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Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen 1503 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1503

Birth Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1572

Death Location: Rossall, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord Alleyne

Mother: Agnes Pelesholle

Spouse(s): Mary Leigh, Margaret Lister

Children(s): Lady Leigh, William Allen

Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter was born in 1503 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Lord Sir Knight Richard Alleyne and Agnes Pelesholle. Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter married Mary Margaret Leigh, Margaret Jane Lister, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Alice Leigh, William Allen. Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in Rossall, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter was born in 1503 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Lord Sir Knight Richard Alleyne and Agnes Pelesholle.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter married Mary Margaret Leigh, Margaret Jane Lister, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Alice Leigh, William Allen.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in Rossall, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Lord Allen's Ancestors

Self
Lord Allen
1503 – 1572
Birth Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Richard Alleyne
1470 – 1527
Thaxted, Essex, England
Agnes Pelesholle
1475 – 1538
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Allen's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight John Aleyn) Allen (27 Oct 1503 – 11 Dec 1572) m. Mary (Margaret) Leigh (1507 – 22 June 1558) m. Margaret (Jane) Lister (1500 – abt 1540)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Alice) Leigh (1525 – 29 Oct 1581) m. Colonel (Sir John (Alyn)) Allen (1520 – 21 Feb 1571)
    1. 1. Robert Allen (1545 – 1589) m. Deborah Avery (1540 – 11 Mar 1587)
      1. 1. John Allen (1575 – Bef. 1635) m. Elizabeth Greenaway (1593 – 1712)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Allen (1604 – Jun 06, 1681) m. Rev (Rev Samuel G) Stone (Jul 30, 1602 – Jul 20, 1663)
  2. 2. William Allen (16 Apr 1532 – 16 Oct 1594) m. Amie Mehewe (1536 – 1590)
    1. 1. Symon (James) Allyn (15 Dec 1560 – 14 Aug 1638) m. Francisca Higgins (1560 – abt 1635)
      1. 1. James (Christopher) Allen (25 Jan 1581 – 1653) m. Anne Chapman (26 Sep 1585 – 20 Jan 1657)
        1. 1. James Allen (22 Nov 1609 – 21 Nov 1708) m. Mary Greete (1613 – 1712)

Lord Allen's Timeline

3 Records

1503
27 Oct 1503
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
1535
before 1535
Age 32
Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter was married in England
England
1572
11 Dec 1572
Age 69
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter in Rossall, Lancashire, England
Rossall, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1503
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: before 1535
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1572
    Event Place: Rossall, Lancashire, England

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