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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: 15 Jun 1588

Death Location: Barking, Essex, England

Father: Sir Leighs

Mother: Joan VIII

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 Barking, Essex, 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 Barking, Essex, 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), Knt, Lord Chancellor of Leighs
1471–1503
Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England
Joan (Dingley Mistress of Henry) VIII
1500–1567
London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex
Grandparents
John (Donne Sir) Knight
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 (1485–15 Jun 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." 1496–1567 m. Lady (Elizabeth Jenkes \Gynkes Baroness) Leighes 1510–1558
    1. 1. Lady (Alice) Rich 1523–1596 m. Richard (Robert White) II 1542–1600
      1. 1. Robert (White) (Whighte) 1560–1617 m. Bridget Allgar 1562–1623
        1. 1. Elder (John) White 1600–1684 m. Mary (Anne) Levett 1601–1666
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Susannah) White 1591– m. Elder (William) Goodwin 1591–1672

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

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