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Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln 1512–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1585

Death Location: City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Clinton

Mother: Joan Folkstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth BLOUNT, Ursula Countess

Children(s): Bridgette Dymoke, Catherine FIENNES, Lady Clinton, Edward Fiennes, Thomas Fiennes, Margaret Clinton, Lady Fiennes, Sir (Frynes)

In 1512, Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas De Fiennes Clinton And Joan Mary Poynings Lady Baroness Of Folkstone. Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth Bessie Blount, Ursula Stourton Countess, and had children including Bridgette Clinton Dymoke, Catherine Clinton Fiennes, Edward Clinton Fiennes, Lady Anne Clinton Fiennes, Lady Frances Clinton, Margaret Fiennes Clinton, Sir Henry Clinton Frynes, Thomas Clinton Fiennes. Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1585 in City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1512, Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas De Fiennes Clinton And Joan Mary Poynings Lady Baroness Of Folkstone.
  • Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth Bessie Blount, Ursula Stourton Countess, and had children including Bridgette Clinton Dymoke, Catherine Clinton Fiennes, Edward Clinton Fiennes, Lady Anne Clinton Fiennes, Lady Frances Clinton, Margaret Fiennes Clinton, Sir Henry Clinton Frynes, Thomas Clinton Fiennes.
  • Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1585 in City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Edward Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Edward Lincoln
1512–1585
Birth Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas De Fiennes Clinton
1500–1517
Castleditch, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Mary Poynings Lady Baroness of) Folkstone
1492–1553
Poynings, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Clinton
1471–1514
Elizabeth Morgan
1480–1501
Tredgar (Monmouthshire) England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Lincoln's Descendants

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Edward (Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of) Lincoln (1512–16 Jan 1585) m. Elizabeth (Bessie) BLOUNT (1491–15 June 1541) m. Ursula (Stourton) Countess (1518–4 Sep 1551)
  1. 1. Bridgette (Clinton) Dymoke 1540–1587 m. Robert Dymoke 1537–1580
  2. 2. Catherine (Clinton) FIENNES 1542–1621
  3. 3. Lady (Frances) Clinton 1543–1623
  4. 4. Edward (Clinton) Fiennes 1546–1575
  5. 5. Thomas (Clinton) Fiennes 1548–1585
  6. 6. Margaret (Fiennes) Clinton 1538–1580 m. Charles Willoughby 1541–1611
    1. 1. Hon (Sir Thomas) Willoughby 1551–1608
    2. 2. Hon (Margaret) Willoughby 1578–
    3. 3. Katharine Willoughby 1564–1586
    4. 4. Hon (Anne) Willoughby 1579–1644
    5. 5. Charles Willoughby 1567–
    6. 6. William Willoughby 1561–1601
    7. 7. Hon (Sir Ambrose) Willoughby 1570–1608
    8. 8. Edward Willoughby 1565–
  7. 7. Lady (Anne Clinton) Fiennes 1543–1585
  8. 8. Sir (Henry Clinton) (Frynes) 1540–1616 m. Katherine Hastings 1542–1576
    1. 1. Thomas Clinton –1619

Edward Lincoln's Timeline

4 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
1512
1512
Birth of Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
1585
16 Jan 1585
Age 73
Death of Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln in London (Middlesex) England
London (Middlesex) England
1585
16 Jan 1585
Age 73
Death of Edward Fiennes de CLINTON, 1ST EARL of LINCOLN 1st Earl of Lincoln in City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1585
    Event Place: London (Middlesex) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1585
    Event Place: City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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