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Francis Empson 1389–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1389

Birth Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 9 Nov 1495

Death Location: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Henry Empson

Mother: Thomasine Melton

Spouse(s): Margaret Burdon

Children(s): Peter Empson

Francis Empson was born in 1389 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Empson And Thomasine Melton. Francis Empson married Margaret Burdon, and had children including Peter Empson. Francis Empson passed away in 1495 in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Empson was born in 1389 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Empson And Thomasine Melton.
  • Francis Empson married Margaret Burdon, and had children including Peter Empson.
  • Francis Empson passed away in 1495 in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Empson
1370–
Birth Location: –
HE
Thomasine Melton
1382–1444
Birth Location: England
TM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Burdon
1392–1421
Birth Location: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
MB

Children(s)

Peter Empson
1414–1473
Birth Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
PE

Francis Empson's Ancestors

Self
Francis Empson
1389–1495
Birth Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Henry Empson
1370–
Thomasine Melton
1382–1444
England
Grandparents
Ellen Longford
1352–1412
Hathersage, Derbyshire, England
John Melton
1398–1455
Melton Hall, England
Elizabeth Hilton
1402–1455
Swine, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Langford
1323–1416
JOAN WARREN
1324–1414
Thomas Melton
1363–1455
Margaret Clifford
1367–1455
William Hilton
1350–1447
Jane Bedick
1360–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Sanford
1340–1426
Alice Boteler
1334–1381
William Melton
1350–
Elizabeth Everington
1350–
Roger Clifford
1333–1389
Maud Beauchamp
1335–1403
Robert Hilton
1323–1370
Eleanor Felton
1328–1355
Thomas Bedick
1330–
Maria Grindall
1333–

Francis Empson's Descendants

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Francis Empson (Abt 1389–9 Nov 1495) m. Margaret Burdon (1392–1421)
  1. 1. Peter Empson 1414–1473 m. Elizabeth Joseph 1418–1475
    1. 1. Anne Empson 1438–1475 m. John Spencer 1435–1522
      1. 1. Thomas Spencer 1470–1532 m. Margaret Smith 1476–1520
        1. 1. Alice Spencer 1506–1545 m. Edmund Belcher 1506–1562 m. Edmund Belcher 1516–
        2. 2. Margaret Spencer 1500–1539 m. John Cowper 1503–1555
      2. 2. Dorothy (Le) Spencer 1455–1505 m. Thomas Heritage 1452–1495
        1. 1. Alice Heritage 1494–1683 m. Thomas Temple 1497–1560 m. Robert Palmer 1484–1534 m. Robert (Tampale or) Temple 1490–1560
        2. 2. Agnes Heritage 1478–1566 m. William Spencer 1472–1532
        3. 3. John Heritage 1470–1528 m. Joan Palmer 1470–1524
        4. 4. Thomas Heritage 1471–1537
        5. 5. William Heritage 1480–1560
        6. 6. Kathryn Heritage 1485–
      3. 3. Robert (de) Spencer 1460–1521 m. Ann Peake 1463–1523 m. Anna (*) Peake 1464– m. Anne Pecke 1458–
      4. 4. Johanna Spencer 1462–1525
      5. 5. Jane Spencer 1465–1525 m. Thomas Sanders 1459–1525
      6. 6. Jane Spencer 1465–1526 m. William Saunders 1461–1494 m. William Cope 1449–1513
      7. 7. Henry Spencer 1470–1522 m. Isabel Lincoln 1474–1530
      8. 8. Alice Spencer 1475–1522 m. Sir (William) Locke 1478– m. William Locke 1486–1550
    2. 2. Elizabeth Empson 1440–1475 m. William Spencer 1422–1485 m. William Spencer 1435–1552 m. John Ingham 1420–1473
    3. 3. Richard Empson 1432–1510 m. Jane Markham 1446–1498
    4. 4. Richard (Empson Speaker House Of Commons High Steward Cambridge University Chancellor Duchy Lancaster) Empson 1436–1510 m. Jane (Nomen Nescio) Hill 1438–1498
      1. 1. Ann Empson 1460–1521 m. Robert Newman 1460–1528
        1. 1. Robert Newman 1480–1558 m. Helen (Alice Christiana) Metcalf 1498–1583 m. Rebecca Newsome 1480–1521 m. Rebecca Stratton 1450–1500
    5. 5. Avice (de) Upton 1445–1525 m. John Stafford 1445–1503
    6. 6. Thomas Empson 1446–
    7. 7. Elizabeth EMPSON 1448– m. William Spencer 1435–1552 m. William SPENCER 1440–
    8. 8. Peter Empson 1455–

Francis Empson's Timeline

2 Records

1389
Abt 1389
Birth of Francis Empson in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
1495
9 Nov 1495
Age 106
Death of Francis Empson in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1389
    Event Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Francis Empson, person ID G3LJ-ZYF.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1495
    Event Place: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Francis Empson, person ID G3LJ-ZYF.
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