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Robert Rich

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Robert Rich

Birth
Hough, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Death
27 Feb 1581 (aged 44)
Hadleigh, Castle Point Borough, Essex, England
Burial
Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England Add to Map
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2nd Baron Rich of Leez.

Children of Richard, first baron Rich of Leez, and his wife Eliza- beth Jenks: Sons:
(1) Robert Rich, second baron Rich; born about 1537; died
1581; married Elizabeth daughter and heir of George Bal- drey, alderman, of London. His son Robert, the third baron, was in 1618 created Earl of Warwick. Richard
Rich, soldier, adventurer and author of Newes from Virginia, published in 1610, is supposed to have been the illegitimate son of Robert Rich, the second baron.
(2) Thomas Rich. Married Fisher and died before his father.
(3) Sir Hugh Rich, Knight of the Bath. Married Ann. daughter of John Wentworth of Codham.
Daughters:
(4) Margery Rich. Married Henry Pigot of Abington, Cambridgeshire.
(5) Mary Rich. Married in 1539 Thomas Wroth, knight, of Durrants in Enfield, Essex. She was living in 1573. Hermarriage to Wroth is referred to in his will and in all contemporary pedigrees. Their daughter Mabel Wroththrough her marriage with Edward Aucher was the ancestress of the Lovelaces of Bethersden. See Aucher andWroth ante pages 378, 379, 384. (6) Anne Rich. Married Thomas Pigot (Picot) esq. of Straton, Bedfordshire.
(7) Dorothy Rich. Married Francis Barley of Kinton, Herts.
(8) Ethelred Rich. Married Henry Drury, esq. of Hawsted[Halstead], Suffolk.
(9) Audrey Rich. Married Robert son and heir of Sir WilliamDrewry, knight, of Halstead, Suffolk.
(10) Elizabeth Rich. Married Robert Peyton, esq., of Iselham , Cambridgeshire.
(11) Winifred Rich. Married 1st Henry Dudley, son of the Dukeof Northumberland; 2nd
Roger, Lord North; a descendant of this marriage was the celebrated Lord North, prime minister of George III during the American Revolution.
(12) Frances Rich. Married John, Lord Darcy of Chiche.
(13) Agnes Rich. Married Edmund Mordaunt of Thunderly, Essex.
(14) Barbara Rich.
Ref:
http://www.ancestraltrackers.net/va/resources/virginia-magazine-history-biography-v28.pdf
Contributor: vcudean (48669187)
2nd Baron Rich of Leez.

Children of Richard, first baron Rich of Leez, and his wife Eliza- beth Jenks: Sons:
(1) Robert Rich, second baron Rich; born about 1537; died
1581; married Elizabeth daughter and heir of George Bal- drey, alderman, of London. His son Robert, the third baron, was in 1618 created Earl of Warwick. Richard
Rich, soldier, adventurer and author of Newes from Virginia, published in 1610, is supposed to have been the illegitimate son of Robert Rich, the second baron.
(2) Thomas Rich. Married Fisher and died before his father.
(3) Sir Hugh Rich, Knight of the Bath. Married Ann. daughter of John Wentworth of Codham.
Daughters:
(4) Margery Rich. Married Henry Pigot of Abington, Cambridgeshire.
(5) Mary Rich. Married in 1539 Thomas Wroth, knight, of Durrants in Enfield, Essex. She was living in 1573. Hermarriage to Wroth is referred to in his will and in all contemporary pedigrees. Their daughter Mabel Wroththrough her marriage with Edward Aucher was the ancestress of the Lovelaces of Bethersden. See Aucher andWroth ante pages 378, 379, 384. (6) Anne Rich. Married Thomas Pigot (Picot) esq. of Straton, Bedfordshire.
(7) Dorothy Rich. Married Francis Barley of Kinton, Herts.
(8) Ethelred Rich. Married Henry Drury, esq. of Hawsted[Halstead], Suffolk.
(9) Audrey Rich. Married Robert son and heir of Sir WilliamDrewry, knight, of Halstead, Suffolk.
(10) Elizabeth Rich. Married Robert Peyton, esq., of Iselham , Cambridgeshire.
(11) Winifred Rich. Married 1st Henry Dudley, son of the Dukeof Northumberland; 2nd
Roger, Lord North; a descendant of this marriage was the celebrated Lord North, prime minister of George III during the American Revolution.
(12) Frances Rich. Married John, Lord Darcy of Chiche.
(13) Agnes Rich. Married Edmund Mordaunt of Thunderly, Essex.
(14) Barbara Rich.
Ref:
http://www.ancestraltrackers.net/va/resources/virginia-magazine-history-biography-v28.pdf
Contributor: vcudean (48669187)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47321420/robert-rich: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Rich (1 Feb 1537–27 Feb 1581), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47321420, citing Holy Cross Churchyard, Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).