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Jacob Fenton 1560 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: SIR Ireland)

Mother: Alice Brady

Spouse(s): Alicia Atkin

Children(s): Alice Fenton

In 1560, Jacob Fenton entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to SIR KNIGHT Geoffrey Fenton (Secreatry of State in Ireland) and Alice Weston \ Fenton \ Galo \ Brady. Jacob Fenton married Alicia Atkin, and had children including Alice Fenton. Jacob Fenton passed away in 1617 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Jacob Fenton entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to SIR KNIGHT Geoffrey Fenton (Secreatry of State in Ireland) and Alice Weston \ Fenton \ Galo \ Brady.
  • Jacob Fenton married Alicia Atkin, and had children including Alice Fenton.
  • Jacob Fenton passed away in 1617 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Fenton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Fenton
1560 – 1617
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
SIR KNIGHT Geoffrey Fenton (Secreatry of State in Ireland)
1539 – 1608
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Weston \ Fenton \ Galo \) Brady
1530 – 1631
Lismore, Munster, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) Fenton
1504 – 1574
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Alice Jennings\Weston
1517 – 1567
Lismore, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Beaumont
1478 – 1538
Richard Barr
1491 – 1587
Alicia Jennings
1500 – 1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cecilia Neville
1456 – 1547

Jacob Fenton's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Fenton (1560 – 1617) m. Alicia Atkin (1564 – from 1615 to 1629)
  1. 1. Alice Fenton (5 February 1615 – 4 May 1670) m. Howel Blayney (1588 – 1649)
    1. 1. Elizabetha Blayney (18 Oct 1640 – 22 July 1681) m. Robert Bingham (11 Dec 1638 – 22 Apr 1678)
      1. 1. Mary Bingham-How (6 Oct 1660 – 24 Jan 1714) m. Thomas (Mine Abbots) How (8 Dec 1658 – 18 NOV 1716)
        1. 1. William How (1679 – 1780) m. MARY Carter (1682 – 1745)

Jacob Fenton's Timeline

3 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Jacob Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
21 November 1585
Age 25
Jacob Fenton was married in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1617
1617
Age 57
Death of Jacob Fenton in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 November 1585
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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