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6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount 1533–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 October 1581

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Nav

Mother: Lady Mountjoy

Spouse(s): Countess Leigh

Children(s): Christopher MP, Sir Mountjoy, Anne Blount, William Blount, Sir Blount

In 1533, 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount entered the world in Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Charles 5Th Baron Mountjoy Blount Friends Of Sir Thomas More Erasmus Studied W Henry Tudor Under Erasmus Chamberlain To Queen Catherine Served In English Nav And Lady Anne Bonham Baroness Mountjoy Willoughby Baroness Of Mountjoy. 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount married Countess Mountjoye Catherine Katherine Leigh, and had children including Anne Blount, Christopher Blount Sir Knight Kidderminster Mp, Sir Charles Ii Blount 8Th Baron 1St Earl Of Devonshire 8Th Baron Mountjoy, Sir Edward Blount, William Blount. 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount passed away in 1581 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1533, 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount entered the world in Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Charles 5Th Baron Mountjoy Blount Friends Of Sir Thomas More Erasmus Studied W Henry Tudor Under Erasmus Chamberlain To Queen Catherine Served In English Nav And Lady Anne Bonham Baroness Mountjoy Willoughby Baroness Of Mountjoy.
  • 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount married Countess Mountjoye Catherine Katherine Leigh, and had children including Anne Blount, Christopher Blount Sir Knight Kidderminster Mp, Sir Charles Ii Blount 8Th Baron 1St Earl Of Devonshire 8Th Baron Mountjoy, Sir Edward Blount, William Blount.
  • 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount passed away in 1581 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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6th Blount's Ancestors

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6th Blount
1533–1581
Birth Place: Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Charles, 5th Baron Mountjoy Blount Friends of Sir Thomas More, Erasmus, studied w\ Henry Tudor under Erasmus, Chamberlain to Queen Catherine, served in English Nav
1516–1544
Tournay, Departement des Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Lady (Anne Bonham Baroness Mountjoy Willoughby Baroness of) Mountjoy
1516–1582
Newport, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord William 4th Baron Mountjoy Blount Knight of The Garter and) Bath
1478–1534
Barton Blount, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Alice Mountjoy) Keble
1482–1521
St Mary, Aldermary, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

6th Blount's Descendants

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6th (Lord Mountjoye James) Blount (1533–20 October 1581) m. Countess (Mountjoye Catherine Katherine) Leigh (1532–25 Jun 1576)
  1. 1. Christopher (Blount Sir Knight Kidderminster,) MP 1555–1601 m. Elizabeth (Lettye Lettice Chapman) Knollis 1540–1630
    1. 1. Dorothy (Percy Countess of) Northumberland 1564–1619
  2. 2. Sir (Charles II Blount 8th Baron 1st Earl of Devonshire, 8th Baron) Mountjoy 1563–1606
  3. 3. Anne Blount 1559–1572
  4. 4. William Blount 1561–1594
  5. 5. Sir (Edward) Blount 1570–

6th Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount in Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
1581
20 October 1581
Age 48
Death of 6th Lord Mountjoye James Blount in Hook OR Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Hook OR Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Newport, Isle of Wight OR Devon, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1581
    Event Place: Hook OR Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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