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Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) 1531–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1531

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1597

Death Location: Halstead, Essex, England

Father: Sir Heigham

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Thomas Elder

Children(s): Jacob I

In 1531, Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) entered the world in Wethersfield, Essex, England, born to Sir John Thomas Heigham And Lady Phyllis Waldegrave. Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) married Thomas Edward French The Elder, and had children including Jacob W French I. Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) passed away in 1597 in Halstead, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) entered the world in Wethersfield, Essex, England, born to Sir John Thomas Heigham And Lady Phyllis Waldegrave.
  • Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) married Thomas Edward French The Elder, and had children including Jacob W French I.
  • Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) passed away in 1597 in Halstead, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Heigham
1503–1554
Birth Location: Higham, Suffolk, England
SH
Lady Waldegrave
1508–1579
Birth Location: Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Elder
1532–1613
Birth Location: Assington Hall, Arkesden, Essex, England
TE

Children(s)

Jacob I
1554–1615
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
JI

Lady (Higham)'s Ancestors

Self
Lady (Higham)
1531–1597
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Heigham
1503–1554
Higham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Phyllis) Waldegrave
1508–1579
Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Heigham
1472–1521
Higham, Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Mary) Terringham
1476–1506
Terringham, Suffolk, England
Sir (George "Knight" of Smallbridge, WALDEGRAVE "Esquire" (Imprisoned in the tower of London and released by Henry) VIII.)
1483–1528
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Lady (Anne Calthorpe Drury of) Hawstead
1487–1572
Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Waldegrave
1465–1527
Lady Wentworth
1463–1540
Sir DRURY
–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wentworth
1426–1482
Elisabeth Wentworth
1426–

Lady (Higham)'s Descendants

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Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham) (Higham) (5 Jul 1531–19 Jun 1597) m. Thomas (Edward French, The) Elder (28 Jul 1532–11 Feb 1613)
  1. 1. Jacob (W. French) I 1554–1615 m. Lady (Susan) DeWarren 1555–1613
    1. 1. Elizabeth (French of Bures St.) Mary 1587–1648 m. Henry (Loker of Bures St Mary) Glover 1576–1631
      1. 1. Anna ("Hannah" Loker of Bures St Mary) Puritan 1605–1697 m. Richard (IV. Newton of Bures St Mary Husband of Anna Hannah Loker Puritan Immigrant to Mass original settler of Town of) Sudbury 1601–1701
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Newton 1630–1713 m. John ("The Younger" Woodruff) II 1637–1691

Lady (Higham)'s Timeline

2 Records

1531
5 Jul 1531
Birth of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) in Wethersfield, Essex, England
Wethersfield, Essex, England
1597
19 Jun 1597
Age 66
Death of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham (Higham) in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1531
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1597
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
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