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Sir Richard Pomeroy 1441–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1441

Birth Location: Totnes, Devon, England

Death Date: 24 May 1496

Death Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England

Father: Henry DeLaPomeroy

Mother: Alice Raleigh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fortescue

Children(s): Edward Pomeroy

Sir Richard Pomeroy was born in 1441 in Totnes, Devon, England, the child of Henry Delapomeroy And Alice Raleigh. Sir Richard Pomeroy married Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Edward Pomeroy. Sir Richard Pomeroy passed away in 1496 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Pomeroy was born in 1441 in Totnes, Devon, England, the child of Henry Delapomeroy And Alice Raleigh.
  • Sir Richard Pomeroy married Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Edward Pomeroy.
  • Sir Richard Pomeroy passed away in 1496 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England.

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Sir Pomeroy's Ancestors

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Sir Pomeroy
1441–1496
Birth Place: Totnes, Devon, England
Parents
Henry DeLaPomeroy
1413–1481
Totnes, Devon, England
Alice Raleigh
1415–1478
"Fardell Farm", Cornwood, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
John Raleigh
1382–1431
Thornborow, Northamptonshire, England
Matilda Ferrers
1395–1462
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pomeroy's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Pomeroy (1441–24 May 1496) m. Elizabeth Fortescue (1426–20 Mar 1508)
  1. 1. Edward Pomeroy 1452–1506 m. Joanna Scapcott 1461–1506
    1. 1. Thomas (Pomeroy) Sir 1503–1567 m. Joan (Jane) Edgecumbe 1500–1570
      1. 1. Catherine Pomeroy 1543–1606 m. Sir (Moore of Moorhayes) John 1536–1605
        1. 1. Susanna Moore 1569–1640 m. Thomas Mitchell 1565–1640

Sir Pomeroy's Timeline

2 Records

1441
1441
Birth of Sir Richard Pomeroy in Totnes, Devon, England
Totnes, Devon, England
1496
24 May 1496
Age 55
Death of Sir Richard Pomeroy in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1441
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1496
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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