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Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray 1484–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1539

Death Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Braye

Mother: Margaret Haslonde

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

Children(s): Sir blood, William Bray, Edmund Bray, Richard Bray, Johanna Braye, Anne Brooke, Dorothy Knollys, John Bray, Frances Bray

The story of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray began in 1484 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Anne Brooke, Dorothy Knollys, Edmund Bray, Frances Bray, Johanna Or Joan Braye, John Lord Bray, Richard Bray, Sir Edmund Bray Knight Of Valchery Park Royal Blood, William John Henry Bray. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray passed away in 1539 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray began in 1484 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Anne Brooke, Dorothy Knollys, Edmund Bray, Frances Bray, Johanna Or Joan Braye, John Lord Bray, Richard Bray, Sir Edmund Bray Knight Of Valchery Park Royal Blood, William John Henry Bray.
  • Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray passed away in 1539 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1484–1539
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Braye
1459–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND
Margaret Haslonde
1475–
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Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton) Bray (1484–18 Oct 1539) m. Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell (1484–24 October 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund Bray Knight of Valchery Park royal) blood 1504–1558 m. Lady (Beatrice Shirley) (Braye) 1512–1558
    1. 1. Hannah Bray 1530–1550 m. William (Nichols (royal) blood) 1525–1592
      1. 1. William (Nicholls royal) blood 1550–1623 m. Anne Carter 1554–1605 m. Anne Carter 1579–
        1. 1. Bridget Nichols 1566–1613 m. William Man 1550–1650
        2. 2. Thomas Nichols 1592–1663
        3. 3. William Nichols 1573–1620
        4. 4. Walter Nichols 1584–1630
        5. 5. Hannah Nichols 1586–1660
    2. 2. Sir (John Braye, Lord of Varchery) Park, 1534–1615
    3. 3. Sir (Knight Edward) Bray 1535–1581
    4. 4. Ann Bray 1543–1563
    5. 5. Joan Bray 1526–1571
    6. 6. James Bray 1530–1572
    7. 7. Dorothy Bray 1530–
    8. 8. Sarah ((Hilhill)) BRAY 1543–1775
    9. 9. John (Farrar) Bray 1525–1565
    10. 10. Edward (De) Bray 1558–
    11. 11. George (Owen) Bray 1534–1615
    12. 12. Owen Bray 1536–
    13. 13. John Bray 1525–1615
    14. 14. Reginald Bray 1536–
    15. 15. John Bray 1540–1550
  2. 2. William (John Henry) Bray 1486–1518
  3. 3. Edmund Bray 1485–
  4. 4. Richard Bray 1430–1489
  5. 5. Johanna (or Joan) Braye 1480–
  6. 6. Anne Brooke 1501–1558
  7. 7. Dorothy Knollys 1530–1605
  8. 8. John (Lord) Bray 1511–1557
  9. 9. Frances Bray 1522–1592

Sir Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1539
18 Oct 1539
Age 55
Death of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

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