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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 Lewynesmede,

Mother: (Lady) Buckland)

Spouse(s): Alice Stevens, Eliz Stevens, Sibbell Marchant, Lady Stephens

Children(s): Edward Stevens

Sir Henry Richard Stephens was born in 1500 in Writtle, Essex, England, the child of Sir John IX Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede, and (Lady) Joan Alice Atheward Stephens (of Buckland). Sir Henry Richard Stephens married Alice Alexandra (Lugg) Stevens, Eliz Stevens, Sibbell Marchand or Marchant, Lady Margaret De Leon, Baroness Stephens, and had children including Edward Stevens. 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 IX Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede, and (Lady) Joan Alice Atheward Stephens (of Buckland).
  • Sir Henry Richard Stephens married Alice Alexandra (Lugg) Stevens, Eliz Stevens, Sibbell Marchand or Marchant, Lady Margaret De Leon, Baroness Stephens, and had children including Edward Stevens.
  • Sir Henry Richard Stephens passed away in 1578 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Stephens's Ancestors

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Sir Stephens
1500 – 1578
Birth Place: Writtle, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John IX Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede,
1459 – 1505
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
(Lady) (Joan Alice Atheward Stephens (of) Buckland)
1463 – 1544
North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stephens's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Richard) Stephens (1500 – 17 Aug 1578) m. Alice (Alexandra (Lugg)) Stevens (1501 – 16 Mar 1552) m. Eliz Stevens (1490 – abt 1580) m. Sibbell (Marchand or) Marchant (1490 – abt 1580) m. Lady (Margaret De Leon, Baroness) Stephens (1501 – Abt. 1550)
  1. 1. Edward Stevens (22 Oct 1523 – 22 Oct 1587) m. Maude Alden (1514 – 5 Aug 1587)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas William (Stevens)) Stephens (1558 – 23 Apr 1613) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Stone (1562 – 15 Sep 1616) m. Francis Smith (1567 – 1595) m. Ann Stevens (1559 – UNKNOWN)
      1. 1. Ann STEPHENS (14 Sep 1582 – April 16, 1676) m. John (Richard) Bishop (16 Jun 1580 – 7 February 1661)
        1. 1. Sarah ((Mary ANNA)) Bishop (1610 – 14 Sep 1675) m. George ((Squire) HOBART) HUBBARD (14 Mar 1601 – 23 May 1683) m. Cpt. (John "the merchant") Culpepper (26 Oct 1606 – 1674)

Sir Stephens's Timeline

6 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
1523
1523
Age 23
Sir Henry Richard Stephens was married in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1578
17 November 1578
Age 78
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
1578
17 Aug 1578
Age 78
Death of Sir Henry Richard Stephens in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Writtle, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 November 1515
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 November 1578
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1578
    Event Place: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

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