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Mary Gernon Cavendish 1556–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 November 1602

Death Location: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Cavendish

Mother: Elisabeth Shrewsbury

Spouse(s): Thomas Felton

Children(s): Anne Jackson

The story of Mary Gernon Cavendish began in 1556 in Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom. Mary Gernon Cavendish married Robert De Gernon, Thomas Felton, and had children including Anne Jackson, Thomas Felton, Walter Felton. Mary Gernon Cavendish passed away in 1602 in Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Gernon Cavendish began in 1556 in Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Mary Gernon Cavendish married Robert De Gernon, Thomas Felton, and had children including Anne Jackson, Thomas Felton, Walter Felton.
  • Mary Gernon Cavendish passed away in 1602 in Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elisabeth Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Birth Location: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Felton
1545–1578
Birth Location: Playford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Anne Jackson
1571–1661
Birth Location: En
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Mary Cavendish's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cavendish
1556–1602
Birth Place: Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Cavendish
1505–1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth (Hardwick Gravin van) Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
Grandparents
Thomas ('Sir') Cavendish
1472–1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
John Hardwick
1494–1526
Hardwick Hall, Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Leeke
1498–1570
Hasland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cavendish's Descendants

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Mary (Gernon) Cavendish (1556–11 November 1602) m. Thomas Felton (1545–4 September 1578)
  1. 1. Anne Jackson 1571–1661 m. Thomas ((the older)) Colby 1567–1625
    1. 1. Anthony Colby 1605–1660 m. Susanna Heydon 1610–1689 m. Susannah Sargent 1610–1689
      1. 1. Isaac Colby 1640–1684
      2. 2. Thomas Colby 1650–1691
      3. 3. John Colby 1633–1673
      4. 4. Samuel Colby 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth Sargent 1648–1736
        1. 1. Samuel Colby 1671–1745
        2. 2. Dorothy Hoyt 1668–1740
        3. 3. Elizabeth Colby 1670–1704 m. Thomas Fuller 1671–1753 m. Gideon Lowell –1722
      5. 5. Rebecca Colby 1643–1698
      6. 6. Mary Colby 1648–1716
      7. 7. Sarah Colby 1635–1663 m. Orlando Bagly 1624–1663
        1. 1. John Bagley 1655–1758
        2. 2. John Bagley 1656–1658
        3. 3. Mary Bagley 1661–1700
        4. 4. Orlando (Bagley) II 1658–1727 m. Sarah Sargent 1652–1701
        5. 5. Samuel Bagley 1661–1686
        6. 6. Sarah Bagley 1661–1720 m. John Mack 1653–1721
        7. 7. Sarah Bagley 1660–1661
    2. 2. Robert Colby 1614–1636
    3. 3. Abraham Colby 1600–1625
    4. 4. Matthew Colby 1607–1608
    5. 5. William Colby 1598–1638 m. Anna Sewell 1598–
    6. 6. Margaret Colby 1597–1597
    7. 7. Richard (Anthony) Colby 1602–1655

Mary Cavendish's Timeline

6 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Mary Gernon Cavendish in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1556
1556
Birth of Mary Gernon Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
1556
1556
Birth of Mary Gernon Cavendish in Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom
Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom
1602
11 November 1602
Age 46
Death of Mary Gernon Cavendish in Shotley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Shotley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1632
1632
Age 76
Death of Mary Gernon Cavendish in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1632
1632
Age 76
Death of Mary Gernon Cavendish in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1602
    Event Place: Shotley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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