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Robert Brett 1448 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1448

Birth Location: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 SEP 1540

Death Location: Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Brett

Mother: Margery Ardenne

Spouse(s): Anna Blount

Children(s): Jane Brett, Alexander Brett

The story of Robert Brett began in 1448 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Robert Brett married Anna Pillond Blount, and had children including Jane Joan Brett, Alexander Brett. Robert Brett passed away in 1540 in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Brett began in 1448 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Brett married Anna Pillond Blount, and had children including Jane Joan Brett, Alexander Brett.
  • Robert Brett passed away in 1540 in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Brett
1405 – 1429
Birth Location: Davenham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margery Ardenne
1405 – 1430
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anna Blount
1452 – 1474
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Jane Brett
1472 – 1547
Birth Location: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Alexander Brett
1472 – 1536
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Brett's Ancestors

Self
Robert Brett
1448 – 1540
Birth Place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Brett
1405 – 1429
Davenham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margery Ardenne
1405 – 1430
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Brett
1395 –
Davenham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (de) Bostock
1400 – 1483
Bostock, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
John (De) Ardene
1369 – 1408
Elford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Brett
1370 –
Petronella Bulkeley
1370 –
Adam Bostock
1363 – 1415
Janet Bradshaw
1362 – 1420
John Arderne
1327 – 1379
Cecily Bredbury
1327 – 1387
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bulkeley
1416 – 1451
Margaret Molyneux
1364 – 1444
Adam Bostock
1327 – 1372
Margaret Whetenhall
1325 – 1369
Henry Bradshaw
1330 – 1395
Alice Rivington
1335 –
John DeArderne
1300 – 1349
Alice Venables
1297 – 1333
Jordan Bredbury
1250 – 1307
Cecily Bredbury
1260 – 1300

Robert Brett's Descendants

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Robert Brett (1448 – 12 SEP 1540) m. Anna (Pillond) Blount (1452 – 1474)
  1. 1. Jane (Joan) Brett (1472 – 25 DEC 1547) m. John Chichester (JUN 1475 – 22 FEB 1538)
    1. 1. Anne Chichester (1500 – )
    2. 2. Hugh Chichester (ABT 1507 – BEF 22 FEB 1537/1538)
    3. 3. Mary Chichester (ABT 1510 – ) m. John (Henry) Revell (1525 – 1579)
    4. 4. Ellin Chichester (ABT 1511 – )
    5. 5. John Chichester (1514 – 19 FEB 1609) m. Katherine Peard (1518 – 1544)
    6. 6. William Chichester (ABT 1516 – ) m. William Strechleigh (ABT 1516 – )
    7. 7. Philip Chichester (ABT 1520 – 27 APR 1583) m. Elizebeth Burgoine (ABT 1523 – 21 MAY 1586)
    8. 8. Chichester (1529 – )
    9. 9. Amyas (Amias) Chichester (7 APR 1522 – 14 JUL 1577) m. Jane (or Joan) Gifford (1532 – APR 1596)
      1. 1. Robert Chichester (5 APR 1540 – 16 MAY 1622) m. Rowe (ABT 1543 – )
      2. 2. John Chichester (ABT 1543 – 6 MAY 1595) m. Rowe (ABT 1543 – )
      3. 3. Giffard Chichester (ABT 1545 – 6 MAY 1595)
      4. 4. Henry Chichester (1547 – 14 JUL 1589) m. Mary Burgoine (1553 – 1616)
      5. 5. Frances ((Franny)) Chichester (27 NOV 1548 – 5 APR 1626) m. John Wyatt (27 NOV 1558 – 22 DEC 1598)
      6. 6. Hugh Chichester (ABT 1550 – 6 MAY 1595)
      7. 7. Richard Chichester (ABT 1550 – 22 JUN 1618)
      8. 8. Mary (or Margaret) Chichester (ABT 1553 – ) m. Edward Poyntz (ABT 1533 – )
      9. 9. Honor Chichester (1554 – 13 FEB 1633) m. Balthazar Boteler (ABT 1530 – ) m. Balthazer Boteler (1551 – )
      10. 10. Severus Chichester (2 JUL 1554 – 9 MAY 1574)
      11. 11. Edward Chichester (ABT 1557 – 22 MAY 1590) m. Elizabeth Prideaux (20 APR 1732 – )
      12. 12. Elizabeth Chichester (ABT 1558 – ) m. Henry Bellew (ABT 1555 – ) m. Stephen Braddon (ABT 1532 – ) m. Phil Turner (ABT 1558 – )
      13. 13. Bartholemew Chichester (ABT 1559 – SEP 1634) m. Katherine Avery (ABT 1559 – FEB 1636/1637)
      14. 14. Paul Chichester (ABT 1560 – 1589) m. Catherine Prout (ABT 1563 – )
      15. 15. Silvester Chichester (1563 – BEF 12 JUN 1612)
      16. 16. Roger Chichester (ABT 1564 – )
      17. 17. Mary (( or Margaret)) Chichester (ABT 1565 – )
      18. 18. Henry Chichester (<1566> – )
      19. 19. Elizabeth Chichester (ABT 1566 – )
      20. 20. Bartholomew Chichester (ABT 1567 – )
      21. 21. Gregory Chichester (ABT 1569 – 24 NOV 1631)
      22. 22. Richard Chichester (<1570> – )
      23. 23. Margaret Chichester (ABT 1571 – )
      24. 24. Hugh Chichester (ABT 1572 – )
      25. 25. Elizabeth Chichester (ABT 1573 – )
      26. 26. Frances Chichester (1574 – 13 JUL 1611) m. John Wyatt (1588 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Wyatt (1606 – 12 SEP 1675) m. Matthew Allyn (1603 – 1671)
      27. 27. Francis Chichester (ABT 1574 – 13 JUL 1611)
      28. 28. Robert Chichester (ABT 1574 – ) m. Robert Chichester (ABT 1576 – )
      29. 29. Roger Chichester (1576 – 1576)
      30. 30. Mary Chichester (1577 – 1577)
  2. 2. Alexander Brett (1472 – 14 JUL 1536)

Robert Brett's Timeline

3 Records

1448
1448
Birth of Robert Brett in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1540
12 SEP 1540
Age 92
Death of Robert Brett in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1540
AFT 12 SEP 1540
Age 92
Burial of Robert Brett in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1540
    Event Place: Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 12 SEP 1540
    Event Place: Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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