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Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers 1545–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1545

Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1596

Death Location: Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: Reverend Botley(10GG)

Mother: Joan Benning

Spouse(s): Katherine Woodfall, Alice Billingshurste, Martha Adams-Harding, Agnes Atkins

Children(s): Isabel Harding, Lady Wodfield\Woodfield

In 1545, Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers entered the world in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, born to Reverend Edward Thomas Harding Of Botley 10Gg And Joan Isabel Stretele Benning. Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers married Agnes Atkins, Alice Billingshurste, Joan Groue, Katherine Harding Woodfall, Martha Elizabeth Adams Harding, and had children including Isabel Harding, Lady Alsse Alice Wodfield Woodfield. Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers passed away in 1596 in Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers entered the world in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, born to Reverend Edward Thomas Harding Of Botley 10Gg And Joan Isabel Stretele Benning.
  • Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers married Agnes Atkins, Alice Billingshurste, Joan Groue, Katherine Harding Woodfall, Martha Elizabeth Adams Harding, and had children including Isabel Harding, Lady Alsse Alice Wodfield Woodfield.
  • Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers passed away in 1596 in Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Rivers's Ancestors

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Sir Rivers
1545–1596
Birth Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Reverend Edward Thomas Harding of Botley(10GG)
1513–1576
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Joan ((Isabel Stretele}) Benning
1517–1578
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Rivers's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Woodville 1st Earl of) Rivers (9 Jul 1545–20 Jul 1596) m. Katherine ((Harding)) Woodfall (20 February 1541–1595) m. Alice Billingshurste (1549–1596) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Adams-Harding (1543–Abt. 1590) m. Agnes Atkins (1546–1675)
  1. 1. Isabel Harding 1577–1633 m. Richard (III. Baldwin of Cholesbury*) Iii 1576–1633 m. Richard (Baldwin) II 1551–1632
    1. 1. Hannah Hawkins 1606–1646 m. Rev. (Thomas) Buckingham 1606–1657
      1. 1. Thomas (Buckingham) II 1636–1646 m. Esther Hosmer 1643– m. Mary Willett 1637–1712 m. Hester ((Ester)) Hosmer 1646–1702
        1. 1. Hezekiah Buckingham 1682–1751 m. Sarah Lay 1682–1750 m. Sarah Lay 1682–1732 m. Sarah Lay 1682–1750
        2. 2. Thomas (Buckingham) III 1670–1739
        3. 3. Daniel Buckingham 1672–1725
        4. 4. Ann Doty 1687–1745
        5. 5. Temperance Kirtland 1684–1713
        6. 6. Stephen Buckingham 1675–1745
    2. 2. Timothy BALDWIN 1605–1668 m. Mary Welles 1622–1671 m. Mary (Apuke) Mepham 1619–1676 m. Isabelle Ward 1621–1676 m. Mary Welles-Baldwin 1618–1647
      1. 1. Hannah Baldwin 1644–1706
    3. 3. Richard (III. Baldwin of Cholesbury*) Iii 1576–1633 m. Isabel Harding 1577–1633
  2. 2. Lady (Alsse\Alice) Wodfield\Woodfield 1567–1658

Sir Rivers's Timeline

7 Records

1545
9 Jul 1545
Birth of Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
1553
22 Jan 1553
Age 8
Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers was married
None
1560
28 Apr 1560
Age 15
Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers was married in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
1563
22 Jan 1563
Age 18
Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers was married in Northampton, Northamptonshire, , England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, , England
1590
1590
Age 45
Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers was married in Farnsworth, Lancashire, , England
Farnsworth, Lancashire, , England
1596
20 Jul 1596
Age 51
Death of Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers in Beheaded Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Beheaded Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1642
28 Apr 1642
Age 97
Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl of Rivers was married in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1545
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1553

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1560
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1563
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Farnsworth, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1642
    Event Place: Springfield, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire: Chesham - Parish Register, 1538-1636

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Herts., Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1596
    Event Place: Beheaded Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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