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Sir Henry Richard Stephens 1500 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1578

Death Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Forcester

Mother: Lady Stephens

Spouse(s): Lady Campyn, Margaret LEON, Alice (14ggm), Sibbell Marchand

Children(s): Sir Stevens, Sir Stevens, Sir Stevens, Sir Stevens, Edward Stephens

Sir Henry Richard Stephens was born in 1500 in Writtle, Essex, England, the child of Sir John Stephens, Baron of Forcester and Lady Joan Alice Atheward, Baroness Stephens. Sir Henry Richard Stephens married Lady Elizabeth Campyn, Margaret de LEON, Alice Alexandra Lugg (14ggm), Sibbell Marchand, and had children including Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Edward Stephens. Sir Henry Richard Stephens passed away in 1578 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Richard Stephens was born in 1500 in Writtle, Essex, England, the child of Sir John Stephens, Baron of Forcester and Lady Joan Alice Atheward, Baroness Stephens.
  • Sir Henry Richard Stephens married Lady Elizabeth Campyn, Margaret de LEON, Alice Alexandra Lugg (14ggm), Sibbell Marchand, and had children including Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Sir Richard Stevens, Edward Stephens.
  • Sir Henry Richard Stephens passed away in 1578 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Forcester
1459 – 1505
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Stephens
1460 – 1555
Birth Location: North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Campyn
1490 – 1580
Birth Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LC
Margaret LEON
1501 – 1550
Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England, United Kingdom
ML
Alice (14ggm)
1493 – 1552
Birth Location: Lugwardine, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Sibbell Marchand
1493 –
Birth Location: Springfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SM

Children(s)

Sir Stevens
1514 – 1587
Birth Location: North Marsden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Stevens
1514 – 1587
Birth Location: North Marsden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Stevens
1514 – 1587
Birth Location: North Marsden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Stevens
1514 – 1587
Birth Location: North Marsden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Stephens
1523 – 1587
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Stephens's Ancestors

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Sir Stephens
1500 – 1578
Birth Place: Writtle, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John Stephens, Baron of Forcester
1459 – 1505
Bristol, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Joan Alice Atheward, Baroness) Stephens
1460 – 1555
North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stephens's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Richard) Stephens (1500 – 17 Aug 1578) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Campyn (1490 – 1580) m. Margaret (de) LEON (1501 – 1550) m. Alice (Alexandra Lugg) (14ggm) (1493 – 16 March 1552) m. Sibbell Marchand (1493 – )
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Stevens (1514 – 22 October 1587)
  2. 2. Edward Stephens (22 October 1523 – 22 October 1587) m. Jane Stephens (1524 – August 1587)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas William (Stevens)) Stephens (1558 – 23 Apr 1613) m. Elizabeth Stone (1562 – 15 September 1616)
      1. 1. Edward Stephens (1583 – 1 September 1670)
      2. 2. John Stephens (1584 – 4 August 1679)
      3. 3. Nicholas Stevens (1585 – 11 July 1675)
      4. 4. Anne Stephens (1587 – )
      5. 5. Nathaniel Stephens (1589 – 3 May 1660)
      6. 6. Mary Stephens (1589 – )
      7. 7. Anna Steven (1590 – 3 April 1623)
      8. 8. Ann (Elizabeth) Stevens (14 September 1592 – 6 April 1676) m. John Bishop (1580 – 7 February 1661)
        1. 1. Mary Hubbard (1610 – 14 September 1676)
        2. 2. Henry Bishop (1620 – 25 Dec 1685) m. Mary (Ann) Bowen (1620 – 1685)
        3. 3. John Bishop (1625 – 1 October 1683)
        4. 4. Sarah Chatfield (1628 – 30 September 1657)
        5. 5. Stephen (Edmund) Bishop (1630 – 1 June 1690)
      9. 9. Richard Stephens (1593 – )
      10. 10. John Stephens (1595 – 4 August 1679)
      11. 11. Mary Stevens (1602 – )
      12. 12. John Stephens (1603 – 12 August 1679)
      13. 13. Nicholas Stephens (1610 – July 1670)
      14. 14. Charles Stephens (1612 – )
      15. 15. Rebecca Stephens (1614 – )

Sir Stephens's Timeline

8 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Henry Richard Stephens in Writtle, Essex, England
Writtle, Essex, England
1511
1511
Age 11
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1515
17 November 1515
Age 15
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Age 20
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married
None
1578
17 Nov 1578
Age 78
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1578
17 Aug 1578
Age 78
Death of Sir Henry Richard Stephens in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
1588
17 Jun 1588
Age 88
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in Westbury On Severn,Gloucester,England
Westbury On Severn,Gloucester,England
1896
10 May 1896
Age 396
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England
Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Writtle, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 November 1515
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1578
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1588
    Event Place: Westbury On Severn,Gloucester,England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 May 1896
    Event Place: Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1578
    Event Place: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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