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Richard Pollard 1505–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Kings Nympton, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 November 1542

Death Location: Kings Nympton, Devon, England

Father: Sir Pollard

Mother: Lady Hext

Spouse(s): Alice lady, Jacquetta Bury

Children(s): Sir Polard

In 1505, Richard Pollard entered the world in Kings Nympton, Devon, England, born to Sir Lewis Pollard And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Hext. Richard Pollard married Alice Petronelle Petronilla Chudleigh Pollard Lady, Jacquetta Bury, and had children including Sir George Of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles Polard. Richard Pollard passed away in 1542 in Kings Nympton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Richard Pollard entered the world in Kings Nympton, Devon, England, born to Sir Lewis Pollard And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Hext.
  • Richard Pollard married Alice Petronelle Petronilla Chudleigh Pollard Lady, Jacquetta Bury, and had children including Sir George Of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles Polard.
  • Richard Pollard passed away in 1542 in Kings Nympton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pollard
1465–1526
Birth Location: St Giles in the Wood, Torridge District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
SP
Lady Hext
1475–1540
Birth Location: Staverton, South Hams District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Alice lady
1483–1552
Birth Location: Ashton, Devon, England
Al
Jacquetta Bury
1497–1545
Birth Location: Farringdon, Devon, England
JB

Children(s)

Sir Polard
1515–1563
Birth Location: Clifton, Yorkshire, England
SP

Richard Pollard's Ancestors

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Richard Pollard
1505–1542
Birth Place: Kings Nympton, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Lewis Pollard
1465–1526
St Giles in the Wood, Torridge District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth) Hext
1475–1540
Staverton, South Hams District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Pollard's Descendants

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Richard Pollard (1505–10 November 1542) m. Alice (Petronelle Petronilla Chudleigh Pollard) lady (1483–1552) m. Jacquetta Bury (1497–1545)
  1. 1. Sir (George of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles) Polard 1515–1563 m. Lady (Alice) Sedington-Polard 1515–1606
    1. 1. Lady (Alice) Pollarde 1540–1593 m. Thomas Hunt 1514–1600
      1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth Hunt) Kemball 1568–1646 m. Hugh (Thomas) Wells 1566–1620
        1. 1. Elizabeth WELLES 1611–1682 m. Lt (John) Curtiss 1615–1707
        2. 2. Hugh (Thomas Welles) (Wells) 1590–1672
        3. 3. ISAAC (Welles Wells Willis ^) Immigrant 1598–1671
        4. 4. Gov. (Thomas) Welles 1598–1660
        5. 5. Nathaniel Welles 1600–1601
        6. 6. Edward Welles 1602–
        7. 7. John Welles 1600–1637
        8. 8. Cornelius Wells 1591–1637
        9. 9. Daniel Wells 1589–1593
        10. 10. Alice Wells 1595–
        11. 11. Grace Wells 1610–1648
        12. 12. Faith Wells 1602–
        13. 13. Marie Wells 1598–1660
        14. 14. Anne Wells 1610–
        15. 15. John Wells 1592–1637
      2. 2. Rev (Robert First Chaplain of the Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, Anglican Chaplain, Vicar of the Parish Church of Heathfeild,) Hunt 1568–1607

Richard Pollard's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Richard Pollard in Kings Nympton, Devon, England
Kings Nympton, Devon, England
1542
10 November 1542
Age 37
Death of Richard Pollard in Kings Nympton, Devon, England
Kings Nympton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Kings Nympton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1542
    Event Place: Kings Nympton, Devon, England
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