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Sir Richard Weeks 1440–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Honeychurch, Devon, England

Death Date: 6 SEP 1483

Death Location: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England

Father: William Weekes

Mother: Jane Prideaux

Spouse(s): Alice Carey

Children(s): John Weeks

Sir Richard Weeks was born in 1440 in Honeychurch, Devon, England, the child of William Weekes And Jane Prideaux. Sir Richard Weeks married Alice Carey, and had children including John Weeks. Sir Richard Weeks passed away in 1483 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Weeks was born in 1440 in Honeychurch, Devon, England, the child of William Weekes And Jane Prideaux.
  • Sir Richard Weeks married Alice Carey, and had children including John Weeks.
  • Sir Richard Weeks passed away in 1483 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Weekes
1425–1483
Birth Location: Honeychurch, Devon, England
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Jane Prideaux
1418–1496
Birth Location: Adeston, Holbeton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
JP

Spouses(s)

Alice Carey
1437–1530
Birth Location: Clovelly, Devon, England
AC

Children(s)

John Weeks
1472–1521
Birth Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding district, Yorkshire, England
JW

Sir Weeks's Ancestors

Self
Sir Weeks
1440–1483
Birth Place: Honeychurch, Devon, England
Parents
William Weekes
1425–1483
Honeychurch, Devon, England
Jane Prideaux
1418–1496
Adeston, Holbeton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (FitzWilliam de Weeks) III
1403–1480
Honeychurch, Devon, Devonshire, England
Mary Williamson
1405–1430
England
John Prideaux
1388–1442
Sutcombe, Devon, England
Maude (Amey) French
1397–1420
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Weeks
1368–1411
Giles Prideaux
1345–1404
Isabella Gunstone
1360–
Robert French
1355–
Anne Wynard
1355–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Weeks's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Richard) Weeks (1440–6 SEP 1483) m. Alice Carey (1437–1530)
  1. 1. John Weeks 1472–1521 m. Lady (Alice De Bates) Weeks 1474–1526 m. Lady (Alice) Carey 1470–1530 m. Elizabeth Newsome 1470–1530
    1. 1. Agnes (Weeks, 'Lady of Bengeworth and) Worcestershire' 1502–1576 m. Thomas Watson 1500–1578 m. John Watson 1500–1535
      1. 1. Alice (Amelia) Watson 1535–1585 m. William (Smith) I 1532–1579
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Smith 1566–1659 m. Sarah Godwin 1575–1655 m. Anne Bernard 1570– m. Anne Giffard 1545–1648
        2. 2. George Smith 1550–1612
        3. 3. Richard Smith 1555–1610
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1548–1583
        5. 5. John Smith 1551–1626
        6. 6. Grace Smith 1555–1615
        7. 7. Lewis Smith 1558–1608
        8. 8. Henry Smith 1559–1633
        9. 9. Margret Smith 1557–1559
        10. 10. John (Thomas) Smith 1557–1612 m. Jane Smith 1551–1590 m. Alice Walker 1561–1633 m. Agnes Cornell 1550–1630
        11. 11. Rudolph Smithe 1562–
        12. 12. Margareta Smith 1561– m. Wilhelmus Nibbe 1557–
        13. 13. Andrew Smith 1556–1603 m. Susan Waterhouse 1555–
        14. 14. William Smyth 1558–1612 m. Wilma 1560–1583
        15. 15. Ann Smith 1562–
        16. 16. William Smith 1565–
        17. 17. Robert Smith 1559–1579 m. Juliann Wright 1561–
        18. 18. John Smith 1563–1612 m. Alice Walker 1561–1633 m. Margarette Sadler 1551–
      2. 2. William (Watkins) Watson 1526–1563
      3. 3. William (Smith) Watson 1513–1578
      4. 4. Lettice (Hastler) Watson 1526–1589
      5. 5. Amelia (Frances) Watson 1527–1585
      6. 6. Thomas Watson 1527–1562
      7. 7. Robert Watson 1519–1563 m. Radigune Haye 1521–
      8. 8. Mary (Alice Watson of) Bengeworth 1532–1585
      9. 9. Anthony Watson 1517–1568 m. Marget Hoper 1517–1585
      10. 10. Elizabeth Watson 1534–1585
      11. 11. James Watson 1532–1684
      12. 12. Jeanetto (Steele) Watson 1532–1591
      13. 13. Isobel Watson 1538–1643
      14. 14. Maria Watson 1538–
      15. 15. Sibill (Weeks) Watson 1531–1574
      16. 16. James Watson 1530–1616 m. Sarah West 1509–1572 m. Margaret Cumming 1538–1584
      17. 17. Thomas (Watson) II 1536–1590 m. Mary Aylworth 1539–1571
      18. 18. Christopher Watson 1545–1598 m. Margreta Garbet 1562–1628
      19. 19. Alice Watson 1554–1615 m. George Smythe 1545–1619 m. William Smith 1554–1598
      20. 20. John (T Watson Bishop of) Winchester 1520–1584 m. Elizabeth Newsom 1523–1568
    2. 2. Thomas Weeks 1513–

Sir Weeks's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Richard Weeks in Honeychurch, Devon, England
Honeychurch, Devon, England
1483
6 SEP 1483
Age 43
Death of Sir Richard Weeks in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Honeychurch, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1483
    Event Place: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
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