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John Danvers 1540–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 December 1594

Death Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir esquire

Mother: Lady Mordaunt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carey

Children(s): Elizabeth Danvers, Henry Danby, Eleanor Walmrsley, John Danvers, Dorothy Osborne, Lucy Baynton

John Danvers was born in 1540 in Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Sylvester Danvers Of Dauntsey Esquire And Lady Elizabeth Winifred De Neville Mordaunt. John Danvers married Elizabeth Carey, and had children including Dorothy Osborne, Eleanor Walmrsley, Elizabeth Danvers, Henry Danvers Earl Of Danby, John Danvers, Lucy Baynton. John Danvers passed away in 1594 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Danvers was born in 1540 in Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Sylvester Danvers Of Dauntsey Esquire And Lady Elizabeth Winifred De Neville Mordaunt.
  • John Danvers married Elizabeth Carey, and had children including Dorothy Osborne, Eleanor Walmrsley, Elizabeth Danvers, Henry Danvers Earl Of Danby, John Danvers, Lucy Baynton.
  • John Danvers passed away in 1594 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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John Danvers's Ancestors

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John Danvers
1540–1594
Birth Place: Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Sylvester Danvers of Dauntsey esquire
1518–1552
Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Winifred de Neville) Mordaunt
1518–1561
Turvey, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Danvers
1485–1532
Culworth, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Baroness Herbert COURTENAY of Powderham) Castle
1500–1535
Powderham, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Danvers's Descendants

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John Danvers (1540–19 December 1594) m. Elizabeth Carey (1546–26 Jan 1630)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Danvers 1567–1640
  2. 2. Henry (Danvers Earl of) Danby 1573–1664
  3. 3. Eleanor Walmrsley –1601
  4. 4. John Danvers 1585–1655
  5. 5. Dorothy Osborne 1590–1650 m. Peter Osborne 1585–1653
    1. 1. Elizabeth Duncombe 1610–
    2. 2. John Osborn 1615–1698 m. Lady (Eleanor) Danvers 1623–1677
      1. 1. John Osborn 1650–1720
    3. 3. Dorothy Temple 1627–1695
    4. 4. Elizabeth Peyton –1642
    5. 5. Henry Osborne 1619–1675
  6. 6. Lucy Baynton –1621

John Danvers's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Danvers in Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1594
19 December 1594
Age 54
Death of John Danvers in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 1594
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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