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Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington 1520–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Tortworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Alice Balle

Mother: Lady Pauntley

Spouse(s): Sir Court

Children(s): Sir Gloucestershire, Anne Tracy, Sir Throckmorton

The story of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington began in 1520 in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington married Sir Thomas Throckmorton Knight Mp Of Tortworth Corse Court, and had children including Anne Tracy, Sir Thomas Throckmorton Of Tortworth Gloucestershire, Sir William Throckmorton. Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington passed away in 1578 in Tortworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington began in 1520 in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington married Sir Thomas Throckmorton Knight Mp Of Tortworth Corse Court, and had children including Anne Tracy, Sir Thomas Throckmorton Of Tortworth Gloucestershire, Sir William Throckmorton.
  • Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington passed away in 1578 in Tortworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alice Balle
1495–1551
Birth Location: Monmouth, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
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Lady Pauntley
1501–1556
Birth Location: Cranach Castle, Cranach, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Court
1509–1586
Birth Location: Newent, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
SC

Children(s)

Sir Gloucestershire
1538–1607
Birth Location: corse court, Gloucestershire, England
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Anne Tracy
1546–1581
Birth Location: Corse, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
AT
Sir Throckmorton
1548–1628
Birth Location: Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
ST

Margaret Whittington's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Whittington
1520–1578
Birth Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Alice Balle
1495–1551
Monmouth, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret "Marjery" Needham Lady of Cranach, Baroness Wittington of) Pauntley
1501–1556
Cranach Castle, Cranach, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Willem Needham
1450–1556
Cranach Castle, Cranach, Cheshire, England
Isabelle, (Countess of Cranach) Bromley
1455–1560
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Whittington's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Jane, Lady) Whittington (1520–1578) m. Sir (Thomas Throckmorton Knight, MP of Tortworth & Corse) Court (1509–1 March 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth,) Gloucestershire 1538–1607 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Berkeley 1544–1598
    1. 1. HANNAH Throckmorton 1570–1666 m. John Johnson 1556–1607
      1. 1. Capt (John Johnson - English) IMMIGRANT 1588–1659 m. Marye\Mary\Margaret ((Scudder?)) Heath 1593–1629 m. Margery ((Immigrant)) Scudder 1600–1655 m. Grace ((Immigrant) Negus) Fawer 1603–1671 m. Mary (Maria) Heath 1594–1629 m. Margaret Cole 1578–1654
        1. 1. Sergeant (Humphrey) Johnson 1620–1692 m. Margaret (Eleanor) Cheney 1628–1678
        2. 2. Sir (Sergeant Humphrey) Johnson 1620–1693 m. Margaret (Eleanor) Cheney 1628–1678
        3. 3. Elizabeth ((Robert Pepper) Johnson - English) IMMIGRANT 1619–1683
        4. 4. John Johnson 1618–1627
        5. 5. Susan Johnson 1623–1629
        6. 6. Mary Johnson 1614–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Johnson 1619–1683 m. Robert (Pepper) Jr. 1618–1684
        8. 8. Humphrey Johnson 1620–1693
        9. 9. Bartram Johnson 1623–1659
        10. 10. Isaac Johnson 1615–1675
        11. 11. John Johnson 1618–1627
        12. 12. Lydia Johnson 1625–1683
        13. 13. Martha Johnson 1625–1708
        14. 14. Mary Johnson 1614–1679
        15. 15. Sarah Johnson 1624–1694
        16. 16. Susan Johnson 1623–1629
      2. 2. Capt. (Solomon Johnson King Phillip's) War-1675 1588–1690
      3. 3. EDWARD JOHNSON 1598–1672
  2. 2. Anne Tracy 1546–1581
  3. 3. Sir (William) Throckmorton 1548–1628

Margaret Whittington's Timeline

6 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
1520
1520
Birth of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1578
20 Nov 1578
Age 58
Death of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Newent, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
Newent, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
1578
1578
Age 58
Death of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1598
1598
Age 78
Death of Margaret Jane, Lady Whittington in Stoke Gifford (Gloucestershire) England
Stoke Gifford (Gloucestershire) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1578
    Event Place: Newent, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Stoke Gifford (Gloucestershire) England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tortworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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