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Richard Woodruff 1440–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Wooley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1522

Death Location: Fordwich, Kent, England

Father: John Woodrove

Mother: Elizabeth Hamerton

Spouse(s): Jane Wortley, Beatrix Fitzwilliam

Children(s): John Woodruffe, Richard Woodruff, Thomas Woodrove, Beatrice Woodrove, James Woodrove, Elizabeth Woodrove, Isabel Woodruffe, Elizabeth Woodruffe, Beatrix Woodruffe

Richard Woodruff was born in 1440 in Wooley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Woodrove And Elizabeth Hamerton. Richard Woodruff married Beatrix Fitzwilliam, Jane Wortley, and had children including Beatrice Woodrove, Beatrix Woodruffe, Elizabeth Woodrove, Elizabeth Woodruffe, Isabel Woodruffe, James Lanley Woodrove, John Woodruffe, Richard Woodruff, Thomas Woodrove. Richard Woodruff passed away in 1522 in Fordwich, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Woodruff was born in 1440 in Wooley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Woodrove And Elizabeth Hamerton.
  • Richard Woodruff married Beatrix Fitzwilliam, Jane Wortley, and had children including Beatrice Woodrove, Beatrix Woodruffe, Elizabeth Woodrove, Elizabeth Woodruffe, Isabel Woodruffe, James Lanley Woodrove, John Woodruffe, Richard Woodruff, Thomas Woodrove.
  • Richard Woodruff passed away in 1522 in Fordwich, Kent, England.

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Richard Woodruff's Ancestors

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Richard Woodruff
1440–1522
Birth Place: Wooley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Woodrove
1416–1487
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hamerton
1404–1480
Hamerton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher Woodrove
1382–1430
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Alice Marfield
1386–1419
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Laurence Hamerton
1380–1449
Craven, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Tempest
1384–1480
Bracewell, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Woodrove
1340–1397
Mary Longfield
1357–
Richard Hamerton
1352–1380
Elizabeth Radcliffe
1360–1380
Richard Tempest
1356–1428
Isabel Leygard
1358–1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woodrove
1322–1378
Mabel Pudsy
1332–
Adam Hamerton
1334–1356
Katherine Knoll
1336–1352
William Radcliffe
1329–1386
Susanah Legh
1334–1410
Richard Tempest
1334–1386
Maria Talbot
1336–1390
John Leygard
1342–1405

Richard Woodruff's Descendants

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Richard Woodruff (1440–15 Jan 1522) m. Jane Wortley (1440–1478) m. Beatrix Fitzwilliam (1450–6 Oct 1522)
  1. 1. John Woodruffe 1473–1536 m. Katherine Wombwell 1480–1509
    1. 1. David Woodruff 1503–1563 m. Elizabeth Hill 1503–1572
      1. 1. Elizabeth Woodruff 1533–1605 m. George Stonehouse 1520–1575
        1. 1. Mary Stonehouse 1516–1633 m. Thomas Reede 1545–1604
        2. 2. Mary Stonehouse 1550–1625
        3. 3. William Stonehouse 1556–1632
        4. 4. Nicholas Stonehouse 1558–
        5. 5. Walter Stonehouse 1559–
        6. 6. Dionisia Stonehouse 1560–1633
        7. 7. James Stonehouse 1564–
      2. 2. Nicholas Woodroffe 1534–1598
      3. 3. David Woodruffe 1536–1572
      4. 4. Stephen Woodruffe 1538–
      5. 5. Francis Woodruffe 1540–1598
      6. 6. Grace Woodruffe 1546–
      7. 7. Robert Woodruff 1562–1572
    2. 2. Agnes Woodruff 1502–1595
  2. 2. Richard Woodruff 1460–1552
  3. 3. Thomas Woodrove 1485–1553
  4. 4. Beatrice Woodrove 1486–1514
  5. 5. James (Lanley) Woodrove 1487–1537
  6. 6. Elizabeth Woodrove 1492–
  7. 7. Isabel Woodruffe 1462–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Woodruffe 1466–1537
  9. 9. Beatrix Woodruffe 1486–1514

Richard Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Richard Woodruff in Wooley, Yorkshire, England
Wooley, Yorkshire, England
1522
15 Jan 1522
Age 82
Death of Richard Woodruff in Fordwich, Kent, England
Fordwich, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Wooley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1522
    Event Place: Fordwich, Kent, England

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