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Lady Catherine Kemeys 1540–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 9 Jan 1568

Death Location: Chedzoy, Somerset, England

Father: William Kemeys

Mother: Margareta Morgan

Spouse(s): John Matthew, Sir Jamaica

Children(s): Grace Newberry, John II, Blanch Matthew, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Morgan

Lady Catherine Kemeys was born in 1540 in Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of William Kemeys And Margareta Morgan. Lady Catherine Kemeys married John Matthew, Sir Henry Morgan Governorof Jamaica, and had children including Blanch Matthew, Grace Matthews Newberry, John Mathew Ii, Joseph J Ryan, Rex Ford Dart, Thomas Morgan. Lady Catherine Kemeys passed away in 1568 in Chedzoy, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Kemeys was born in 1540 in Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of William Kemeys And Margareta Morgan.
  • Lady Catherine Kemeys married John Matthew, Sir Henry Morgan Governorof Jamaica, and had children including Blanch Matthew, Grace Matthews Newberry, John Mathew Ii, Joseph J Ryan, Rex Ford Dart, Thomas Morgan.
  • Lady Catherine Kemeys passed away in 1568 in Chedzoy, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Kemeys's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kemeys
1540–1568
Birth Place: Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
William Kemeys
1520–1558
1691342, Monmouthshire, Wales
Margareta Morgan
1515–1600
Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
DAFYDD (David) Kemeys
1500–1564
Cefn mabli, Llanfedw, Glamorganshire, Wales
Catrin (Bawdrep) '
1500–1552
Cydweli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Stephan Morgan
1490–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Kemeys's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine) Kemeys (1540–9 Jan 1568) m. John Matthew (1528–1600) m. Sir (Henry Morgan GovernorOf) Jamaica (1536–1603)
  1. 1. Grace (Matthews) Newberry 1558–1632 m. Richard (Newbury) (Newborough) 1557–1639
    1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Newberry) Sr 1594–1636 m. Joane Dabinott 1600– m. JANE ((Newberry)) DABINOTT 1611–1655
      1. 1. Richard Newbury 1620–1685 m. Sarah (Hoxie) Robinson 1619–1702
        1. 1. Tryal Newbury 1649–1705 m. Priscilla Starkey 1653–1734
        2. 2. Mary (Newbury) * 1648–1703
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Stark) Newbury 1649–1705
        4. 4. Walter Newberry 1648–1697
      2. 2. Joseph Newberry 1619–1686
      3. 3. Sarah Newberry 1621–1684
      4. 4. Mary Newberry 1626–1688
      5. 5. Benjamin Newberry 1620–1689
      6. 6. Rebecca NEWBURY 1611–1668
      7. 7. Rebecca Newberry 1632–1688
      8. 8. Hannah Newberry 1633–1661
      9. 9. Daughter Newberry 1635–
    2. 2. Thomas Newberry 1571–1618
    3. 3. Joan Newberry 1581–
    4. 4. John Newberry 1581–1584
  2. 2. John (Mathew) II 1556–1554
  3. 3. Blanch Matthew 1564–1784
  4. 4. Thomas Morgan 1560–1647
  5. 5. Thomas Morgan –1799

Lady Kemeys's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Catherine Kemeys in Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales
1568
abt 1568
Age 28
Death of Lady Catherine Kemeys in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France
1568
9 Jan 1568
Age 28
Burial of Lady Catherine Kemeys in Chedzoy, Somerset, England
Chedzoy, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Llan Rummey, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Upr Machen, Monmouth
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1568
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Chedzoy, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\chedz21/1

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