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Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder 1549–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 February 1617

Death Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Gentry

Mother: Lady Lach

Spouse(s): Agnes Finch-Gentry

Children(s): SAMUEL MIDDLE

The story of Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder began in 1549 in Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder married Agnes Alice Allice Maud Finch Gentry, and had children including Samuel M Gentry Ii The Middle. Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder passed away in 1617 in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder began in 1549 in Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder married Agnes Alice Allice Maud Finch Gentry, and had children including Samuel M Gentry Ii The Middle.
  • Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder passed away in 1617 in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gentry
1510–1570
Birth Location: Lindsell, Essex, England
JG
Lady Lach
1514–1570
Birth Location: Lindsell, Essex, , England
LL

Spouses(s)

Agnes Finch-Gentry
1555–1625
Birth Location: Lindsell, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, United Kingdom
AF

Children(s)

SAMUEL MIDDLE
1585–1652
Birth Location: Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Uttlesford district, Essex, England
SM

Simon Elder's Ancestors

Self
Simon Elder
1549–1617
Birth Place: Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Gentry
1510–1570
Lindsell, Essex, England
Lady (Agnes) Lach
1514–1570
Lindsell, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Robert Gentry\Jentry
1485–1546
Brightlingsea, Essex, England
Sarah Wheeler
1487–1570
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Elder's Descendants

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Simon (Bontree Gentry I, The) Elder (1549–22 February 1617) m. Agnes (Alice\Allice Maud) Finch-Gentry (1555–17 May 1625)
  1. 1. SAMUEL (M GENTRY II, THE) MIDDLE 1585–1652
    1. 1. Samuel (Christian Gentry the) Younger 1627–1697 m. EN (Margaret) Draper\GENTRY 1633–1681
      1. 1. Nicholas (Gentry) I 1655–1736 m. Lucy (Cornelius) Gentry 1660–1754
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy (Haggard Haggart) Gentry 1687***++#) Ii 1687–1787 m. James (Haggard Haggart, 1678**++# Immigrant, Lord, Reverend,) Speculative, 1678–1770

Simon Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder in Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1617
22 February 1617
Age 68
Death of Simon Bontree Gentry I, The Elder in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Lindsell, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1617
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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