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Lady Jane Whittington 1518–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Sir Pauntley

Mother: Lady Needham

Spouse(s): Sir Bodenham

Children(s): Elizabeth Bodenham

In 1518, Lady Jane Whittington entered the world in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas John Whittington Of Pauntley And Lady Margaret Countess Of Pauntley Needham. Lady Jane Whittington married Sir Roger Ratherwas Bodenham, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Bodenham. Lady Jane Whittington passed away in 1578 in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Lady Jane Whittington entered the world in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas John Whittington Of Pauntley And Lady Margaret Countess Of Pauntley Needham.
  • Lady Jane Whittington married Sir Roger Ratherwas Bodenham, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Bodenham.
  • Lady Jane Whittington passed away in 1578 in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pauntley
1488–1546
Birth Location: Solers, Gloucestershire, England
SP
Lady Needham
1490–1556
Birth Location: Congleton, Cheshire, England
LN

Spouses(s)

Sir Bodenham
1512–1579
Birth Location: Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales, England
SB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bodenham
1538–1636
Birth Location: Mechen, Monmouthshire, Wales
EB

Lady Whittington's Ancestors

Self
Lady Whittington
1518–1578
Birth Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas John Whittington of Pauntley
1488–1546
Solers, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Countess of Pauntley) Needham
1490–1556
Congleton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Whittington of) Pauntley
1458–1488
Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Croft
1462–1527
Croft Castle, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Sir (William Needham (Earl of Granage and) Shavington)
1467–1510
Cranach, Cheshire, England
Lady (Isabel) Bromley
1470–1510
Baddington, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whittington
1425–1470
Elisabeth Arundel
1430–1481
Sir Herefordshire
1427–1509
Lady Plantagenet
1428–1519
Thomas Needham
1398–1463
Maud Brereton
1413–1497
John Bromley
1409–1488
Joane Hextall
1430–1453
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pauntley
1405–1456
Elizabeth Harescombe
1410–1500
Renfrey Arundel
–1442
Joan Coleshull
1410–1497
William Croft
1393–1445
Margaret Walwyn
1397–1439
Sir Cornwall,
1382–1443
Elizabeth Barre
1412–1468
Robert Needham
1372–1448
Dorothy Savage
1404–1480
Sir Brereton
1390–1425
Alice Corbet
1390–1458
William Bromley
1392–1430
Margaret Mainwaring
1396–1432
William Hextall
1402–1449
Margaret Bromley
1410–1454

Lady Whittington's Descendants

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Lady (Jane) Whittington (1518–1578) m. Sir (Roger Ratherwas) Bodenham (1512–1579)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Bodenham 1538–1636 m. Sir (Lord Thomas "The Pirate" Morgan, Knight of Machen, Sheriff of London, Baron Morgan of Machen and; Tregar, Member of) Parliament 1534–1603
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Morgan 1572–1650 m. William Jones 1563–1633
      1. 1. Reverend (John) Jones 1591–1665 m. Sarah 1601–1650
        1. 1. Sarah Jones 1620–1683 m. Thomas Bulkeley 1617–1658

Lady Whittington's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Lady Jane Whittington in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
1578
1578
Age 60
Death of Lady Jane Whittington in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
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