Lettice (Darcy) Willoughby (abt. 1595 - 1655)

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Died 1655 at about age 60 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Lettice was the third and youngest daughter and co-heiress of Sir Francis Darcy and his wife Katharine Leigh.^[1]

She married Sir Henry Willoughby, Bt., son of John Willoughby and his wife, Frances Hawe. She bore him two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth.^[2]

She died in 1655 and was buried at All Saints, Isleworth, Middlesex. Her inscription read:

Lettice, wife of Sir Henry Willoughby, Knt. daughter of Sir Francis Darcy, 1655.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ George James Aungier, The history and antiquities of Syon monastery, the parish of Isleworth, and Chapelry of Hounslow, 1840, pages 146-7. Google Books (accessed 31 Dec 2019).
2. ↑ British History online: Magna Britannia; Baronets: Willoughby of Risley
3. ↑ George James Aungier, The history and antiquities of Syon monastery, the parish of Isleworth, and Chapelry of Hounslow, 1840, page 159. Google Books (accessed 31 Dec 2019).