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Eleanor Dennis 1515 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 2 MAR 1579

Death Location: Arle, Worcestershire, England

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Anne Berkeley

Spouse(s): William Lygon

Children(s): Hughe Lygon, Richard Lygon, Ferdinando Lygon, William Lygon, Katherine Lygon, Cicely Lygon, Ralph Lygon, Margaret Lygon, Elizabeth Lygon, Francis Lygon, Thomas Lygon, George Lygon

Eleanor Dennis was born in 1515 in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England, the child of William Dennis and Anne Berkeley. Eleanor Dennis married William Lygon, and had children including Hughe Lygon, Richard Lygon, Ferdinando Lygon, William Lygon, Katherine Lygon, Cicely Lygon, Ralph Lygon, Margaret Lygon, Elizabeth Lygon, Francis Lygon, Thomas Lygon, George Lygon. Eleanor Dennis passed away in 1579 in Arle, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Dennis was born in 1515 in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England, the child of William Dennis and Anne Berkeley.
  • Eleanor Dennis married William Lygon, and had children including Hughe Lygon, Richard Lygon, Ferdinando Lygon, William Lygon, Katherine Lygon, Cicely Lygon, Ralph Lygon, Margaret Lygon, Elizabeth Lygon, Francis Lygon, Thomas Lygon, George Lygon.
  • Eleanor Dennis passed away in 1579 in Arle, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dennis
1470 – 1533
Birth Location: Siston, Gloucestershire, England
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Anne Berkeley
1474 – 1523
Birth Location: Stokes Griffith, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Lygon
1512 – 1567
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Hughe Lygon
1548 – 1599
Birth Location: Arle Court, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Richard Lygon
1530 – 1584
Birth Location: Arle Court, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Ferdinando Lygon
1534 – 1535
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
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William Lygon
1535 – 1619
Birth Location: Arle (Madresfield), Worcestershire, England
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Katherine Lygon
1537 – 1618
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Cicely Lygon
1540 – 1635
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Ralph Lygon
1540 –
Birth Location: Arle, Worcestershire, England
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Margaret Lygon
1543 – 1626
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Elizabeth Lygon
1548 – 1598
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Francis Lygon
1549 – 1601
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
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Thomas Lygon
1554 – 1622
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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George Lygon
1563 – 1613
Birth Location: Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
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Eleanor Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Dennis
1515 – 1579
Birth Place: Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Dennis
1470 – 1533
Siston, Gloucestershire, England
Anne Berkeley
1474 – 1523
Stokes Griffith, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Walter Denys
1437 – 1505
Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
Agnes Walwyn
1445 – 1518
Epwell, Oxfordshire, England
Maurice Berkeley
1436 – 1506
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Isabel Meade
1444 – 1514
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Dennis's Descendants

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Eleanor Dennis (1515 – 2 MAR 1579) m. William Lygon (1 JAN 1512 – 8 SEP 1567)
  1. 1. Hughe Lygon (18 OCT 1548 – 26 MAY 1599) m. Anne Berkeley (1550 – 26 MAY 1625)
    1. 1. Mary LYGON (1589 – 1661) m. Edward Foliott (1609 – 1690)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Folliott (1620 – 1702) m. Charles Hansford (1624 – 24 JUL 1702) m. Josias Moody (1646 – 1676) m. John (Milton) Hubbard (1661 – 1726)
        1. 1. William Hansford (1695 – 17 OCT 1754) m. Sarah Sallis (ABT 1695 – 15 MAY 1754)
        2. 2. John Hansford (1640 – SEP 1750) m. Rebecca (Jane) Morris (ABT 1690 – ) m. Elizabeth
        3. 3. Mary Hansford (ABT 1643 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Hansford (1645 – 1665)
        5. 5. Charles Hansford (ABT 1646 – 1731) m. Susannah Wade (ABT 1700 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Hansford (1648 – 1709)
        7. 7. Martha Hansford (1650 – 13 SEP 1715) m. Samuel Hill (1660 – ABT 1738) m. Samuel Hill (1675 – 1712)
        8. 8. Jonathan Hansford (1678 – )
        9. 9. Lydia Hansford (1680 – 1719) m. Henry Duke (ABT 1678 – ABT 1718)
        10. 10. Martha Hansford (1682 – )
        11. 11. William (H) Hansford (1689 – 15 OCT 1754) m. Sarah (Catlett) Sallis (1696 – 15 OCT 1754)
      2. 2. Rebecca Folliott (1625 – 1664)
      3. 3. John Foliot (1630 – 1670)
      4. 4. Mary FOLIOTT (1635 – )
      5. 5. Eleanor Folliott (1640 – )
      6. 6. Edward Foliot (1645 – )
    2. 2. Henry Lygon (1573 – )
    3. 3. Ralph Lygon (ABT 1575 – )
    4. 4. William Lygon (1582 – 1585)
    5. 5. Thomas Lygon (1582 – )
    6. 6. Anne Lygon (1585 – ) m. Standley (ABT 1584 – )
    7. 7. Hugh Lygon (BEF 1599 – BEF 26 NOV 1665)
  2. 2. Richard Lygon (1530 – 2 OCT 1584) m. Mary Russell (JUL 1541 – DEC 1576) m. Margaret Talbot (ABT 1537 – 24 FEB 1632)
  3. 3. Ferdinando Lygon (1534 – BET 1535 AND 1624)
  4. 4. William Lygon (1535 – 1619)
  5. 5. Katherine Lygon (1537 – 1618) m. Thomas Folliot (ABT 1540 – 1617) m. Thomas Folliot (ABT 1540 – 1617)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Folliott (15 SEP 1567 – 1618) m. Elizabeth Aylmer (30 JUL 1570 – 25 DEC 1618)
      1. 1. Edward Foliott (1609 – 1690) m. Mary LYGON (1589 – 1661) m. Mary Ann (1625 – ABT 1660) m. Lucy Aylum (1592 – )
      2. 2. Aylmer Folliott (1591 – 1679) m. Barbara Smalbroke (1593 – 23 SEP 1679)
      3. 3. Francis Folliott (21 MAR 1595 – ABT 1646) m. Magdelene Blackburn (1601 – 1677)
      4. 4. Thomas Folliott (ABT 1595 – )
      5. 5. Richard Folliot (1597 – 1599)
      6. 6. John Folliott (1599 – BEF 1612)
      7. 7. Henry Foliot (1601 – )
      8. 8. Katherine Foliot (1603 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Foilott (ABT 1605 – )
      10. 10. Zacheriah Folliott (ABT 1608 – )
      11. 11. Nathan Foilott (1610 – )
      12. 12. John Folliott (ABT 1612 – 1697) m. Lucy ( – 1730)
      13. 13. Judeth Folliott (ABT 1613 – )
    2. 2. Barbara Folliott (ABT 1564 – )
    3. 3. Henry Folliott (18 DEC 1569 – 10 NOV 1622) m. Ann Strode (1590 – 1652)
    4. 4. Eleanor Foliot (ABT 1571 – ) m. Johis Bucke (ABT 1560 – )
    5. 5. Francis Folliott (ABT 1571 – )
    6. 6. William Foliott (1572 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (Folliot) Foliot (1573 – )
    8. 8. Constance Folliott (1575 – ) m. Edward Baugh (1575 – 1643)
    9. 9. Edward Folliott (1577 – )
    10. 10. Margareta Folyott (22 APR 1585 – 1618) m. Edmund Eastcourt (4 JUN 1573 – ABT 1650)
    11. 11. Henry Follit (1589 – 10 NOV 1622) m. Ann (Of Rosco De) Strode (28 MAY 1582 – 1682)
  6. 6. Cicely Lygon (ABT 1540 – 1635) m. Edward Gorges (1537 – 1568) m. John Vivian (BET ABT 1520 AND 1546 – BET ABT 1546 AND 1629)
  7. 7. Ralph Lygon (1540 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Lygon (BET 1543 AND 1553 – 1626) m. Sir (Henry) Berkeley (1547 – 7 SEP 1601)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Lygon (18 OCT 1548 – 16 APR 1598) m. William Norwood, (23 SEP 1548 – 23 SEP 1632) m. William (Lygon) Knight (23 SEP 1535 – 23 SEP 1632)
  10. 10. Francis Lygon (ABT 1549 – AFT 12 NOV 1601) m. Grace Bubbe (1546 – 1668)
  11. 11. Thomas Lygon (1554 – BEF 1622) m. Frances Dennis (1560 – 1 JUN 1625)
  12. 12. George Lygon (30 MAR 1563 – 1613) m. Agnes (Towghte) Hargraves (1565 – 1615)

Eleanor Dennis's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Eleanor Dennis in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
1579
2 MAR 1579
Age 64
Death of Eleanor Dennis in Arle, Worcestershire, England
Arle, Worcestershire, England
1586
AFT MAR 1586
Age 71
Burial of Eleanor Dennis in London, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1579
    Event Place: Arle, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT MAR 1586
    Event Place: London, England, United Kingdom
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