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Richard Fenton 1495–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 Jan 1549

Death Location: York, , North Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Fenton

Mother: Elyse Sturton

Spouse(s): Anne Smythe, Cecily None

Children(s): Ann Fenton

Richard Fenton was born in 1495 in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Elyse Sturton. Richard Fenton married Anne Smythe, Cecily, and had children including Ann Fenton. Richard Fenton passed away in 1549 in York, , North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Fenton was born in 1495 in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Elyse Sturton.
  • Richard Fenton married Anne Smythe, Cecily, and had children including Ann Fenton.
  • Richard Fenton passed away in 1549 in York, , North Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Fenton's Ancestors

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Richard Fenton
1495–1549
Birth Place: Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Fenton
1460–1549
York, Yorkshire, England
Elyse Sturton
1463–1495
York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Fenton
1424–1460
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Eleanor) Neville
1428–1495
Liversedge, Lancashire, England
Edward Sturton
1439–1536
York, Yorkshire, England
Marie Leyton
1441–1463
York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Fenton
1398–1450
Eleanor Revell
1402–1490
Robert Neville*
1404–1457
Ellen Molyneux
1410–1460
John Stourton
1400–1462
Margaret Chidiocke
1411–1502
William Leyton
1420–1458
Elizabeth Fields
1420–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Revell
1378–
Lady Comberford
1380–
William Fields
1390–
Matilda Dixon
1400–

Richard Fenton's Descendants

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Richard Fenton (1495–2 Jan 1549) m. Anne Smythe (1516–18 May 1552) m. Cecily (1500–BEF 2 Jan 1549)
  1. 1. Ann Fenton 1528–1628 m. Christopher Robinson 1522–1583
    1. 1. John Robinson 1550–1615 m. Anne Dent 1554–1617
      1. 1. Richard Robinson 1572–1634 m. Katherine Watkins 1582–1621
        1. 1. Sir (William) Robinson 1595–1690 m. Mary Willowby 1595–1670

Richard Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Richard Fenton in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1549
2 Jan 1549
Age 54
Death of Richard Fenton in York, , North Yorkshire, England
York, , North Yorkshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Hemsworth - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1654-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1549
    Event Place: York, , North Yorkshire, England

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