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Richard Bray 1508–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Bray

Mother: Jane Halighwell

Spouse(s): Joan Saunders

Children(s): John Bray

The story of Richard Bray began in 1508 in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom. Richard Bray married Joan Jane Saunders, and had children including John Martin Silvester Bray. Richard Bray passed away in 1559 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of Richard Bray began in 1508 in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Bray married Joan Jane Saunders, and had children including John Martin Silvester Bray.
  • Richard Bray passed away in 1559 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Bray's Ancestors

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Richard Bray
1508–1559
Birth Place: Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Edmund Bray 1st Lord Bray
1484–1539
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
South Pool, South Hams District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Halighwell
1460–1506
Holwell, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Johanna) Halighwell
1460–1564
Stoke D'Abernon, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
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Richard Bray's Descendants

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Richard Bray (1508–1559) m. Joan (Jane) Saunders (1510–)
  1. 1. John (Martin Silvester) Bray 1534–1615 m. Margery (John) Haslonde 1536–1588
    1. 1. Mary Bray 1563–1629 m. Thomas Whitney 1563–1637
      1. 1. John Whitney 1588–1673 m. Eleanor Arnold 1599–1659
        1. 1. Benjamin Whitney 1643–1723 m. Mary Poor 1647–1690
        2. 2. Caleb Whitney 1640–1640
        3. 3. John Whitney 1621–1692 m. Ruth Reynolds 1623–1695
        4. 4. Jonathan Whitney 1635–1702
        5. 5. Joshua Whitney 1635–1719
        6. 6. Mary Whitney 1619–1626
        7. 7. Nathaniel Whitney 1625–1635
        8. 8. Richard Whitney 1624–1719
        9. 9. Son Whitney 1645–
        10. 10. Thomas Whitney 1627–1719
      2. 2. Arnwave Whitney 1590–1591
      3. 3. Francis Whitney 1598–1643
      4. 4. Francis Whitney 1580–
      5. 5. Henry Whitney 1588–1589
      6. 6. Margaret Whitney 1584–1604
      7. 7. Mary Whitney 1600–1600
      8. 8. Nowell Whitney 1594–1597
      9. 9. Robert Whitney 1605–1662
      10. 10. Thomas Whitney 1587–1587
      11. 11. Thomas Whitney 1604–
    2. 2. Joan Bray –1560
    3. 3. John Bray 1554–1555
    4. 4. Laurence Bray 1558–1570
    5. 5. Margaret Bray 1556–1556
    6. 6. Thomas Bray 1562–1570

Richard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Richard Bray in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 51
Death of Richard Bray in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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