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Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby 1525–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Brundish, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 4 April 1621

Death Location: Brumstead, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Brundish

Mother: Alice Brewse

Spouse(s): Sir WARWICKSHIRE

Children(s): Elizabeth Shirley

Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby was born in 1525 in Brundish, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir John Colby 4Th Lord Of Brundish And Alice Brewse. Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby married Sir George Francis Shirley Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley. Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby passed away in 1621 in Brumstead, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby was born in 1525 in Brundish, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir John Colby 4Th Lord Of Brundish And Alice Brewse.
  • Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby married Sir George Francis Shirley Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley.
  • Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby passed away in 1621 in Brumstead, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brundish
1506–1540
Birth Location: Beccles,England
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Alice Brewse
1485–1560
Birth Location: Whittingham Hall, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir WARWICKSHIRE
1515–1571
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Colby's Ancestors

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Lady Colby
1525–1621
Birth Place: Brundish, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir John Colby, 4th Lord of Brundish
1506–1540
Beccles,England
Alice Brewse
1485–1560
Whittingham Hall, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Colby, 4th Lord of) Brundish
1506–1540
Beccles,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Colby's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothy Willoughby) Colby (1525–4 April 1621) m. Sir (George Francis SHIRLEY, SHERIFF OF) WARWICKSHIRE (26 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shirley 1540–1620 m. Thomas Cotton 1543–1614
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Bruce 1st Baronet Of) Connington 1570–1631 m. Elizabeth Brocas 1573–1657
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Cotton 1594–1662 m. Mary Harwood 1595–1636 m. Elizabeth Ham –1678
        1. 1. Henry Cotton 1620–1713 m. Barbara Finly 1630–
        2. 2. Sir (John Sir Knight 1st Baronet of) Cunningham 1621–1702 m. Dame (Elizabeth Abigail) Tolmash 1711–1777
        3. 3. Gulielm Cotton –1737
      2. 2. John Cotton 1626–1691
      3. 3. Robert (Bruce) Cotten 1596–1665 m. Alice Cotton 1615–1657
        1. 1. John Cotton 1621–1702
        2. 2. Alice (Oliver) Monoux 1650–1720
        3. 3. Philip Cotton 1645–1710
        4. 4. Robert Cotton 1644–1717 m. Gertrude Morice 1650–1701
        5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1640–1657
      4. 4. Ann Cotton 1596–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cotton 1596–
      6. 6. John (Hynde) Cotton 1621–1702
      7. 7. John Cotton 1600–
      8. 8. Mary Cotton 1596–

Lady Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby in Brundish, Suffolk, England
Brundish, Suffolk, England
1621
4 April 1621
Age 96
Death of Lady Dorothy Willoughby Colby in Brumstead, Norfolk, England
Brumstead, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Brundish, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1621
    Event Place: Brumstead, Norfolk, England
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