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Robert Griggs 1515 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1515

Birth Location: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 5 August 1562

Death Location: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Griggs

Mother: Katherine Browne

Spouse(s): Joane Davey

Children(s): John Griggs

Robert Griggs was born in 1515 in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Griggs and Katherine Browne. Robert Griggs married Joane Davey, and had children including John Robert Griggs. Robert Griggs passed away in 1562 in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Griggs was born in 1515 in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Griggs and Katherine Browne.
  • Robert Griggs married Joane Davey, and had children including John Robert Griggs.
  • Robert Griggs passed away in 1562 in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Griggs's Ancestors

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Robert Griggs
1515 – 1562
Birth Place: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William Griggs
1471 – 1515
Stansfield, Suffolk, England
Katherine Browne
1481 – 1523
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Griggs
1436 – 1494
Somerton, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Lady (ROSE De) Suffolk
1440 – 1497
Somerton, Suffolk, England, U.K.
Christopher Browne
1457 – 1516
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Grace (Anne) Pinchbeck
1457 – 1499
Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Louise
1425 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Griggs's Descendants

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Robert Griggs (20 March 1515 – 5 August 1562) m. Joane Davey (1520 – 1547)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Griggs (8 May 1547 – 21 Sep 1624) m. Martha Wyborowe (11 May 1561 – 6 Oct 1635)
    1. 1. Wibroe griggs (1593 – 6 May 1662) m. Guillmus ("William") Pierson (19 Sep 1577 – 28 Jul 1616) m. John (Henry) Cooper (1594 – 6 May 1662)
      1. 1. Henry (Pierson) Cooper (10 Dec 1615 – 16 May 1680)
      2. 2. Ann Cooper (29 August 1619 – 20 April 1687) m. John White (1608 – 1662) m. James White ( – 1662)
        1. 1. James White (1655 – 21 Aug 1694) m. Ruth Stratton (1649 – 1740)
      3. 3. George (Ashley) Cooper (22 Jul 1621 – 28 Jan 1682)
      4. 4. Mary Cooper (12 August 1621 – bef 1661)
      5. 5. John COOPER (1625 – 8 July 1677)
      6. 6. Thomas Cooper (March 1626 – 1712)
      7. 7. Samuel Cooper (1627 – 1628)
      8. 8. Jane Cooper (1627 – 20 Jul 1682)
      9. 9. Martha Cooper (1629 – 29 May 1690)
      10. 10. Temperance Cooper (1631 – 1645)
      11. 11. Emma Cooper (1632 – 1666)
      12. 12. Martha Cooper (1634 – 26 Mar 1636)

Robert Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1515
20 March 1515
Birth of Robert Griggs in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1562
5 August 1562
Age 47
Death of Robert Griggs in Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1515
    Event Place: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1562
    Event Place: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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