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Sir Richard Verney Compton 1516 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 July 1567

Death Location: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Verney

Mother: Alice Tame

Spouse(s): Frances Raleigh

Children(s): George Compton

In 1516, Sir Richard Verney Compton entered the world in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Kgt Thomas of Verney and Alice Margaret Tame. Sir Richard Verney Compton married Frances Raleigh, and had children including George VERNEY of Compton. Sir Richard Verney Compton passed away in 1567 in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Sir Richard Verney Compton entered the world in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Kgt Thomas of Verney and Alice Margaret Tame.
  • Sir Richard Verney Compton married Frances Raleigh, and had children including George VERNEY of Compton.
  • Sir Richard Verney Compton passed away in 1567 in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Compton's Ancestors

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Sir Compton
1516 – 1567
Birth Place: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Kgt Thomas of Verney
1490 – 1520
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Margaret) Tame
1503 – 1545
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Agnes) Greville
1475 – 1506
Milcote, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Compton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Verney) Compton (1516 – 26 July 1567) m. Frances Raleigh (1521 – 1544)
  1. 1. George (VERNEY of) Compton (1543 – 8 April 1574) m. Lady (Jane Lucey) Verney (1 September 1546 – 1600)
    1. 1. Sir (Richard Verney of Compton) Maddock (1563 – 7 August 1630) m. Mary (Ann) Heneage (1561 – 26 Mar 1631)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Eve Grevile) Verney (15 Apr 1600 or 1601 – Abt. Dec 1641) m. Robert (Thomas "N" (8th GGF) Shirley, 4th) Baronet (1599 – 1656 or 1697)
        1. 1. THOMAS (EDMONDSON) SHIRLEY (20 Aug 1635 – 16 Jul 1696) m. MARY (FRANCES) SNATT (09 Feb 1633 – 1678)

Sir Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Richard Verney Compton in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1567
26 July 1567
Age 51
Death of Sir Richard Verney Compton in Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1567
    Event Place: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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