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Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich 1485 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Ashwater, Devon, England

Father: Sir (Ryche),

Mother: Joan Dingley

Spouse(s): Margaret Shaw

Children(s): Sir c."

The story of Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich began in 1485 in London, England. Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich married Margaret (Shay) Shaw, and had children including Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight, 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England, "The most evil person of the 16th c.". Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich passed away in 1588 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich began in 1485 in London, England.
  • Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich married Margaret (Shay) Shaw, and had children including Sir Richard Robert Rich, Knight, 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England, "The most evil person of the 16th c.".
  • Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich passed away in 1588 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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Sir Rich's Ancestors

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Sir Rich
1485 – 1588
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Sir Richard John Rich, (Ryche),
1471 – 1503
Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England
Joan Dingley
1500 – 1567
London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex
Grandparents
John Donne
1485 – 1542
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Elizabeth Hasting ( Breten) )
1488 – 1590
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Rich's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry) Rich (1485 – 1588) m. Margaret ((Shay)) Shaw (1493 – 1514)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Robert Rich, Knight, 1st Baron of Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England, "The most evil person of the 16th) c." (July 1496 – 12 Jun 1567) m. Lady (Elizabeth Jenkes) \Gynkes (1510 – 16 Dec 1558)
    1. 1. Lady (Alice) Rich (1523 – 22 Aug 1596) m. Richard (Robert) White (12 Dec 1542 – 7 Sep 1600)
      1. 1. Roberti (Robertus Roberte Robert R. White Whytt Whighte Whight Wright) Whiteheade (17 Nov 1560 – 17 Jun 1617) m. Bridget (Brydgette) Allgar (11 Mar 1562 – aft 1623)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Susannah) White (5 Mar 1591 – 17 May 1676) m. Elder (William) Goodwin (6 Mar 1591 – 11 Mar 1672)
        2. 2. Jonathon (John Jno J. Elder Yeoman Miller of South Petherton) White (13 Jul 1600 – 23 Jan 1684) m. Mary (Anne) Levett (1601 – 28 Mar 1666)

Sir Rich's Timeline

3 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich in London, England
London, England
1588
1588
Age 103
Death of Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich in Ashwater, Devon, England
Ashwater, Devon, England
1588
15 Jun 1588
Age 103
Burial of Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich in Barking, Essex, England
Barking, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Ashwater, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1588
    Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

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