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Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton 1549–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jun 1597

Death Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Ambrosius Willis

Mother: Agneta Magna

Spouse(s): Hester Chambers

Children(s): Lady Immigrant

The story of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton began in 1549 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England. Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton married Hester Chambers, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Wells Immigrant. Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton passed away in 1597 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton began in 1549 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England.
  • Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton married Hester Chambers, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Wells Immigrant.
  • Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton passed away in 1597 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Compton's Ancestors

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Richard Compton
1549–1597
Birth Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Ambrosius Willis
1533–1590
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Agneta (Coles , de Preston) Magna
1535–1578
Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William Wyllys
1512–1590
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Joane Anna
1505–1540
Priors Marston, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Richard (William Cooles) II
1513–1585
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
Jane (or Johanna) Bonde
1509–1576
Preston Magna, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Coles
1486–1571
Amy Gifford
1485–1519
William Bonde
1450–1530
Elizabeth Prowze
1474–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Compton's Descendants

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Richard (Thomas Willis , of Fenni) Compton (1549–10 Jun 1597) m. Hester Chambers (1567–1597)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Wells) Immigrant 1577–1626 m. Sir (Capt. William Powell , Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of Jamestown, Member of the 1st Virginia House of) Burges 1562–1623
    1. 1. Captain (William Paul Powell II, Ancient) Planter, 1620–1695 m. Maysel (Elizabeth) Gorsuch 1612–1704
      1. 1. Ealce (Lettice) Powell 1647–1712 m. Robbard Lancaster 1645–1686
        1. 1. Robert (Lanquishear) Jr 1673–1738 m. Judith Pitt 1670–1738

Richard Compton's Timeline

4 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
1549
1549
Birth of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
1573
1573
Age 24
Birth of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
1597
10 Jun 1597
Age 48
Death of Richard Thomas Willis , of Fenni Compton in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1597
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

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