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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 Leighs

Mother: Joan VIII

Spouse(s): Margaret Shaw

Children(s): Richard England

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 Richard Rich 14Ggf 1 Baron Leigh Lord Chancellar England. 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 Richard Rich 14Ggf 1 Baron Leigh Lord Chancellar England.
  • Sir Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry Rich passed away in 1588 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leighs
1471–1503
Birth Location: Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England
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Joan VIII
1472–1567
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Shaw
1493–1514
Birth Location: , London, , England
MS

Children(s)

Richard England
1496–1567
Birth Location: Leighs, Essex, England
RE

Sir Rich's Ancestors

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Sir Rich
1485–1588
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Sir Richard John Rich Knt, Lord Chancellor of Leighs
1471–1503
Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England
Joan ((Johanna) (Jone) Dingley (Dineley) Mistress of Henry) VIII
1472–1567
London, Middlesex, England, or Hadleigh, Essex
Grandparents
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. Richard (Rich (14ggf) 1 Baron Leigh Lord Chancellar) England 1496–1567 m. Elizabeth (Jenkes (14ggm) Baroness) Leighes 1504–1558
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Rich of Bucklesbury, 2nd Baron) Rich 1537–1581
    2. 2. Alice (Rich) (13ggm) 1540–1596 m. Robert (Richard White) (13ggf) 1542–1600
      1. 1. Robert White 1560–1617 m. Bridget Allgar 1563–1605
        1. 1. Anna (Roseanna) White 1600–1647 m. John ((Constable) "m. Anna Roseanna WHITE " PORTER) (*10GGF) 1594–1648

Sir Rich's Timeline

2 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

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
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