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Richard White 1519 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Merriott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 May 1578

Death Location: Hill Farence, Somerset, England

Father: Knight Welbourne

Mother: Agneta Marriot

Spouse(s): Lady Kirton

Children(s): Margaret Parr, Richard White

1519 marked the beginning of Richard White Sr's life in Merriott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, to parents Knight Sir Thomas White of Newton and Somerset, Lord of Welbourne and Agneta "Agnes" Alice Richards of Marriot. Eventually, Richard White Sr married Lady Helen and Lady of Hill Farence (Ellen) Kirton, and they welcomed Margaret Ann Parr and Richard Robert White. Richard White Sr passed in 1578 at Hill Farence, Somerset, England.

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Parents

Knight Welbourne
1490 – 1551
Birth Location: South Warnborough, Hampshire, England
KW
Agneta Marriot
1500 – 1550
Birth Location: Aller, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
AM

Spouses(s)

Lady Kirton
1523 – 1596
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Hill Farence, Hill Farence Parish (Oake Parish aft 1884), Somerset, England -In the hundred of Taunton, 4 miles west of Taunton and 3 miles northeast of Wellington. The parish uncludes Hillfarrance on Hillfarrance Brook.
LK

Children(s)

Margaret Parr
1540 – 1612
Birth Location: Shalford, Essex, England
MP
Richard White
1542 – 1600
Birth Location: South Petherton, South Somerset, Somerset, England
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 6 July 1558
    Event Place: South Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry of John Barber White and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 May 1578
    Event Place: Hill Farence, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Warnborough, Hart District, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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