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Dorothy (Pargiter) Washington (1607 - 1678)

Dorothy Washington formerly Pargiter aka Kirkby
Born in Greatworth, Northamptonshire, Englandmap
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1629 in London, Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 71 in Westminster, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Biography

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Dorothy Pargiter was a member of the aristocracy in England.
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Dorothy (Pargiter) Washington was born in Northamptonshire, England.

Dorothy was the eldest daughter of William Pargiter of Greatworth, Northants. She m.(1) Gerard Kirby of Huntingtonshire (2) Sir John Washington.

In her Will, dated 6 Oct 1678, Dame Dorothy Wassington, relict of Sir John Wassington, Knight, requested to be buried in the chancel of the Church of Fordham near her grandchild Penelope Audley
She mentioned her son Thomas Kirkby and his sons and daughters
Her daughter Penelope Thornton whom she made Executrix.
One of the witnesses was her brother Ezekial Pargiter
Probate 24 Dec 1678[1]


Sources

  1. The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 358, accessed via Ancestry
  • HMC Middleton (1911), p. 605




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Kirkby-138 and Pargiter-27 appear to represent the same person because: Her maiden name was Pargiter not Kirkby - her 1st husband was Gerard Kirkby. Pre-merged child.
posted by Kirk Hess

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