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Rachel Wheatley 1584–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1584

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 July 1651

Death Location: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Lord Atherington

Mother: Dorothy Willoughby

Spouse(s): Samuel Newcombe

Children(s): Francis Brackett

Rachel Wheatley was born in 1584 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord John Wheatley Of Malpas Amp Atherington And Dorothy Willoughby. Rachel Wheatley married Samuel John Newcombe, and had children including Francis J Newcomb Brackett. Rachel Wheatley passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Wheatley was born in 1584 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord John Wheatley Of Malpas Amp Atherington And Dorothy Willoughby.
  • Rachel Wheatley married Samuel John Newcombe, and had children including Francis J Newcomb Brackett.
  • Rachel Wheatley passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Rachel Wheatley's Ancestors

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Rachel Wheatley
1584–1651
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord John Wheatley of Malpas & Atherington
1547–1609
Timsbury, Somerset, England
Dorothy Willoughby
1550–1609
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sea (Capt. John Wheatley, the) Elder
1521–1594
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Mary) Fiennes
1525–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Sir (Hugh"The Navigator") Willoughby
1495–1553
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Mollineux
1495–1552
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard (Wheatleigh)
1485–1540
Lord Dacre
1495–1528
Lady Sutton
1490–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Wheatley's Descendants

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Rachel Wheatley (1 Jan 1584–15 July 1651) m. Samuel (John) Newcombe (1579–3 Aug 1605)
  1. 1. Francis (J. Newcomb) Brackett 1605–1692
    1. 1. John Newcomb 1634–1722 m. RUTH MARSHALL 1640–1697
      1. 1. RUTH NEWCOMBE 1658–1742 m. John Copeland 1658–1714
        1. 1. Samuel Copeland 1686–1746 m. MARY KINGMAN 1692–1748

Rachel Wheatley's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1 Jan 1584
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1651
15 July 1651
Age 67
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1584
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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