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Richard Napier 1559–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1559

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Apr 1634

Death Location: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Great Linford, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Alexander Napier

Mother: Ann Birchley

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In 1559, Richard Napier entered the world in Exeter, Devon, England, born to Alexander Napier And Ann Birchley. Richard Napier passed away in 1634 in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Great Linford, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Richard Napier entered the world in Exeter, Devon, England, born to Alexander Napier And Ann Birchley.
  • Richard Napier passed away in 1634 in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Great Linford, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Richard Napier's Ancestors

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Richard Napier
1559–1634
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Alexander Napier
1536–
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Ann Birchley
1528–
England
Grandparents
Alexander Napier
1509–1547
Merchistoun, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Annabella Campbell
1510–1591
Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Napier
1479–1513
Janet Chisholm
1487–1542
Duncan Campbell
1452–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Napier
1460–1521
Catherine Douglas
1460–1499

Richard Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1559
4 May 1559
Birth of Richard Napier in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1634
1 Apr 1634
Age 75
Death of Richard Napier in Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England
Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1559
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 12 May 2025), entry for Alexander Napier, person ID M5WR-5C7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1634
    Event Place: Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 12 May 2025), entry for Alexander Napier, person ID M5WR-5C7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Great Linford, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 12 May 2025), entry for Alexander Napier, person ID M5WR-5C7.

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