Sir Roger Giffard of Brightley

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Roger Giffard, Knight, of Brightley

Also Known As: "Sir Roger Gifford of Gifford", "lord of Halesbury & Brighty Manors of Devonshire"
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Birthplace: Parish of Chittlehampton, Brightleigh, Devon, England
Death: May 01, 1547 (48-57)
Of Brightley, Devon, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Giffard, of Halsbury and Anne Giffard
Husband of Lady Margaret Giffard
Father of Walter Giffard; Hugh Giffard; Thomas Giffard; Andrew Giffard; John Giffard, Sr. and 9 others
Brother of Alice Giffard; Catherine Giffard; William Giffard and Walter Giffard
Half brother of John Giffard, of Halsbury and Thomas Giffard

Occupation: Sir
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About Sir Roger Giffard of Brightley

2. SIR ROGER2 GIFFORD (Thomas1) of Brightly, son of (1) Thomas1 and (MK-2) Anne (CORYTON) GIFFORD, was born between 1464/5 and 1531, and died on 1 May 1547. He married (LB-3) MARGARET COBLEIGH, daughter of (LB-2) John and (RG-7) Jane (FORTESQUE) COBLEIGH, who was born about 1502[1], and died on 23 Dec. 1547. [2, 4]

Sir Roger Gifford of Gifford, lord of Halesbury & Brighty Manors of Devonshire.

Child:

  1. JANE3 GIFFORD, b. about 1510; d. in 1596; m. about 1534 (KF-1) AMYAS CHICHESTER of Raleigh, Devonshire, b. between 1512 and 1527, d. on 4 July 1577[1, 5], son of (KH-1) Sir John and Joan (BRETT).

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  1. WikiTree contributors, "Thomas (Gifford) Giffard (abt.1461-1513)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gifford-866 : accessed 24 January 2024). cites
    1. Vivian, J. L., The Visitations of the County of Devon : Comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620 / With Additions (Page 397) Exeter: H. S. Eland, [1895] HathiTrust.org accessed October 25, 2014 < Hathitrust >
    2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.pg 35 $ < AncestrySharing >
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Sir Roger Giffard of Brightley's Timeline

1494
1494
Parish of Chittlehampton, Brightleigh, Devon, England
1516
1516
Brightley, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1516
St. Giles, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1522
1522
Brightley, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1524
1524
Brightley, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1524
Brightley, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1526
1526
Brightley, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1529
1529
Of Halsbury, Devonshire, UK
1531
1531
Chittlehampton, Devon, , England