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Robert Fenton 1550–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Jan 1594

Death Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William (Fenton)

Mother: Elizabeth Bray

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Bray

Children(s): Robert Fenton

Robert Fenton was born in 1550 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Stenton Fenton And Elizabeth Bray. Robert Fenton married Elisabeth Bray, and had children including Robert Jacob Fenton. Robert Fenton passed away in 1594 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Robert Fenton was born in 1550 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Stenton Fenton And Elizabeth Bray.
  • Robert Fenton married Elisabeth Bray, and had children including Robert Jacob Fenton.
  • Robert Fenton passed away in 1594 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Robert Fenton's Ancestors

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Robert Fenton
1550–1594
Birth Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Stenton (Fenton)
1520–1577
Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bray
1523–1607
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (T.) Fenton
1495–1549
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Robinshaw
1495–1552
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Fenton's Descendants

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Robert Fenton (1550–10 Jan 1594) m. Elisabeth Bray (1554–June 1601)
  1. 1. Robert (Jacob) Fenton 1584–1623 m. Alice Hancocke 1597–1643 m. Elizabeth Hancock 1582–
    1. 1. Jacob Fenton 1610–1663 m. Martha Wogan 1650–1722
      1. 1. Robert Fenton 1664–1741 m. Dorothy (Deborah) Farrer 1665–1766
        1. 1. Samuel (Fenton) Sr. 1691–1784 m. Katharian Warren 1702–1753
        2. 2. Francis (Thomas) Fenton 1690–1781 m. Ann Fenton 1699–1785
        3. 3. Robert Fenton 1688–1690
        4. 4. Doritty Slafter 1700–1783
        5. 5. Abigail Fenton 1710–1802
        6. 6. Anne Fenton 1703–1705
        7. 7. Bridget (Briget) Fenton 1695–1744
        8. 8. Violata Fenton 1706–1741
        9. 9. Ebenezer Fenton 1710–1799
        10. 10. Jacob Fenton 1698–1763
    2. 2. Anna Fenton 1615–1670
    3. 3. Elizabeth Fenton 1613–
    4. 4. Helena Fenton 1612–
    5. 5. Margaret Fenton 1610–
    6. 6. William Fenton 1608–1686

Robert Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Robert Fenton in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1594
10 Jan 1594
Age 44
Death of Robert Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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