Any info about Richard Henley 1600-1658

Question

Does anyone have Richard Henley in their family tree 1600-1658 appear moved to York Virginia from Dorcetshire England after his son birth in 1623, named Henry Henley who married Sarah Darby.

Comments

Do you mean Dorset?

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I'm new at this researching family tree and have found some that have dorset and some dorcet so possible it was a typo. But thank you for contacting me.

Answer 1

Can you give us a birth/death date(s) and location(s). Any info other than name and 1600-1658?

 

 

Answer 2

Hi Buddy,

I had a look at the trees on Ancestry for this man.   They were mostly copies of each othe and some used the spelling Dorcetshire so I think I have the right man. Unfortunately though there are 10 pages of  trees saying that he was born in Dorset,  I found nothing whatsoever  to substantiate his origins nor any real 'clues' that could be followed up.

  When I looked at the few trees that appeared to have some records atttatched, I found that the sources didn't match the man  Several has  an index to a probate in Northamptonshire for a Richard Henley dated in the mid 16th century (wrong county, wrong date) , others a baptism that took place in London 17 years after he was supposedly born in Dorset.  Some  had his son Henry marrying Mary Bulkley at Holy Trinity Dorset (1664); this marriage did take place but  Henry Henley was from a well known family with land in Dorset and Somerset.  Many were MPs for Lyme Regis (Dorset)This couple  remained in England with their son (Henry) becoming an MP.

Comments

I'm thankful for you're help with this information, receiving help from a experience researcher is very valuable to me, once again thank you