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Edward Hensley 1490–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1552

Death Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Father: Sir Hensleigh

Mother: Margaret Chirchester

Spouse(s): Dorathia Hewishe, Rebecca Lyon

Children(s): Edward Hensley

Edward Hensley was born in 1490 in Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England, the child of Sir Knight John Lord Of Hensley De Hensley Hensleigh And Margaret Chirchester. Edward Hensley married Dorathia Hewishe, Rebecca Line Lyon, and had children including Edward Hensley. Edward Hensley passed away in 1552 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Hensley was born in 1490 in Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England, the child of Sir Knight John Lord Of Hensley De Hensley Hensleigh And Margaret Chirchester.
  • Edward Hensley married Dorathia Hewishe, Rebecca Line Lyon, and had children including Edward Hensley.
  • Edward Hensley passed away in 1552 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

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Edward Hensley's Ancestors

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Edward Hensley
1490–1552
Birth Place: Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Knight John "Lord of Hensley" de Hensley Hensleigh
1460–1556
Devon, Norfolk, England
Margaret Chirchester
1452–
Raleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Hensley
1448–1555
Hensley Parish Devon, Norfolk, England
Lady (Lady Margaret de) Chichester
1452–1549
Raleigh, Devon, England
Richard Chirchester
1424–1498
Raleigh, Devon, England
Margaret (`) Keynes
1426–1510
England
Great-Grandparents
Walts Hensleigh
1410–1480
John Chirchester
1385–1437
Alice Wotten
1402–1437
Nichalos Keynes
1405–1425
Maud Molyns
1395–1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hensley
1375–
John Chirchester
1352–1399
Thomasine Raleigh
1365–1402
John WOTTEN
1372–1408
Engaret Dymock
1372–1410
John Keynes
1380–

Edward Hensley's Descendants

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Edward Hensley (1490–1552) m. Dorathia Hewishe (1512–) m. Rebecca (Line) Lyon (1510–12 DEC 1939)
  1. 1. Edward Hensley 1530–1590 m. Lady (Elizabeth de) Maynor 1530–1565
    1. 1. Edward Hensley 1560–1664 m. Mary Elliott 1564–1621
      1. 1. William (Franklin) Hensley 1583–1654 m. Kathryn (Mary) Elliot 1583–1621
        1. 1. Patrick Hensley 1607–
        2. 2. John Hensley 1609–
        3. 3. William Hensley 1611–
        4. 4. James (Henry Samuel) Hensley 1605–1665 m. Sarah Lyttle 1606–1665
        5. 5. Robert Hensley 1610–
    2. 2. Sir (Edward Hensley III Lord Of) Hensleigh 1560–1583 m. Dorathia Hewishe 1542–1621 m. Judy (Lee) Blankenship 1524–
      1. 1. William Hensley 1583–1654 m. Kathryn (Mary Elliott) (Hensley) 1583–1621
      2. 2. Patrick (de Hensleigh) Hensley 1607–1665
      3. 3. Anne Healye 1590–1645

Edward Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Edward Hensley in Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England
Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England
1552
1552
Age 62
Death of Edward Hensley in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1529 AND 1532
    Event Place: Devon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

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