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Mary Lake 1540–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Trelake

Mother: Mrs. GM11

Spouse(s): Christopher Thornton

Children(s): Lady (Breasley)(Gregory), Thomas Thornton, Christopher Thornton, Stephen Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Sir THORNTON, Gabell THORNTON

Mary Lake was born in 1540 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Lake Trelake And Mrs William Lake Gm11. Mary Lake married Christopher Thornton, and had children including Christopher Thornton, Edward Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Gabell Thornton, Lady Margaret Thornton Breasley Gregory, Sir Peter Thornton, Stephen Thornton, Thomas Thornton. Mary Lake passed away in 1586 in Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mary Lake was born in 1540 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Lake Trelake And Mrs William Lake Gm11.
  • Mary Lake married Christopher Thornton, and had children including Christopher Thornton, Edward Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Gabell Thornton, Lady Margaret Thornton Breasley Gregory, Sir Peter Thornton, Stephen Thornton, Thomas Thornton.
  • Mary Lake passed away in 1586 in Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Mary Lake's Ancestors

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Mary Lake
1540–1586
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Lake Trelake
1500–1544
Gainesborough, Lincolnshire, England
Mrs. (William Lake) GM11
1524–1600
Gainesborough,,,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Lake's Descendants

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Mary Lake (1540–1586) m. Christopher Thornton (1540–1590)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Thornton) (Breasley)(Gregory) 1585–1681 m. Sir (Roger Robert Gregory) Gregorie 1571–1629 m. Sir (Robert) Gregory 1585–1629
    1. 1. John Gregory 1623–1697 m. Elizabeth (Bishop) (Gregory) 1625–1676
      1. 1. NANCY (ANNE) GREGORY-EDMUNDSEN 1640–1715 m. Thomas Edmondson 1645–1715
        1. 1. Benjamin Edmondson 1685–1727 m. Margaret Underwood 1685–1727
        2. 2. Bryant Edmondson 1690–1769
        3. 3. James Edmondson 1671–1703
        4. 4. Sarah Edmondson 1680–1722
        5. 5. Thomas Edmondson 1693–1750
        6. 6. William Edmondson 1672–1733
        7. 7. Anne Edmundson 1688–1803
        8. 8. Bryant Edmundson 1677–1751
        9. 9. James Edmundson 1690–1741
        10. 10. Joseph Edmundson 1673–1744
        11. 11. Samuel Edmundson 1684–1733
        12. 12. John (\husband of 5th GGM Edmondson,) Quaker 1671–1733
    2. 2. Samuel Arnold 1611–1674
    3. 3. Elizabeth Gregory 1620–1640
    4. 4. John Gregory 1610–1676
    5. 5. Richard Gregory 1622–
    6. 6. Roger Gregory 1630–
  2. 2. Thomas Thornton 1567–1633
  3. 3. Christopher Thornton 1560–
  4. 4. Stephen Thornton 1562–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Thornton 1565–
  6. 6. Sir (Peter) THORNTON 1587–
  7. 7. Gabell THORNTON 1589–

Mary Lake's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Mary Lake in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1570
1570
Age 30
Mary Lake was married in Thornton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Thornton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1586
1586
Age 46
Death of Mary Lake in Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Thornton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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