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Sir Robert Whitney 1543–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1612

Death Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Baskerville,

Spouse(s): Lady Williams\Guillims

Children(s): Margaret Powell

The story of Sir Robert Whitney began in 1543 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England. Sir Robert Whitney married Lady Elizabeth Morgan Williams Guillims, and had children including Margaret Anne Whitney Powell. Sir Robert Whitney passed away in 1612 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Whitney began in 1543 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.
  • Sir Robert Whitney married Lady Elizabeth Morgan Williams Guillims, and had children including Margaret Anne Whitney Powell.
  • Sir Robert Whitney passed away in 1612 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir II
1517–1567
Birth Location: Icomb Manor, Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Baskerville,
1522–1546
Birth Location: Eardisley Castle, Herefordshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Lady Williams\Guillims
1536–1568
Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
LW

Children(s)

Margaret Powell
1582–1628
Birth Location: St. Olive Parish, Surrey, England
MP

Sir Whitney's Ancestors

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Sir Whitney
1543–1612
Birth Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Robert Whitney, Lord of Baskerville II
1517–1567
Icomb Manor, Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Sybil) Baskerville,
1522–1546
Eardisley Castle, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Whitney, Magistrate of) Gloucestershire
1491–1541
Of, Whitney, Herefordshire, England
LADY (MARGARET) WYE
1495–1541
Icoomb, Gloucestershire, England
Sir (James Baskerville 2nd Lord van) Eardisley
1492–1546
Eardisley Castle, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth De) Brereton\Breynton
1498–1539
Icombe, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Whitney
1465–1500
Blanche Troy
1461–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Whitney's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Whitney (1543–19 Dec 1612) m. Lady (Elizabeth Morgan) Williams\Guillims (1536-1545–22 Nov 1568)
  1. 1. Margaret (Anne Whitney) Powell 1582–1628 m. Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of Jamestown, Member of the 1st Virginia House of Burgesses, Lieutenant Governor of the Virginia Colony, Jamestown Settler and Militia) Captain 1577–1623
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Powell 1622–1669 m. Hon. (Capt. Thomas) Warren 1604–1677
      1. 1. Laura (Anne) Warren 1647–1697 m. George Pleasant 1640–1673
        1. 1. George (Pleasant) II 1669–1697 m. Dorothy Cary 1670–1697

Sir Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Sir Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
1612
19 Dec 1612
Age 69
Death of Sir Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1612
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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