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Sir Richard, May, of Hicks 1535 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1588

Death Location: West Sevant, England

Father: George Maie

Mother: Catherine May

Spouse(s): Mary Maye

Children(s): Dorothea Bennett

According to available records, Sir Richard May of Hicks was born in 1535 in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the child of George Maie and Catherine Elizabeth Henley May. Following those early years, Sir Richard May of Hicks married Mary Hillersdon Maye, and their family grew to include Dorothea (Maye) Bennett. In the later years of life, Sir Richard May of Hicks died in 1588 in West Sevant, England.

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Parents

George Maie
1518 – 1550
Birth Location: Bringhurst, Sussex, England
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Catherine May
1520 – 1550
Birth Location: Cranbrooke, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Maye
1544 – 1618
Birth Location: Membland, Plymouth, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Dorothea Bennett
1572 – 1616
Birth Location: London, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1535
    Event Place: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1551.1557.25 Jan 1562
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1551
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1557
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1562
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Saint Mary Le Bow, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: abt 1570
    Event Place: , Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: ABT 1575 TO ABT 1585
    Event Place: , London, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: ABT 1575 TO ABT 1585
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 04 Oct 1579
    Event Place: Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Dec 1588
    Event Place: West Sevant, England
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