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John "Of the Cross" Mortimer 1500–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sep 1560

Death Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lettice Peniston

Spouse(s): Katherine Mortimer

Children(s): Agnes Knight

The story of John "Of the Cross" Mortimer began in 1500 in Romsey, Hampshire, England. John "Of the Cross" Mortimer married Katherine Mortimer, and had children including Agnes Knight. John "Of the Cross" Mortimer passed away in 1560 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John "Of the Cross" Mortimer began in 1500 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.
  • John "Of the Cross" Mortimer married Katherine Mortimer, and had children including Agnes Knight.
  • John "Of the Cross" Mortimer passed away in 1560 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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John Mortimer's Ancestors

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John Mortimer
1500–1560
Birth Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas John Tresham Knight
1488–1559
Rushton Hall, Rushton, Rothwell, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Lettice Peniston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
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John Mortimer's Descendants

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John ("Of the Cross") Mortimer (1500–8 Sep 1560) m. Katherine Mortimer (1512–12 Sep 1592)
  1. 1. Agnes Knight 1527–1613 m. Wagstaffe 1523–1563

John Mortimer's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John "Of the Cross" Mortimer in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England
1560
8 Sep 1560
Age 60
Death of John "Of the Cross" Mortimer in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1560
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England

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