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Margaret Martyn 1548–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1612

Death Location: West Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Devon

Mother: Alice Martyn

Spouse(s): William Dunning, William Silverthorne, William Silverthorne

Children(s): Lady *, William Dunning, Alice Tias

Margaret Martyn was born in 1548 in Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Henry Martyn Knight Of Devon And Alice White Martyn. Margaret Martyn married William Dunning, William Silverthorne, and had children including Alice Tias, Lady Alice Granville Dunning Bishop, William Dunning. Margaret Martyn passed away in 1612 in West Ashton, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Martyn was born in 1548 in Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Henry Martyn Knight Of Devon And Alice White Martyn.
  • Margaret Martyn married William Dunning, William Silverthorne, and had children including Alice Tias, Lady Alice Granville Dunning Bishop, William Dunning.
  • Margaret Martyn passed away in 1612 in West Ashton, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Devon
1525–1560
Birth Location: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
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Alice Martyn
1527–1618
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

William Dunning
1548–1638
Birth Location: Brockhampton, Dorset, England
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William Silverthorne
1549–1612
Birth Location: West Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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William Silverthorne
1549–1612
Birth Location: West Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady *
1570–1638
Birth Location: Brockhampton Green, Dorset, England
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William Dunning
1565–1638
Birth Location: Brockhampton, Dorset, England
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Alice Tias
1570–1598
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Martyn's Ancestors

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Margaret Martyn
1548–1612
Birth Place: Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Henry Martyn, Knight of Devon
1525–1560
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Alice (White) Martyn
1527–1618
Devon, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir William Archibald? Martyn\Martin, Baron of Athelhampton, Mayor f) Fxeter*
1500–1565
Hackom Hall, Exeter, Devon, England
Lady (Julien Margaret Hurst of Exeter, Baroness Martin of) Athelhampton*
1513–1570
Exeter, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Martyn's Descendants

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Margaret Martyn (1548–1612) m. William Dunning (1548–15 Aug 1638) m. William Silverthorne (8 Feb 1549–13 Jul 1612) m. William Silverthorne (8 Feb 1549–13 Jul 1612)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice Granville Dunning (Bishop)) * 1570–1638 m. William (Bishop, Sir Knight) * 1570–1638
    1. 1. John (Bishop of Swan’s) Bay* 1610–1694 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann Booker) Bishop* 1604–1656
      1. 1. Mary (L.) Bishop 1640–1713 m. Sylvanus (Stokes) * 1636–1740
        1. 1. John (Sylvanus) Stokes 1663–1748 m. Alice (Elizabeth Green) (Stokes) 1690–1751 m. Agnes Hamlin 1660–1750 m. Elizabeth Green 1667–1751 m. Elizabeth Moss 1660–1718
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Stokes) Freeman* 1667–1705
        3. 3. Richard (Thomas) Stokes 1660–1748
        4. 4. Sylvanus (Stokes,) II 1656–1748
        5. 5. John Stokes 1684–1746
        6. 6. David Stokes 1670–
  2. 2. William Dunning 1565–1638
  3. 3. Alice Tias 1570–1598

Margaret Martyn's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Margaret Martyn in Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
1612
1612
Age 64
Death of Margaret Martyn in West Ashton, Wiltshire, England
West Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: West Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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