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William Richard Ripley 1520–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Wramplingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Ripley

Mother: Sarah Cuthbert

Spouse(s): Mary Greenwood

Children(s): Thomas Rippon, John Ripley, Margaret Ripley, Jacob Ripley, George Ripley, George Ripley, Henry Ripley, James Ripley, William Ripley, William Rippon, William Ripley

In 1520, William Richard Ripley entered the world in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Rippon Ripley And Sarah Jane Rebeka Cuthbert. William Richard Ripley married Mary Jane Greenwood, and had children including George Pipplay Ripley, George Rippon Ripley, Henry Rippon Ripley, Jacob Ripley, James Ripley, John Edward Ripley, Margaret Rippon Ripley, Thomas Henry Ripley Rippon, William Rippon Ripley, William Henry Ripley, William Rippon. William Richard Ripley passed away in 1591 in Wramplingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, William Richard Ripley entered the world in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Rippon Ripley And Sarah Jane Rebeka Cuthbert.
  • William Richard Ripley married Mary Jane Greenwood, and had children including George Pipplay Ripley, George Rippon Ripley, Henry Rippon Ripley, Jacob Ripley, James Ripley, John Edward Ripley, Margaret Rippon Ripley, Thomas Henry Ripley Rippon, William Rippon Ripley, William Henry Ripley, William Rippon.
  • William Richard Ripley passed away in 1591 in Wramplingham, Norfolk, England.

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William Ripley's Ancestors

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William Ripley
1520–1591
Birth Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Rippon Ripley
1490–1540
Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Jane (Rebeka)) Cuthbert
1502–1598
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Cuthbert
1460–
Scotland
(Ms (John Cuthbert) (rippon)) (hyrpe)
1470–
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ripley's Descendants

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William (Richard) Ripley (1520–1591) m. Mary (Jane) Greenwood (2 Feb 1523–10 Mar 1595)
  1. 1. Thomas ("Henry" Ripley) Rippon 1551–1635 m. Margaret Walker 1550–1588
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Rippon \) Ripely 1576–1638 m. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret Jackson) (Ripely) 1578–1660
      1. 1. Lucretia (Christine) Ripley 1604–1636 m. Sir (William Humphrey) Grizzell 1600–1658
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Grizzell 1632–1700 m. Robert (Edward Coleman Captain; English) Immigrant 1622–1713
  2. 2. John (Edward) Ripley 1544–1612
  3. 3. Margaret (Rippon) Ripley 1550–1613
  4. 4. Jacob Ripley 1556–1620
  5. 5. George (Rippon) Ripley 1540–1591
  6. 6. George (Pipplay) Ripley 1547–1613
  7. 7. Henry (Rippon) Ripley 1551–1635
  8. 8. James Ripley 1556–
  9. 9. William (Rippon) Ripley 1530–1618
  10. 10. William Rippon 1546–1625
  11. 11. William (Henry) Ripley 1568–1655

William Ripley's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Richard Ripley in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
1591
1591
Age 71
Death of William Richard Ripley in Wramplingham, Norfolk, England
Wramplingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Wramplingham, Norfolk, England

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