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Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount 1563–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Thurveston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 3 April 1606

Death Location: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Mountjoy

Mother: Catherine Leigh

Spouse(s): Penelope Devereux

Children(s): Elizabeth Smythe

The story of Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount began in 1563 in Thurveston, Derbyshire, England. Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount married Penelope Devereux, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe. Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount passed away in 1606 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount began in 1563 in Thurveston, Derbyshire, England.
  • Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount married Penelope Devereux, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe.
  • Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount passed away in 1606 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Charles Blount's Ancestors

Self
Charles Blount
1563–1606
Birth Place: Thurveston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir & Lord James Blount, 6th Baron Of Mountjoy
1533–1581
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Catherine Leigh
1530–1576
St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy, Newport, Devon, England, Knight of the Garter and Bath) VI
1516–1544
Tournay, Departement des Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France
✅Lady (Anne Willoughby - Baroness Mountjoy) Willoughby
1516–1582
Newport, Devon, England
Sir (Thomas Leigh, of St) Oswald
1513–1558
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Joan Chaloner-Cotton, Baroness) Stoneleigh
1518–1557
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Blount
1474–1514
Lady Keble
1500–1521
Robert Willoughby
1472–1521
Dorothy Grey
1480–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Keble
1452–1517

Charles Blount's Descendants

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Charles (8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire) Blount (1563–3 April 1606) m. Penelope Devereux (January 1563–7 July 1607)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe 1595–1632 m. John (Smith (Jamestown Colony leader Sep 1608-1609)) Pocohantas 1581–1631
    1. 1. Laetitia (Isabella Smith-Robartes Countess) Radnor 1630–1714 m. Lord (John Roberts of Truro, 1st Earl of) Radnor 1606–1685
      1. 1. Captain (John Alexander ROBERTS) Jr 1658–1724 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Trammell 1672–1730
        1. 1. John (Wesley Roberts) III 1695–1782 m. Elizabeth Russell 1699–1768
    2. 2. Charles Smythe 1628–1683

Charles Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1563
Birth of Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount in Thurveston, Derbyshire, England
Thurveston, Derbyshire, England
1606
3 April 1606
Age 43
Death of Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire Blount in Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Thurveston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1606
    Event Place: Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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