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Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker 1503 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1503

Birth Location: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England

Death Date: abt 1558

Death Location: Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Baker

Mother: Joan Hendley

Spouse(s): Lady Sanford

Children(s): Capt. Baker, Alice Baker

Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons was born in 1503 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker and Joan Hendley. Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons married Lady Elizabeth Sanford, and had children including Capt. Christopher Thomas Baker, Alice Elizabeth Baker. Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons passed away in 1558 in Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons was born in 1503 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker and Joan Hendley.
  • Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons married Lady Elizabeth Sanford, and had children including Capt. Christopher Thomas Baker, Alice Elizabeth Baker.
  • Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons passed away in 1558 in Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baker
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
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Joan Hendley
1457 – 1530
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Sanford
1502 – 1564
Birth Location: Sandford, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Capt. Baker
1528 – 1625
Birth Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
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Alice Baker
1520 – 1583
Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
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Sir Baker's Ancestors

Self
Sir Baker
1503 – 1558
Birth Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker
1485 – 1558
Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
Joan Hendley
1457 – 1530
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Baker
1465 – 1558
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Joan Barrett
1470 – 1535
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1430 – 1497
Benedict Middilton
1435 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Baker
1410 –
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Sir Baker's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent') Baker (24 Feb 1503 – abt 1558) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sanford (29 May 1502 – 10 Jul 1564)
  1. 1. Capt. (Christopher Thomas) Baker (5 Jan 1528 – 4 August 1625) m. Mary Engham (1 JAN 1531 – abt 1584) m. MARY Bromley (1535 – abt 1597)
    1. 1. John Baker (28 Feb 1553 – 1613) m. Dorothy Coney (1568 – 23 Mar 1655)
      1. 1. Jane ((Jenne)) Baker (31 Jan 1584 – 22 Dec 1648) m. Raphael (James) O'Neale (15 Feb 1580 – 10 Dec 1643)
        1. 1. Capt (James) Neale (1615 – 29 March 1684) m. Anna (Maria) Gill (27 Mar 1620 – 3 June 1698)
  2. 2. Alice (Elizabeth) Baker (1520 – 17 November 1583) m. William (Henry) Martin (1518 – 1547) m. William Adams (1518 – 1571)
    1. 1. James (William) Martin (1547 – 26 NOV 1583) m. Joan (Ann) Adams (3 April 1544 – Jun 30 1582)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin (10 Apr 1563 – 22 July 1610) m. John (James William) Bates (2 Dec 1562 – 2 Mar 1614)
        1. 1. John (Isaac) Bates (23 May 1598 – 24 January 1667) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Winston (12 Aug 1605 – 30 Mar 1701)
    2. 2. Joan (Ann) Adams (3 April 1544 – Jun 30 1582) m. James (William) Martin (1547 – 26 NOV 1583)

Sir Baker's Timeline

5 Records

1503
24 Feb 1503
Birth of Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
1542
13 Aug 1542
Age 39
Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons was married in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1558
abt 1558
Age 55
Death of Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England
Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England
1558
6 Sep 1558
Age 55
Burial of Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
1560
abt 1560
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England
Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1503
    Event Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1542
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: , Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1560
    Event Place: Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1558
    Event Place: Cold Weston Woollen, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR171/1/R1/1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR171/1/R1/1
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