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Sir Knight Richard Waller 1515 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Goodnestone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1578

Death Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Richard Waller

Mother: Lady Symmons

Spouse(s): Catherine Sharpeigh

Children(s): Alexander Waller

The story of Sir Knight Richard Waller began in 1515 in Goodnestone, Kent, England. Sir Knight Richard Waller married Catherine Sharpeigh, and had children including Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller. Sir Knight Richard Waller passed away in 1578 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Richard Waller began in 1515 in Goodnestone, Kent, England.
  • Sir Knight Richard Waller married Catherine Sharpeigh, and had children including Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller.
  • Sir Knight Richard Waller passed away in 1578 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Waller
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Lady Symmons
1500 – 1542
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sharpeigh
1515 – 1573
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Alexander Waller
1540 – 1596
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Sir Waller's Ancestors

Self
Sir Waller
1515 – 1578
Birth Place: Goodnestone, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Dence Waller
1500 – 1545
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Lady (Anne) Symmons
1500 – 1542
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Dr. (John) Symmons
1462 – 1524
Thanet, Kent, England
Alicia Crisp
1476 – 1559
Thanet, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Waller's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Richard) Waller (1515 – 12 Apr 1578) m. Catherine Sharpeigh (1515 – 15 Feb 1573)
  1. 1. Alexander ('Brass Beard') Waller (Abt. 1540 – 26 Jun 1596) m. Elizabeth (Ann Dence) Waller (1540 – 3 Mar 1607)
    1. 1. John Waller (24 Oct 1569 – 1619) m. Jone Hovenden (25 July 1569 – 1619)
      1. 1. Katherine Waller (1601 – 1617) m. William Austin (Dec 1598 – Aft. 1625)
        1. 1. Samuel (FitzFrancis) Austin (1630 – 1702) m. Elizabeth Rogers (1632 – 7 Mar 1703) m. Elizabeth Gooch (1629 – 1707)
        2. 2. Samuel Austin (1625 – 23 Jun 1716) m. Mary (Cecillia) Waller (26 Jan 1699 – 23 Feb 1781) m. Elisabeth Gooch (29 Sep 1639 – 1667) m. Ursala Richardson (abt 1650 – Aft. 1680)

Sir Waller's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir Knight Richard Waller in Goodnestone, Kent, England
Goodnestone, Kent, England
1578
12 Apr 1578
Age 63
Death of Sir Knight Richard Waller in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Goodnestone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1578
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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