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John Dennis 1411 – 1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1411

Birth Location: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 1 SEP 1498

Death Location: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England

Father: John Dennis

Mother: Joan Thorne

Spouse(s): Eleanor Giffard

Children(s): Anne Denys, Joan Dennis, Thomas Dennis, Avis Dennis, William Dennis, Roger Dennis, Margaret Dennis, Katherine Dennis, Robert Dennis, Thomasine Dennis, Eleanor Dennis, Henry Dennis, Elizabeth Dennis, Anne Dennis, Radigund Dennis

In 1411, John Dennis entered the world in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England, born to John Dennis and Joan Thorne. John Dennis married Eleanor Giffard, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Denys, Joan Dennis, Thomas Dennis, Avis Dennis, William Dennis, Roger Dennis, Margaret Dennis, Katherine Dennis, Robert Dennis, Thomasine Dennis, Eleanor Dennis, Henry Dennis, Elizabeth Dennis, Anne Dennis, Radigund Dennis. John Dennis passed away in 1498 in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1411, John Dennis entered the world in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England, born to John Dennis and Joan Thorne.
  • John Dennis married Eleanor Giffard, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Denys, Joan Dennis, Thomas Dennis, Avis Dennis, William Dennis, Roger Dennis, Margaret Dennis, Katherine Dennis, Robert Dennis, Thomasine Dennis, Eleanor Dennis, Henry Dennis, Elizabeth Dennis, Anne Dennis, Radigund Dennis.
  • John Dennis passed away in 1498 in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dennis's Ancestors

Self
John Dennis
1411 – 1498
Birth Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Parents
John Dennis
1382 – 1419
Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Joan Thorne
1384 – 1411
Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
John Dennis
1355 – 1415
Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Joan Esse
1354 –
England
Thomas Thorne
1355 –
England
Alice U
Great-Grandparents
William Esse
Thorne
U
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dennis's Descendants

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John Dennis (1411 – 1 SEP 1498) m. Eleanor Giffard (1415 – )
  1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Denys (1465 – 1515) m. John (Basset) III (1462 – 31 JAN 1529) m.
    1. 1. Ann Bassett (1485 – 1531) m. Walter (Hungerford of) Farleigh (BEF 1527 – 1596) m. Arthur Plantagenet (29 MAR 1187 – 3 APR 1203)
      1. 1. Lucy Hungerford (1560 – 1627)
      2. 2. Edmund Hungerford ( – 1587)
      3. 3. Susan Hungerford
      4. 4. Jane Hungerford
    2. 2. Jane Bassett (1485 – 1537)
    3. 3. Mary Bassett (1490 – ) m. John Wollacombe ( – 1603)
    4. 4. U (K) Bassett (1495 – 1495)
    5. 5. Thomasine Basset (1506 – 1536)
  2. 2. Joan Dennis (1466 – 1520)
  3. 3. Thomas Dennis (1468 – )
  4. 4. Avis Dennis (1470 – 1493)
  5. 5. William Dennis (1472 – )
  6. 6. Roger Dennis (1472 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Dennis (1473 – )
  8. 8. Katherine Dennis (1474 – )
  9. 9. Robert Dennis (1476 – )
  10. 10. Thomasine Dennis (1478 – )
  11. 11. Eleanor Dennis (1479 – )
  12. 12. Henry Dennis (1480 – ) m.
    1. 1. Ann Dennys (1500 – 1520)
  13. 13. Elizabeth Dennis (1482 – )
  14. 14. Anne Dennis
  15. 15. Radigund Dennis

John Dennis's Timeline

2 Records

1411
1411
Birth of John Dennis in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
1498
1 SEP 1498
Age 87
Death of John Dennis in Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1411
    Event Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 APR 1470
    Event Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 58-59

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1473
    Event Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 61-62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1498
    Event Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 86-87

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orleigh, Bideford, Devonshire, England

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