Family:Whitney, Myles (?-1577)

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Myles Whitney, Gent. (James, Eustace, John, [possibly] Eustace, Robert, Robert, Robert, Eustace, Eustace, Robert, ...), son of James and Sybil (Parry) Whitney,[1] was born sometime about 1555?, Clifford, Herefordshire,[2] and was almost certainly "Mr. Myles Whyttney, gent." who was buried 13 Dec 1577 at St. Margaret’s, Westminster.[3]

He describes himself in his will as "servant to Dame Anne Knevett, late wife to John Vaughn, Esq., decd." The will was probated 13 December 1577, by David Watkyns, gentleman, his sole heir.[4]

For more information on Anne Knevet, see The Manor of Barbon.

He was probably named after his mother's paternal grandfather, Miles ap Harry (i.e. Parry).

He had no known children.

Notes

"Dame Anne Knevett, late wife to John Vaughn, Esq. Decd." was almost certainly Anne Pikering, b. 1496, d. 25 Apr 1582, m. (1) Sir Weston, knight, m. (2) Sir Henry Knevet, d. aft. Jul 1548, m. (3) John Vaughan.


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