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Dorothy Walnot Brent 1501–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1578

Death Location: Guildford, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Brent

Mother: Lady Mallet

Spouse(s): James Guildford, John Hill

Children(s): Sir Hills

In 1501, Dorothy Walnot Brent entered the world in Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England, born to Sir Robert De Brent And Lady Margaret Mallet. Dorothy Walnot Brent married James Hill Mayor Of Guildford, John James Hill, and had children including Sir Joseph Hills. Dorothy Walnot Brent passed away in 1578 in Guildford, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Dorothy Walnot Brent entered the world in Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England, born to Sir Robert De Brent And Lady Margaret Mallet.
  • Dorothy Walnot Brent married James Hill Mayor Of Guildford, John James Hill, and had children including Sir Joseph Hills.
  • Dorothy Walnot Brent passed away in 1578 in Guildford, Surrey, England.

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Dorothy Brent's Ancestors

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Dorothy Brent
1501–1578
Birth Place: Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Robert de Brent
1440–1508
Cossington Manor, Somerset, England
Lady (Margaret) Mallet
1440–1511
Currypool, Somerset, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Brent's Descendants

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Dorothy (Walnot) Brent (1501–30 Oct 1578) m. James (Hill Mayor of) Guildford (1510–13 Feb 1572) m. John (James) Hill (1498–1529)
  1. 1. Sir (Joseph) Hills 1548–1649 m. Sarah Smith-Hills 1548–1581
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hills 1575–1635 m. John Hobbes 1565–1611
      1. 1. Alice Hobbes 1598–1667 m. William Glentworth 1598–1654
        1. 1. Edward ((Edurardus)) Glentworth 1643–1723 m. Alicea 1655–1716

Dorothy Brent's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Dorothy Walnot Brent in Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England
Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England
1578
30 Oct 1578
Age 77
Death of Dorothy Walnot Brent in Guildford, Surrey, England
Guildford, Surrey, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Guilford, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1578
    Event Place: Guildford, Surrey, England

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