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Sir Richard John Walter 1525 – 1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 4 Jun 1569

Death Location: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Richard (Fitzwalter)

Mother: Anne Tourland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nicholas, Margaret Morse

Children(s): Margaret Walter, Richard Walter, John Walter, Rebecca Walter, Anne Walter, Henry Walters

In 1525, Sir Richard John Walter Esq entered the world in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Richard De Walter (Fitzwalter) and Anne Tourland. Sir Richard John Walter Esq married Elizabeth Martyn Nicholas, Margaret Morse, and had children including Margaret Walter, Richard Walter, John Walter, Rebecca Walter, Anne Walter, Henry Coghlan Walters. Sir Richard John Walter Esq passed away in 1569 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir Richard John Walter Esq entered the world in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Richard De Walter (Fitzwalter) and Anne Tourland.
  • Sir Richard John Walter Esq married Elizabeth Martyn Nicholas, Margaret Morse, and had children including Margaret Walter, Richard Walter, John Walter, Rebecca Walter, Anne Walter, Henry Coghlan Walters.
  • Sir Richard John Walter Esq passed away in 1569 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Walter's Ancestors

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Sir Walter
1525 – 1569
Birth Place: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Richard De Walter (Fitzwalter)
1497 – 1546
Thingdon, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Tourland
1502 – 1525
Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Walter of) Thingden
1465 – 1515
Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Collocote
1465 – 1527
Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Walter's Descendants

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Sir (Richard John) Walter (1525 – 4 Jun 1569) m. Elizabeth (Martyn) Nicholas (1542 – 3 Nov 1574) m. Margaret Morse (1527 – 13 Dec 1562)
  1. 1. Margaret Walter (18 Sep 1564 – 1640) m. Col (John II) Barker (1563 – March 1617) m. Munings m. Isaac Stearns ( – 1671) m. William Barker (13 Dec 1562 – 1638)
    1. 1. Anna Barker (28 OCT 1582 – 23 Nov 1682)
    2. 2. Joyse Barker (31 March 1588 – 23 May 1634) m. William Froste (19 Sep 1589 – 6 Jan 1644) m. Henry Frost (1587 – 17 Sep 1623)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Frost (24 Nov 1614 – 12 May 1682) m. John (Thomas) Watson (1605 – 04 Jun 1650) m. John (William Yeoman) DeGray (1610 – 25 Feb 1663) m. John Ramsden ( – Oct 1686)
        1. 1. Alice ((nee Watson)) Truitt (19 Sep 1624 – 1 Jul 1663)
        2. 2. David (Meade) Watson (1630 – 1710)
        3. 3. Margaret Watson (1633 – 1700)
        4. 4. Elice Watson
        5. 5. Watson ( – abt 1670)
        6. 6. Sarah Gray (1632 – 9 Apr 1707)
        7. 7. Mary (Anne) Gray\Grey (1633 – 1704) m. Christopher Hollyman (ABT 1622 – 10 Aug 1691)
        8. 8. Robert Gray (1634 – 5 Sep 1718)
        9. 9. John Gray (Abt 1646 – )
        10. 10. Jane Ramsden
    3. 3. Mary (Caroline) Barker (01 Jan 1604 – abt 1677) m. Isaac Stearns (1600 – 1671)
    4. 4. John Barker (Abt 1608 – 1663)
  2. 2. Richard Walter (26 SEP 1567 – 11 Apr 1588)
  3. 3. John Walter (1 Jul 1569 – 11 Apr 1588)
  4. 4. Rebecca Walter
  5. 5. Anne Walter ( – abt 1624)
  6. 6. Henry (Coghlan) Walters (2 Oct 1547 – 2 Nov 1587)

Sir Walter's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Richard John Walter Esq in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1561
04 Aug 1561
Age 36
Sir Richard John Walter Esq was married in Trentham,Stafford,England
Trentham,Stafford,England
1563
1563
Age 38
Sir Richard John Walter Esq was married in Nayland, Suffolk, England
Nayland, Suffolk, England
1569
4 Jun 1569
Age 44
Death of Sir Richard John Walter Esq in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Trentham,Stafford,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Nayland, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1569
    Event Place: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

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