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Richard Whitman 1518–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Thomas Whitman

Mother: Elizabeth Purcell

Spouse(s): Mary Reynolds

Children(s): George Whitman

Richard Whitman was born in 1518 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England, the child of Thomas Whitman And Elizabeth Purcell. Richard Whitman married Mary Reynolds, and had children including George Whitman. Richard Whitman passed away in 1578 in Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Whitman was born in 1518 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England, the child of Thomas Whitman And Elizabeth Purcell.
  • Richard Whitman married Mary Reynolds, and had children including George Whitman.
  • Richard Whitman passed away in 1578 in Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Richard Whitman's Ancestors

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Richard Whitman
1518–1578
Birth Place: Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Whitman
1497–1550
Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Purcell
1500–1531
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Henry Whitman
1463–1549
Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Alyse Axtell
1480–1522
Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England
Humphrey Purcell
1465–1535
Chetwyn, Shropshire, England
Helena Swynerton
1465–1535
Chetwyn, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitman
1425–1516
Henretta Purcell
1443–1500
Thomas Axtell
1455–1500
Joan Gould
1448–1546
Hugh Purcell
1440–1510
Julianna Corbet
1440–1515
Humphrey Swynerton
1435–1500
Ann Warden
1427–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Whitman
1400–1491
Margaret Henly
1413–1431
Henrye Axtell
1435–1500
Cecily Staverton
1435–1495
John Gould
1435–1502
Eleanor Staverton
1435–1505
Hugh Purcell
1420–1488
William Swynerton
1395–1429
Elena Trumyn
1399–1462
Thomas Swynerton
1335–1381
Maud Holand
1340–1365

Richard Whitman's Descendants

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Richard Whitman (1518–1578) m. Mary Reynolds (1530–1580)
  1. 1. George Whitman 1549–1625 m. Margaret Starkey 1554–1628
    1. 1. Richard (Abijah) Whitman 1570–1625 m. Alice Eaton 1565–1626
      1. 1. John (Whitman) Rev. 1598–1692 m. Ruth Reed 1631–1662
        1. 1. Thomas Whitman 1629–1712 m. Abigail Byram 1637–1712

Richard Whitman's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Richard Whitman in Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Burbage, Leicestershire, England
1578
1578
Age 60
Death of Richard Whitman in Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England
Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Burbage, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Leigh, Buckinghamshire, England

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