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Richard Fenton 1495–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 JAN 1549

Death Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Fenton

Mother: Elyse Sturton

Spouse(s): Agnes Smythe, Janne Smythe, Cecilia _____Fenton

Children(s): Anne Fenton, Richard Fenton, Phebe Fenton

Richard Fenton was born in 1495 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Elyse Cecily Sturton. Richard Fenton married Agnes Annie Smythe, Cecilia Fenton, Janne Smythe, and had children including Anne Smythe Fenton, Phebe Ann Fenton, Richard Fenton. Richard Fenton passed away in 1549 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Fenton was born in 1495 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Elyse Cecily Sturton.
  • Richard Fenton married Agnes Annie Smythe, Cecilia Fenton, Janne Smythe, and had children including Anne Smythe Fenton, Phebe Ann Fenton, Richard Fenton.
  • Richard Fenton passed away in 1549 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Fenton's Ancestors

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Richard Fenton
1495–1549
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Fenton
1460–1549
Yorkshire, England
Elyse (Cecily) Sturton
1463–1549
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Stourton
1439–1536
York, Yorkshire, England
Marie Leyton
1441–
York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Stourton
1400–1462
Margaret Chideock
1411–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Fenton's Descendants

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Richard Fenton (1495–2 JAN 1549) m. Agnes ("Annie") Smythe (1516–18 MAY 1552) m. Janne Smythe (1495–18 MAY 1552) m. Cecilia _____Fenton (1500–BEF 2 JAN 1549)
  1. 1. Anne (Smythe) Fenton 1528–1626 m. Christopher Robinson 1520–1585
    1. 1. John (Christopher) Robinson 1551–1616 m. John (Christopher) Robinson 1556–
      1. 1. Richard Robinson 1570–1651 m. Ann Wharton 1577–1622
        1. 1. Thomas Robinson 1618–1651 m. Abigail Clelland 1628–
    2. 2. Christopher (Fenton) Robinson 1545–1621 m. Agnes Robinson 1556–
  2. 2. Richard Fenton 1534–1604 m. Jenetta (Joan) Symkinson 1540–1618
  3. 3. Phebe (Ann) Fenton 1536–1628 m. Thomas Braye 1528–1592 m. Christopher Robinson 1520–1585

Richard Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Richard Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1549
2 JAN 1549
Age 54
Death of Richard Fenton in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1549
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

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