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Richard Weller 1515 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Goodnestone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1578

Death Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Sir Waller

Mother: Lady Symmons

Spouse(s): Catherine Sharpeigh

Children(s): William Weller

The story of Richard Weller began in 1515 in Goodnestone, Kent, England. Richard Weller married Catherine Sharpeigh, and had children including William Weller. Richard Weller passed away in 1578 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Weller began in 1515 in Goodnestone, Kent, England.
  • Richard Weller married Catherine Sharpeigh, and had children including William Weller.
  • Richard Weller passed away in 1578 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Richard Weller's Ancestors

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Richard Weller
1515 – 1578
Birth Place: Goodnestone, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Richard Waller
1458 – 1545
Beaconsfield Castle,,Buckinghamshire,England
Lady (Anne) Symmons
1450 – 1524
Speldhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Waller,) Sir
1490 – 1536
Leigh, Kent, , England
Elizabeth Farnefold
1488 – 1567
Stenning, Sussex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Waller
William Farnefold
1480 –
Joane Diggs
1480 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Weller's Descendants

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Richard Weller (1515 – 12 Apr 1578) m. Catherine Sharpeigh (1515 – 15 Feb 1573)
  1. 1. William Weller (1534 – 21 Jul 1597) m. Jone Sumer (1540 – 4 Dec 1597)
    1. 1. Margret Weller (ca 1580 – ) m. Edward (Wilson) Douglass (1590 – 12 Nov 1657)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Douglass (1623 – 15 Apr 1708) m. Henry Pendleton (26 Dec 1614 – 20 Dec 1682)
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Pendleton (1640 – 1687) m. Philip Sherwood (1638 – 4 Sep 1684)

Richard Weller's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Richard Weller in Goodnestone, Kent, England
Goodnestone, Kent, England
1578
12 Apr 1578
Age 63
Death of Richard Weller in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Goodnestone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1578
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

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