641 – 19 NOV 1701)
        2. 2. John Stanton (21 MAR 1641 – 31 OCT 1713) m. Hannah Thompson (8 JUN 1645 – 3 OCT 1713)
        3. 3. Mary Stanton (21 MAR 1644 – 8 FEB 1713) m. Samuel Rogers (12 DEC 1640 – 1 DEC 1713)
        4. 4. Hannah Stanton (21 MAR 1644 – 17 OCT 1727) m. Nehemiah Palmer (23 NOV 1637 – 17 FEB 1717)
        5. 5. Joseph Stanton (21 MAR 1646 – 21 MAR 1714) m. Hannah Meade (9 JUN – ABT 1676) m. Hannah Lord (ABT 1655 – 17 OCT 1727) m. Hannah Lord (ABT 1648 – 1681) m. Prentice (Wampanoag) Pokanoket (1676 – )
        6. 6. Daniel Stanton (1648 – 1687) m. Elizabeth Woolley (1 NOV 1657 – 2 SEP 1695)
        7. 7. Dorothy Stanton (ABT 1651 – 19 JAN 1742) m. James Noyes (11 MAR 1640 – 30 DEC 1719)
        8. 8. Robert Stanton (1653 – 25 OCT 1724) m. Joanna Gardner (25 JAN 1656 – 1724)
        9. 9. Sarah Stanton (1655 – 6 AUG 1713) m. Thomas Prentice (22 NOV 1649 – 19 APR 1683) m. William Denison (ABT 1655 – 26 MAR 1716)
        10. 10. Samuel Stanton (1657 – 1698) m. Borodell Denison (20 MAY 1649 – 11 JAN 1702)
        11. 11. David Stanton (1660 – )
      2. 2. Alice (3 SEP 1618 – From 1619 to 1712) m. John Wagstaffe (<1602> – 1639) m. <Living>
      3. 3. John Standen (7 AUG 1625 – ) m. Anne Heath (<1629> – )
  5. 5. Christopher Washington (1573 – 1 JAN 1596) m. Margaret Palmer (1569 – From 1596 to 1668)
  6. 6. Thomas Washington (1577 – )
  7. 7. Anne Washington (1579 – 15 APR 1633) m. Alban Wakelyn (1574 – 1603)
  8. 8. Ursula Washington (1581 – )

Elizabeth Light's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Elizabeth Light in Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1599
12 MAR 1599
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Light in Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Radway, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1599
    Event Place: Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

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