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Sir Richard Acton 1430–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1430

Birth Location: Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1546

Death Location: Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England

Father: Richard Acton

Mother: Alice Sutton

Spouse(s): Lady Dore

Children(s): Sir Acton

The story of Sir Richard Acton began in 1430 in Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England. Sir Richard Acton married Lady Margarete Margery Dore, Mary Lacon, and had children including Sir John Acton. Sir Richard Acton passed away in 1546 in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Acton began in 1430 in Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England.
  • Sir Richard Acton married Lady Margarete Margery Dore, Mary Lacon, and had children including Sir John Acton.
  • Sir Richard Acton passed away in 1546 in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Acton
1400–1450
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcestershire, England
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Alice Sutton
1405–1453
Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Dore
1477–1559
Birth Location: Burton Court near Linton, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Acton
1510–1581
Birth Location: Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England
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Sir Acton's Ancestors

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Sir Acton
1430–1546
Birth Place: Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Richard Acton
1400–1450
Sutton, Worcestershire, England
Alice (de) Sutton
1405–1453
Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Acton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Richard) Acton (19 May 1430–1546) m. Lady (Margarete Margery) Dore (Abt. 1477–Abt. 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Acton 1510–1581 m. Lady (Joan Rufford Bedell) Jones 1515–1574
    1. 1. Lady (Elianor) Acton 1526–1580 m. Sir (John) Jones 1539–1581
      1. 1. Lady (Patience Ann) Jones* 1545–1600 m. George Kynge 1568–1626 m. Sir (Thomas) Kinge 1538–1583 m. Sir (Thomas King (Kynge)) (Kinge) 1538–1576 m. Sir (Reverend Thomas) Kinge 1533–1602 m. Thomas (King) (15th-GGF) 1538–1583
        1. 1. George Kynge 1568–1626 m. Lady (Johanne Jean) Lorran 1565–1625 m. Johanne (or Jean) Lorran 1569–1625 m. Lady (Patience Ann) Jones* 1545–1600
        2. 2. Thomas King 1613–1691 m. Sarah (Tinker) Brown 1603–1652 m. Jane Young 1596–1653 m. Anne King 1653– m. Susan 1605– m. Bridget Davis 1612– m. Anne Sutliff 1634–1702
    2. 2. Richarde Acton 1530–

Sir Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1430
19 May 1430
Birth of Sir Richard Acton in Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England
Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England
1546
1546
Age 116
Death of Sir Richard Acton in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1430
    Event Place: Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
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