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Richard Whitney 1586–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Westminister, London, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1673

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Whitney

Mother: Mary Whitney

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Richard Whitney was born in 1586 in Westminister, London, England, the child of Sir Thomas Whitney And Mary Whitney. Richard Whitney passed away in 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Whitney was born in 1586 in Westminister, London, England, the child of Sir Thomas Whitney And Mary Whitney.
  • Richard Whitney passed away in 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Richard Whitney's Ancestors

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Richard Whitney
1586–1673
Birth Place: Westminister, London, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Whitney
1560–1637
Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England
Mary Whitney
1563–1629
St Margarets, London, England
Grandparents
Robert (Whitney) Iii
1543–1612
Whitney Castle on the Wye, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Williams
1544–1568
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Sir (John Martin Silvester Bray - Lord of Vachery) Park
1534–1615
London, Saint Margaret's Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (1536) Robertes
1536–1588
St Margaret, Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Huntington
1517–1567
Lady Baskerville
1522–1546
Sir Cromwell
1514–1587
Katharine 13G
1517–1567
Lord Park
1504–1558
Lady Shirley
1512–1558
Sir Hareby
1510–1545
Thomasine Lady
1514–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sir
1491–1540
Margaretha Wye
1495–
Elizabeth Breynton
1502–1543
William IV
1473–1549
Marjory Baker
1494–1565
Walter Cromwell
1497–1544
Lady Cromwell
1489–1527

Richard Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1586
1586
Birth of Richard Whitney in Westminister, London, England
Westminister, London, England
1673
1 Jun 1673
Age 87
Death of Richard Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Westminister, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1673
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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