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Frances Rich 1539–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Leez Priory, Essex

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Chiche, Essex

Father: Richard Rich

Mother: Lady Jenkes

Spouse(s): John Darcy

Children(s): Thomas Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, John Dorsey, Mary Dorsey, Robert Dorsey, Winifred Dorsey

Frances Rich was born in 1539 in Leez Priory, Essex, the child of Richard Rich And Lady Elizabeth Baroness Rich Of Leighs Jenkes. Frances Rich married John Darcy, and had children including Elizabeth Dorsey, John Dorsey, Mary Dorsey, Robert Dorsey, Thomas Dorsey, Winifred Dorsey. Frances Rich passed away in 1580 in Chiche, Essex.

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Biography

  • Frances Rich was born in 1539 in Leez Priory, Essex, the child of Richard Rich And Lady Elizabeth Baroness Rich Of Leighs Jenkes.
  • Frances Rich married John Darcy, and had children including Elizabeth Dorsey, John Dorsey, Mary Dorsey, Robert Dorsey, Thomas Dorsey, Winifred Dorsey.
  • Frances Rich passed away in 1580 in Chiche, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rich
1496–1567
Birth Location: St Lawrence Jewry, London, Midddlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Jenkes
1510–1558
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
LJ

Spouses(s)

John Darcy
1532–1581
Birth Location: Chiche, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JD

Children(s)

Thomas Dorsey
1565–1640
Birth Location: Hornsby Castle, Hornsby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
TD
Elizabeth Dorsey
1562–1616
Birth Location: Wivenhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom
ED
John Dorsey
1567–1593
Birth Location: St. Osith's, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JD
Mary Dorsey
1569–
Birth Location: St Osiths Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MD
Robert Dorsey
1570–
Birth Location: Chiche Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
RD
Winifred Dorsey
1572–
Birth Location: Chiche, Essex, England, United Kingdom
WD

Frances Rich's Ancestors

Self
Frances Rich
1539–1580
Birth Place: Leez Priory, Essex
Parents
Richard Rich
1496–1567
St Lawrence Jewry, London, Midddlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth (Baroness Rich of Leighs)) Jenkes
1510–1558
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Jenkes
1480–1558
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Baroness)) Adams
1480–1558
Somerset, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Rich's Descendants

1.
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Frances Rich (1539–1580) m. John Darcy (1532–23 February 1581)
  1. 1. Thomas Dorsey 1565–1640 m. Maria (Lady Kitson van) Hengrave 1567–1644
    1. 1. Penelope (Lady Darcy van) Hengrave 1593–1660 m. John (Gage of) Firle 1570–1633
      1. 1. John Gage 1604–1672
      2. 2. Anne Gage 1615–1683
      3. 3. Edward Gage 1617–1707
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gage 1611–1655
      5. 5. Frances Gage 1612–
      6. 6. Francis Gage 1624–
      7. 7. John Gage –1688
      8. 8. Penelope Gage 1614–
      9. 9. Susanna Gage 1617–
      10. 10. Susanna Gage 1620–
      11. 11. Thomas Gage 1620–1672
    2. 2. Edward Dorsey 1590–1639
      1. 1. Sarah Dorsey –1652
    3. 3. Elizabeth Dorsey 1584–1648
  2. 2. Elizabeth Dorsey 1562–1616
  3. 3. John Dorsey 1567–1593
  4. 4. Mary Dorsey 1569–
  5. 5. Robert Dorsey 1570–
  6. 6. Winifred Dorsey 1572–

Frances Rich's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Frances Rich in Leez Priory, Essex
Leez Priory, Essex
1580
1580
Age 41
Death of Frances Rich in Chiche, Essex
Chiche, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Leez Priory, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Chiche, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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