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John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest 1450–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1491

Death Location: Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Jr

Mother: Johanna Cocker

Spouse(s): Lady Darrell

Children(s): Lord of, Sir Seymour, George Seymour, Catherine Seymour, Margaret Seymour, Joan Seymour, Sir Wiltshire, Caroline Seymour, Margaret Seymour, Jane Seymour, William Seymour

John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest was born in 1450 in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Sir Seymour Van Wolf Hall Jr And Johanna Elisabeth Cocker. John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest married Lady Elizabeth Darrell, and had children including Caroline Seymour, Catherine Seymour, George Seymour, Jane Seymour, Joan Seymour, Lord Amp Knight Of The Bath Johnathon Iii De Seymour Of Stapleford Amp Wulfhall Lord Ii Of, Margaret Seymour, Sir John Iv Seymour Of Wolf Hall Of Somerset Kb 1St Earl Bedford Warden Of Savernake High Sheriff Of Wiltshire, Sir Roger Seymour, William Seymour. John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest passed away in 1491 in Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England.

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  • John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest was born in 1450 in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Sir Seymour Van Wolf Hall Jr And Johanna Elisabeth Cocker.
  • John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest married Lady Elizabeth Darrell, and had children including Caroline Seymour, Catherine Seymour, George Seymour, Jane Seymour, Joan Seymour, Lord Amp Knight Of The Bath Johnathon Iii De Seymour Of Stapleford Amp Wulfhall Lord Ii Of, Margaret Seymour, Sir John Iv Seymour Of Wolf Hall Of Somerset Kb 1St Earl Bedford Warden Of Savernake High Sheriff Of Wiltshire, Sir Roger Seymour, William Seymour.
  • John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest passed away in 1491 in Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England.

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John Forest's Ancestors

Self
John Forest
1450–1491
Birth Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Sir Seymour van Wolf Hall Jr
1425–1464
Wolf Hall (Wiltshire) England
Johanna (Elisabeth) Cocker
1435–1486
Hacombe, Devonshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forest's Descendants

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John (Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake) Forest (1450–26 Oct 1491) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Darrell (1455–17 Jun 1480)
  1. 1. Lord (& Knight of the Bath Johnathon III de Seymour of Stapleford & Wulfhall - Lord II) of 1474–1536 m. Lady (Margaret "Margery" Wentworth) Seymour 1476–1550
    1. 1. Jane (Seymour Tudor Queen Consort of England 3rd wife of Henry) VIII 1509–1537
      1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1537–1553
      2. 2. Mary Plantagenet 1532–1587
      3. 3. Henry Tudor 1534–1534
    2. 2. Jane Seymour 1509–1537
    3. 3. Elizabeth Paulet 1518–1568
    4. 4. Sir (John Seymour, IV of) England 1535–1596
    5. 5. Baron (& Knight of the Garter Thomas I Seymour of Sudeley - Lord Hight Admiral) of 1508–1549
    6. 6. Sir (Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and Duke of) Somerset 1506–1551
    7. 7. Lord (Henry I Seymour of) Marwell 1514–1578 m. Barbara Morgan 1518–1578
      1. 1. Jane Seymour 1542–1634
      2. 2. John Seymour 1540–1604
      3. 3. John Seymour 1560–1618
      4. 4. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1557–1612
      5. 5. John Seymour 1535–1604
    8. 8. Sir (Johnathon) Seymour 1503–1510
    9. 9. Margravess (Elizabeth) Seymour 1510–1563
    10. 10. Lady (Margaret 'Margery') Seymour 1485–1567
    11. 11. Sir (Anthony) Seymour 1519–1537
    12. 12. Margaret ((Lady) Walgrave) Seymour 1485–1513
    13. 13. Dorothy Seymour 1493–1561
    14. 14. Thomas Seymour 1519–1549
    15. 15. Henry Seymour 1535–1599
    16. 16. Edward Seymour, 1530–1593
    17. 17. Anthony Seymour 1513–1528
  2. 2. Sir (Roger) Seymour 1477–1509
  3. 3. George Seymour 1477–1536
  4. 4. Catherine Seymour 1472–1537
  5. 5. Margaret Seymour 1479–
  6. 6. Joan Seymour 1477–
  7. 7. Sir (John IV Seymour of Wolf Hall of Somerset, KB; 1st Earl Bedford; Warden of Savernake; High Sheriff of) Wiltshire 1476–1536
  8. 8. Caroline Seymour 1472–
  9. 9. Margaret Seymour 1468–1491
  10. 10. Jane Seymour 1469–1519
  11. 11. William Seymour 1478–1536

John Forest's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
1491
26 Oct 1491
Age 41
Death of John Seymour Sir, van Wolf Hall, High Sheriff of Savernake Forest in Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England
Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1491
    Event Place: Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England

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