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John de Vere 1482 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1482

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1540

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: John Vere

Mother: Alice Colbrooke

Spouse(s): Christian Foderingey, Elizabeth Trussell

Children(s): Elizabeth Vere, John Vere, Frances Vere, Aubrey Vere, Robert Vere, Anne Vere, Geoffrey Vere

The story of John de Vere began in 1482 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England. John de Vere married Christian Foderingey, Elizabeth Trussell, and had children including Elizabeth de Vere, John de Vere, Frances de Vere, Aubrey de Vere, Robert De Vere, Anne de Vere, Geoffrey de Vere. John de Vere passed away in 1540 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John de Vere began in 1482 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England.
  • John de Vere married Christian Foderingey, Elizabeth Trussell, and had children including Elizabeth de Vere, John de Vere, Frances de Vere, Aubrey de Vere, Robert De Vere, Anne de Vere, Geoffrey de Vere.
  • John de Vere passed away in 1540 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Vere
1450 – 1485
Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England
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Alice Colbrooke
1458 – 1537
Birth Location: Cullompton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian Foderingey
1481 – 1498
Birth Location: Brockley, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Trussell
1494 – 1527
Birth Location: Kibblestone, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Vere
1512 – 1565
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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John Vere
1516 – 1562
Birth Location: Kibblestone, Staffordshire, England
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Frances Vere
1517 – 1577
Birth Location: Earl Soham, Suffolk, England
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Aubrey Vere
1519 – 1579
Birth Location: Earls Colne, Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Vere
1520 – 1598
Birth Location: Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
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Anne Vere
1522 – 1572
Birth Location: Earls Colne, Braintree, Essex, England
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Geoffrey Vere
1526 – 1565
Birth Location: Colne, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Vere's Ancestors

Self
John Vere
1482 – 1540
Birth Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Parents
John de Vere
1450 – 1485
Oxfordshire, England
Alice (Kilrington) Colbrooke
1458 – 1537
Cullompton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert (de) Vere
1410 – 1461
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Joan Courtenay
1411 – 1465
Haccombe, Devon, England
Walter (Colbrooke) Kilrington
1442 – 1488
Oxfordshire, England
Joan (Jane) Tresytheny
1433 – 1494
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Courtenay
1358 – 1425
Philippa L'Arcedekne
1387 – 1412
Nicholas Kilrington
1400 – 1460
Jane Colbrooke
1420 – 1494
Richard Tresithney
1394 – 1450
Anne Tregonnan
1401 – 1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Courtenay
1331 – 1371
Emeline Dawney
1330 – 1371
Warin L'Arcedekne
1355 – 1406
Elizabeth Talbot
1364 – 1407
William Kilrington
1345 – 1420
William Kilrington
1347 –
Walter Colbrooke
1400 – 1422
Anne Tregonen
1405 –
John Tresithney
1364 – 1435
Joane Bossoham
1370 – 1450
John Tregonnan
1370 – 1450
John Tregonnan
1374 –

John Vere's Descendants

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John (de) Vere (Abt 1482 – 21 Mar 1540) m. Christian Foderingey (Abt 1481 – 4 Nov 1498) m. Elizabeth Trussell (1494 – Jul 1527)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Vere (1512 – 26 Dec 1565) m. Sir (Thomas) Darcy (4 Dec 1506 – 27 Oct 1557)
  2. 2. John (de) Vere (1516 – 3 Aug 1562) m. Dorothy Neville (Abt 1515 – Bef 27 Jun 1547) m. Margery Gouldinge (1527 – 2 Dec 1568)
  3. 3. Frances (de) Vere (1517 – 30 Jun 1577) m. Henry Howard (19 Jan 1517 – 19 Jan 1547) m. Thomas Steynings (1518 – 20 Oct 1575) m. John Dudley (1518 – Aft 1556)
    1. 1. Margaret (Dudely) Howard (1531 – 1541)
    2. 2. Robert Howard (1532 – 1588)
    3. 3. Jane Howard (1533 – 30 Jun 1593) m. Charles Neville (1542 – 16 Nov 1601)
    4. 4. Anne Howard (1535 – 30 Jun 1593)
    5. 5. Thomas Howard (10 Mar 1536 – 2 Jun 1572) m. Margaret Audley (2 Mar 1545 – 10 Jan 1564) m. Elizabeth Leybourne (1536 – 4 Sep 1567) m. Mary FitzAlan (1540 – 25 Aug 1557)
      1. 1. Margaret Howard (28 Jun 1557 – 1561)
      2. 2. Margaret Howard (1 Aug 1558 – 19 Aug 1591) m. Robert Sackville (1561 – 27 Feb 1609)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Howard (1560 – 4 Sep 1591)
      4. 4. Thomas Howard (24 Aug 1561 – 28 May 1626) m. Mary Dacre (4 Jul 1563 – 7 Apr 1578) m. Catherine Knyvett (1564 – 8 Sep 1638)
        1. 1. Theophilus Howard (13 Aug 1584 – 3 Jun 1640) m. Elizabeth Hume (Abt 1586 – 19 Aug 1633)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Howard (11 Aug 1586 – 15 Apr 1658) m. Edward Vaux (13 Sep 1588 – 8 Sep 1661)
        3. 3. Thomas Howard (8 Oct 1587 – 16 Jul 1669) m. Elizabeth Cecil (1595 – 24 Aug 1672)
        4. 4. Catherine Howard (1588 – 27 Jan 1673) m. William Cecil (28 Mar 1591 – 3 Dec 1668)
        5. 5. Lady (Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and) Somerset (31 May 1590 – 27 Aug 1632) m. James Kerr (1577 – Jul 1645) m. Robert (Devereux 3rd Earl of) Essex (11 Jan 1591 – 19 Oct 1646)
        6. 6. Charles Howard (Aug 1590 – 22 Sep 1622) m. Mary (Fitz) John (1 Aug 1596 – 1671)
        7. 7. Henry Howard (Aug 1592 – 1616) m. Elizabeth Basset (Abt 1599 – 17 Apr 1643)
        8. 8. Edward Howard (1597 – 24 Apr 1675) m. Mary Boteler (Abt 1599 – 30 Jan 1634)
        9. 9. Robert Howard (Jan 1598 – 22 Apr 1653) m. Catherine Neville m. Francis Coke (13 Aug 1597 – 4 Jun 1645)
        10. 10. Margaret Howard (1599 – 1609)
        11. 11. William Howard (1599 – 7 Apr 1672)
      5. 5. Jane Howard (1563 – 20 Feb 1599) m. William Clarke (Abt 1560 – )
      6. 6. William Howard (19 Dec 1563 – 7 Oct 1640)
    6. 6. Catherine Howard (1538 – 7 Apr 1596) m. Henry Berkeley (26 Nov 1534 – 26 Nov 1613)
    7. 7. Mary Dudley (1540 – 1586)
    8. 8. Henry Howard (24 Feb 1540 – 15 Jun 1614)
    9. 9. Margaret Howard (30 Jan 1543 – 17 Mar 1592) m. Willm Claye (Abt 1518 – ) m. Henry (le) Scrope (1534 – 13 Jun 1592) m. John Warner (1540 – 19 Jun 1617)
    10. 10. Margaret (Amelia) Howard (1546 – 6 Oct 1646) m. John Warner (11 Mar 1542 – 23 May 1584)
  4. 4. Aubrey (de) Vere (1519 – 1579) m. Margaret Spring (Abt 1512 – Bef 8 Jun 1544) m. Bridget Gibbon (Abt 1523 – 1577)
  5. 5. Robert (De) Vere (1520 – 28 Apr 1598) m. Joanne Hobart (Abt 1520 – Abt 1548) m. Maria Barwicke (Abt 1520 – )
  6. 6. Anne (de) Vere (1522 – 14 Feb 1572) m. Elisham Sheffield (22 Nov 1521 – 19 Jul 1549) m. Edmund (Ledovico) Falier (Abt 1522 – ) m. John Brock (Abt 1526 – Bef 4 Oct 1582)
  7. 7. Geoffrey (de) Vere (1526 – 3 Aug 1565) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hardekyn (1530 – 24 Dec 1615)

John Vere's Timeline

3 Records

1482
Abt 1482
Birth of John de Vere in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
1540
21 Mar 1540
Age 58
Death of John de Vere in Essex, England
Essex, England
1540
12 Apr 1540
Age 58
Burial of John de Vere in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1482
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1540
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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