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John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir 1585–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1585

Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England

Death Date: 16 Apr 1655

Death Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Sir

Mother: Elizabeth Exeter

Spouse(s): Lady Dauntsey, Grace Hewett, Magdalen Newport

Children(s): Anne Danvers, Mary Danvers, Sir DANVERS, Henry DANVERS, Lucy Danvers, Elizabeth Dauntsey, John Dauntsey, Sir DANVERS

John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir was born in 1585 in Chelsea, London, England, the child of John I Danvers Of Dauntsey Sir And Elizabeth Neville Lady Countess Exeter. John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir married Grace Hewett, Lady Elizabeth Dauntsey, Magdalen Newport, and had children including Anne Lady Danvers, Elizabeth Danvers Of Dauntsey, Henry Danvers, John Danvers Of Dauntsey, Lucy Danvers, Mary Danvers, Sir Charles Danvers, Sir John Danvers. John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir passed away in 1655 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir was born in 1585 in Chelsea, London, England, the child of John I Danvers Of Dauntsey Sir And Elizabeth Neville Lady Countess Exeter.
  • John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir married Grace Hewett, Lady Elizabeth Dauntsey, Magdalen Newport, and had children including Anne Lady Danvers, Elizabeth Danvers Of Dauntsey, Henry Danvers, John Danvers Of Dauntsey, Lucy Danvers, Mary Danvers, Sir Charles Danvers, Sir John Danvers.
  • John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir passed away in 1655 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sir's Ancestors

Self
John Sir
1585–1655
Birth Place: Chelsea, London, England
Parents
John I Danvers* of Dauntsey Sir
1530–1594
Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Neville* Lady, Countess) Exeter
1546–1630
Snape Hall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Sylvester Danvers of Dauntsey) esquire
1518–1552
Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Winifred de Neville) Mordaunt
1518–1561
Turvey, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dauntsey
1475–1532
Margaretha Courtenay
1495–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Culworth
1455–1514
Lady STRADLING
1469–1539

John Sir's Descendants

1.
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John ("The Regicide" Danvers) Sir (29 Jun 1585–16 Apr 1655) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Dauntsey (1600–9 Jul 1636) m. Grace Hewett (1599–) m. Magdalen Newport (1 Jan 1552–6 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. Anne ((Lady)) Danvers 1618–1671 m. William (Joseph Eyre) (Ayres) 1618–1679
    1. 1. Joseph (Eyre Or) Ayers 1638–1679 m. Margaret Humphreys 1642–1692 m. Margaret Humphreys 1642–1692
      1. 1. Jane Eyre\Ayres 1671–1765 m. Guillaume (William Fouquet) (Fuqua) 1662–1698
        1. 1. William (Humphreys Giles Fouquet Fuqua) Sr 1688–1761 m. Elizabeth (Marie Sarah) Faure 1700–1780
        2. 2. Joseph (Fuqua Sr (Rev) War-Sgt.) 1690–1788
        3. 3. William (Humphrey) Fouquet 1688–1761
        4. 4. Jane Fouquet 1689–1761
        5. 5. John Fuqua 1692–1735
      2. 2. Margaret Eyres 1664–1719
      3. 3. William Eyre 1670–1699
      4. 4. Margaret Eyres 1666–1719
      5. 5. Hannah Eyre 1668–1685
    2. 2. Anne (Elizabeth) Ayres 1635–1695
  2. 2. Mary Danvers 1631–1709
  3. 3. Sir (Charles) DANVERS 1632–1632
  4. 4. Henry DANVERS 1633–1654
  5. 5. Lucy Danvers 1621–1709
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Danvers of) Dauntsey 1629–1709
  7. 7. John (Danvers of) Dauntsey 1650–
  8. 8. Sir (John) DANVERS 1616–

John Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1585
29 Jun 1585
Birth of John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir in Chelsea, London, England
Chelsea, London, England
1655
16 Apr 1655
Age 70
Death of John "The Regicide" Danvers Sir in Chelsea, London, England
Chelsea, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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