Sir Robert Whitney was born circa 1436 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom to Eustace Whitney (1410-1468) and Jennet Russell (1414-1441) and died October 1494 Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Constance Touchet of Audley (1443-1531) 1455 JL in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Biography
Sir Robert Whitney, probably also a knight, was an active participant in the War of the Roses; attainted as a Yorkist by Lancastrian parliament, in 1459;probably was at battle of Mortimer's Cross, in 1461,
Sir Robert Whitney, Knight was an active participant in the War of the Roses, and was attained as a Yorkist in 1459.
Probably in the battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461.
He was a subject of a poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi, on the occasion of his marriage to Alice Vaughan, the great-granddaughter of Sir David Gam.
Marriage & Children
Sir Robert Whitney was the subject of a poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi, on his marriage to Constance Touchet of Audley (1443-1531), the great-granddaughter of Sir David Gam.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| James Whitney (1465-1541) | 1465 Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom | 1541 Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom | Blanche Milbourne (1452-1557) |
Siblings
Research Notes
- A Brief Account of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown MA - by Henry A Whitney, publ 1857. Free lookup on Google Books.
- John Whitney 1592 List of Famous Descendants
- Royal Ancestry of John Whitney -
- Ancestry of John Whitney
- Ancestry of John Whitney