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Robert Jacob Fenton 1584–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1584

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 August 1623

Death Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Fenton

Mother: Elisabeth Bray

Spouse(s): Alice Hancocke, Elizabeth Hancock

Children(s): Jacob Fenton, Anna Fenton, Elizabeth Fenton, Helena Fenton, Margaret Fenton, William Fenton

Robert Jacob Fenton was born in 1584 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Fenton And Elisabeth Bray. Robert Jacob Fenton married Alice Hancocke, Elizabeth Hancock, and had children including Anna Fenton, Elizabeth Fenton, Helena Fenton, Jacob Fenton, Margaret Fenton, William Fenton. Robert Jacob Fenton passed away in 1623 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Robert Jacob Fenton was born in 1584 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Fenton And Elisabeth Bray.
  • Robert Jacob Fenton married Alice Hancocke, Elizabeth Hancock, and had children including Anna Fenton, Elizabeth Fenton, Helena Fenton, Jacob Fenton, Margaret Fenton, William Fenton.
  • Robert Jacob Fenton passed away in 1623 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Robert Fenton's Ancestors

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Robert Fenton
1584–1623
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Fenton
1550–1594
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Bray
1554–1601
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Stenton) (Fenton)
1520–1577
Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bray
1523–1607
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Fenton
1495–1549
Anne Robinshaw
1495–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Fenton's Descendants

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Robert (Jacob) Fenton (21 March 1584–12 August 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
        1. 1. Samuel (Fenton) Jr. 1722–1795 m. Lydia Lee 1726–1810
      2. 2. Francis (Thomas) Fenton 1690–1781 m. Ann Fenton 1699–1785
        1. 1. Abigail Fenton 1730–1776 m. Abiel ((Abael) (Capt)) Abbott 1726–1772
        2. 2. Nathaniel Fenton 1720–1758
        3. 3. Elijah Fenton 1735–1776
      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

1584
21 March 1584
Birth of Robert Jacob Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1623
12 August 1623
Age 39
Death of Robert Jacob Fenton in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1584
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1623
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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