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Sir Richard May of Hicks 1535–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 December 1588

Death Location: West Sevant, England, United Kingdom

Father: Gloye Maye

Mother: Catherine May

Spouse(s): Lady Hillersdon

Children(s): Dorothea Bennett

Sir Richard May of Hicks was born in 1535 in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gloye George May Or Maye And Catherine Elizabeth Henley May. Sir Richard May of Hicks married Lady Mary Hillersdon, and had children including Dorothea Maye Bennett. Sir Richard May of Hicks passed away in 1588 in West Sevant, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard May of Hicks was born in 1535 in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gloye George May Or Maye And Catherine Elizabeth Henley May.
  • Sir Richard May of Hicks married Lady Mary Hillersdon, and had children including Dorothea Maye Bennett.
  • Sir Richard May of Hicks passed away in 1588 in West Sevant, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gloye Maye
1518–1585
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Catherine May
1520–1550
Birth Location: Cranbrooke,,Kent,England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hillersdon
1544–1618
Birth Location: West Orchard, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Dorothea Bennett
1572–1620
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Hicks's Ancestors

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Sir Hicks
1535–1588
Birth Place: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gloye George May or Maye
1518–1585
London, Middlesex, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Henley,) May
1520–1550
Cranbrooke,,Kent,England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Henley
1490–1541
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Nichols
1492–1559
Cranbooke, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hicks's Descendants

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Sir (Richard May of) Hicks (1535–30 December 1588) m. Lady (Mary) Hillersdon (1544–30 December 1618)
  1. 1. Dorothea ((Maye)) Bennett 1572–1620 m. Sir (Thomas) Bennett 1565–1620
    1. 1. John Bennett 1609–1629 m. Marjory (Ann) Banks 1611–1690
      1. 1. Henrie Bennett 1629–1655 m. Margaret Carstaire 1629–1655
        1. 1. Henrie (Robert) Bennett 1655–1672

Sir Hicks's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir Richard May of Hicks in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1588
30 December 1588
Age 53
Death of Sir Richard May of Hicks in West Sevant, England, United Kingdom
West Sevant, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1588
    Event Place: West Sevant, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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