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John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff 1400–1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1400

Birth Location: Stourton,,Wiltshire,England

Death Date: 25 Nov 1462

Death Location: Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England

Father: John Stourton

Mother: Katherine Beaumont

Spouse(s): Margery Wadham

Children(s): Margaret Lady, Johanna Stourton, Lady Stourton, John Stourton, Alice Baroness, William Stourton

The story of John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff began in 1400 in Stourton,,Wiltshire,England. John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff married Margery Wadham Lady Margery Baroness Dame Wadham, and had children including Alice Stourton Lady Baroness, Johanna Joan Stourton, John Stourton, Lady Avice Amy Stourton, Margaret Stourton Lady, William Stourton. John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff passed away in 1462 in Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff began in 1400 in Stourton,,Wiltshire,England.
  • John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff married Margery Wadham Lady Margery Baroness Dame Wadham, and had children including Alice Stourton Lady Baroness, Johanna Joan Stourton, John Stourton, Lady Avice Amy Stourton, Margaret Stourton Lady, William Stourton.
  • John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff passed away in 1462 in Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stourton
1340–1408
Birth Location: Stourton with Gasper, Mere, Wiltshire, England
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Katherine Beaumont
1354–1435
Birth Location: Saunton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Wadham
1405–1473
Birth Location: Memfield, Somersetshire
MW

Children(s)

Margaret Lady
1433–1474
Birth Location: Stourton, Wiltshire, , England,
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Johanna Stourton
1424–1473
Birth Location: Yeovil, Somerset, England
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Lady Stourton
1420–1435
Birth Location: Stourton, Wiltshire, England
LS
John Stourton
1421–1462
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Alice Baroness
1432–1491
Birth Location: Preston Plunknet, Somerset, England
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William Stourton
1430–1478
Birth Location: Stourton Manor, Wiltshire, England
WS

John Sheriff's Ancestors

Self
John Sheriff
1400–1462
Birth Place: Stourton,,Wiltshire,England
Parents
John Stourton
1340–1408
Stourton with Gasper, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Katherine Beaumont
1354–1435
Saunton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sheriff's Descendants

1.
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John (Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace,) Sheriff (19 May 1400–25 Nov 1462) m. Margery (Wadham Lady Margery (Baroness\Dame)) Wadham (1405–20 Mar 1473)
  1. 1. Margaret (Stourton) Lady 1433–1474 m. George (Darrell Sir George Darrell Littlecote House) Wiltshire 1419–1474
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stourton Darrell) Lady 1454–1479 m. John (Seymour Sir of Wolf Hall, Knight and Lord Sheriff of) Wiltshire 1450–1491
      1. 1. John (Seymour Sir "1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl) Bedford" 1474–1536 m. Marjery Wentworth 1478–1550
        1. 1. Edward (Seymour Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset 1506–1552 m. Anne Stanhope 1509–1587
        2. 2. Dorothy Seymour 1493–1561 m. Clement (Smith Smythe) Sir 1530–1562
        3. 3. Thomas Seymour 1508–1549 m. Lady (Catherine "Queen Consort of England" "Queen of Ireland" Parr Last Wife of Henry) VIII 1512–1548
        4. 4. Henry (Seymour Sir) Knight 1514–1578 m. Barbara Morgan 1518–1580
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Seymour Lady Elizabeth Ughtred Paulet Seymour Marchioness of Winchester, Baroness Cromwell of) Oakman 1518–1563 m. Gregory (Cromwell Lord Gregory Williams Cromwell, 2nd Baron van Oakman, 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon, Knight of Bath, Shire for) Ke 1515–1551
        6. 6. Jane (Seymour) Queen 1508–1537 m. King (Henry VIII) Tutor 1491–1547
      2. 2. Margaret Seymour 1468–1491 m. William Wadham 1466–1565
        1. 1. Jane Wadham 1502–
      3. 3. Jane (Darrell Seymour) Lady 1469–1537 m. John (Huddlestone) Sir 1469–
        1. 1. Ediss (Seymour) Huddlestone 1499–
      4. 4. Catherine (Seymour) Lady 1472–1537 m. Jevan (John) Thomas 1475–1530
        1. 1. Jevan Thomas 1500–1555
        2. 2. Joan Thomas 1514–1544
        3. 3. Samuel Thomas 1500–
      5. 5. George Seymour 1475–1536
      6. 6. Robert Seymour 1477–1510 m. Sybil Harden 1480–1505
        1. 1. Isabell Seymoure 1494–1525
      7. 7. William (Seymour) Sir 1478–1536
      8. 8. Roger Seymour 1480–1509 m. Lady (Sybil) Harden 1480–1505
        1. 1. Isabella (Elizabeth Seymour) Lady 1494–1525
        2. 2. Agnes Seymour 1498–
        3. 3. Margery Seymour 1501–1554
        4. 4. Jane ((Joan)) Seymour 1503–1598
        5. 5. John Seymour 1502–1509
      9. 9. Elizabeth Seymour 1471–1541 m. Thomas Pigg 1467–1501
        1. 1. Hugh Pigg 1496–1589
        2. 2. Thomas Pigg 1500–1582
        3. 3. Richard Pigg 1502–1692
      10. 10. Joan Seymour 1477–
    2. 2. Margaretha Darrell 1452–1510
    3. 3. Anne Darell 1456–1528
    4. 4. Agnes (Darrell) Lady 1445–1562
    5. 5. Richard (Darrell) Sir 1449–
    6. 6. Edward Darrell 1466–1529
  2. 2. Johanna (Joan) Stourton 1424–1473
  3. 3. Lady (Avice Amy) Stourton 1420–1435
  4. 4. John Stourton 1421–1462
  5. 5. Alice (Stourton Lady) Baroness 1432–1491
  6. 6. William Stourton 1430–1478

John Sheriff's Timeline

2 Records

1400
19 May 1400
Birth of John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff in Stourton,,Wiltshire,England
Stourton,,Wiltshire,England
1462
25 Nov 1462
Age 62
Death of John Stourton Sir John "Knight of the Garter" de Stourton "Justice of the Peace, Sheriff in Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England
Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1400
    Event Place: Stourton,,Wiltshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1462
    Event Place: Witham Friary, Somerset, Essex, England
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