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Eleanor Clayton 1490–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Abt 1548

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: Robert Knight

Mother: Jane Farrington

Spouse(s): Christopher Lister, Lawrence Lister, Lawrence Lister

Children(s): Agneta Coles, Anne Lister, William Lister, Elizabeth Lister, William Lister, Ellen Lister, Isabel Lister, Margaretha Lister, William Lasseter

The story of Eleanor Clayton began in 1490 in Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England. Eleanor Clayton married Christopher Coles Baron Of Lister, Lawrence Christopher Lister, Lawrence Lister, and had children including Agneta Coles, Anne Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Ellen Lister, Isabel Lister, Margaretha Lister, William George Lasseter, William Lister. Eleanor Clayton passed away in 1548 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Clayton began in 1490 in Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England.
  • Eleanor Clayton married Christopher Coles Baron Of Lister, Lawrence Christopher Lister, Lawrence Lister, and had children including Agneta Coles, Anne Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Ellen Lister, Isabel Lister, Margaretha Lister, William George Lasseter, William Lister.
  • Eleanor Clayton passed away in 1548 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor Clayton's Ancestors

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Eleanor Clayton
1490–1548
Birth Place: Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert Clayton - Knight
1470–1510
Clayton, Lancashire, England
Jane Farrington
1475–1510
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (De Clayton) III
1440–1470
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
Jane Clifton
1445–1470
Lancashire, England
William (Farrington) Knt.
1440–1501
Worden Hall, Lancashire, England
Alice Ashton
1430–1485
Croston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John VI
1419–1460
Mary Mainwaring
1419–1445
John Clifton
1394–1447
Joan Thorpe
1398–1477
William II
1415–1456
Margaret Halsall
1421–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1390–1426
Dorothy Dutton
1392–
Elizabeth Leicester
1318–1406
Catherine Scales
1365–
Constantine Baron
1372–1396
Edmund Thorpe
1343–1419
Joan Northwode
1358–1414
William I
1381–1422
Cecily Tunstall
1384–
Robert Halsall
1390–1420
Catherine Cowdray
1395–1478

Eleanor Clayton's Descendants

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Eleanor Clayton (1490–Abt 1548) m. Christopher (COLES Baron of) Lister (1486–1548) m. Lawrence (Christopher) Lister (1496–1551) m. Lawrence Lister (1490–1551)
  1. 1. Agneta Coles 1535–1595 m. Ambrosius Willis 1538–1625
    1. 1. Richard Wyllys 1573–1597 m. Hester Chambers 1567–1597
      1. 1. Elizabeth Welles 1598–1635 m. Captain (William) Powell 1577–1623
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Powell 1605–1667 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Gorsuch 1607–1676
        2. 2. Cuthbert Powell 1610–
        3. 3. Anne Powell 1611–1695 m. William Parker 1596–1677
        4. 4. Thomas Powell 1614–1687 m. Elizabeth Hipsley 1607–1687 m. Mary Place 1614–1711
        5. 5. William (Powell) II 1620–1650
        6. 6. George Powell 1622–1650
        7. 7. William (Thomas) Powell 1605–1667 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Gorsuch 1607–1676
        8. 8. Mary (Anne) Powell 1593–1658 m. William Morgan 1589–1629
      2. 2. George Wyllys 1590–1645 m. Bridget Young 1583–1629 m. Mary Smith 1602–1664
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wyllys 1591–1635 m. Richard (Powell) Sr 1599–1687
      4. 4. William Wyllis 1591–1640
      5. 5. Richard Willis 1592–1640 m. Jane Henmarsh 1589–1629
      6. 6. Judith Wyllys 1595–1635 m. William (I Powell Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of Jamestown, Virginia, British Colonial) America 1585–1623 m. Thomas Gilder 1590– m. Thomas (William) Powell 1599–1668 m. Elias Stileman 1575–1662
      7. 7. Mary Wyllys 1596–1640 m. John Elkins 1607–1636
      8. 8. Anne Wylls 1597–1635 m. Peter Forrest 1598–1665
    2. 2. Balthazar Willis 1570–1599
    3. 3. Thomas Willis 1564–1635
    4. 4. Nicholas Willis 1570–1650 m. Isett Zeger 1575–1614
    5. 5. Ann Willis 1571–
    6. 6. Hester Willis 1573–1597
  2. 2. Anne Lister 1505–1571 m. Robert Wade 1500–1579
  3. 3. William Lister 1512–1582 m. Anne Midhope 1522–1553 m. Bridget Piggot 1524–1600
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lister 1514–1551 m. John Banke 1514–1558
  5. 5. William Lister 1514– m. Maude Lambton 1518–
  6. 6. Ellen Lister 1516–1557 m. Richard Livesey 1510–1590
  7. 7. Isabel Lister 1518–1572 m. Gilbert Watson 1513–
  8. 8. Margaretha Lister 1522–1575 m. Thomas (Nicholson of) Scratgate 1522–1588 m. Thomas Nicholson 1515–1593
  9. 9. William (George) Lasseter 1530–1582

Eleanor Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Eleanor Clayton in Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England
1548
Abt 1548
Age 58
Death of Eleanor Clayton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Eleanor Clayton, person ID LC2W-SW7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1548
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Eleanor Clayton, person ID LC2W-SW7.

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