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John Seymour 1475–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire

Death Date: 21 December 1536

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Seymour

Mother: Elizabeth Darell

Spouse(s): Margery Wentworth, Margaretha Wentworth

Children(s): Jane Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Edward Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour, Henry Seymour, John Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour

In 1475, John Seymour entered the world in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, born to John Seymour And Elizabeth Darell. John Seymour married Margaretha Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, and had children including Anthony Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Edward Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour, John Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour. John Seymour passed away in 1536 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, John Seymour entered the world in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, born to John Seymour And Elizabeth Darell.
  • John Seymour married Margaretha Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, and had children including Anthony Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Edward Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour, John Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour.
  • John Seymour passed away in 1536 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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John Seymour's Ancestors

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John Seymour
1475–1536
Birth Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
Parents
John Seymour
1476–1536
Elizabeth Darell
1454–1479
Littlecote, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Seymour's Descendants

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John Seymour (1475–21 December 1536) m. Margery Wentworth (1474–18 October 1550) m. Margaretha Wentworth (1485–18 October 1550)
  1. 1. Jane Seymour 1508–1537 m. Henry (VIII King of) England 1491–1547
    1. 1. Edward (Tudor) VI 1537–1553
  2. 2. Anthony Seymour 1503–1520
  3. 3. Dorothy Seymour 1513–1566
  4. 4. Edward Seymour 1506–1552 m. Catharina Fillot 1513–1530 m. Anna Stanhope 1510–1587
    1. 1. Edward Seymour 1539–1593
    2. 2. Edward Seymour 1539–1621
    3. 3. Mary Peyton –1620
    4. 4. Anne Unton 1538–1588
    5. 5. Elizabeth Knightley 1547–1602
    6. 6. John Seymour 1528–1552
  5. 5. Elizabeth Seymour 1511–1562
  6. 6. Henry Seymour 1514–1578
  7. 7. John Seymour 1500–1520
  8. 8. Margery Seymour 1504–1520
  9. 9. Thomas Seymour 1508–1548
  10. 10. Jane Seymour 1509–1537

John Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of John Seymour in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
1536
21 December 1536
Age 61
Death of John Seymour
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1536
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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