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Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire 1500–1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1500

Birth Location: Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Reynolds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth GGM

Children(s): Lord Esquire, Joan Wightman, Richard Wightman, John Wightman

Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was born in 1500 in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Wightman Knight And Lady Mary Ann Reynolds. Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire married Elizabeth Purcell 12Th Ggm, and had children including Joan Wightman, John Wightman, Lord William Wightman Of Wykin Manor Esquire, Richard Wightman. Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire passed away in 1530 in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was born in 1500 in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Wightman Knight And Lady Mary Ann Reynolds.
  • Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire married Elizabeth Purcell 12Th Ggm, and had children including Joan Wightman, John Wightman, Lord William Wightman Of Wykin Manor Esquire, Richard Wightman.
  • Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire passed away in 1530 in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1480–1568
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
SK
Lady Reynolds
1480–1565
Birth Location: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth GGM
1500–1531
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
EG

Children(s)

Lord Esquire
1526–1579
Birth Location: Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
LE
Joan Wightman
1519–
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
JW
Richard Wightman
1518–
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
RW
John Wightman
1530–
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
JW

Richard Esquire's Ancestors

Self
Richard Esquire
1500–1530
Birth Place: Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Wightman, Knight
1480–1568
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Ann) Reynolds
1480–1565
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Esquire's Descendants

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Richard (Wightman\Wrightman,) Esquire (3 October 1500–1530) m. Elizabeth (PURCELL 12th) GGM (1500–5 Aug 1531)
  1. 1. Lord (William Wightman of Wykin Manor) Esquire 1526–1579
    1. 1. Isabell Wightman 1559–1593 m. William (I) Lyon 1555–1624
      1. 1. William (Lewyn Lyon) II 1580–1634 m. Anne (Frances Carter (Lyon)) * 1594–1634
        1. 1. William Lyon 1620–1692 m. Sarah Lyon 1628–1688
        2. 2. Richard Lyon 1625–1678
  2. 2. Joan Wightman 1519–
  3. 3. Richard Wightman 1518–
  4. 4. John Wightman 1530–

Richard Esquire's Timeline

9 Records

1482
BET 1482 AND 1563
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in Unknown
Unknown
1500
3 October 1500
Birth of Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1510
Abt. 1510
Age 10
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married
None
1515
1515
Age 15
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
1524
1524
Age 24
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in Leicester, England
Leicester, England
1529
1529
Age 29
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in , Leicestershire, , England
, Leicestershire, , England
1530
1530
Age 30
Death of Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire in Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1689
12 Sep 1689
Age 189
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in Burbage,Leicester,England
Burbage,Leicester,England
1850
17 Nov 1850
Age 350
Richard Wightman\Wrightman, Esquire was married in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1500
    Event Place: Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BET 1482 AND 1563
    Event Place: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1510

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Leicester, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: , Leicestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1689
    Event Place: Burbage,Leicester,England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Harrow On Hill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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