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John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers 1459–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 7 May 1501

Death Location: Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Walter Lord

Mother: Anne Chartley

Spouse(s): Cicely Baroness

Children(s): Walter Chartley, Anne Devereux

John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers was born in 1459 in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Walter V Devereaux Lord And Anne Ferrers 7Th Baroness Of Chartley. John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers married Cicely Ceily Cecilia Bourchier Baroness, and had children including Anne Devereux, Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley. John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers passed away in 1501 in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England.

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  • John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers was born in 1459 in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Walter V Devereaux Lord And Anne Ferrers 7Th Baroness Of Chartley.
  • John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers married Cicely Ceily Cecilia Bourchier Baroness, and had children including Anne Devereux, Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley.
  • John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers passed away in 1501 in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Ferrers's Ancestors

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John Ferrers
1459–1501
Birth Place: Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Walter V Devereaux, Lord
1432–1485
Carmarthrnshire, Weobley, Herefordshire, England
Anne (Ferrers, 7th Baroness of) Chartley
1438–1469
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter III Devereux, Knight, Lord Chancellor Ireland, Viscount of) Hereford
1415–1459
Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Merbury, Plantagenet) Ancestry
1412–1459
Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pilleth
1387–1402
Elizabeth Bromwich
1391–1423
Sir Wales
1376–1438
Lady Crophull
1366–1436
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ferrers's Descendants

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John (Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron) Ferrers (1459–7 May 1501) m. Cicely (Ceily Cecilia Bourchier,) Baroness (1464–9 Feb 1493)
  1. 1. Walter (Devereux, K.G., 1st Viscount of Hereford. 9th Baron Ferrers of) Chartley 1488–1558 m. Margaret (Garnish) (Garneys) 1515–1559 m. Lady (Mary Grey, Viscountess) Devereux 1490–1538
    1. 1. Sir (Edward Devereaux, MP, 1st Baronet of Castle) Bromwich 1558–1622 m. Catharine Arden 1558–1627
      1. 1. Walter (Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford, House of) Commons 1575–1658 m. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Devereaux) 1588–1634
        1. 1. John Devereux 1619–1695
        2. 2. Essex Devereux 1615–1640
        3. 3. Leicester Devereux 1617–1676
        4. 4. Walter Devereux 1618–1683
      2. 2. Sir (George) Devereux 1581–1665
      3. 3. Edward DEVEREUX 1576–
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Nazareth) Devereux 1586–1632
    2. 2. Sir (Richard) Devereux 1516–1547 m. Lady (Dorothy) Hastings 1520–1566
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Devereux, KG, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Viscount of Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex, Plantations of Ireland, joint custody of Mary, Queen of) Scots 1541–1576 m. Lady (Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys Knowles, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of) Leicester 1543–1634
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothy "Dot" Devereux, Lady of Chartley) (Percy) 1564–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632
        2. 2. Francis Devereaux 1572–
        3. 3. Sir (Lord Robert Devereux, Knight of the Garter, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Cambridge) Univ 1566–1601 m. Frances (de) Burgh 1567–1632
        4. 4. Walter (William Devereux, Viscount of) Hereford 1569–1591
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Devereux) (Vernon) 1541–1583
      3. 3. George Devereux 1543–1576
      4. 4. Robert Devereux 1545–1574
    3. 3. Sir (William) Devereaux 1525–1579
    4. 4. Henry Devereux 1504–1505
  2. 2. Anne Devereux 1480–1548

John Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
1501
7 May 1501
Age 42
Death of John Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron Ferrers in Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1501
    Event Place: Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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