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Richard Stephens 1500 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1578

Death Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Forcester

Mother: Lady Stephens

Spouse(s): Margaret Stephans

Children(s): John Stephens, Lady Stevens, William Stephens

Richard Stephens was born in 1500 in Writtle, Essex, England, the child of John II Stephens (Stevens), Baron of Forcester and Lady Joan "Alice" Atheward, Baroness Stephens. Richard Stephens married Margaret de Leon, Baroness of Stephans, and had children including John Thomas Stephens, Lady Elizabeth Stevens, William Stephens. Richard Stephens passed away in 1578 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Stephens was born in 1500 in Writtle, Essex, England, the child of John II Stephens (Stevens), Baron of Forcester and Lady Joan "Alice" Atheward, Baroness Stephens.
  • Richard Stephens married Margaret de Leon, Baroness of Stephans, and had children including John Thomas Stephens, Lady Elizabeth Stevens, William Stephens.
  • Richard Stephens passed away in 1578 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Stephens's Ancestors

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Richard Stephens
1500 – 1578
Birth Place: Writtle, Essex, England
Parents
John II Stephens (Stevens), Baron of Forcester
1459 – 1505
Bristol, Gloucester, England
Lady (Joan "Alice" Atheward, Baroness) Stephens
1463 – 1544
North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Atheward
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Stephens's Descendants

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Richard Stephens (1500 – 17 Aug 1578) m. Margaret (de Leon, Baroness of) Stephans (1501 – 1550)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Stephens (1510 – 1560)
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stevens (1515 – 1600)
  3. 3. William Stephens (1519 – abt 1579) m. Lady (Joane Warren) (Stephens) (ABT 1515 – 27 May 1570)
    1. 1. Lady (Johanna Stephens) (Richards) (23 Nov 1539 – 1590) m. Johannes Richard (ABT 1540 – ABT 1600)
      1. 1. Jane Richards (1551 – 02 Apr 1640) m. Robert (Richard Drummer of) Shervington (1550 – abt 1577)
        1. 1. Lydia Drummer (12 March 1595 – 12 March 1641) m. Judge (Robert) Clements (14 December 1595 – 29 September 1658)
    2. 2. Margaret Stephens (1541 – )
    3. 3. Susan Stephens (1543 – )
    4. 4. William Stephens
    5. 5. Peter Stephens
    6. 6. Thomas Stephens ( – 1624)

Richard Stephens's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Richard Stephens in Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Richard Stephens in Writtle, Essex, England
Writtle, Essex, England
1519
1519
Age 19
Death of Richard Stephens in Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
1578
17 Aug 1578
Age 78
Death of Richard Stephens in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wroughton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Writtle, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Wroughton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1578
    Event Place: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

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