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Sir Richard Lee 1520 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Langley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: October 29, 1590

Death Location: Langley, Shropshire, England

Father: Captain Lee

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Wrottesley

Children(s): Elizabeth Lee

The story of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax began in 1520 in Langley, Shropshire, England. Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax married Lady Eleanor de Wrottesley, and had children including Elizabeth Dorothy Lee. Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax passed away in 1590 in Langley, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax began in 1520 in Langley, Shropshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax married Lady Eleanor de Wrottesley, and had children including Elizabeth Dorothy Lee.
  • Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax passed away in 1590 in Langley, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Lee
1494 – 1562
Birth Location: Langley, Shropshire, England
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Lady Morton
1484 – 1526
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Lady Wrottesley
1537 – 1596
Birth Location: Isle of Thanet, County Kent, England
LW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Lee
1545 – 1588
Birth Location: Myddle, Shropshire, England
EL

Sir Lee's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lee
1520 – 1590
Birth Place: Langley, Shropshire, England
Parents
Captain Sir Thomas Lee
1494 – 1562
Langley, Shropshire, England
Lady (Johanna Lee) Morton
1484 – 1526
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lee's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Lee (1520 – October 29, 1590) m. Lady (Eleanor de) Wrottesley (Abt 1537 – abt 1596)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Dorothy) Lee (1545 – ABT 1588) m. Sir (Francis) Watkins (Abt. 1540 – 1625) m. James Watkins (1555 – 1623) m. Michael Lister (1549 – bef 1640)
    1. 1. Sir (James Watkins of Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales) England (1555 – 1623) m. Lady (Mary Anne) Read (1560 – 1650)
      1. 1. Samuel Watkins (Abt. 1595 – Abt. 1624) m. Lady (Alice) Moslin (1595 – Abt. 1644)
        1. 1. Susan (Susannah) Watkins (1629 – Abt. 1650) m. Richard Austin (18 Jan 1624 – 1704)
    2. 2. Margareta Lyster (1580 – 1627) m. Richard Acton (1570 – 1650)
      1. 1. Bridgett Acton (11 August 1616 – 1653) m. Sir (Capt. Thomas) Wilsford (1618 – January 24, 1677)
        1. 1. John Wilsford (1643 – 28 Sep 1695) m. Alice Towle (1645 – 31 Mar 1688)

Sir Lee's Timeline

18 Records

1500
ABT 1500
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Cheshire, England
Langley, Cheshire, England
1505
1505
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1527
1527
Age 7
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Cheshire, England
Langley, Cheshire, England
1527
1527
Age 7
Birth of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Delee, Maidstone, Kent, England
Delee, Maidstone, Kent, England
1573
1573
Age 53
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1573
1573
Age 53
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1590
29 Oct 1590
Age 70
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1590
October 29, 1590
Age 70
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1590
October 29, 1590
Age 70
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1591
24 Oct 1591
Age 71
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England
Langley, Shropshire, England
1591
1591
Age 71
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1611
2 Jul 1611
Age 91
Burial of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1618
1618
Age 98
Death of Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax in Maidstone Rochester, Kent, England
Maidstone Rochester, Kent, England
1625
28 Aug 1625
Age 105
Sir Richard Lee , Baronet of Langley and of Halifax was baptized in Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Langley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1500
    Event Place: Langley by Milson, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Langley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Delee, Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1625
    Event Place: Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1063; Document Reference: DR 181

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1591
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1590
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 29, 1590
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Maidstone Rochester, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 29, 1590
    Event Place: Langley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1611
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P91/LEN/A/012/MS07499/001
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