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Richard Cherry

Born about 1594 in Cassington, Oxfordshire, England

Ancestors

Son of Richard Cherry and Dorothye (Unknown) Cherry

Brother of Ann Cherry, Elizabeth Cherry, Thomas Cherry, Francis Cherry, Marie Cherry, John Cherry and Henry Cherry

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Profile last modified 7 Sep 2023 | Created 27 Apr 2015

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1 Biography
2 Research notes
- 2.1 Property
3 Sources

Biography

Richard Cherry was born about 1594 in Cassington, Oxfordshire, England, son of Richard Cherry (~1562–~1613) and Dorothye Unknown (~1570–>1613).

Richard's father Richard Cherry (abt.1562-abt.1613) died about 1613 in Cassington, Oxfordshire, England, aged about 50.^[1]

Research notes

In the will of Richard Cherry of Cassington he starts by saying "I Richard Cherry of Cassington in the county of Oxon yeaman weake in body".
He then mentions first his wife Dorothie Cherrie, his eldest son Richard Cherie, his second daughter Elizabeth Cherry, his second son Thomas Cherrie, his third son Francis Cherry, his youngest daughter Marie Cherrie, not yet fourteen, his fourth son John Cherry, his youngest son Henry Cherry.
Lastly, he mentions his eldest daughter Ann Cherie whom he has already given her 20 shillings to buy her a ring.

He also mentions that all of his children were under 21 years of age.

See also: Early Firelands families.Vol.1: The Cherry Tree, compiled by Marjorie Loomis Cherry. Published 1940 in the public domain copy held at Allen County Public Library. ^[2]

Pedigree of the Cherrys of Bray by H C Cherry ^[3]

Cassington: Economic history, in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12, Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock, ed. Alan Crossley and C R Elrington (London, 1990), pp. 44-48 ^[4]

Ancestry of my three children: Lewis Williamson Cherry, George Denison Cherry, Carolyn Vandergrift (Cherry) McDonell ^[5]

Property

Property:

Date: 1662

Place: TNA: Bargain and Sale from Richard Cherry of Cassington and various individuals to Thomas Mason 3 December 1662/Cassington, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 121
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #894472 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Will of Richardi Cherrie, granted probate on 17 Jun 1613. Died about 1613 in Cassington, Oxfordshire, England.
↑ The Cherry Tree: "The Cherry Tree, compiled by Marjorie Loomis Cherry"
The Internet Archive
The Cherry Tree (accessed 7 September 2023)
Published 1940
↑ The history and antiquities of the hundred of Bray "by Charles Kerry 1861"
The Internet Archive
The history and antiquities of the hundred of Bray, in the county of Berks (accessed 7 September 2023)
by Charles Kerry 1861
↑ Cassington: Economic history
British History Online
Cassington, Economic History (accessed 7 September 2023)
by Alan Crossley and C R Elrington
↑ Ancestry of my three children
FamilySearch
Pedigree of the Cherry family (accessed 7 September 2023)
by Lina Vandergrift (Denison) Cherry

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