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John Darcy 1539 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Chinche, Essex, England

Death Date: 3 March 1579

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Thomas Darcy

Mother: Elizabeth Heydon

Spouse(s): Frances Rich

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

John Darcy was born in 1539 in Chinche, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Darcy and Elizabeth Heydon. John Darcy married Frances Rich, and had children including Lord Thomas de Darcy (d'Arcy),. John Darcy passed away in 1579 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John Darcy was born in 1539 in Chinche, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Darcy and Elizabeth Heydon.
  • John Darcy married Frances Rich, and had children including Lord Thomas de Darcy (d'Arcy),.
  • John Darcy passed away in 1579 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Darcy
1511 –
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Heydon
1509 – 1558
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Frances Rich
1539 – 1580
Birth Location: Leez Priory, Essex, England
FR

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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John Darcy's Ancestors

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John Darcy
1539 – 1579
Birth Place: Chinche, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Darcy
1511 –
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Heydon
1509 – 1558
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Darcy's Descendants

1.
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John Darcy (1539 – 3 March 1579) m. Frances Rich (1539 – 1580)
  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)

John Darcy's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of John Darcy in Chinche, Essex, England
Chinche, Essex, England
1579
3 March 1579
Age 40
Death of John Darcy in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1579
    Event Place: Essex, England
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