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Sir William Barnes 1453–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1453

Birth Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 27 Nov 1501

Death Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Sir Barnes

Mother: Lady Germaine

Spouse(s): Bennetta Lewknor

Children(s): Ada Barnes, Joan Barnes, Thomasina Barnes, William Barnes, Joan Barnes, Lady Barnes

In 1453, Sir William Barnes entered the world in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Sir John Bowsey Lord Barnes And Lady Margaret De Germaine. Sir William Barnes married Bennetta Lewknor, and had children including Ada Barnes, Joan Barnes, Lady Alice Bowsey Barnes, Thomasina Barnes, William Barnes. Sir William Barnes passed away in 1501 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1453, Sir William Barnes entered the world in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Sir John Bowsey Lord Barnes And Lady Margaret De Germaine.
  • Sir William Barnes married Bennetta Lewknor, and had children including Ada Barnes, Joan Barnes, Lady Alice Bowsey Barnes, Thomasina Barnes, William Barnes.
  • Sir William Barnes passed away in 1501 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Barnes
1416–1474
Birth Location: Writtle, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Lady Germaine
1424–1470
Birth Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Bennetta Lewknor
1457–1523
Birth Location: Throwley, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Ada Barnes
1498–1540
Birth Location: Graveney, Kent, England
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Joan Barnes
1476–1503
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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Thomasina Barnes
1477–1527
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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William Barnes
1475–
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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Joan Barnes
1502–1503
Birth Location: Postling, Kent, England
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Lady Barnes
1500–1540
Birth Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
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Sir Barnes's Ancestors

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Sir Barnes
1453–1501
Birth Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Bowsey , Lord Barnes
1416–1474
Writtle, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Lady (Margaret de) Germaine
1424–1470
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Barnes's Descendants

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Sir (William) Barnes (1453–27 Nov 1501) m. Bennetta Lewknor (1457–1523)
  1. 1. Ada Barnes 1498–1540 m. John Honywood 1493–1576
    1. 1. Bennett Honywood 1524–1598 m. John (Turney) "Tournay" 1500–1576
      1. 1. Thomas Turney 1540–1592 m. Alice Blechynden 1540–1598
        1. 1. Jane (Turney) "Forney" 1564–1638 m. Stephen Gibbes 1562–1644
  2. 2. Joan Barnes 1476–1503
  3. 3. Thomasina Barnes 1477–1527
  4. 4. William Barnes 1475–
  5. 5. Joan Barnes 1502–1503
  6. 6. Lady (Alice Bowsey) Barnes 1500–1540

Sir Barnes's Timeline

2 Records

1453
1453
Birth of Sir William Barnes in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1501
27 Nov 1501
Age 48
Death of Sir William Barnes in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1453
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1501
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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