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Richard Wingfield 1525–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 14 August 1591

Death Location: Wantisden, Suffolk, England

Father: Anthony Wingfield

Mother: Elizabeth Vere

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shrewsbury, Joan Clarke

Children(s): Mary Cavendish, John Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield

In 1525, Richard Wingfield entered the world in of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, born to Anthony Wingfield And Elizabeth De Vere. Richard Wingfield married Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Joan Clarke, and had children including John Wingfield, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Thomas Wingfield. Richard Wingfield passed away in 1591 in Wantisden, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Richard Wingfield entered the world in of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, born to Anthony Wingfield And Elizabeth De Vere.
  • Richard Wingfield married Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Joan Clarke, and had children including John Wingfield, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Thomas Wingfield.
  • Richard Wingfield passed away in 1591 in Wantisden, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Wingfield's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wingfield
1525–1591
Birth Place: of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Anthony Wingfield
1484–1553
Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (de) Vere
1488–1559
Hedingham Castle, Hedingham Sibley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Wingfield
1580–1638
Ireland, Ireland
Anna Cromwell
1595–1636
Laude, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Robertstown
1550–1617
Honoré O'Brien
1560–
Edward Cromwell
1560–1607
Frances Rugge
1570–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ii
1523–1580
Elizabeth Russell
1542–1611
Henry Cromwell
1538–1592
Maria Paulet
1540–1592
William Rugge
1538–
Thomasine Townsend
1539–1604

Richard Wingfield's Descendants

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Richard Wingfield (1525–14 August 1591) m. Elizabeth (Hardwick Countess of) Shrewsbury (1518–13 Feb 1608) m. Joan Clarke (1520–)
  1. 1. Mary (Gernon) Cavendish 1556–1602 m. Thomas Felton 1545–1578
    1. 1. Anne Jackson 1571–1661 m. Thomas ((the older)) Colby 1567–1625
      1. 1. Anthony Colby 1605–1660 m. Susanna Heydon 1610–1689 m. Susannah Sargent 1610–1689
        1. 1. Isaac Colby 1640–1684
        2. 2. Thomas Colby 1650–1691
        3. 3. John Colby 1633–1673
        4. 4. Samuel Colby 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth Sargent 1648–1736
        5. 5. Rebecca Colby 1643–1698
        6. 6. Mary Colby 1648–1716
        7. 7. Sarah Colby 1635–1663 m. Orlando Bagly 1624–1663
      2. 2. Robert Colby 1614–1636
      3. 3. Abraham Colby 1600–1625
      4. 4. Matthew Colby 1607–1608
      5. 5. William Colby 1598–1638 m. Anna Sewell 1598–
      6. 6. Margaret Colby 1597–1597
      7. 7. Richard (Anthony) Colby 1602–1655
  2. 2. John Wingfield 1549–1596
  3. 3. Thomas Wingfield 1741–1830 m. Anna (Jane) Davis 1754–1834
    1. 1. Anne (M) Wingfield 1788–1868 m. John (Ragland Chick) Sr. 1778–1850
      1. 1. Milton (Littleton Wingfield) CHICK 1805–1850 m. Ann (Davis) Wingfield 1807–1900
        1. 1. Elizabeth (A) Chick 1835–1904 m. David (A) Tyree 1835–1892

Richard Wingfield's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Richard Wingfield in of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
1591
14 August 1591
Age 66
Death of Richard Wingfield in Wantisden, Suffolk, England
Wantisden, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 1591
    Event Place: Wantisden, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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