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Francis Empson 1390–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 09 Nov 1495

Death Location: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Empson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Burdon

Children(s): William Empson, Walter Upton, Peter Empson, Elizabeth Empson

Francis Empson was born in 1390 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Of Pierrepont Empson And Lady Thomasine Melton. Francis Empson married Margaret Burdon, and had children including Elizabeth Empson, Peter Empson, Walter De Upton, William De Pierrepont Empson. Francis Empson passed away in 1495 in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Empson was born in 1390 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Of Pierrepont Empson And Lady Thomasine Melton.
  • Francis Empson married Margaret Burdon, and had children including Elizabeth Empson, Peter Empson, Walter De Upton, William De Pierrepont Empson.
  • Francis Empson passed away in 1495 in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Empson's Ancestors

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Francis Empson
1390–1495
Birth Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry of Pierrepont Empson
1370–1460
Holme, Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Empson
1352–1420
Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen (de) Longford
1350–1412
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Pierrepoint
1325–1370
Joan Monboucher
1330–1360
Nicholas II
1324–1373
Alice Deincourt
1318–1385
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Pierrepont
1298–1325
Kathryn Alnewyk
1302–
George Monbourcher
1304–
Margarett Chaucer
1308–
Nicholas II
1285–1356
Alice Boteler
1290–1356
Roger IV
1290–1350
Matilda Bugge
1295–1346

Francis Empson's Descendants

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Francis Empson (1390–09 Nov 1495) m. Margaret Burdon (1392–1421)
  1. 1. William (de Pierrepont) Empson 1420–
  2. 2. Walter (De) Upton 1410–1483 m. Alice Cooper 1435–1446 m. Elizabeth Joseph 1418–1475
  3. 3. Peter Empson 1414–1473 m. Elizabeth Joseph 1418–1475
  4. 4. Elizabeth Empson 1448–1542 m. William (Spencer of) Wormleighton 1444–1485
    1. 1. John (Spencer of) Althrop 1460–1522 m. Isabella Graunt 1470–1558
      1. 1. Anthony Spencer 1498–1499
      2. 2. Robert Spencer 1495–1501
      3. 3. Leonard Spencer 1494–1568
      4. 4. Alice Spencer 1486–1580
      5. 5. Jane Spencer 1490–1560
      6. 6. Alice Spencer 1510–1571
      7. 7. Hugh Spencer 1514–
      8. 8. Mable Spencer 1510–1533 m. Wallace Deering 1510–1530
      9. 9. Dorothy Spencer 1501–1553 m. Richard Catesby 1488–1553
      10. 10. Jane Spencer 1497–1561 m. Richard Knightley 1483–1538 m. Robert Stafford 1501–1574
      11. 11. William (Spencer of Wormleighton) Manor 1496–1532 m. Susan (de) Knightley 1498–1532
        1. 1. Dorothy Spencer 1520–1575 m. Thomas Spencer 1509–1576
        2. 2. Frances (Catherine) Spencer 1521–1586 m. Frank Booker 1521–
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Isabel) Spencer 1496–1560 m. Nicholas (William) Strelley 1480–1560
        1. 1. Isabel (Margaret) Strelley 1526–
        2. 2. Alice Strelley 1514–1543
        3. 3. Henry Strelley 1536– m. Joane Charnley 1536–
        4. 4. Nicholas Strelley 1514–1602 m. Bridget Thwaite 1530–1591
        5. 5. Jane Strelley 1532– m. Hugh Willoughby 1511–1554 m. Thomas Shelton 1534–
        6. 6. Anthony Strelley 1512–1569 m. Joane Baynham 1532–
        7. 7. Alice Strelley 1526–1590 m. John Byron 1520–1570
        8. 8. John Strelley 1508–1559 m. Anne Baynham 1527–1563

Francis Empson's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Francis Empson in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
1495
09 Nov 1495
Age 105
Death of Francis Empson in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1495
    Event Place: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

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