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Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour 1539–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1539

Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 6 April 1621

Death Location: Netley, Hampshire

Father: Edward SEYMOUR

Mother: Katherine FILLIOL

Spouse(s): Dyzory PORTER

Children(s): Jane Seymour, Edward Nort

Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour was born in 1539 in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England, the child of Edward K G 1St Earl 1St Duke Of Somerset Lt General Of The North Lord Protector Of The Realm Seymour And Katherine Filliol. Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour married Dyzory Baroness Sawbridgeworth Porter, and had children including Edward Baron Beauchamp Seymour Among His Descendants Are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Nee Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon And The Present Dukes Von Nort, Jane Seymour. Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour passed away in 1621 in Netley, Hampshire.

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Biography

  • Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour was born in 1539 in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England, the child of Edward K G 1St Earl 1St Duke Of Somerset Lt General Of The North Lord Protector Of The Realm Seymour And Katherine Filliol.
  • Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour married Dyzory Baroness Sawbridgeworth Porter, and had children including Edward Baron Beauchamp Seymour Among His Descendants Are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Nee Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon And The Present Dukes Von Nort, Jane Seymour.
  • Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour passed away in 1621 in Netley, Hampshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward SEYMOUR
1506–1551
Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
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Katherine FILLIOL
1501–1535
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Dyzory PORTER
1543–1605
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Jane Seymour
1567–1655
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Edward Nort
1561–1613
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, United Kingdom
EN

Edward Seymour's Ancestors

Self
Edward Seymour
1539–1621
Birth Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Parents
Edward (K.G.; 1st Earl & 1st Duke of SOMERSET; Lt-General of the North, Lord PROTECTOR of the Realm) SEYMOUR
1506–1551
Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Katherine ((?)) FILLIOL
1501–1535
Grandparents
Sir (John SEYMOUR of Wulfhall appointed Esquire to the body of Henry) VIII
1476–1536
Wulf Hall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Margaret Margery Wentworth Lady of the Order of the Garter, Mother of Jane Seymour the 3rd wife of Henry) VIII
1478–1550
Nettlested, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Hall
1450–1491
Lady Darrell
1451–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Seymour's Descendants

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Edward (John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane) Seymour (22 May 1539–6 April 1621) m. Dyzory ((Baroness Sawbridgeworth)) PORTER (1543–27 Oct 1605)
  1. 1. Jane Seymour 1567–1655 m. Thomas Bayley 1559–1611
    1. 1. John (Jacob) Bailey 1590–1651 m. Eleanor (Knight) Emery 1587–1651
      1. 1. Richard Bailey 1614–1648 m. Edna Halstead 1624–1705
        1. 1. Deacon (Joseph) Baily 1647–1712 m. Abigail Trumbull 1651–1735
      2. 2. John Bailey 1618–1696 m. Lydia Backus 1637–1696
        1. 1. John (B) Bailey 1712–1734 m. Mary Mighill 1649–1693
        2. 2. Lydia (Smith) Bailey 1658–1728 m. Nathaniel (Spencer) Sr 1658–1722
  2. 2. Edward (, Baron Beauchamp, Seymour {Among his descendants are "Queen Elizabeth", "The Queen Mother" (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), and the present Dukes Von) Nort 1561–1613 m. Lady (Elizabeth of Beauchamp, 1st Baronetess Von Seymour, Baroness Von Beauchamp & Viscountess,) Champernowne 1555–1613
    1. 1. Sir (Edward, II Baronet," Ambassador to Denmark",) Seymour 1580–1659 m. Lady (Dorothy) Killegrew 1574–1643 m. Mercy Ruscoe 1610–1631
      1. 1. Sir (Edward 3rd Baronet) Seymour 1610–1688 m. Anne Portman –1695 m. Lady (Anne) Portman 1610–1695
        1. 1. Sir (Edward 4th Baronet) Seymour 1632–1708 m. Laetitia Popham 1627–1714
        2. 2. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1634–1688

Edward Seymour's Timeline

5 Records

1539
22 May 1539
Birth of Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour in Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
1539
22 May 1539
Birth of Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, Lloegr
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, Lloegr
1539
22 May 1539
Birth of Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1621
6 April 1621
Age 82
Death of Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour in Netley Hall, Hampshire, England [after falling from a horse]
Netley Hall, Hampshire, England [after falling from a horse]
1621
6 April 1621
Age 82
Death of Edward John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour in Netley, Hampshire
Netley, Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1539
    Event Place: Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1539
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, Lloegr
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1539
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1621
    Event Place: Netley Hall, Hampshire, England [after falling from a horse]
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1621
    Event Place: Netley, Hampshire
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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