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Robert of Ferrers 1358 – 1396 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1358

Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Nov 1396

Death Location: Merevale, Warwickshire, England

Father: John Ferrers

Mother: Elizabeth Stafford

Spouse(s): Margaret Despencer, Joan Beaufort

Children(s): Edmund Ferrers, Edward Ferrars, Phillipa Ferrers

The story of Robert of Ferrers began in 1358 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England. Robert of Ferrers married Margaret le Despencer, Joan Beaufort, and had children including Edmund Ferrers, Edward Ferrars, Phillipa de Ferrers. Robert of Ferrers passed away in 1396 in Merevale, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert of Ferrers began in 1358 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England.
  • Robert of Ferrers married Margaret le Despencer, Joan Beaufort, and had children including Edmund Ferrers, Edward Ferrars, Phillipa de Ferrers.
  • Robert of Ferrers passed away in 1396 in Merevale, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ferrers
1331 – 1367
Birth Location: Chartley Holme, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Stafford
1340 – 1376
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Despencer
1365 – 1415
Birth Location: Rutland, England
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Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Birth Location: Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
JB

Children(s)

Edmund Ferrers
1386 – 1435
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
EF
Edward Ferrars
1391 – 1415
Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
EF
Phillipa Ferrers
1397 – 1458
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Robert Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ferrers
1358 – 1396
Birth Place: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Ferrers
1331 – 1367
Chartley Holme, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Stafford
1340 – 1376
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (de) Ferrers
1309 – 1350
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Eneas (de) Bohun
1313 – 1331
Caldecote, Bedfordshire, England
Ralph (De) Stafford
1301 – 1372
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Lady (Margaret de) Audley
1318 – 1349
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ferrers
1271 – 1312
Hawise Muscegros
1276 – 1353
Humphrey Bohun
1276 – 1322
Elizabeth Rhuddlan
1282 – 1316
Edmund Stafford
1272 – 1308
Margaret Basset
1280 – 1336
Hugh Audley
1289 – 1347
Margaret Clare
1293 – 1342
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ferrers
1239 – 1279
Eleanor Bohun
1240 – 1314
Robert Muscegros
1252 – 1280
Agnes Ferrers
1250 –
Humphrey Bohun
1249 – 1298
Maud Fiennes
1246 – 1298
Edward
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1241 – 1290
Nicholas Stafford
1246 – 1287
Alionore Langley
1250 – 1287
Ralph Basset
1244 – 1299
Hawise Grey
1255 – 1353
Hugh Audley
1267 – 1325
Iseult Rus
1270 – 1338
Gilbert Clare
1243 – 1295
Joan Acre
1272 – 1307

Robert Ferrers's Descendants

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Robert (of) Ferrers (31 Oct 1358 – Nov 1396) m. Margaret (le) Despencer (1365 – 3 Nov 1415) m. Joan Beaufort (29 Jan 1379 – 13 Nov 1440)
  1. 1. Edmund Ferrers (1386 – 17 Dec 1435) m. Eleanor (Lady De La) Roche (Abt 1395 – 4 Nov 1440)
  2. 2. Edward Ferrars (Abt 1391 – Abt 1415)
  3. 3. Phillipa (de) Ferrers (1397 – Jul 1458) m. Thomas Greene (10 February 1400 – 18 Jan 1462)
    1. 1. Thomas (Greene) VI (1421 – 9 Sep 1462) m. Matilda Throckmorton (1425 – 6 Nov 1496)
    2. 2. Thomas (IV Sir of) Greene (1421 – 9 November 1506) m. Ela Malory (1430 – 1465)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Greene (Abt 1421 – 1460) m. William Raleigh (14 Jan 1410 – 15 Oct 1460)
      1. 1. Edward Raleigh (20 Jan 1441 – 20 Jun 1509) m. Margaret Verney (1445 – Aft 1509)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Raleigh (1468 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Raleigh (1472 – Bef 1513) m. George Gaynesford (1465 – ) m. Augustin Gainsford m. Austin (Augustine) Gaynesford m. Austin Gaynesford
        3. 3. Edward Raleigh (1473 – 1508) m. Anne Chamberlain (1475 – Aft 2 Sep 1530)
        4. 4. Emma Raleigh (1474 – ) m. George Gainsford (Abt 1472 – )
        5. 5. Edmund Raleigh (1475 – )
        6. 6. Anthony Raleigh (1480 – 1533)
        7. 7. Anne Ralegh (1481 – )
        8. 8. Alice Raleigh (1483 – )
        9. 9. Joan Raleigh (1485 – )
        10. 10. Joan Raleigh (Abt 1500 – Abt 1533) m. John Bright (1469 – 23 Jun 1545)
      2. 2. Giles Raleigh (1442 – Bef 1540)
      3. 3. Margaret Raleigh (1444 – Bef 1540) m. Edward (Abt 1440 – Aft 1465)
      4. 4. Thomas Raleigh (1444 – Bef 1540)
      5. 5. Thomas Raleigh (1458 – )
      6. 6. William Raleigh (1460 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Greene (Abt 1422 – Deceased) m. Nicholas Haulte
    5. 5. Joan Greene (1425 – Deceased)
    6. 6. Anthony Greene (Abt 1426 – Deceased) m. Ann Hogg
    7. 7. John Greene (Abt 1428 – Deceased)
    8. 8. Richard Green (1430 – 9 Sep 1462) m. Elizabeth Eden (1435 – 1465)
    9. 9. Isabel Greene (Abt 1434 – Deceased) m. Edmund Cornwall

Robert Ferrers's Timeline

3 Records

1358
31 Oct 1358
Birth of Robert of Ferrers in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
1396
Nov 1396
Age 38
Death of Robert of Ferrers in Merevale, Warwickshire, England
Merevale, Warwickshire, England
1413
Mar 1413
Age 55
Burial of Robert of Ferrers in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1358
    Event Place: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1396
    Event Place: Merevale, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1413
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
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