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Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray 1485 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1539

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Lady Troughton

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

Children(s): Richard Bray, Johanna Braye, William Bray, Catherine Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Edward Bray, Sir Braye, Anne Braye, Sir Braye, Edmund BRAY, Sir Braye, Mary BRAY, Jane Bray, Sir Braye, Sir Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Bray, John Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Frideswide BRAY, Frances Bray, Lord Braye, Dorothy Braye

The story of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray began in 1485 in Bedfordshire, England. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Richard Bray, Johanna or Joan Braye, William Bray, Catherine Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Edward Bray, Sir Ferrers Braye, Anne Braye, Sir Griswold Braye, Edmund BRAY, Sir Edward Braye, Mary BRAY, Jane Bray, Sir Richard Braye, Sir Richard Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Bray, John Lord Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Frideswide BRAY, Frances Bray, Lord John Braye, Dorothy Braye. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray passed away in 1539 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray began in 1485 in Bedfordshire, England.
  • Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Richard Bray, Johanna or Joan Braye, William Bray, Catherine Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Edward Bray, Sir Ferrers Braye, Anne Braye, Sir Griswold Braye, Edmund BRAY, Sir Edward Braye, Mary BRAY, Jane Bray, Sir Richard Braye, Sir Richard Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Bray, John Lord Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Frideswide BRAY, Frances Bray, Lord John Braye, Dorothy Braye.
  • Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray passed away in 1539 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1485 – 1539
Birth Place: Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard II Braye
1455 – 1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Johanna) Troughton
1458 – 1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Troughton) II
1420 –
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1396 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Troughton
1360 –
Katherine RAWLING
1359 – 1432

Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton) Bray (1485 – 18 Oct 1539) m. Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell (1484 – 24 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. Richard Bray (1430 – 1489)
  2. 2. Johanna (or Joan) Braye (1480 – )
  3. 3. William Bray (1486 – 1518) m. Margery Burlassy (1490 – )
    1. 1. Henry Bray (1520 – Jan 1570) m. Margery Borlace (1524 – abt 1607)
      1. 1. ursela bray (1646 – )
      2. 2. John Bray (1548 – Jan 1570)
      3. 3. Robert Bray (1548 – )
      4. 4. William BRAY (1552 – Jan 1570) m. Katthie Martin (1555 – )
        1. 1. John Bray (1597 – 1620) m. Grace (or Isabella) Genta (1595 – 1623)
      5. 5. Henry Bray (Abt 1554 – 1593)
  4. 4. Catherine Bray (1487 – 1524)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bray (1490 – )
  6. 6. Edward Bray (1491 – )
  7. 7. Sir (Ferrers) Braye (1500 – )
  8. 8. Anne Braye (1501 – 1 Nov 1558)
  9. 9. Sir (Griswold) Braye (1503 – )
  10. 10. Edmund BRAY (1504 – 1558)
  11. 11. Sir (Edward) Braye (1504 – )
  12. 12. Mary BRAY (1505 – )
  13. 13. Jane Bray (1507 – 1539)
  14. 14. Sir (Richard) Braye (1508 – 1563)
  15. 15. Sir (Richard) Bray (1508 – 1463)
  16. 16. Richard Bray (1508 – 1463)
  17. 17. Reginald Bray (1509 – )
  18. 18. Ellen Bray (1509 – )
  19. 19. John (Lord) Bray (1511 – 18 Nov 1557)
  20. 20. Elizabeth Bray (1513 – 1573)
  21. 21. Frideswide BRAY (1516 – )
  22. 22. Frances Bray (1522 – 27 May 1592)
  23. 23. Lord (John) Braye (1525 – 19 Nov 1557)
  24. 24. Dorothy Braye (1530 – 31 Oct 1605)

Sir Bray's Timeline

5 Records

1459
Feb 1459
Birth of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1484
Apr 1484
Birth of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England
1485
1485
Birth of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England
1539
18 Oct 1539
Age 54
Death of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1539
18 Oct 1539
Age 54
Death of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1484
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1459
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chelsea, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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