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Sir John Acton 1515–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1515

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

Death Date: 14 Jul 1580

Death Location: Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Acton

Mother: Lady Acton

Spouse(s): Lady Jones

Children(s): Lady Acton

Sir John Acton was born in 1515 in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Sutton Acton And Lady Margarete Margery Dore Acton. Sir John Acton married Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones, and had children including Lady Elianor Acton. Sir John Acton passed away in 1580 in Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Acton was born in 1515 in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Sutton Acton And Lady Margarete Margery Dore Acton.
  • Sir John Acton married Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones, and had children including Lady Elianor Acton.
  • Sir John Acton passed away in 1580 in Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England.

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Sir Acton's Ancestors

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Sir Acton
1515–1580
Birth Place: Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Sutton Acton
1430–1546
Sutton, Tenbury, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Margarete Margery Dore) Acton
1477–1559
Burton Court near Linton, Worcestershire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Acton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Acton (Abt. 1515–14 Jul 1580) m. Lady (Joan Rufford Bedell) Jones (1515–abt 1580)
  1. 1. Lady (Elianor) Acton 1526–1589 m. John Jones 1525–1581
    1. 1. Anne (Jones) ** 1545–1601 m. Sir (Thomas) King 1538–1583 m. Thomas King 1538–1620 m. Sir (Reverend Thomas) Kinge 1533–1602 m. Thomas (King) (15th-GGF) 1538–1583 m. John Peachy –1570
      1. 1. George (Kinge) ** 1568–1625 m. Johanne (or Jean) Lorran 1569–1625 m. Joane (Jean) Lorran 1571–1603 m. Margaret –1597
        1. 1. Thomas King 1604–1691 m. Sarah Tinker 1619–1652 m. Jane (Young) Hatch 1596–1653
        2. 2. Anna King 1594–1670
        3. 3. George Kinge 1595–1648
        4. 4. Thomas Kinge 1597–
        5. 5. Daniel Kinge 1599–1600
        6. 6. Judith Kinge 1601–
        7. 7. Frances Kinge 1602–
        8. 8. Judith King 1618–1661
        9. 9. Christopher King 1611–1613
        10. 10. Frances King 1590–1647
        11. 11. Thomas King 1599–1648

Sir Acton's Timeline

3 Records

1515
Abt. 1515
Birth of Sir John Acton in Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
1540
Abt 1540
Age 25
Sir John Acton was married in OF, BURTON COURT, NEAR TENBURY, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENG
OF, BURTON COURT, NEAR TENBURY, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENG
1580
14 Jul 1580
Age 65
Death of Sir John Acton in Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England
Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1515
    Event Place: Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1540
    Event Place: OF, BURTON COURT, NEAR TENBURY, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENG

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Brydestoun Airlie, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1580
    Event Place: Burton Court, Linton, Worcestershire, England

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