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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

The story of Sir Richard May of Hicks began in 1535 in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. Sir Richard May of Hicks married Mary Hillersdon Maye, and had children including Dorothea (Maye) Bennett. Sir Richard May of Hicks passed away in 1588 in West Sevant, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard May of Hicks began in 1535 in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
  • Sir Richard May of Hicks married Mary Hillersdon Maye, and had children including Dorothea (Maye) Bennett.
  • Sir Richard May of Hicks passed away in 1588 in West Sevant, England.

Immediate Family

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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Sir Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hicks
1535 – 1588
Birth Place: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Parents
George Maie
1518 – 1550
Bringhurst, Sussex, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Henley) May
1520 – 1550
Cranbrooke, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Henley
1500 – 1541
Kent, England
Margaret Nicholas
1500 – 1559
Cranbooke, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hicks's Descendants

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Sir (Richard May of) Hicks (1535 – 30 Dec 1588) m. Mary (Hillersdon) Maye (1544 – 1618)
  1. 1. Dorothea ((Maye)) Bennett (23 Nov 1572 – Abt. 1616)
    1. 1. George (Bennett) Benet (abt 1580 – 15 Sep 1615)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (BENNET) Ashby (1605 – 26 Jan 1680) m. George (Edward Ashby, of Quenby) Hall (1581 – 1 Jul 1653)
        1. 1. John (Turner 1st Cassique Ashby of) Quenby (1633 – 1 Sep 1699) m. Elizabeth Thorowgood (1651 – 1746)

Sir Hicks's Timeline

11 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir Richard May of Hicks in Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
1551
1551.1557.25 Jan 1562
Age 16
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in London, England
London, England
1551
1551
Age 16
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in London, England
London, England
1557
1557
Age 22
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in London, England
London, England
1562
25 Jan 1562
Age 27
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in London, England
London, England
1562
25 Jan 1562
Age 27
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in Saint Mary Le Bow, London, London, England
Saint Mary Le Bow, London, London, England
1570
abt 1570
Age 35
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in , Pembrokeshire, Wales
, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1575
ABT 1575 TO ABT 1585
Age 40
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in , London, , England
, London, , England
1575
ABT 1575 TO ABT 1585
Age 40
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in London, England
London, England
1579
04 Oct 1579
Age 44
Sir Richard May of Hicks was married in Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
1588
30 Dec 1588
Age 53
Death of Sir Richard May of Hicks in West Sevant, England
West Sevant, England

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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