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Dorothy (Lady) Gates 1508–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1508

Birth Location: Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1581

Death Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Geoffrey Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Clopton

Spouse(s): Thomas Josselyn

Children(s): Mary Jocelyn\Josselyn

In 1508, Dorothy (Lady) Gates entered the world in Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Geoffrey Sir Gates And Elizabeth Lady Clopton. Dorothy (Lady) Gates married Thomas Sir Josselyn, and had children including Mary Jocelyn Josselyn. Dorothy (Lady) Gates passed away in 1581 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1508, Dorothy (Lady) Gates entered the world in Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Geoffrey Sir Gates And Elizabeth Lady Clopton.
  • Dorothy (Lady) Gates married Thomas Sir Josselyn, and had children including Mary Jocelyn Josselyn.
  • Dorothy (Lady) Gates passed away in 1581 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Gates's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gates
1508–1581
Birth Place: Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Geoffrey (Sir) Gates
1484–1526
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth ((Lady)) Clopton
1485–1550
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Joan Marrow
1460–1490
England
Great-Grandparents
William Marrow
1410–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gates's Descendants

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Dorothy ((Lady)) Gates (Apr 1508–11 Feb 1581) m. Thomas ((Sir)) Josselyn (Apr 1506–1562)
  1. 1. Mary Jocelyn\Josselyn 1545–1610 m. John Glascock 1510–1575
    1. 1. Martha Glascock 1563–1593 m. Edmund Aleyne\Allen 1558–1616
      1. 1. Mary Allen 1578–1636 m. John Woode 1578–1697
        1. 1. John (Sampson) Wood 1594–1659 m. Olivia (Janet Hixson Atwood,) Wood 1593–1658

Dorothy Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1508
Apr 1508
Birth of Dorothy (Lady) Gates in Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1581
11 Feb 1581
Age 73
Death of Dorothy (Lady) Gates in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1508
    Event Place: Loddington, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Highe Roodinge, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 65

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1581
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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