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Richard Staples 1535–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: JUN 1608

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: John Staple

Mother: Joan Savage

Spouse(s): Lady Thatcher

Children(s): Philipa Staples, Philipa Stapley

In 1535, Richard Staples entered the world in Somerset, England, born to John Staple And Joan Savage. Richard Staples married Lady Joan Thatcher, and had children including Philipa A Staples, Philipa A Stapley. Richard Staples passed away in 1608 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Richard Staples entered the world in Somerset, England, born to John Staple And Joan Savage.
  • Richard Staples married Lady Joan Thatcher, and had children including Philipa A Staples, Philipa A Stapley.
  • Richard Staples passed away in 1608 in Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Staple
1507–1545
Birth Location: Bidford, Warwickshire, England
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Joan Savage
1509–
Birth Location: Bidford, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Thatcher
1535–1620
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Philipa Staples
1558–1620
Birth Location: Drayton, Somersetshire, England
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Philipa Stapley
1558–1612
Birth Location: Drayton, South Somerset district, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Staples's Ancestors

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Richard Staples
1535–1608
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
John Staple
1507–1545
Bidford, Warwickshire, England
Joan Savage
1509–
Bidford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
George (Walter) Staples
1485–
Warwickshire, England
Joan Savage
1486–1520
Charles Savage
1480–1535
Great-Grandparents
John Staples
1460–1520
Margaret
1460–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Staples's Descendants

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Richard Staples (1535–JUN 1608) m. Lady (Joan) Thatcher (1535–1620)
  1. 1. Philipa (A.) Staples 1558–1620 m. Daniel Cooke 1548–1583
    1. 1. Jane Cooke 1580–1655 m. James (Morton Of Clifton on the) Severn 1580–1626 m. John (Morton) Sr 1575–1638 m. John Whitfield 1580–1636
      1. 1. William Morton 1610–1672 m. Ann (Smith or) Smyth 1610–1669 m. Lady (Ann) Smyth 1605–
        1. 1. John Morton 1650–1722 m. Deborah Sydenham 1655–1740 m. Sarah (Deborah) Hughes 1650–1682 m. Deborah (Sydenham) Hughes 1660–1760 m. Deborah (Joan) Hughes 1655–1699
        2. 2. Esther (Jameson) Moreton 1648–1761
        3. 3. Ann Morton 1644–1670
        4. 4. Elizabeth Morton 1650–1761
        5. 5. Cecelia Morton 1648–
        6. 6. James Moreton 1652–1696
      2. 2. Jane Morton 1601– m. James (Morton Of Clifton on the) Severn 1580–1626
      3. 3. Johannes Marton 1599– m. Ann Rogers 1603– m. John Morton 1603–
      4. 4. John Morton 1625– m. Anne Smith 1630–
  2. 2. Philipa (A.) Stapley 1558–1612 m. William (George) Cooke 1551–1598

Richard Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Richard Staples in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1608
JUN 1608
Age 73
Death of Richard Staples in Somerset, England
Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUN 1608
    Event Place: Somerset, England
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