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Sir John Allen 1495–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 June 1558

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Richard Allen

Mother: Agnes PELESHOLLE

Spouse(s): Margaret Surrey

Children(s): Sir (Aleyne), Lady Golde, Joanne Allen, Lady West, Richard Allen, Sir Allen, Catherine Allen), Lady Allen, William Allyn, Ralph Allen, Nicholas Allen, Thomas Alling, Lady Buckhurst, Lazor Allen, Christopher Allen, Christian Allen, Anthony Allen, MarthaAgnes Allen, *Elizabeth Bocking

Sir John Allen was born in 1495 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Richard Allen And Agnes Pelesholle. Sir John Allen married Margaret Leigh Of Walton On The Hill Surrey, and had children including Anthony Allen, Catherine Agnes Aleyn Alleyne Allen, Christian Allen, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Allen Bocking, Joanne Allen, Lady Agnes Isabel Kynge Allyn Ratliff West, Lady Alicia Golde, Lady Catharine Allen, Lady Margaret Mary Allen Buckhurst, Lazor Allen, Marthaagnes Allen, Nicholas Allen, Ralph Richard Allen, Richard Allen, Sir John Humphrey Allen Aleyne, Sir Richard Allen, Thomas Allen Alling, William Allwyn Allyn. Sir John Allen passed away in 1558 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Allen was born in 1495 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Richard Allen And Agnes Pelesholle.
  • Sir John Allen married Margaret Leigh Of Walton On The Hill Surrey, and had children including Anthony Allen, Catherine Agnes Aleyn Alleyne Allen, Christian Allen, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Allen Bocking, Joanne Allen, Lady Agnes Isabel Kynge Allyn Ratliff West, Lady Alicia Golde, Lady Catharine Allen, Lady Margaret Mary Allen Buckhurst, Lazor Allen, Marthaagnes Allen, Nicholas Allen, Ralph Richard Allen, Richard Allen, Sir John Humphrey Allen Aleyne, Sir Richard Allen, Thomas Allen Alling, William Allwyn Allyn.
  • Sir John Allen passed away in 1558 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Allen
1470–1527
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
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Agnes PELESHOLLE
1473–1536
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Surrey
1516–1558
Birth Location: Walton-on-the-Hill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Sir (Aleyne)
1539–1572
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
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Lady Golde
1529–1584
Birth Location: Devon, England
LG
Joanne Allen
1535–1567
Birth Location: England
JA
Lady West
1526–1551
Birth Location: Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
LW
Richard Allen
1546–1616
Birth Location: Hundleby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Allen
1528–1580
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, , England
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Catherine Allen)
1544–1582
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, , England
CA
Lady Allen
1518–1551
Birth Location: Hatfield, Essex, England
LA
William Allyn
1520–
Birth Location: England
WA
Ralph Allen
1532–1648
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, Dorchestshire England
RA
Nicholas Allen
1534–1560
Birth Location: Ticehurst, Essex, England
NA
Thomas Alling
1530–1601
Birth Location: Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
TA
Lady Buckhurst
1532–1580
Birth Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
LB
Lazor Allen
1535–1568
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
LA
Christopher Allen
1542–1558
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
CA
Christian Allen
1527–1582
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
CA
Anthony Allen
1528–1573
Birth Location: Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
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MarthaAgnes Allen
1532–1580
Birth Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
MA
*Elizabeth Bocking
1518–1605
Birth Location: Hatfield, Essex, England
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Sir Allen's Ancestors

Self
Sir Allen
1495–1558
Birth Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Parents
Richard Allen
1470–1527
Thaxted, Essex, England
Agnes PELESHOLLE
1473–1536
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Alleyne ( Allen) )
1450–1525
Chartley Manor, Staffordshire (or Outwell, Norfolk), England
Lady (Elizabeth Alleyne\ Allen ( was Alabaster) )
1455–1545
Skillington, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Alabaster\Allen
1430–1481
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Allen's Descendants

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Sir (John) Allen (1495–22 June 1558) m. Margaret (Leigh, of Walton on the Hill,) Surrey (1516–1558)
  1. 1. Sir (John Humphrey Allen) (Aleyne) 1539–1572 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Alabaster 1538–1568
    1. 1. Richard Allen 1554–1652 m. MARGARET WYATT 1564–1642
      1. 1. George Allen 1580–1648 m. Katherine Starkes 1605–1656
        1. 1. George Allen 1619–1693 m. Mary Allen 1634–1689
        2. 2. John Allen 1610–
        3. 3. Robert Allen 1614–
        4. 4. Gideon Allen 1635–
        5. 5. Henry Allen 1631–
        6. 6. Mathew Allen 1629–
        7. 7. Rose Allen 1621–
        8. 8. Samuel Allen 1633–
        9. 9. William Allen 1627–1622
        10. 10. John Allen 1602–1638
        11. 11. William (ALLEN (ALLIN)**) III 1591–1667
        12. 12. Samuel ALLEN 1598–1669
        13. 13. Ralph ALLEN 1617–1691
        14. 14. Henry ALLEN 1599–1628
        15. 15. Rose ALLEN 1610–1691
        16. 16. Robert ALLEN 1622–1661
        17. 17. Samuel ALLEN 1592–1648
        18. 18. Joshua ALLEN 1604–1690 m. Christian Allen 1611–1690
      2. 2. Thomas Allen –1696
  2. 2. Lady (Alicia) Golde 1529–1584
  3. 3. Joanne Allen 1535–1567
  4. 4. Lady (Agnes Isabel Kynge, Allyn, Ratliff,) West 1526–1551
  5. 5. Richard Allen 1546–1616
  6. 6. Sir (Richard) Allen 1528–1580
  7. 7. Catherine (Agnes Aleyn (Alleyne\) Allen) 1544–1582
  8. 8. Lady (Catharine) Allen 1518–1551
  9. 9. William (Allwyn\) Allyn 1520–
  10. 10. Ralph (Richard) Allen 1532–1648
  11. 11. Nicholas Allen 1534–1560
  12. 12. Thomas (Allen) Alling 1530–1601
  13. 13. Lady (Margaret Mary Allen) Buckhurst 1532–1580
  14. 14. Lazor Allen 1535–1568
  15. 15. Christopher Allen 1542–1558
  16. 16. Christian Allen 1527–1582
  17. 17. Anthony Allen 1528–1573
  18. 18. MarthaAgnes Allen 1532–1580
  19. 19. *Elizabeth (Allen) Bocking 1518–1605 m. John (Allen Alyn Tege) (Teague) 1520–1571
    1. 1. Nicholas (Alyn Tege) (Teague) 1552–1612
    2. 2. Ralph (Allen Tege) (Teague) 1554–1589
    3. 3. Jane (Allen Tege) (Teague) 1556–1589
    4. 4. William (Alyn,) Teague 1550–1589
    5. 5. Elizabeth Allen 1549–1589
    6. 6. Robert Allen 1545–1589
    7. 7. Thomas Allen 1550–1604

Sir Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir John Allen in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
1558
22 June 1558
Age 63
Death of Sir John Allen in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1558
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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