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Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche 1539–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory.

Death Date: 4 May 1580

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Richard Rich

Mother: Elizabeth Rich

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Children(s): Thomas Colchester

Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche was born in 1539 in VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory., the child of Richard Rich And Elizabeth Rich. Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche had children including Thomas Lord Darcy Van Chinche Earl Rivers Viscount Colchester. Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche passed away in 1580 in Shropshire, England.

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  • Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche was born in 1539 in VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory., the child of Richard Rich And Elizabeth Rich.
  • Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche had children including Thomas Lord Darcy Van Chinche Earl Rivers Viscount Colchester.
  • Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche passed away in 1580 in Shropshire, England.

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Lady Chiche's Ancestors

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Lady Chiche
1539–1580
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory.
Parents
Richard Rich
1496–1567
Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Rich
1504–1558
England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Jenkes
1500–1558
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Adams
1480–1558
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Chiche's Descendants

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Lady (Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of) Chiche (1539–4 May 1580)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lord Darcy van Chinche Earl Rivers Viscount) Colchester 1565–1639 m. Lady (Mary\Maria Van) Hengrave-Kitson\Kytson-Dorsey\Darcy\D'Arcy, 1567–1643
    1. 1. Henry (Edward Augustus Dorsey \Darcy \) D'Arcy 1590–1639
      1. 1. Edward Dorsey 1619–1659
        1. 1. Capt. (John) Dorsey 1659–1715 m. Pleasance (Dorsey) Wainwright 1660–1734

Lady Chiche's Timeline

3 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche in VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory.
VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory.
1577
22 May 1577
Age 38
Death of Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche in VERIFIED- St Osyth's PrioryAbbeyManor, St Osyth Parish (formerly Chich Parish), Essex, England -A house of Augustinian canons used from the 12th to 16th centuries. In the reign of King Edward VI (1547-1553) they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy.
VERIFIED- St Osyth's Priory/Abbey/Manor, St Osyth Parish (formerly Chich Parish), Essex, England -A house of Augustinian canons used from the 12th to 16th centuries. In the reign of King Edward VI (1547-1553) they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy.
1580
4 May 1580
Age 41
Burial of Lady Frances Rich, Baroness Darcy of Chiche in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Leez Priory, Little Leighs Parish, Essex, England -A 16th-century mansion. King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery in the Dissolution. Richard built his house on the site of Leez Priory.
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1577
    Event Place: VERIFIED- St Osyth's PrioryAbbeyManor, St Osyth Parish (formerly Chich Parish), Essex, England -A house of Augustinian canons used from the 12th to 16th centuries. In the reign of King Edward VI (1547-1553) they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy.
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 May 1580
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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