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Lady Leanne Willoughby 1501–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Devon, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 24 Dec 1581

Death Location: Hook, Dorset, England

Father: Robert Willoughby

Mother: Dorothy Grey

Spouse(s): Edward I

Children(s): Judith Woodward, Edward Woodward, Christopher I, Edward Woodward, Richard Woodward, Gregory Woodward

The story of Lady Leanne Willoughby began in 1501 in Devon, Devonshire, England. Lady Leanne Willoughby married Edward Woodward I, and had children including Christopher Woodward I, Edward Woodward, Gregory Woodward, Judith Woodward, Richard Woodward. Lady Leanne Willoughby passed away in 1581 in Hook, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Leanne Willoughby began in 1501 in Devon, Devonshire, England.
  • Lady Leanne Willoughby married Edward Woodward I, and had children including Christopher Woodward I, Edward Woodward, Gregory Woodward, Judith Woodward, Richard Woodward.
  • Lady Leanne Willoughby passed away in 1581 in Hook, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Lady Willoughby
1501–1581
Birth Place: Devon, Devonshire, England
Parents
Robert Willoughby
1473–1521
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Dorothy Grey
1480–1553
Newport, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Broke, 9th Baron Latimer,) KG
1452–1502
Wiltshire, England
Blanche (De) Champernowne
1453–1476
Bere Ferrers with Bere Alston, Devon, England
Thomas (Grey 1st Marquess of) Dorset
1455–1501
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Cecily (Bonville 7th Baroness) Harington
1460–1529
Shute, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Willoughby
1421–1477
Anne Cheyne
1426–1470
John Champernon
1400–1475
Elizabeth Bigbery
1426–1469
John Grey
1433–1461
Elizabeth England
1437–1492
William Harington
1442–1460
Lady Harington
1442–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Willoughby
1400–1437
Jane Welby
1404–1421
Edmund Cheney
1401–1430
Alice Stafford
1391–1448
Alexander Champernowne
1372–1441
Joan Ferrers
1366–1401
William Bikebery
1382–1426
Elizabeth Paulet
1406–1477
Edward Groby
1415–1457
Elizabeth Groby
1418–1483
Richard Rivers
1405–1469
Jacquetta Rivers
1415–1472
William Bonville
1423–1461
Elizabeth Harington
1423–1471
Richard Salisbury
1400–1461
Alice Montague
1405–1462

Lady Willoughby's Descendants

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Lady (Leanne) Willoughby (1501–24 Dec 1581) m. Edward (Woodward,) I (1500–1550)
  1. 1. Judith Woodward 1520–1568 m. Richard Abraham 1515–1623
    1. 1. William Abraham 1543–1569 m. Elizabeth Cowbron 1542–1586
      1. 1. Marguerite Abraham 1568–1633 m. Thomas Mather 1575–1634
        1. 1. Elizabeth 1615–1690 m. Henry Woodward 1607–1683
        2. 2. John Mather 1594–1658 m. Katherine Holt 1600–
        3. 3. Richard Mather 1596–1669 m. Catherine Holt 1596–1655 m. Sarah Hawkredd 1601–1676
        4. 4. Ellin MATHER 1598–1699 m. Ralph Sare 1597–
        5. 5. Abraham Mather 1599– m. Margaret Mather 1605–1680
        6. 6. Margaret Mather 1602–1726
      2. 2. Margaret 1496–1541 m. Richard Abraham 1494–1539 m. Richard Abram 1497–1575
        1. 1. Richard Abraham 1515–1623 m. Judith Woodward 1520–1568
      3. 3. Richard Abraham 1569–1570
    2. 2. Thomas Abram 1550– m. Anne Abram 1550–
  2. 2. Edward Woodward 1527–1616 m. Lee (Anne De) Willoughby 1530–1600
  3. 3. Christopher (Woodward) I 1530–1574 m. Elizabeth Westwood 1535–1622 m. Margaret (Farnlyeic) Glashan 1529–
  4. 4. Edward Woodward 1545–
  5. 5. Richard Woodward 1545–
  6. 6. Gregory Woodward 1550– m. Anne Reede 1551–1618

Lady Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Lady Leanne Willoughby in Devon, Devonshire, England
Devon, Devonshire, England
1581
24 Dec 1581
Age 80
Death of Lady Leanne Willoughby in Hook, Dorset, England
Hook, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Devon, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lady Leanne Willoughby, person ID G953-DFG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1581
    Event Place: Hook, Dorset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lady Leanne Willoughby, person ID G953-DFG.

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