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Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote 1521–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1599

Death Location: Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir (1503)

Mother: Lady Bledlow

Spouse(s): Sir Rycote

Children(s): Lady Diana), John Norreys, Edward Norreys

In 1521, Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote entered the world in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams William Williams Treasurer Of The Court Of Augmentation Master Of The 1503 And Lady Elizabeth Of Thame Baroness Williams Of London Bledlow. Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote married Sir Henry Ii 1St Baron Norreys De Rycote Norris Norreys Of Rycote Baron Norris Of Rycote, and had children including Edward Norreys, John Norreys, Lady Catharine Elizabeth Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse Johnson Poulett Paulet Paulett More Moore Mooers Of Rycote 12Th Ggm Of Lady Diana. Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote passed away in 1599 in Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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  • In 1521, Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote entered the world in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams William Williams Treasurer Of The Court Of Augmentation Master Of The 1503 And Lady Elizabeth Of Thame Baroness Williams Of London Bledlow.
  • Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote married Sir Henry Ii 1St Baron Norreys De Rycote Norris Norreys Of Rycote Baron Norris Of Rycote, and had children including Edward Norreys, John Norreys, Lady Catharine Elizabeth Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse Johnson Poulett Paulet Paulett More Moore Mooers Of Rycote 12Th Ggm Of Lady Diana.
  • Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote passed away in 1599 in Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Lady Rycote's Ancestors

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Lady Rycote
1521–1599
Birth Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams\William\Williams - Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation - Master of the (1503)
1503–1559
Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Thame (Baroness Williams of London)) Bledlow
1506–1556
London, Middlesex, England
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Lady Rycote's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of) Rycote (15 Oct 1521–16 Nov 1599) m. Sir (Henry II (1st Baron Norreys de Rycote) (Norris) Norreys of Rycote* Baron Norris of) Rycote (Jan 1525–27 Jun 1601)
  1. 1. Lady (Catharine Elizabeth Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse Johnson Poulett\Paulet\Paulett More\Moore\Mooers of Rycote (12th GGM of Lady) Diana) 1553–1602 m. Enoch (Enock More Moore) Mooers 1561–1615
    1. 1. Sarah Dole 1578–1663 m. Edmund Greenleaf, 1573–1671
      1. 1. Susan Greenleaf 1597–1645 m. Captain (Thomas Warren) Markham 1604–1677
        1. 1. John (Radcliffe) Warren 1635–1691 m. Rachel (Williams) Sargent 1635–1706
  2. 2. John Norreys 1547–1597
  3. 3. Edward Norreys –1603 m. Elizabeth Norreys 1571–1621
    1. 1. Edward Norris 1580–1659
    2. 2. Mary Norris 1588–1621

Lady Rycote's Timeline

2 Records

1521
15 Oct 1521
Birth of Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote in Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Thame, Oxfordshire, England
1599
16 Nov 1599
Age 78
Death of Lady Margaret \Majorie Heiress of Rycote Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote in Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire
Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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