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Francis de Bohun 1525–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Tressingham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1607

Death Location: Westhall, Suffolk, England

Father: Nicholas Bohun

Mother: Margaret Wingfield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Knyvett

Children(s): Nicholas Bohun

The story of Francis de Bohun began in 1525 in Tressingham, Suffolk, England. Francis de Bohun married Elizabeth Knyvett, and had children including John De Bohun, Nicholas De Bohun. Francis de Bohun passed away in 1607 in Westhall, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis de Bohun began in 1525 in Tressingham, Suffolk, England.
  • Francis de Bohun married Elizabeth Knyvett, and had children including John De Bohun, Nicholas De Bohun.
  • Francis de Bohun passed away in 1607 in Westhall, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Bohun
1505–1555
Birth Location: Chelmondston, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Wingfield
1505–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Knyvett
1527–1560
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk County, England
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Children(s)

Nicholas Bohun
1559–1602
Birth Location: Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
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Francis Bohun's Ancestors

Self
Francis Bohun
1525–1607
Birth Place: Tressingham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Nicholas de Bohun
1505–1555
Chelmondston, Suffolk, England
Margaret Wingfield
1505–
Grandparents
Nicholas (de) Bohun
1475–1505
Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
John Wingfield
1451–1509
Suffolk, England
Margaret Doreward
1476–
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bohun
1445–1496
Elizabeth Harvey
1450–
John Wingfield
1430–1481
Elizabeth Fitzlewis
1425–1500
Richard Doreward
1435–
Jane Harsyke
1447–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bohun
1420–1502
Alice Dalyngruge
1426–1450
John Harvey
1420–1480
Christiane Chichele
1433–
Robert Wingfield
1403–1454
Elizabeth Goushill
1402–1481
John Fitzlewis
1405–1442
Anne Montagu
1384–1457
John Doreward
1390–1462
Blanche Coggeshall
1380–1460
Roger Harsyke
1394–1453
Alice Witchingham
1396–1458

Francis Bohun's Descendants

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Francis (de) Bohun (1525–29 Jul 1607) m. Elizabeth Knyvett (1527–1560)
  1. 1. Nicholas (de) Bohun 1559–1602 m. Audrey Coke 1551–1630
    1. 1. Nicholas (de) Bohun 1580– m. Mary Elgate 1580–
      1. 1. William Boone 1605– m. Joan Boyse 1605–
        1. 1. William Boone 1630– m. Elizabeth Owlder 1630–1698
        2. 2. Elizabeth Boone 1631–
        3. 3. John Boone 1635–1652
        4. 4. Mary Boone 1643–
        5. 5. Joan Boone 1640–
    2. 2. Edmund (de) Bohun 1592–1658 m. Dorothy Baxter 1597–1661
      1. 1. Baxter (de) Bohun 1615–1658
        1. 1. Edmund (de) Bohun 1644–
      2. 2. Frances (de) Bohun 1619–1633
      3. 3. Edward (de) Bohun 1622–1635
      4. 4. Lydia (de) Bohun 1627–
    3. 3. Anne (de) Bohun 1570–

Francis Bohun's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Francis de Bohun in Tressingham, Suffolk, England
Tressingham, Suffolk, England
1607
29 Jul 1607
Age 82
Death of Francis de Bohun in Westhall, Suffolk, England
Westhall, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Tressingham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1607
    Event Place: Westhall, Suffolk, England
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