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Richard Whyte 1580–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1580

Birth Location: Hutton Hall, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 Apr 1656

Death Location: Church of Santa Maria, Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Father: Richard White

Mother: Mary Plowden

Spouse(s): Catherine Weston, Ann Gray

Children(s): Frances White, James White, John Whyte, Elizabeth White, Mary Whyte, William White, Catherine Whyte, Jerome Whyte, George Whyte, Charles Whyte, Elizabeth Whyte

Richard Whyte was born in 1580 in Hutton Hall, Essex, England, the child of Richard White And Mary Plowden. Richard Whyte married Ann Gray, Catherine Weston, and had children including Catherine Whyte, Charles Whyte, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Whyte, Frances Elizabeth White, George Whyte, Isaac White, James White, Jerome Whyte, John Whyte, Mary Whyte, William White. Richard Whyte passed away in 1656 in Church of Santa Maria, Maggiore, Rome, Italy.

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Biography

  • Richard Whyte was born in 1580 in Hutton Hall, Essex, England, the child of Richard White And Mary Plowden.
  • Richard Whyte married Ann Gray, Catherine Weston, and had children including Catherine Whyte, Charles Whyte, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Whyte, Frances Elizabeth White, George Whyte, Isaac White, James White, Jerome Whyte, John Whyte, Mary Whyte, William White.
  • Richard Whyte passed away in 1656 in Church of Santa Maria, Maggiore, Rome, Italy.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Whyte's Ancestors

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Richard Whyte
1580–1656
Birth Place: Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Parents
Richard White
1554–1614
Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Mary Plowden
1548–1593
Plowden, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
George Whyte
1521–1584
Runwell, Chelmsford district, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (de) Strode
1530–1579
Plympton St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Edmund (Plowden , The case is altered quoth Plowden, To be or not to) be
1518–1585
Plowden Hall, Lydbury, Shropshire, England
Katherine Sheldon
1529–1586
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Marcus White
1472–1530
Margaret Strelley
1477–1530
SIR DeSTROUD
1504–1579
William Strode
1504–1579
Humphrey Plowden
1475–1557
Lady Sturry
1491–1559
William Sheldon
1500–1571
Mary Willington
1510–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1450–1518
Alice Hungerford
1446–1472
Sir Strelley
1448–1502
Sanchia Willoughby
1458–1533
Richard Stroud
1476–1552
Lady Milliton
1482–1553
John Plowden
1435–1499
Margaret Blayney
1440–
John Sturry
1440–1492
Anne Corbet
1444–1498
Ralph Sheldon
1476–1547
Philippa Heath
1475–1548
William Willington
1470–
Ann Middlemore
1489–1520

Richard Whyte's Descendants

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Richard Whyte (27 Jul 1580–16 Apr 1656) m. Catherine Weston (8 Jun 1607–22 Oct 1645) m. Ann Gray (Abt 1584–1620)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) White 1616–1697 m. Richard Wells 1609–1667
    1. 1. Mary (Wells) Stockett 1631–1698 m. Thomas (Stockett) III 1635–1671 m. George Yate 1640–1691
      1. 1. Mary Stockett 1666–1707 m. Mark Richardson 1660–1710
        1. 1. Richard Richardson 1684–1743 m. Anne Aldridge 1682–1761
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Richardson 1680–1748 m. Gilbert (Robert) Christian 1677–1756
        3. 3. Mark Richardson 1687–1710
        4. 4. Thomas Richardson 1689–1758 m. Susannah Burgess 1699–1764
        5. 5. Jane Richardson 1692–
        6. 6. John Richardson 1702–
        7. 7. Frances Richardson 1707–
      2. 2. Frances Stockett 1665–1723 m. Mareen (“The Elder”) Duvall 1661–1735
      3. 3. Thomas (Stockett) IV 1667–1732 m. Mary Sprigg 1667–1694 m. Damaris Welsh 1669–1732
      4. 4. Susanna Stockett 1671–1698
    2. 2. Frances Wells 1563–
    3. 3. Richard Wells 1635–1671 m. Sophia Ewen 1649–1675
    4. 4. Benjamin Wells 1637–1702 m. Frances Hanslap 1670–1697
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wells 1639–
    6. 6. Robert Wells 1641–
    7. 7. William Wells 1643–
    8. 8. George Wells 1644–1696 m. Blanche Goldsmith 1647–1704
  2. 2. James White 1621–1689 m. Margaret Sandelands 1624–1667
  3. 3. John Whyte 1622–
  4. 4. Elizabeth White 1624–1658
  5. 5. Mary Whyte 1624–
  6. 6. William White 1624–
  7. 7. Catherine Whyte 1626–
  8. 8. Jerome Whyte 1628–1671
  9. 9. George Whyte 1628–
  10. 10. Charles Whyte 1630–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Whyte 1631–

Richard Whyte's Timeline

2 Records

1580
27 Jul 1580
Birth of Richard Whyte in Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Hutton Hall, Essex, England
1656
16 Apr 1656
Age 76
Death of Richard Whyte in Roma, Lazio, Stato Pontificio, Italia (Italy)
Roma, Lazio, Stato Pontificio, Italia (Italy)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1580
    Event Place: Hutton Hall, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Richard Whyte, person ID G32S-JRC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1656
    Event Place: Roma, Lazio, Stato Pontificio, Italia (Italy)
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Richard Whyte, person ID G32S-JRC.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Church of Santa Maria, Maggiore, Rome, Italy
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Richard Whyte, person ID G32S-JRC.

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