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JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour 1476 – 1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1536

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: John Seymour

Mother: Elizabeth Darrell

Spouse(s): Margaretha (Seymour)

Children(s): Edward Seymour, Jane Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour

In 1476, JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir entered the world in Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England, born to John Seymour and Elizabeth Darrell. JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir married Margaretha Wentworth (Seymour), and had children including Edward Seymour, Jane Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour. JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir passed away in 1536 in London, Middlesex, England.

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  • In 1476, JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir entered the world in Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England, born to John Seymour and Elizabeth Darrell.
  • JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir married Margaretha Wentworth (Seymour), and had children including Edward Seymour, Jane Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour.
  • JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir passed away in 1536 in London, Middlesex, England.

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JOHN Seymour's Ancestors

Self
JOHN Seymour
1476 – 1536
Birth Place: Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Seymour
1450 – 1491
Elizabeth Darrell
Grandparents
John, (Sir) Seymour
Elizabeth Coker
Great-Grandparents
John Seymour
Isabel McWilliam
Robert Coker*
1401 – 1465
Lady Coker
1400 – 1436
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Seymour
Maud Estumi

JOHN Seymour's Descendants

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JOHN (1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd.) Seymour (1476 – 21 Dec 1536) m. Margaretha (Wentworth) (Seymour) (Apr 1474 – 7 Oct. 1550)
  1. 1. Edward Seymour (1500 – 1552) m. Catherine Fillol
    1. 1. Edward Seymour (1528 – 1593) m. Margaret Walsh
      1. 1. Edward (Seymour, 1st) Baronet (1563 – 1613) m. Elizabeth Champernoun (1556 – )
        1. 1. Edward (Seymour-Conway, 2nd) Baronet (1580 – 1659) m. Lady (Dorothy Mris) Killigrew (1556 – 30 Jun 1643)
  2. 2. Jane Seymour (1508 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Henry (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547)
    1. 1. Edward (12 Oct 1537 – 6 Jul 1553)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Seymour (1518 – 19 March 1568) m. Anthony Ughtred (1478 – 6 Oct 1534) m. Gregory Cromwell (1520 – 4 July 1551) m. John, (2nd Marquess of Winchester) Paulet
    1. 1. Henry Ughtred (1533 – Oct 1598) m. Elizabeth Paulet (1536 – 4 Nov 1576)
    2. 2. Margery Ughtred
    3. 3. Henry Cromwell (1538 – 20 Nov 1592) m. Mary Paulet (1542 – 10 Oct 1592)
      1. 1. Edward Cromwell (1560 – 27 Apr 1607) m. Frances Rugge (1562 – 30 Nov 1631)
        1. 1. Frances Cromwell (1594 – 25 Jun 1662) m. John Wingfield (1595 – 25 Dec 1631)
    4. 4. Edward Cromwell

JOHN Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir in Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England
Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England
1536
21 Dec 1536
Age 60
Death of JOHN 1 Duke Somers. 1 Earl Bedfd. Seymour Sir in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1536
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

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