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Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood 1505–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 Jan 1559

Death Location: Holkham, Norfolk, England

Father: Nicholas Atwood

Mother: Agnes Cley

Spouse(s): William Foultain, Sir (Knight)

Children(s): Thomas Ll, Andrew Potter, Anthony Potter, Elizabeth Potter, John Potter, Mary Potter, Nicholas Potter, Richard Potter, Sir Potter, William Potter, Edward Potter, Sir Porter, Sir Porter

Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood was born in 1505 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Atwood And Agnes Cley. Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood married Richard Potter, Sir Thomas Potter Knight, Thomas Potter, William Foultain, and had children including Andrew Potter, Anthony Potter, Edward Potter, Elizabeth Potter, John William Potter, Mary Elizabeth Hannah Potter, Nicholas Potter, Richard Potter, Sir John Potter, Sir Roger Raffe Porter, Thomas Potter Ll, William Potter. Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood passed away in 1559 in Holkham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood was born in 1505 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Atwood And Agnes Cley.
  • Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood married Richard Potter, Sir Thomas Potter Knight, Thomas Potter, William Foultain, and had children including Andrew Potter, Anthony Potter, Edward Potter, Elizabeth Potter, John William Potter, Mary Elizabeth Hannah Potter, Nicholas Potter, Richard Potter, Sir John Potter, Sir Roger Raffe Porter, Thomas Potter Ll, William Potter.
  • Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood passed away in 1559 in Holkham, Norfolk, England.

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Lady Atwood's Ancestors

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Lady Atwood
1505–1559
Birth Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Nicholas Atwood
1460–1522
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Cley
1470–1530
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Atwood's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret (Potter)) Atwood (1505–18 Jan 1559) m. William Foultain (1505–1558) m. Sir (Thomas Potter) (Knight) (1502–1553)
  1. 1. Thomas (Potter) Ll 1533–1576 m. Isobel Somner 1543–1613
    1. 1. Jeffery (10GGF Geffray Ralph) Potter 1575–1638 m. Agnes Beard 1578–1648
      1. 1. Luke Potter 1608–1697 m. Mary Edmunds 1625–1711
        1. 1. Elizabeth Potter 1652–1772 m. Samuel Jones 1646–1717
      2. 2. Jeffrey Potter 1613–1662
      3. 3. Nicholas Potter 1610–1673
      4. 4. Thomas Potter 1603–
      5. 5. John Potter 1601–
      6. 6. Anna Potter 1608–1627
      7. 7. Katherine Potter 1601–
      8. 8. Thoms Potter 1604–
  2. 2. Andrew Potter 1550–1571
  3. 3. Anthony Potter 1546–1615
  4. 4. Elizabeth Potter 1536–1562
  5. 5. John (William) Potter 1529–1549
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Hannah) Potter 1536–1608
  7. 7. Nicholas Potter 1528–1580
  8. 8. Richard Potter 1527–1593
  9. 9. Sir (John) Potter 1520–1571
  10. 10. William Potter 1541–1571
  11. 11. Edward Potter 1527–1582
  12. 12. Sir (Roger (Raffe)) Porter 1520–1572
  13. 13. Sir (Roger (Raffe)) Porter 1520–1572

Lady Atwood's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1518
1518
Age 13
Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood was married in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1553
1553
Age 48
Death of Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
18 Jan 1559
Age 54
Burial of Lady Margaret (Potter) Atwood in Holkham, Norfolk, England
Holkham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Holkham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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