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Sir Richard Morrison 1517–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1517

Birth Location: Sandon, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1556

Death Location: Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Father: Sir Morrison

Mother: Lady Merry

Spouse(s): Bridget RHC

Children(s): (Lady) Morrison, Thomas Moryson, Thomas Morysin, Elizabeth Morrison, Jane Morrison, Charles Morrison

Sir Richard Morrison was born in 1517 in Sandon, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Morrison And Lady Mary Merry. Sir Richard Morrison married Bridget Hussey Dowager Countess Of Bedford Rhc, and had children including Charles Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison, Jane Sibyl Morrison, Lady Edith Morrison, Thomas Morrison Morysin, Thomas Moryson. Sir Richard Morrison passed away in 1556 in Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Morrison was born in 1517 in Sandon, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Morrison And Lady Mary Merry.
  • Sir Richard Morrison married Bridget Hussey Dowager Countess Of Bedford Rhc, and had children including Charles Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison, Jane Sibyl Morrison, Lady Edith Morrison, Thomas Morrison Morysin, Thomas Moryson.
  • Sir Richard Morrison passed away in 1556 in Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Morrison's Ancestors

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Sir Morrison
1517–1556
Birth Place: Sandon, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Morrison
1490–1550
Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Mary) Merry
1490–1590
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William Morrison
1459–1519
Chardwell, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Croxton
1463–1560
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Morrison's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Morrison (Abt. 1517–17 Mar 1556) m. Bridget (Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford) RHC (1514–12 Jan 1600)
  1. 1. (Lady) (Edith) Morrison 1525–1580 m. Jamestowne (Indian Interpreter, Sir Cornelius Dabney) D'Aubigny 1525–1575
    1. 1. John Dabney\D'Abney 1550–1596 m. Sarah (Dabney De Abney) D"Abney 1550–1598 m. Sarah (Anne) Jennings 1550–1598
      1. 1. Mary (Dabney) Winston 1568–1636 m. Isaac Winston 1570–1628
        1. 1. Isaac (William) Winston 1613–1666 m. Elizabeth (Austin) WINSTON 1617–1680
        2. 2. Elizabeth Winston 1599–1661
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Winston) (Bates) 1605–1701
        4. 4. Elizabeth (£‡) Winston 1599–1661
        5. 5. Sarah (Mary) Winston 1608–
        6. 6. Sarah (Winston) Syme 1586–1660
        7. 7. William Winston 1610–1702
        8. 8. William (Winston 1584–1605) Winston 1594–
        9. 9. Anthony Winston 1595–1656
        10. 10. Lucy Winston 1594–1784
        11. 11. Mary (Ann) Winston –1758
        12. 12. Sarah Woodson 1593–1659
        13. 13. Grace Winston 1591–1640
        14. 14. Elizabeth Winston 1598–1701
        15. 15. William Winston 1610–1804
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Dabney 1568–1605
      3. 3. Mary (Dabney) Winston 1568–1650
      4. 4. Mary Daubney 1568–1589
      5. 5. Mary Dabney\D'Abney 1568–1658
      6. 6. Mary (Ann Dabney.) 11GGM 1568–1635
      7. 7. Mary (Sarah) Dabney\D'Abney 1575–1658
      8. 8. Mary (Ann Dabney) Winston 1568–1600
      9. 9. Mary (Ann Dabney) Winston 1568–1658
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) d'Aubigny 1568–1636
    2. 2. John Dabney 1550–1596
    3. 3. Sarah (Dabney De Abney) D"Abney 1550–1598
  2. 2. Thomas Moryson 1542–1592
  3. 3. Thomas (Morrison\) Morysin 1555–1647
  4. 4. Elizabeth Morrison 1556–1611
  5. 5. Jane (Sibyl) Morrison 1550–1580
  6. 6. Charles Morrison 1548–1599

Sir Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Abt. 1517
Birth of Sir Richard Morrison in Sandon, Hertfordshire, England
Sandon, Hertfordshire, England
1556
17 Mar 1556
Age 39
Death of Sir Richard Morrison in Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1517
    Event Place: Sandon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1556
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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