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John Melton 1398–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1398

Birth Location: Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1455

Death Location: Melton Hall, England

Father: John Melton

Mother: Margaret Clifford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hilton

Children(s): Thomasina Melton, Agnes Melton

John Melton was born in 1398 in Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Melton And Margaret Clifford. John Melton married Elizabeth Hilton, and had children including Agnes Melton, Thomasina Melton. John Melton passed away in 1455 in Melton Hall, England.

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Biography

  • John Melton was born in 1398 in Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Melton And Margaret Clifford.
  • John Melton married Elizabeth Hilton, and had children including Agnes Melton, Thomasina Melton.
  • John Melton passed away in 1455 in Melton Hall, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Melton's Ancestors

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John Melton
1398–1455
Birth Place: Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Melton
1367–1455
Aston, Cheshire, England
Margaret Clifford
1367–1455
Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Roger DeClifford
1333–1389
Clifford Castle, Hereford, England
Maud Clifford
1333–1403
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Clifford
1305–1344
Isabella Clifford
1307–1362
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Clifford
1274–1314
Maurits III
1271–1326
Eva Berkeley
1275–1314

John Melton's Descendants

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John Melton (1398–1455) m. Elizabeth Hilton (1402–1455)
  1. 1. Thomasina Melton 1410–1444 m. Henry Pierrepont 1422–1444 m. Henry Empson 1370–
    1. 1. Francis Empson 1390–
    2. 2. Francis Empson –1495
    3. 3. Francis Pierrepoint 1455–1495 m. Margaret (Yohannah Maud) Burdon 1459–1506
      1. 1. William Pierpoynt 1486–1517 m. Joan Empson 1490–1514 m. Ann Stapleton 1500–
        1. 1. George Pierrepont 1527–1564 m. Winifred Thwaites 1525–1591 m. Margaret Cook 1524– m. Elizabeth Babbington 1517–1543
    4. 4. Henry (Empson) Pierrepont 1453–1499
  2. 2. Agnes Melton 1422–

John Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1398
1398
Birth of John Melton in Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
1455
1455
Age 57
Death of John Melton in Melton Hall, England
Melton Hall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Melton Hall, England

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