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Eleanor Dennis 1508–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 24 SEP 1567

Death Location: Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Ann Berkeley

Spouse(s): William Ligon

Children(s): Thomas Ligon, Thomas Ligon, Richard Ligon, Farnando Ligon, Ralph Ligon, William Ligon, Elizabeth Ligon, Henry Ligon, Hughe Ligon, Francis Ligon, Margaret Ligon, Cecely Ligon, Katherine Ligon

The story of Eleanor Dennis began in 1508 in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND. Eleanor Dennis married William Ligon, and had children including Cecely Ligon, Elizabeth Ligon, Farnando Ligon, Francis Ligon, Henry Ligon, Hughe Ligon, Katherine Ligon, Margaret Ligon, Ralph Ligon, Richard Ligon, Thomas Eltstone Ligon, Thomas Ligon, William Ligon. Eleanor Dennis passed away in 1567 in Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Dennis began in 1508 in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND.
  • Eleanor Dennis married William Ligon, and had children including Cecely Ligon, Elizabeth Ligon, Farnando Ligon, Francis Ligon, Henry Ligon, Hughe Ligon, Katherine Ligon, Margaret Ligon, Ralph Ligon, Richard Ligon, Thomas Eltstone Ligon, Thomas Ligon, William Ligon.
  • Eleanor Dennis passed away in 1567 in Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND.

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Eleanor Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Dennis
1508–1567
Birth Place: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Parents
William Dennis
1470–1534
Dyrham, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Ann (De) Berkeley
1474–
Berkelely Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Walter Dennis
1443–1505
Earthcott Green, Bristol, ENGLAND
Agnes Danvers
1445–1480
London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND
Maurice Berkeley
1436–1506
Berkelely Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Isabel Meade
1444–1514
Bristol (St Thomas), Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Maurice Dennis
1419–
Katherine Stradling
1423–
Robert Danvers
1420–1467
Agnes Barre
1416–1451
James Berkeley
1394–1463
Isabel Mowbray
1395–1452
Phillip Meade
1415–1471
Elizabeth Sharp
1410–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Dennis
1390–
Margaret Russell
1390–
Edward Stradling
1390–1452
Jane Beaufort
1392–1479
John Danvers
1382–1448
Joane Bruley
1400–1450
Richard Barre
1390–1422
Unknown Blount
1384–
James Berkeley
1355–1405
Elizabeth Bluet
1358–1405
Thomas Mowbray
1366–1399
Elizabeth Fitzalan
1379–1425
Thomas Meade
1380–1455
John Sharp
1360–

Eleanor Dennis's Descendants

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Eleanor Dennis (1508–24 SEP 1567) m. William Ligon (1512–2 OCT 1567)
  1. 1. Thomas (Eltstone) Ligon 1560–1603 m. Frances Dennis 1565–1625
    1. 1. Thomas (Framer) Ligon 1586–1626 m. Elizabeth Pratt 1602–1631
      1. 1. Thomas Ligon 1623–1676 m. Mary Harris 1625–1703
        1. 1. William Ligon 1660–1688 m. Mary Tanner 1662–1721
        2. 2. Richard Ligon 1652–1724 m. Mary Worsham 1657–1698
        3. 3. Johana Ligon 1653–1726 m. Robert Hancock 1650–1709
        4. 4. Hugh Ligon 1657–1724 m. Elizabeth Walthall 1668– m. Jane Pugh 1659–1713
        5. 5. Thomas Ligon 1655–1678
        6. 6. Matthew Ligon 1659–1689
        7. 7. Mary Ligon 1663–1685 m. Thomas Farrar 1665–1742
      2. 2. Frances Ligon 1626–
      3. 3. Joane Ligon 1625–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ligon 1603–1671 m. John Wheatley 1605–1672
  2. 2. Thomas Ligon 1527–1615
  3. 3. Richard Ligon 1530–1584 m. Mary Russell 1538–1576 m. Margaret Talbot 1537–1632
  4. 4. Farnando Ligon 1534–1624
  5. 5. Ralph Ligon 1534–1606
  6. 6. William Ligon 1535–1619
  7. 7. Elizabeth Ligon 1548–1598 m. William Norwood 1548–1623
  8. 8. Henry Ligon 1537–1584
  9. 9. Hughe Ligon 1548–1599 m. Anne Berkeley 1550–1625
  10. 10. Francis Ligon 1549–1601
  11. 11. Margaret Ligon 1551–1617 m. Henry Berkeley 1531–1601 m. Thomas Russell 1535–1574
  12. 12. Cecely Ligon 1552– m. Edward Gorges 1537–1568
  13. 13. Katherine Ligon 1553–1618 m. Thomas Folliot 1540–1617

Eleanor Dennis's Timeline

3 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Eleanor Dennis in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
1567
24 SEP 1567
Age 59
Death of Eleanor Dennis in Arle (Madresfield), Worcestershire, ENGLAND
Arle (Madresfield), Worcestershire, ENGLAND
1567
24 SEP 1567
Age 59
Burial of Eleanor Dennis in Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND
Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1567
    Event Place: Arle (Madresfield), Worcestershire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1567
    Event Place: Austin Friars Church, Clare, ENGLAND

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