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Sir Knight Richard White 1519–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Merriott, Somerset, England

Death Date: 6 May 1578

Death Location: Hillfarrance, Somerset, England

Father: Knight Welbourne

Mother: Agnes Wright

Spouse(s): Ellen Kirton

Children(s): Richard White\Wrighte

In 1519, Sir Knight Richard White entered the world in Merriott, Somerset, England, born to Knight Sir Thomas White Of Newton And Somerset Lord Of Welbourne And Agnes Wright. Sir Knight Richard White married Ellen Or Helen Lady Kirton, and had children including Richard John White Wrighte. Sir Knight Richard White passed away in 1578 in Hillfarrance, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Sir Knight Richard White entered the world in Merriott, Somerset, England, born to Knight Sir Thomas White Of Newton And Somerset Lord Of Welbourne And Agnes Wright.
  • Sir Knight Richard White married Ellen Or Helen Lady Kirton, and had children including Richard John White Wrighte.
  • Sir Knight Richard White passed away in 1578 in Hillfarrance, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Knight Welbourne
1507–1566
Birth Location: South Warnborough, Hampshire, England
KW
Agnes Wright
–1631
Birth Location: Hartford, Eng., England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

Ellen Kirton
1523–1596
Birth Location: Hill Farrance, Somerset, England
EK

Children(s)

Richard White\Wrighte
1547–1576
Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
RW

Sir White's Ancestors

Self
Sir White
1519–1578
Birth Place: Merriott, Somerset, England
Parents
Knight Sir Thomas White of Newton and Somerset, Lord of Welbourne
1507–1566
South Warnborough, Hampshire, England
Agnes Wright
–1631
Hartford, Eng., England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John White
1523–1569
Terling, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Lydden
1525–
Terling, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir White's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight Richard) White (1519–6 May 1578) m. Ellen (or Helen Lady) Kirton (23 Feb 1523–22 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Richard (John) White\Wrighte 1547–1576
    1. 1. Martha Wright 1577–1648 m. Richard (Boyle Archbishop of) Tuam 1574–1644
      1. 1. Elizabeth Boyle 1605– m. Robert Travers 1595–1647
        1. 1. Martha (Margaret) Travers 1640–1677 m. Robert Stannard 1620–1655

Sir White's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Sir Knight Richard White in Merriott, Somerset, England
Merriott, Somerset, England
1578
6 May 1578
Age 59
Death of Sir Knight Richard White in Hillfarrance, Somerset, England
Hillfarrance, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Merriott, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1578
    Event Place: Hillfarrance, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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