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edward Seymour 1561–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1561

Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1613

Death Location: Totnes, Devonshire, England

Father: Edward Beauchamp)

Mother: Catherine Grey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Champernowne

Children(s): Robert Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour, Amy Seymour, Edward Baronet, Francis Seymour, Anne Seymour, Bridget Seymour, William Somerset

The story of edward Seymour began in 1561 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England. edward Seymour married Elizabeth Champernowne, and had children including Amy Anna Seymour, Anne Seymour, Bridget Seymour, Edward Seymour Sir Edward Seymour 2Nd Baronet, Elizabeth Seymour, Francis Seymour, Robert Seymour, William Seymour Marquis Earl Of Hertford 2Nd Duke Of Somerset. edward Seymour passed away in 1613 in Totnes, Devonshire, England.

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  • The story of edward Seymour began in 1561 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England.
  • edward Seymour married Elizabeth Champernowne, and had children including Amy Anna Seymour, Anne Seymour, Bridget Seymour, Edward Seymour Sir Edward Seymour 2Nd Baronet, Elizabeth Seymour, Francis Seymour, Robert Seymour, William Seymour Marquis Earl Of Hertford 2Nd Duke Of Somerset.
  • edward Seymour passed away in 1613 in Totnes, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Beauchamp)
1539–1621
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
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Catherine Grey
1540–1568
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Champernowne
1561–1613
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Seymour
1573–1637
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Seymour
1591–1843
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
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Amy Seymour
1597–1639
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
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Edward Baronet
1580–1659
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
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Francis Seymour
1590–1664
Birth Location: Tower Of London, Middlesex, England
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Anne Seymour
1592–1592
Birth Location: Tower of London, London, England
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Bridget Seymour
1577–1637
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
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William Somerset
1587–1660
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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edward Seymour's Ancestors

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edward Seymour
1561–1613
Birth Place: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Parents
Edward Seymour (1st Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp)
1539–1621
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
Catherine Grey
1540–1568
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Edward (Seymour Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset
1506–1552
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England - Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Anne Stanhope
1509–1587
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Henry (Grey Henry Lord Grey van) Groby
1517–1554
Dorset House, London, London, England
Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bedford"
1474–1536
Marjery Wentworth
1478–1550
Edward Hereford
1474–1512
Elisabeth Bourchier
1474–1557
Thomas Dorset
1477–1530
Margaret Norfolk
1485–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wiltshire
1450–1491
Elizabeth Lady
1454–1479
Henry Despenser)
1448–1499
Anne Despencer
1448–1494
John Rampton
1415–1493
Elisabeth Talbot
1420–1451
Fulke FitzWarin
1445–1479
Elizabeth Dinham
1449–1516
Thomas Garter
1455–1501
Cecily Bonville
1460–1530

edward Seymour's Descendants

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edward Seymour (21 Sep 1561–10 Apr 1613) m. Elizabeth Champernowne (Abt. 1561–Aft. 1613)
  1. 1. Robert Seymour 1573–1637 m. Elizabeth Waller 1578–1630
    1. 1. Richard Seymour 1604–1655 m. Mercy Ruscoe 1610–1655
      1. 1. Mary Seymour 1634–1635
      2. 2. Thomas Seymour 1632–1712 m. Hannah Marvin 1633–1712
        1. 1. Matthew Seymour 1669–1735 m. Sarah Hayes 1673–1712 m. Catherine Moore 1670–
        2. 2. Mary Seymour 1654–1722
        3. 3. Abigail Seymour 1656–1710
        4. 4. Rebecca Seymour 1662–1730
        5. 5. Thomas Seymour 1667–
        6. 6. Sarah Seymour 1658–1710 m. Joseph Husted 1652–1718
        7. 7. John (Seymour) I 1672–1746 m. Sarah Gregory 1678–1746
        8. 8. Elizabeth Seymour 1673–1713
        9. 9. Thomas Seymour 1660–1660
        10. 10. Hannah Seymour 1654–1722 m. Francis Bushnell 1649–1697
        11. 11. Mercy Seymour 1666–1713
        12. 12. Rebecca Seymour 1676–1704
        13. 13. Mary Seymour 1658–1659
      3. 3. Richard (Seymour) Captain 1645–1710 m. Hannah Woodruff 1648–1712
        1. 1. Samuel Seymour 1680–1749
        2. 2. Hannah Seymour 1675–1728 m. Joseph Pomeroy 1672–1712
        3. 3. Mercy Seymour 1683–1731 m. George Hubbard 1680–1751
        4. 4. Ebenezer Seymour 1685–1733 m. Abigail Hollister 1688–1733
        5. 5. Jonathan Seymour 1687–1725 m. Eunice Hollister 1696–1756
      4. 4. Mercy Seymour 1636–1713 m. John Landon 1619–1689
        1. 1. Daniel Landon 1656–1689
        2. 2. Nathan Landon 1664–1718
        3. 3. James Landon 1662–1692
        4. 4. Elizabeth Landon 1661–1703
        5. 5. Joseph Langdon 1659–1736
      5. 5. John Seymour 1639–1712 m. Mary Watson 1644–1712
        1. 1. Zachariah Seymour 1684–1754
        2. 2. Thomas Seymour 1669–1740
        3. 3. Mary Seymour 1670–1732 m. John North 1669–1745
        4. 4. Margaret Seymour 1675–1751 m. Timothy Root 1681–1713
        5. 5. Nathaniel Seymour 1680–1681
        6. 6. John (Seymour) Jr 1666–1748
        7. 7. Richard Seymour 1677–1747
        8. 8. Jonathan Seymour 1679–1725
        9. 9. Zachary Seymour 1672–1673
      6. 6. Zachariah Seymour 1642–1643 m. Mary Gritt 1644–1702
        1. 1. Mary Seymour 1688–1717
        2. 2. Elizabeth Seymour 1691–1733
        3. 3. Abigail Seymour 1694–1725 m. James Ensign 1690–1730
        4. 4. Ruth Seymour 1699–1754 m. Noadiah Deming 1693–1739
    2. 2. Elizabeth Seymour 1605–1639 m. Samuel (Nash) Lieut 1606–1682
      1. 1. Esther Nash 1640–1735 m. Abraham Sampson 1614–1686
        1. 1. John (Sampson) Sr. 1645–1716
        2. 2. Samuel (Sampson) Sr. 1646–1678
        3. 3. Elizabeth Sampson 1648–1708
        4. 4. Mary Sampson 1650–1714
        5. 5. Dorcas Sampson 1659–1695 m. Thomas Bonney 1640–1693
        6. 6. Sarah Sampson 1663–
        7. 7. George Sampson 1655–1739 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Sprague 1657–1727
        8. 8. Judith Sampson 1664–1727
        9. 9. Isaac Sampson 1660–1726
      2. 2. Martha Nash 1635–1687 m. William (Clark) Captain 1656–1725
      3. 3. Robert Nash 1627–1661
    3. 3. Zachariah Seymour 1610–1637 m. Phebe Bennett 1612–
    4. 4. Nathaniel Seymour 1606–1655
    5. 5. John Seymour 1535–1605
  2. 2. Elizabeth Seymour 1591–1843
  3. 3. Amy (Anna) Seymour 1597–1639
  4. 4. Edward (Seymour Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd) Baronet 1580–1659 m. Dorothy (Killegrew) Lady 1580–1643
    1. 1. Henry Seymour 1612–1686
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Seymour Countess of) Devon 1601–1669 m. Francis Courtenay 1576–1638
      1. 1. William (Courtenay Sir & Knight- 1st) Bt. 1628–1702
      2. 2. Elizabeth Courtenay 1627–1638
      3. 3. Edward Courtenay 1631–1671
      4. 4. Francis Courtenay 1633–1672
      5. 5. James Courtenay 1635–1678
      6. 6. Conway Courtenay 1638–1678
      7. 7. Sarah Courtenay 1618–
      8. 8. Edward Courtenay 1619–1698
      9. 9. Richard Courtenay 1627–
      10. 10. Violet (Elizabeth) Courtenay 1630–
      11. 11. Mary Courtenay 1632–
    3. 3. Bridget Seymour 1616–1616
    4. 4. Joseph (Seymour) Lord 1618–1643 m. Bridget Anderson 1623–
      1. 1. Anne Seymour 1646–
      2. 2. Henry Seymour 1644–
    5. 5. Catherine Seymour 1606–1606
    6. 6. Anne Seymour 1609–1621
    7. 7. Thomas Seymour 1614–1688
    8. 8. Edward (Seymour Sir 3rd) Baronet 1610–1688 m. Anne Portman 1611–1694
      1. 1. Jeremiah Seymour 1630–1683 m. Ann Kennedy 1632–1694
        1. 1. Ann Seymour 1652–1682
        2. 2. Thomas Seymour 1660–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Seymour 1634–1730
      3. 3. Henry (Seymour) Portman 1640–1727 m. Meliora Fitch 1681–
      4. 4. Jane Seymour 1634–1688 m. William Edwards 1635–1695
        1. 1. Jane Edwards 1658–1747
        2. 2. Jemima Edwards 1660–
        3. 3. Francis Edwardes 1660–1690
        4. 4. Ann Albridgeton 1654–1724
      5. 5. Charles Seymour 1642–1651
      6. 6. Elizabeth Seymour 1648–
      7. 7. William Seymour 1632–1709
      8. 8. Edward (Seymour 4th Baronet of Berry) Pomeroy 1633–1707 m. Letitia Popham 1627–1713
        1. 1. Francis (Seymour 1st Baron) Conway 1679–1731 m. Charlotte Shorter 1683–1733 m. Jane Bowden 1689–1716 m. Mary Hyde 1669–1709
        2. 2. Popham Seymour 1675–1699
        3. 3. Charles Seymour 1685–
        4. 4. Anne Seymour 1679–1752
        5. 5. Alexander Seymour 1686–1731
        6. 6. Edward (Seymour 5th Baronet of Berry) Pomeroy 1660–1740
        7. 7. William Seymour 1664–1728
        8. 8. John Seymour 1675–1709 m. Johanna Kennedy 1635–1709
      9. 9. Hugh Seymour 1636–1651
      10. 10. John Seymour 1635–1709 m. Johanna Seymour 1635–1709
        1. 1. Sarah Seymour 1700–1770
        2. 2. Susan Seymore 1709–
        3. 3. Mary (Sarah) Seymour 1696–1715
      11. 11. Anne Seymour 1644–
      12. 12. Edward Seymour 1642–
  5. 5. Francis Seymour 1590–1664 m. Frances Prynne 1592–1626
    1. 1. Karel (Seymour Lord Seymour van) Trowbridge 1621–1665
    2. 2. Charles (Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of) Trowbridge 1621–1665
  6. 6. Anne Seymour 1592–1592
  7. 7. Bridget Seymour 1577–1637 m. John Brune 1577–1639
    1. 1. Mary Brune 1595– m. John Webbe 1560–1631
      1. 1. John Webbe 1587–1679
  8. 8. William (Seymour Marquis & Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of) Somerset 1587–1660 m. Frances (Devereux Lady, Duchess of) Somerset 1599–1674
    1. 1. Jane (Seymour) Lady 1637–1679 m. Charles (Boyle 3rd Viscount Dungarvan\2nd Baron Clifford of) Lanesborough 1639–1694
      1. 1. Charles (Boyle 3rd Earl of Cork\2nd Earl of) Burlington 1674–1704 m. Juliana Noel 1672–1750
        1. 1. Richard (Boyle 3rd Earl of Burlington 4th Earl of) Cork 1694–1753 m. Dorothy Savile 1699–1758
        2. 2. Jane Boyle 1696–1780
        3. 3. Elizabeth Boyle 1694–1751
        4. 4. Henrietta Boyle 1700–1746
        5. 5. Juliana (Boyle) Lady 1697–1739 m. Charles (Bruce 4th Earl Elgin, 3rd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, 6th Lord Kinloss, 4th Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 3rd) Ba 1682–1747
      2. 2. Mary (Boyle) Lady 1665–1709 m. James (Douglas 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Duke of) Dover 1662–1712
        1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1684–
        2. 2. Isabel (Douglas) Lady 1688–1694
        3. 3. William (Dramlanrig Douglas Lord Earl of) Drumlanrig 1696–1696
        4. 4. Charles (Douglas Lord 3rd Duke of) Queensberry 1698–1778
        5. 5. George (Douglas) Lord 1700–1725
        6. 6. Jane (Douglas) Lady 1701–1729
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Douglas) Lady 1691–1695
        8. 8. Mary (Douglas) Lady 1698–1703
        9. 9. Anne Douglas 1705–1741
        10. 10. Jean (Douglas Lady Duchess of) Buccleuch 1696–1729
        11. 11. James (Douglas Lord 3rd Marquess of) Queensberry 1697–1714
        12. 12. Anne (Douglas) Lady 1685–1741
      3. 3. Elizabeth Boyle 1662–1703
      4. 4. Henry (Boyle 1st Baron) Carleton 1669–1725
      5. 5. Arabella Boyle 1670–1740
    2. 2. Mary (Barrett) Seymour 1610–1660
    3. 3. Roger Seymour 1622–1646
    4. 4. Frances Seymour 1623–1670 m. Conyers (Darcy) Lord 1620–1692
      1. 1. Grace Darcy 1655–1656
      2. 2. Frances Darcy 1657–1658
      3. 3. John Darcy 1659–1689
      4. 4. Philip Darcy 1659–1715
    5. 5. Mary (Seymour) Lady 1628–1672
    6. 6. Judith (Ann) Seymour 1623–1642 m. Peter Ransom 1615–1663
      1. 1. James (M) Ransom 1640–1704
      2. 2. George Ransom 1642–1675
      3. 3. William Ransom 1638–1665
    7. 7. Edward (Seymour Lord) Beauchamp 1620–1675
    8. 8. Henry (Seymour Duke of Somerset Lord) Beauchamp 1626–1654 m. Mary Capell 1630–1715
      1. 1. William Seymour 1651–1671
      2. 2. Elizabeth Seymour 1655–1696
    9. 9. John (Seymour Sir 4th Duke of) Somerset 1628–1675 m. Martha Strode 1623–1668 m. Lady (Sarah "Duchess of Somerset" Alston) * 1631–1692
      1. 1. John Seymour 1648–1691
      2. 2. Isabella (Elizabeth) Seymour 1661–
    10. 10. Arabella Seymour 1618–
    11. 11. William Seymore 1621–1642

edward Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1561
21 Sep 1561
Birth of edward Seymour in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
1613
10 Apr 1613
Age 52
Death of edward Seymour in Totnes, Devonshire, England
Totnes, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1561
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1181

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1613
    Event Place: Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1181
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