James was born about 1466 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 21 JUL 1500 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.
His wife was Blanche Milbourne. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Robert (c1490-<1541).
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| Birth | ABT 1466 |
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| Death | 21 JUL 1500 |
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!Source: WikiTree James Whitney https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whitney-470
Born about 1466 [uncertain] in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
Died 31 Jul 1500 at about age 34 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
James Whitney
Son of Robert Whitney and Elizabeth Whitney
Brother of Elinor Vaughan [half], Joan Vaughan [half] and Ellen Puleston
Husband of Blanche Herbert — married 1490 in England map icon
Father of Robert Whitney, Watkin Whitney, James Whitney, Elizabeth Morgan, Anne Whitney and Eustace Whitney
Biography
James Whitney is the son of Robert Whitney and his second wife Elizabeth Vaughan.[1] WRG estimates his birth to be about 1466 at Whitney, Herefordshire and has a source for his death of 31 July 1500, probably at Whitney, Herefordshire.[2]
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James married Blanche, fourth daughter and co-heir of Simon Milbourne,[3] about 1490. A 2006 article by Robert Leigh Ward and Tim Doyle concludes that James and Blanche had the following children :[4]
Robert, b. c. 1491, m. Margaret Wye ;
Sir James, b. c. 1493, d. s.p.;
Watkin, b. c. 1495, m. Margaret Reese;
Robert, b. c. 1497 [d. young?];
A daughter. Elizabeth b. c. 1499, m. Thomas Morgan per WRG.
Melville has the following as a daughter of James, however the Ward-Doyle article does not include her:[3]
Anne, m. Henry Cary.
From Whitney Research Group website:
Transcription of the Inquisition Post Mortem of James Whitney, Esq., by Michael A. Faraday April 9, 2007:[2]