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Richard (John) Dobbs 1543–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England

Death Date: September 1578

Death Location: Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Dobbs

Mother: Maryann Richardson

Spouse(s): Margaret Fairweather

Children(s): John Antrim

The story of Richard (John) Dobbs began in 1543 in Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England. Richard (John) Dobbs married Margaret Fairweather, and had children including John Dobbs Ii Lord Mayor Of Carrickfergus High Sheriff Of Antrim. Richard (John) Dobbs passed away in 1578 in Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard (John) Dobbs began in 1543 in Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England.
  • Richard (John) Dobbs married Margaret Fairweather, and had children including John Dobbs Ii Lord Mayor Of Carrickfergus High Sheriff Of Antrim.
  • Richard (John) Dobbs passed away in 1578 in Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Dobbs
1531–1571
Birth Location: Scagglethorpe, East Riding, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Maryann Richardson
1523–1543
Birth Location: Bedingfield, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Fairweather
1543–1620
Birth Location: Bedingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MF

Children(s)

John Antrim
1575–1622
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
JA

Richard Dobbs's Ancestors

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Richard Dobbs
1543–1578
Birth Place: Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Richard Dobbs
1531–1571
Scagglethorpe, East Riding, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Maryann Richardson
1523–1543
Bedingfield, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Dobbs Lord Mayor High Sheriff of) Yorkshire
1505–1563
Batby, Yorkshire, England
Alice (Frances de) Glosse
1505–1554
Barton, St david, England
Great-Grandparents
John Dobbes
1480–1546
Mary Tomson
1481–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dobbes
1460–1481
Marianne Feake
1479–1586

Richard Dobbs's Descendants

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Richard ((John)) Dobbs (1543–September 1578) m. Margaret Fairweather (1543–6 Nov 1620)
  1. 1. John (Dobbs II Lord Mayor of Carrickfergus High Sheriff of) Antrim 1575–1622 m. Margaret Dalway 1575–1620
    1. 1. Hercules Dobbs 1613–1634 m. Magdalene West 1615–
      1. 1. Richard Dobbs 1634–1701 m. Dorothy Williams 1632–1663
        1. 1. Richard (Dobbs) II 1660–1711 m. Mary (Dorothy) Stewart 1662–1737
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dobbs 1656–
        3. 3. John Dobbs 1658–1739
        4. 4. Margaret Dobbs 1663–1754
        5. 5. Sarah Dobbs 1656– m. James (Johnston) - 1652–1728
    2. 2. Foulk Dobbs 1610–1622

Richard Dobbs's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Richard (John) Dobbs in Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England
Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England
1578
September 1578
Age 35
Death of Richard (John) Dobbs in Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1578
    Event Place: Aspall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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