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John Cromwell 1364–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1364

Birth Location: Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Richard Cromwell

Mother: Maud Bernacke

Spouse(s): Margaret Somery

Children(s): Robert Carleton

The story of John Cromwell began in 1364 in Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. John Cromwell married Margaret De Somery, and had children including Robert Cromwell Lord Of Carleton. John Cromwell passed away in 1461 in Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cromwell began in 1364 in Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • John Cromwell married Margaret De Somery, and had children including Robert Cromwell Lord Of Carleton.
  • John Cromwell passed away in 1461 in Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England.

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John Cromwell's Ancestors

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John Cromwell
1364–1461
Birth Place: Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Richard Cromwell
1338–1398
Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Maud (de) Bernacke
1337–1419
Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cromwell's Descendants

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John Cromwell (1364–21 Mar 1461) m. Margaret (de) Somery (1364–10 Aug 1434)
  1. 1. Robert (Cromwell Lord of) Carleton 1390–1461 m. Joane Smythe 1393–1434
    1. 1. Margaret Cromwell 1418–1467 m. William (Richard) Smythe 1412–1467 m. Thomas Throckmorton 1412–1467
      1. 1. Thomas (de Eley) Smythe 1450–1542 m. Anne (le) Strange 1465–1520 m. Isabella Neville 1470–1510 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1472–1520
        1. 1. Thomas Smith 1492–1556 m. Agnes (Smythe Hulcock) Wraske 1507–1567 m. Margaret (Helena) Clarke 1496–1576 m. Jane Barrar 1498–
        2. 2. William Smith 1494–1550 m. Joan Allen 1510–1567
        3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Smythe 1474–1576
        4. 4. Richard SMYTHE 1480–1508
        5. 5. John (Hale) Smith 1480–1570 m. Margaret Nicholas 1480–
        6. 6. John (Ely) Smyth 1486–1542 m. Julian Ely 1500–
        7. 7. Robert Smyth 1494–1538 m. Agnes (Joan) Townsend 1500–1579
      2. 2. John (Carrington) Smythe 1420–1476 m. Alice Brecknock 1427–1493 m. Alice Brecknock 1427–1493
        1. 1. Peter Smythe 1471–1520 m. Agnes Harwell 1475–1504 m. Catherine Thorpe 1464–
        2. 2. John Smythe 1474–1524 m. Margery Smythe 1475–1524
        3. 3. Edward Carrington 1465–1505 m. Sarah Longton 1460–
        4. 4. Alice Smythe 1476–1515 m. Thomas (Cavendish) Esq. 1472–1524 m. Thomas (Cavendish) II 1474–1524
      3. 3. William (Smyth of Elford,) Staffordshire 1440–1527 m. Isabella Neville 1467–1516 m. Alice Townshend 1444–1471 m. Elizabeth Fremingham 1444–1487
      4. 4. Richard (William) Smythe 1440–1527 m. Alice Townshend 1444–1471 m. Isabella (Alice Rich) Scott 1444–1543 m. Elizabeth Scott 1440–1528 m. Isabella (Alice) Rich 1444–1490 m. Alice Byllesdon 1467–1527 m. Joan Brounker 1470–1549 m. Lady (Elisabeth) Scott 1440–1465 m. Isabell Gouldworth 1444–1471
        1. 1. George Smythe 1484–1538 m. Elizabeth Chaloner 1488–1575 m. Mary (Anne) Andrews 1487–1560
        2. 2. John Smythe 1485–1539
        3. 3. Katherine Smith 1490–
        4. 4. Mary Smith 1494–
        5. 5. Ellen Smythe 1500–1569 m. Augustine Porter 1490–1554
      5. 5. Joan Smythe 1442–1474 m. Sir (John) Cromwell 1438–1480
        1. 1. Walter Cromwell 1462–1510 m. Catherine Glossop 1465–1514 m. Catherine (Glossop born 1455) Derbyshire –1514
        2. 2. Margaret Cromwell 1460–1510 m. Edmund Mitchell 1455– m. William Mitchell 1462–1506
        3. 3. John (Cromwell) II 1470–1523 m. Joan Cromwell 1474–
        4. 4. Margaret Cromwell 1474–1510 m. William Mitchell 1462–1500
      6. 6. Anne Smyth 1442–1532
      7. 7. William Smythe 1465–1526 m. Lady (Isabel) Avery 1467–
      8. 8. John (Carrington) Smythe 1442–1476 m. Alice Brecknock 1427–1493
    2. 2. William Cromwell 1416–1472 m. Margaret Smythe 1415–1444
      1. 1. Sir (John) Cromwell 1438–1480 m. Joan Smythe 1442–1474
      2. 2. Robert Cromwell 1442–1514
      3. 3. Joan Cromwell 1430–1485 m. Sir (Andrew Thomas of) London 1425–1461

John Cromwell's Timeline

2 Records

1364
1364
Birth of John Cromwell in Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
1461
21 Mar 1461
Age 97
Death of John Cromwell in Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England
Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1364
    Event Place: Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Cromwell, person ID GN4W-YH7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Cromwell, person ID GN4W-YH7.

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