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Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England 1496 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496/1510

Birth Location: St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1567

Death Location: Rochford, Essex, England

Father: Richard Rich

Mother: Joan *

Spouse(s): Lady Leighs, Unknown None

Children(s): Agnes (Mordaunt), Lady (Piggot), Dame (Wroth), Dorothy (Barley), Lady (Piggot), Lady (Drury), Lady (Peyton), Dame (North), Robert Rich, Lady (D'Arcy\Darcy), Sir KB, Thomas Rich, Barbara Rich, Richard Rich, 3 Rich

The story of Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * began in 1496 in St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England. Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * married Lady Anna Elisabeth Jenkes (Rich), Baroness Leighs, Unknown, and had children including Agnes Rich (Mordaunt), Lady Margery Ann Rich (Piggot), Dame Mary Marie Rich (Wroth), Dorothy Rich (Barley), Lady Anne Rich (Piggot), Lady Audrey Ethelreda Rich (Drury), Lady Elizabeth Rich (Peyton), Dame Winifred Rich (Dudley) (North), Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich, Lady Frances Rich (D'Arcy\Darcy), Sir Hugh Rich KB, Thomas Rich, Barbara Rich, Richard Rich, 3 otherr illegitimate children Rich. Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * passed away in 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * began in 1496 in St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England.
  • Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * married Lady Anna Elisabeth Jenkes (Rich), Baroness Leighs, Unknown, and had children including Agnes Rich (Mordaunt), Lady Margery Ann Rich (Piggot), Dame Mary Marie Rich (Wroth), Dorothy Rich (Barley), Lady Anne Rich (Piggot), Lady Audrey Ethelreda Rich (Drury), Lady Elizabeth Rich (Peyton), Dame Winifred Rich (Dudley) (North), Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich, Lady Frances Rich (D'Arcy\Darcy), Sir Hugh Rich KB, Thomas Rich, Barbara Rich, Richard Rich, 3 otherr illegitimate children Rich.
  • Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * passed away in 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rich
1471 – 1503
Birth Location: Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England/London, England
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Joan *
1472 – 1567
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Leighs
1505 – 1558
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Unknown None
Birth Location: –
U

Children(s)

Agnes (Mordaunt)
1524 – 1591
Birth Location: Enfield, Middlesex, England
A(
Lady (Piggot)
1525 – 1567
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
L(
Dame (Wroth)
1526 – 1598
Birth Location: Enfield, Middlesex, England
D(
Dorothy (Barley)
1527 – 1567
Birth Location: England
D(
Lady (Piggot)
1529 – 1567
Birth Location: London, England
L(
Lady (Drury)
1530 – 1567
Birth Location: Enfield, Middlesex, England
L(
Lady (Peyton)
1532 – 1591
Birth Location: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
L(
Dame (North)
1534 – 1578
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
D(
Robert Rich
1537 – 1581
Birth Location: St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England
RR
Lady (D'Arcy\Darcy)
1539 – 1581
Birth Location: Leez Priory, Essex, England
L(
Sir KB
1540 – 1554
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
SK
Thomas Rich
1542 – 1567
Birth Location: London, England
TR
Barbara Rich
1546 –
Birth Location: London, England
BR
Richard Rich
1550 – 1598
Birth Location: London, England
RR
3 Rich
Birth Location: –
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Sir England's Ancestors

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Sir England
1496 – 1567
Birth Place: St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England
Parents
Richard Rich
1471 – 1503
Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England/London, England
Joan (\Johanna Dingley (Rich)) *
1472 – 1567
London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Rich
– 1470
London, England
Catherine (Cutlery?) (Rich)
1407 – 1448
Great-Grandparents
John Rich
– 1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir England's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of) England (1496/1510 – 12 Jun 1567) m. Lady (Anna Elisabeth Jenkes (Rich), Baroness) Leighs (1505 – 16 Dec 1558) m. Unknown
  1. 1. Agnes (Rich) (Mordaunt) (1524 – 17 Oct 1591)
  2. 2. Lady (Margery Ann Rich) (Piggot) (Abt. 1525 – 1567)
  3. 3. Dame (Mary Marie Rich) (Wroth) (1526 – 8 Jan 1598)
  4. 4. Dorothy (Rich) (Barley) (1527 – Aft. 1567)
  5. 5. Lady (Anne Rich) (Piggot) (Abt 1529 – 1567)
  6. 6. Lady (Audrey Ethelreda Rich) (Drury) (1530 – 1567) m. Sir (Robert Drury of) Hawstead (13 Feb 1524 – 10 Jan 1558)
    1. 1. Anne Drury (1545 – 5 Sep 1561)
    2. 2. Susan Drury (4 Apr 1546 – )
    3. 3. Mary Drury (14 Feb 1547 – 1579)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Drury (1548 – 1624)
    5. 5. Henry ((twin)) Drury (30 Mar 1550 – Abt. 1586)
    6. 6. Sir (William (twin) Drury Knight of the) Garter (30 Mar 1550 – 18 Jan 1589)
    7. 7. Thomas Drury (8 May 1551 – Abt. 1609)
    8. 8. Robert Drury (1552 – 1552)
    9. 9. Winifred Drury (27 Aug 1553 – 1615)
    10. 10. Bridget Drury (Abt 1554 – )
    11. 11. Dorothy (Drury) (Barnes) (1556 – 18 Feb 1598) m. Edward Barnes (1553 – 5 Aug 1615)
      1. 1. Ann Barnes (4 Jan 1578 – 22 Aug 1590)
      2. 2. William Barnes (12 May 1580 – 1 Dec 1657) m. Thomasin (Hovell) (Barnes) (3 Jun 1580 – 15 Nov 1613) m. Thomasine (Shepperd) (Barnes) (1580 – 10 Jan 1634)
        1. 1. Dorothy Barnes (1604 – 2 Feb 1647)
        2. 2. Frances (Barnes) (Stanton) (1605 – )
        3. 3. John Barnes (5 May 1608 – 1671)
        4. 4. Margerye Barnes (19 Oct 1608 – 1681)
        5. 5. Hannah Barnes (1613 – 11 Jul 1676)
        6. 6. Joshua Barnes (Abt. 1615 – Bef. 18 Sep 1686) m. Amy (Butler) (Barnes) (Abt. 1623 – 1692)
        7. 7. Edward Barnes (27 Feb 1615 – Bef. 1657)
        8. 8. William (Clifton) Barnes (18 Mar 1617 – 16 Mar 1661) m. Sarah (Evans (Barnes)) (Tinker) (17 Aug 1620 – 1648)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Barnes (16 Apr 1618 – May 1700)
        10. 10. Judith Barnes (21 Aug 1620 – )
        11. 11. Christian Barnes (25 Feb 1621 – 16 Mar 1662)
        12. 12. Deborah (Barnes) (Saye) (1622 – 2 Sep 1686)
        13. 13. Thomasine Barnes (1622 – 21 Aug 1630)
        14. 14. Mary Barnes (1624 – 21 Aug 1630)
        15. 15. Thomas Barnes (26 Nov 1624 – 26 Nov 1624)
        16. 16. Charles Barnes (18 Mar 1625 – 16 Nov 1676)
        17. 17. Anne (Barnes) (Patrick) (1628 – )
        18. 18. Owen Barnes (1630 – 3 May 1670)
      3. 3. Winifred Barnes (3 Jan 1582 – )
      4. 4. Edward Barnes (1 Jun 1587 – )
      5. 5. Dorothy Barnes (1589 – AFT 19 AUG 1650)
      6. 6. Charles Barnes (11 Jun 1591 – )
      7. 7. Alice Barnes (19 Jun 1594 – )
      8. 8. Bestney Barnes (6 Sep 1595 – )
    12. 12. Frances Drury (Abt. 1557 – 12 Jun 1621)
    13. 13. Audrey (Ethelreda) Drury (1558 – 28 Dec 1587)
  7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth Rich) (Peyton) (1532 – 17 Oct 1591)
  8. 8. Dame (Winifred Rich (Dudley)) (North) (Jan 1534 – 1578)
  9. 9. Robert (Rich 2nd Baron) Rich (1537 – 1581)
  10. 10. Lady (Frances Rich) (D'Arcy\Darcy) (1539 – 3 Mar 1581) m. Lord (Sir John de Darcy) (d'Arcy), (1532 – 1579/80/81)
    1. 1. Winifred D'Arcy\Darcy (1567or 1572 – 2 Feb 1617)
    2. 2. Thomas Darcy (5 Jul 1565 – 25 Feb 1640)
    3. 3. Lord (Sir John) D'Arcy\Darcy (1567 – 1593)
    4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth D'Arcy\Darcy) (Lumley) (Abt. 1567 x – 2 Feb 1616)
    5. 5. Robert D'Arcy\Darcy (1568/70 – 1593)
    6. 6. Mary D'Arcy\Darcy (1569 – Feb 1617)
    7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth (Elisabeth) D'Arcy\Darcy) (Lumley)Lumley, (1574 – 2 Feb 1616)
  11. 11. Sir (Hugh Rich) KB (1540 – 1 Nov 1554)
  12. 12. Thomas Rich (Abt. 1542 – Abt. 1567)
  13. 13. Barbara Rich (1546 – )
  14. 14. Richard Rich (1550 – 1598) m. Jane (Ann Machell) (Rich)
    1. 1. Sir (Nathaniel) Rich (1585 – 1636)
    2. 2. Jane Rich
    3. 3. Anne Rich
  15. 15. 3 (otherr illegitimate children) Rich

Sir England's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496/1510
Birth of Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * in St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England
St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England
1567
12 Jun 1567
Age 71
Death of Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England * in Rochford, Essex, England
Rochford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496/1510
    Event Place: St Lawrence Jewry City of London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 1496-Jun 1567

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1567
    Event Place: Rochford, Essex, England
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