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Frances Rich 1539 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Leez Priory, Essex, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Chiche, Essex, England

Father: Sir **

Mother: Lady Jenks\Jenkes\Gynkes

Spouse(s): John Darcy, Sir d'Arcy, Lord (d'Arcy),

Children(s): Lord (d'Arcy),

Frances Rich was born in 1539 in Leez Priory, Essex, England, the child of Sir Richard " the most evil person of the 16th century" ( Sir) Rich ( Lord Chancellor of England, 1st Baron of Leighs) ** and Lady Anna "Elizabeth" Jenks\Jenkes\Gynkes. Frances Rich married John Darcy, Sir John d'Arcy, Lord Sir John de Darcy (d'Arcy),, and had children including Lord Thomas de Darcy (d'Arcy),. Frances Rich passed away in 1580 in Chiche, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Frances Rich was born in 1539 in Leez Priory, Essex, England, the child of Sir Richard " the most evil person of the 16th century" ( Sir) Rich ( Lord Chancellor of England, 1st Baron of Leighs) ** and Lady Anna "Elizabeth" Jenks\Jenkes\Gynkes.
  • Frances Rich married John Darcy, Sir John d'Arcy, Lord Sir John de Darcy (d'Arcy),, and had children including Lord Thomas de Darcy (d'Arcy),.
  • Frances Rich passed away in 1580 in Chiche, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir **
1496 – 1567
Birth Location: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
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Lady Jenks\Jenkes\Gynkes
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

John Darcy
1539 – 1579
Birth Location: Chinche, Essex, England
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Sir d'Arcy
1532 – 1581
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Danbury Manor/Place, Danbury, Essex, England -The manor was held at Domesday by Geoffrey de Mandeville, passed to the St Clere's, Vere's, Grey's, Darcey's and Mildmay's. Held now by the Plumptre family.
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Lord (d'Arcy),
1532 – 1579
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Danbury Manor/Place, Danbury, Essex, England -The manor was held at Domesday by Geoffrey de Mandeville, passed to the St Clere's, Vere's, Grey's, Darcey's and Mildmay's. Held now by the Plumptre family.
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Children(s)

Lord (d'Arcy),
1565 – 1639
Birth Location: VERIFIED- St Osyth, Chich Parish (now St Osyth Parish), Essex, England -A village and civil parish in the Tendring District, abt 5 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea and 12 miles southeast of Colchester.
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Frances Rich's Ancestors

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Frances Rich
1539 – 1580
Birth Place: Leez Priory, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Richard " the most evil person of the 16th century" ( Sir) Rich ( Lord Chancellor of England, 1st Baron of Leighs) **
1496 – 1567
Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Lady (Anna "Elizabeth") Jenks\Jenkes\Gynkes
1504 – 1558
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Rich's Descendants

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Frances Rich (1539 – 1580) m. John Darcy (1539 – 3 March 1579) m. Sir (John) d'Arcy (1532 – 03 Mar 1581) m. Lord (Sir John de Darcy) (d'Arcy), (VERIFIED- 1532 (Darcy's didn't get St Osyth Priory til 1547-1553-ish) – 3 Mar 1579 XXX/3 Mar 1580 X/23 Feb 1581 XXX/3 Mar 1581/1602)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas de Darcy) (d'Arcy), (VERIFIED- 5 Jul 1565 – 21 Feb 1639) m. Countess (Mary Darcy (Rivers) van Kitson \kytson and) Hengrave (7 May 1567 – 28 Jun 1644)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Darcy (1584 – 9 MAR 1650) m. Thomas, (First Viscount Rock Savage and Colchester, First Earl Rivers,) Savage (1 JAN 1586 – 20 NOV 1635)
      1. 1. Mary Savage (1603 – 16 Nov 1639) m. William Andrews (1595 – 3 Aug 1659)
        1. 1. William Andrews (1624 – 03 Jan 1663) m. Mary (Andrews Shipman) Chandler (14 Jan 1626 – 30 Aug 1704)

Frances Rich's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Leez Priory, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Chiche, Essex, England
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