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Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX 1563 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1563

Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 07 Jul 1607

Death Location: Strand, City of Westminster, London, England

Father: Sir Evereux,

Mother: Lady Knollys,

Spouse(s): Sir Blount,, Lord II

Children(s): Gircard Blount, Mountjoy, Newport, Ruth Devonshire, Saint Blount, Elizabeth Blount, Sir Rich,, Lady Warwick, Lettice Rich, Robert Warwick, Sir Rich, Penelope Rich, Isabella Rich

In 1563, Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** entered the world in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Walter VII d' Evereux, and Lady Lettice Knollys,. Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** married Sir Charles II Blount,, Lord Robert Rich II, and had children including Gircard Blount, Mountjoy, Sir Knight of the Bath, “The Right Honorable” Blount, Baron of Mountjoy, 1st Earl of Newport, Ruth Blount Devonshire, Saint John Blount, Elizabeth Blount, Sir Henry Rich,, Lady Essex Rich of Warwick, Lettice Rich, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Sir Charles Rich, Penelope Rich, Isabella Rich. Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** passed away in 1607 in Strand, City of Westminster, London, England.

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  • In 1563, Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** entered the world in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Walter VII d' Evereux, and Lady Lettice Knollys,.
  • Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** married Sir Charles II Blount,, Lord Robert Rich II, and had children including Gircard Blount, Mountjoy, Sir Knight of the Bath, “The Right Honorable” Blount, Baron of Mountjoy, 1st Earl of Newport, Ruth Blount Devonshire, Saint John Blount, Elizabeth Blount, Sir Henry Rich,, Lady Essex Rich of Warwick, Lettice Rich, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Sir Charles Rich, Penelope Rich, Isabella Rich.
  • Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** passed away in 1607 in Strand, City of Westminster, London, England.

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Penelope DEVEREUX's Ancestors

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Penelope DEVEREUX
1563 – 1607
Birth Place: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Walter VII d' Evereux,
1539 – 1576
Devereux Castle, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Lady (Lettice) Knollys,
1543 – 1634
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
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Penelope DEVEREUX's Descendants

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Penelope (Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire) DEVEREUX (Jan 1563 – 07 Jul 1607) m. Sir (Charles II) Blount, (1563 – 3 Apr 1606) m. Lord (Robert Rich) II (1 Dec 1559 – 24 Mar 1618)
  1. 1. Gircard Blount (abt 1580 – )
  2. 2. Mountjoy, (Sir Knight of the Bath, “The Right Honorable” Blount, Baron of Mountjoy, 1st Earl of) Newport (Dec 1597 – 12 February 1666)
  3. 3. Ruth (Blount) Devonshire (1600 – 1694)
  4. 4. Saint (John) Blount (1601 – 12 Feb 1666)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Blount (1603 – 1652)
  6. 6. Sir (Henry) Rich, (19 Aug 1583 – 9 Mar 1649)
  7. 7. Lady (Essex Rich of) Warwick (1585 – 15 August 1658) m. Sir (Thomas (Sir Thomas Cheke)) Cheeke (7 Jan. 1570 – Bef. 25 Mar. 1659)
    1. 1. Frances Lake (1617 – 1678)
    2. 2. Henry Cheeke (20 Apr Abt 1619 – 1619)
    3. 3. Anne (Chike of) Purgo (Abt 1620 – 28 Sep 1658)
    4. 4. Sir (Anthony) Cheeke (1624 – 1664) m. Debra (Denise) Elzoth (1635 – 1670)
      1. 1. Richard (Cheek) Cheek (1664 – 1730) m. Lady (Sarah) Dyer (1673 – 1694)
        1. 1. Richard (of Beaufort Cheek) DNA (1695 – 29 September 1743)
    5. 5. * (Robert) Cheke (Apr 1625 – 1668)
    6. 6. Isabella Gerard (Abt 1626 – 1670)
    7. 7. * (Charles) Cheke (9 Oct 1628 – 13 Apr 1688)
  8. 8. Lettice Rich (1587 – 2 May 1619)
  9. 9. Robert (Rich, 2nd Earl of) Warwick (5 June 1587 – 19 April 1658)
  10. 10. Sir (Charles) Rich (1592 – 1627)
  11. 11. Penelope Rich (March 1592 – 26 October 1613)
  12. 12. Isabella Rich (January 1595 – 1 August 1632)

Penelope DEVEREUX's Timeline

3 Records

1563
Jan 1563
Birth of Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
1581
10 Jan 1581
Age 18
Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1607
07 Jul 1607
Age 44
Death of Penelope Blount Lady Rich Countess of Devonshire DEVEREUX ** in Strand, City of Westminster, London, England
Strand, City of Westminster, London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1563
    Event Place: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1581
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Wrays of Glentworth, 1523-1852 : including memoirs of the principal families with which they were connected

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1607
    Event Place: Strand, City of Westminster, London, England

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