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Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York 1565–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1565

Birth Location: Munster, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1630

Death Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Fenton

Mother: Lady Weston

Spouse(s): Sir Boyle

Children(s): Countess Boyle

Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York was born in 1565 in Munster, Cork, Ireland, the child of Sir Geoffrey Knight Fenton And Lady Alice Weston. Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York married Sir Richard The Great Earl Of Cork Boyle, and had children including Countess Alice Catherine Boyle. Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York passed away in 1630 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York was born in 1565 in Munster, Cork, Ireland, the child of Sir Geoffrey Knight Fenton And Lady Alice Weston.
  • Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York married Sir Richard The Great Earl Of Cork Boyle, and had children including Countess Alice Catherine Boyle.
  • Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York passed away in 1630 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fenton
1539–1608
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
SF
Lady Weston
1541–1631
Birth Location: Lismore, Munster, Cork, Ireland
LW

Spouses(s)

Sir Boyle
1566–1643
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
SB

Children(s)

Countess Boyle
1607–1667
Birth Location: College, Youghal, Cork, Ireland
CB

Lady York's Ancestors

Self
Lady York
1565–1630
Birth Place: Munster, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton
1539–1608
Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Alice) Weston
1541–1631
Lismore, Munster, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Henry) Fenton
1502–1562
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) Fenton
1504–1574
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Robert) Weston
1515–1573
Weeford, Staffordshire, England
Alice Jennings
1517–1567
Lismore, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr
1476–1536
Anne Burgh
1478–1525
Sir Beaumont
1478–1538
Lady Basset
1470–1539
Sir Weston
1501–1573
Baroness Neville
1500–1575
Richard Barre
1491–1558
Alicia Simson
1500–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Virginia Edshaw
1460–1547
Lord Neville
1456–1499
Edithe Sandys
1471–1529

Lady York's Descendants

1.
LY
Lady (Catherine Fenton Countess of) York (Abt. 1565–16 Feb 1630) m. Sir (Richard "the Great" (Earl of Cork)) Boyle (13 Oct 1566–15 Sep 1643)
  1. 1. Countess (Alice Catherine) Boyle 1607–1667 m. David (Fitz-David) Barry 1605–1642
    1. 1. Sir (Richard, (2nd Earl of Barrymore, 7th Viscount Buttevant, 20th Baron Barry)) BARRY 1630–1694 m. Susan Killegrew 1629–1655
      1. 1. LADY (THERESA) BARRY 1655–1709 m. Samuel (Godshall) Overholt 1652–1754
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mcwhinnie) Overholt 1674–1790

Lady York's Timeline

2 Records

1565
Abt. 1565
Birth of Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York in Munster, Cork, Ireland
Munster, Cork, Ireland
1630
16 Feb 1630
Age 65
Death of Lady Catherine Fenton Countess of York in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1565
    Event Place: Munster, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1630
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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