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Robert Whitney, Lord of Whitney

Male Abt 1436 - Abt 1494  (58 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Whitney, Lord of Whitney was born about 1436 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England; died about 1494 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Robert married Constance Touchet about 1460. Constance was born about 1443 in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England; died before 8 Oct 1492. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joan Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1462 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Robert married Alice Vaughan about 1465 in England. Alice (daughter of Thomas ap Roger Vaughan and Ellen Gethyn) was born in Hergest, England (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. James Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1466 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England; died on 31 Jul 1500.
    2. 4. Ellen Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1468 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.
    3. 5. Robert Whitney of Castleton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1466 in Castleton, Herefordshire, England; died after 28 Sep 1512.
    4. 6. John Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1471 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.
    5. 7. Eleanor Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1473 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.
    6. 8. Sibyl Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1475 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.
    7. 9. Elizabeth Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1477 in Hergest, England (not found).
    8. 10. Hugh Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1479 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joan Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1462 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Married: Robert Vaughan.

    Notes:

    History:
    Her name is also spelt Jane.


  2. 3.  James Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1466 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England; died on 31 Jul 1500.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    He was the heir and successor to his father.

    James married Blanche Milbourne about 1486. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Ellen Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1468 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1488; John Puleston.


  4. 5.  Robert Whitney of Castleton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1466 in Castleton, Herefordshire, England; died after 28 Sep 1512.

    Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Robert Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1500 in Castleton, Herefordshire, England; died in 1555.

  5. 6.  John Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1471 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

  6. 7.  Eleanor Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1473 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1494; Thomas Vaughan.


  7. 8.  Sibyl Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1475 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1495; Roger ap Richard. He was living in Hergest, England. [Roger, married Sibyl Whitney]


  8. 9.  Elizabeth Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1477 in Hergest, England (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1497; John Pye. He was born about 1444 in England. [John, married Elizabeth Whitney] He died in 1550 in Mynde, England, at age 106 years. John's gravestone inscription reads:
      1550 Here lyeth the Bodyof John Pye of Minde a travayler in far countryes, his life ended He left behind him Walter, his son, heire of Minde a hundred and six yeares he was truly and had sons and daughters two and fourty! John Pyeof mynde sone of Jon. pye, seconde sone of Jon. pye of Sadlebowe, esq married 3 wiefes his first wief was Anne, da. to Sr. Richard Delabyre, knight his second wief was Anne Brigees and his third wief was alrothes, da. to Sr. Robert Whitney, lord of Whitney Hee had bye theme 42 children And hee had by Concubines 22 Children


  9. 10.  Hugh Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1479 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Robert Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1500 in Castleton, Herefordshire, England; died in 1555.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: 1542, Castleton, Herefordshire, England; He paid a subsidy taxes in 1542, 1545, and 1547 at The Bache (now The Bage), Clifford Parish, Herefordshire, England.
    • Will: 16 Jul 1555
    • Probate/Proved: say Sep 1555

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Anne Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1535.
    2. 13. Nicholas Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1538 in England; died in 1587.
    3. 14. William Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1542 in England; was buried on 28 Oct 1591 in Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England.
    4. 15. Thomas Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1546 in Lambeth Marsh, Westminster, London, England; was buried on 20 May 1637 in Westminster, London, England.
    5. 16. Elinor Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1546 in England.
    6. 17. Margaret Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1553 in England.
    7. 18. Richard Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1556 in England.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Anne Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1535.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Robage. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Nicholas Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1538 in England; died in 1587.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1560; _____ ______. Issue: 1. Eustace Whitney 2. Thomas Whitney (c1581-____)
    • Will: 12 Nov 1587, Castleton, Herefordshire, England


  3. 14.  William Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1542 in England; was buried on 28 Oct 1591 in Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1562; (1) Johan ______. She was buried on 24 July 1573 in Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England.
    • Married: 16 Sep 1573, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England; (2) Elizabeth Smith. Issue: 1. Nicholas Whitney (1574-____) 2. William Whitney (1576-____) 3. Roger Whitney (1579-____) 4. Lawrence Whitney (1581-____) 5. Robert Whitney (1584-____) 6. Elizabeth Whitney (1586-____) 7. Gideon Whitney


  4. 15.  Thomas Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1546 in Lambeth Marsh, Westminster, London, England; was buried on 20 May 1637 in Westminster, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Complier's Note: 2006; Many sources list Robert Whitney as the father of Thomas Whitney, thus linking the Whitneys to royal ancestry. This has been proven false. Donald Lines Jacobus called the line into question in 1933, and it was completely disproved by Paul C. Reed in 1994. In 2006, Robert Leigh Ward and Tim Doyle traced his ancestry through a cadet line.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Rixford (1932) gives his burial date as 14 April 1637. Green (1997) gives the date as 15 April 1637

    Thomas married Mary Bray on 12 May 1583 in Westminster, London, England. Mary (daughter of Lord John Bray and Margaret Haslonde) was born in 1564 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 25 Sep 1629 in Westminster, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Margaret Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 18 Oct 1584 in Westminster, London, England; died in young in England.
    2. 20. Thomas Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 25 Jul 1587 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 19 Aug 1587 in Westminster, London, England.
    3. 21. Henry Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 11 Nov 1588 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 4 Jan 1589 in Westminster, London, England.
    4. 22. Arnwaye Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 2 Feb 1590 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 11 Aug 1591 in Westminster, London, England.
    5. 23. John Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 20 Jul 1592 in Westminster, London, England; died on 1 Jun 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. 24. Nowell Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 30 Oct 1594 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 28 Feb 1597 in Westminster, London, England.
    7. 25. Francis Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 27 Jan 1598/99 in Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England; died in Aug 1643 in Westminster, London, England.
    8. 26. Mary Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 2 Aug 1600 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 8 Aug 1600 in Westminster, London, England.
    9. 27. Robert Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 10 Nov 1605 in Westminster, London, England; died in 1662 in Cornhill, London, England.
    10. 28. Frances Whitney  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 11 May 1615 in Westminster, London, England.

  5. 16.  Elinor Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1546 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: 1587; She was unmarried.


  6. 17.  Margaret Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1553 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: After 1587, England; William Powell.


  7. 18.  Richard Whitney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1556 in England.


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