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John Seymour 1476 – 1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1536

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: John Seymour

Mother: Elizabeth Darell

Spouse(s): Lady VIII

Children(s): Lady Seymour, Lady Seymour,, Edward Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Sir Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour,, Robert Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Sir Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Margaret Seymour, Henry Seymour, Sir IV

John Seymour was born in 1476 in Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour and Elizabeth Darell. John Seymour married Lady Elizabeth Margaret Margery Wentworth Lady of the Order of the Garter, Mother of Jane Seymour the 3rd wife of Henry VIII, and had children including Lady Dorothy Seymour, Lady Elizabeth Seymour,, Edward 1st Duke of Somerset Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Sir John Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour,, Robert I Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Sir Henry Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Margaret (Margery) Seymour, Henry Seymour, Sir John Seymour, IV. John Seymour passed away in 1536 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Seymour was born in 1476 in Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour and Elizabeth Darell.
  • John Seymour married Lady Elizabeth Margaret Margery Wentworth Lady of the Order of the Garter, Mother of Jane Seymour the 3rd wife of Henry VIII, and had children including Lady Dorothy Seymour, Lady Elizabeth Seymour,, Edward 1st Duke of Somerset Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Sir John Seymour, Margery Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour,, Robert I Seymour, Dorothy Seymour, Sir Henry Seymour, Anthony Seymour, Margaret (Margery) Seymour, Henry Seymour, Sir John Seymour, IV.
  • John Seymour passed away in 1536 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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John Seymour's Ancestors

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John Seymour
1476 – 1536
Birth Place: Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Seymour
1450 – 1491
Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Darell
1454 – 1480
Littlecote, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Seymour
1425 – 1463
Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Coker
1412 – 1472
Lydeard St. Lawrence, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Seymour
1402 – 1464
Isabel Williams
1405 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Seymour
1370 – 1420
Maud Esturmy
1374 – 1483

John Seymour's Descendants

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John Seymour (1476 – 21 Dec 1536) m. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret Margery Wentworth Lady of the Order of the Garter, Mother of Jane Seymour the 3rd wife of Henry) VIII (22 JUL 1478 – 05/10/1550)
  1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Seymour (1493 – )
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Seymour, (1500 – 13 Mar 1561)
  3. 3. Edward (1st Duke of Somerset) Seymour (1506 – 22 Jan 1552) m. Lady (Anne Seymour Stanhope) (Newdigate) (1510 – 15/04/1587) m. Catherine (Fillol (or) Filliol) ( – Abt. 1535) m. Anne Stanhope (1512 – 16 Apr 1587)
    1. 1. Edward Seymour (12 October 1537 – 1539)
    2. 2. Anne (❤️👑Seymour) (Dudley\Avent) (1538 – 17 Feb 1587) m. Sir (John (Viscount Of Lisle, 2nd Earl Of Warwick, Lord Admiral, Vice Admiral)) Dudley (1522 – 1554) m. Sir (Edward Unton, Sheriff of) Berkshire (3 May 1535 – 16 Sep 1582)
      1. 1. Ambassador (Sir Henry Unton, English) Diplomat (1558 – 23 Mar 1596) m. Dorothy (Wroughton Raleigh) Unton (1552 – Jul 1634) m. Catherine (Hastings) Unton (1560 – 1638)
      2. 2. Cecily (1564-3c15) Unton (10 August 1561 – 16 Jun 1618)
      3. 3. Mary ❤️👑Unton\Upton (Abt. 1566 – 1635) m. Thomas Birch (13 Jan 1564 – 1646)
        1. 1. William (❤️👑Birch) (Byrche) (1586 – 21 Jun 1663)
    3. 3. Edward Seymour (22 May 1539 – 6 April 1621)
    4. 4. Lord (Henry Seymour, Naval) Commander (1540 – 1588)
    5. 5. Lady (Margaret) Seymour (1540 – 19 March 1561)
    6. 6. Lady (Jane) Seymour (1541 – 1561)
    7. 7. Lady (Katherine Seymour, Countess of) Hertford (Abt. 1541 – 3 Aug 1593)
    8. 8. Mary Seymour (1542 – 18 January 1570)
    9. 9. Edward Seymour (1548 – 1574)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Seymour (1552 – 3 June 1602)
    11. 11. John Seymour (1527 – 19 December 1552)
    12. 12. Edward Seymour (1529 – 2 May 1593)
  4. 4. Anthony Seymour (1503 – 15 Jul 1520)
  5. 5. Sir (John) Seymour (abt 1503 – 15 Jul 1510)
  6. 6. Margery Seymour (1504 – 1520)
  7. 7. Thomas Seymour (1508 – 20 Mar 1549) m. Queen (Katherine) Parr (20 December 1512 – 5 September 1548)
    1. 1. Mary Seymour (30 August 1548 – 1550)
  8. 8. Jane Seymour, (22 Sep 1509 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Henry (Tudor of England) KG (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547)
    1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor of England) KG (1537 – 1553)
  9. 9. Robert (I) Seymour (1510 – 18 oct 1564) m. Anne Seymour (1515 – 22 Apr 1576)
    1. 1. Robert (Seamer) (Seymour) (1535 – Dec 1602) m. Audrye Sare (1539 – )
      1. 1. Henry\Henery (A) Seamer (abt 1555 – Abt 1641) m. Katherine Aldred (1540 – 1603)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Seamer) Coley (1570 – 2 January 1619) m. James Coley (1570 – 25 April 1625)
  10. 10. Dorothy Seymour (1 Jan 1513 – 13 MAR 1562)
  11. 11. Sir (Henry) Seymour (1514 – 5 April 1578)
  12. 12. Anthony Seymour (1517 – )
  13. 13. Margaret ((Margery)) Seymour (1517 – )
  14. 14. Henry Seymour (1526 – )
  15. 15. Sir (John Seymour,) IV (Abt. 1535 – Aug 1599)

John Seymour's Timeline

4 Records

1474
1474
Birth of John Seymour in Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
1476
1476
Birth of John Seymour in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1536
21 Dec 1536
Age 60
Death of John Seymour in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1536
21 Dec 1536
Age 60
Death of John Seymour in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1536
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1536
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

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