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Humphrey Hurst 1525–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1586

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Ovenden

Mother: Margaret Posey

Spouse(s): Jennett Nettleton

Children(s): Margaret Heird

In 1525, Humphrey Hurst entered the world in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Dirck Hurst De Ovenden And Margaret Posey. Humphrey Hurst married Jennett Nettleton, and had children including Margaret Heird. Humphrey Hurst passed away in 1586 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Humphrey Hurst entered the world in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Dirck Hurst De Ovenden And Margaret Posey.
  • Humphrey Hurst married Jennett Nettleton, and had children including Margaret Heird.
  • Humphrey Hurst passed away in 1586 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Humphrey Hurst's Ancestors

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Humphrey Hurst
1525–1586
Birth Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Dirck Hurst de Ovenden
1505–1538
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Posey
1500–1570
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Hurst,) III
1460–1530
Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Heston) Hurst
1465–1540
Gilderson, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Pensarus) Posey
1475–1500
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Dalton-Hurst
1491–1540
Exeter, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Hurst's Descendants

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Humphrey Hurst (1525–Dec 1586) m. Jennett Nettleton (1522–1556)
  1. 1. Margaret Heird 1550–1591 m. Sir (EDMONDE \ Edmund Wood of Shelf (M.Amler \ Amler) WOOD \ Woode \ Waude Sr) 10GGF 1546–1614
    1. 1. Susan (Wood) Butterfield 1589–1645 m. Major ("Deacon" James Matthew Mitchell (Thomas)) (GGF-PPMPMPMP) 1590–1646
      1. 1. Susan (Mitchell\) 3-2 1604–1652 m. Thomas Armitage 1605–1668
        1. 1. Sarah (Mitchell Armitage) Whitehead 1628–1659 m. DANIEL (WHITEHEAD NY (emigrant)) ** 1603–1668

Humphrey Hurst's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Humphrey Hurst in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1586
Dec 1586
Age 61
Death of Humphrey Hurst in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1586
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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