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Lady Dorothy Harris 1545 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1545

Birth Location: Hampshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1605

Death Location: Froxfield, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir )

Mother: Lady Cooke

Spouse(s): Sir Silvester

Children(s): Jesse Sylvester

In 1545, Lady Dorothy Harris entered the world in Hampshire, England, born to Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) ) and Lady Joanna Joan Cooke. Lady Dorothy Harris married Sir John Silvester, and had children including Jesse Silvester Sylvester. Lady Dorothy Harris passed away in 1605 in Froxfield, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Lady Dorothy Harris entered the world in Hampshire, England, born to Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) ) and Lady Joanna Joan Cooke.
  • Lady Dorothy Harris married Sir John Silvester, and had children including Jesse Silvester Sylvester.
  • Lady Dorothy Harris passed away in 1605 in Froxfield, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir )
1505 – 1556
Birth Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
S)
Lady Cooke
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Braintree District, Essex, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Sir Silvester
1546 – 1596
Birth Location: Froxfield, Hampshire, England
SS

Children(s)

Jesse Sylvester
1560 – 1636
Birth Location: Froxfield, Hampshire, England
JS

Lady Harris's Ancestors

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Lady Harris
1545 – 1605
Birth Place: Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) )
1505 – 1556
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Lady (Joanna Joan) Cooke
1500 – 1545
Braintree District, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Arthur) Harris
1460 – 1520
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Lady (Johanna) PERCY
1478 – 1547
Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Smarte
1486 – 1584
of Marshall's nr Romford, Essex England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Essex
1490 – 1556
Anne Jernigan
1448 – 1480
Sir Northumberland
1442 – 1489
Countess Herbert
1448 – 1485
Wiliam Smarte
1455 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Harris's Descendants

1.
LH
Lady (Dorothy) Harris (Abt. 1545 – Abt. 1605) m. Sir (John) Silvester (1546 – abt 1596)
  1. 1. Jesse (Silvester) Sylvester (1560 – 13 Jan 1636) m. Mary Cosen (7 March 1564 – 1607)
    1. 1. Anne Sylvester (abt 1590 – 28 May 1634) m. Andrew Coe (May 1592 – 2 November 1653)
      1. 1. Letetia (Letitah (Sylvester) Coe) Martin (1620 – 1670) m. JOHN MARTIN (26 Feb 1609 – Jan 1621)
        1. 1. William (Peters) Martin ( – 2 Jan 1765)

Lady Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1545
Abt. 1545
Birth of Lady Dorothy Harris in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1605
Abt. 1605
Age 60
Death of Lady Dorothy Harris in Froxfield, Hampshire, England
Froxfield, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1605
    Event Place: Froxfield, Hampshire, England
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