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Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney 1560–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1560

Birth Location: Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1637

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Robert Whitney

Mother: Elizabeth Guillims

Spouse(s): Mary Bray

Children(s): Ellen Whitney, John Whitney

Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney was born in 1560 in Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England, the child of Robert Whitney And Elizabeth Guillims. Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney married Mary Ann Bray, and had children including Ellen Fox Whitney, John Whitney. Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney passed away in 1637 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney was born in 1560 in Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England, the child of Robert Whitney And Elizabeth Guillims.
  • Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney married Mary Ann Bray, and had children including Ellen Fox Whitney, John Whitney.
  • Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney passed away in 1637 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Whitney's Ancestors

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Sir Whitney
1560–1637
Birth Place: Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England
Parents
Robert Whitney
1543–1612
Whitney (Herefordshire) Gb
Elizabeth Guillims
1536–1568
Whitney (Herefordshire) Gb
Grandparents
Robert (Whitney) II
1517–1567
Icomb, Gloucestershire, England
Sybil Baskerville
1522–1546
Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
Sir (Morgan James Guillims) (Cromwell)
1514–1547
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Katherine (Cromwell Lady of St) Albans
1517–1567
Putney, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whitney
1491–1540
Margaretha Wye
1495–1541
Sir Baskerville
1494–1556
Elizabeth Breynton
1498–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1465–1541
Blanche Milbourne
1470–1496

Sir Whitney's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli) Whitney (14 Jul 1560–14 Apr 1637) m. Mary (Ann) Bray (12 May 1583–25 Sep 1629)
  1. 1. Ellen (fox) Whitney 1603–1682 m. Percival Green 1603–1639
    1. 1. Elizabeth Green 1639–1714 m. John Hall 1627–1701
      1. 1. John (Hall) Sr. 1660–1720 m. Jemima Sill 1667–1712
        1. 1. John Hall 1690–1746 m. Susannah Fisher 1695–1754 m. Elizabeth Walker 1701–1773
  2. 2. John Whitney 1588–

Sir Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1560
14 Jul 1560
Birth of Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney in Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England
Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England
1637
14 Apr 1637
Age 77
Death of Sir Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh I, 5th GGrandfather of Eli Whitney in Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1560
    Event Place: Lambert Marsh, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1637
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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