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Sir Edmund Bray 1504–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1504

Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Death Date: abt 1585

Death Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Father: EdmundEdward\Richard Braye

Mother: Baroness Bereton

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley

Children(s): Lord Park

Sir Edmund Bray was born in 1504 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Edmundedward Richard Braye And Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell Bereton. Sir Edmund Bray married Lady Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Lord John Martin Silvester Bray Lord Of Varchery Park. Sir Edmund Bray passed away in 1585 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edmund Bray was born in 1504 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Edmundedward Richard Braye And Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell Bereton.
  • Sir Edmund Bray married Lady Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Lord John Martin Silvester Bray Lord Of Varchery Park.
  • Sir Edmund Bray passed away in 1585 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England.

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1504–1585
Birth Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Parents
EdmundEdward\Richard Braye
1484–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness (Dame Jane Halighwell) Bereton
1484–1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
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Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund) Bray (1 Jan 1504–abt 1585) m. Lady (Beatrice) Shirley (15 Jun 1512–1 Jan 1558)
  1. 1. Lord (John Martin Silvester Bray, Lord of Varchery) Park 1534–1615 m. Margaret Haslonde 1536–1588 m. Margaret Robertes 1536–1588
    1. 1. Mary (Beth Merrie Bray Braye) Whitney 1564–1629 m. Sir (Thomas Whitney **, Knight of Lambert Marsh , 5th GGrandfather of Eli) Whitney 1560–1637
      1. 1. Margaret Whitney-Stitt-Powell-West 1570–1628 m. Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of) Jamestown, 1577–1623 m. Edward Blaney 1602–1626
        1. 1. Thomas Powell 1614–1681 m. Priscilla Whitson 1620–1681 m. Elizabeth Hipsley 1607–1687 m. Mary Place 1614–1711
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Powell 1595–1687
        3. 3. Mary (Anne) Powell 1593–1658

Sir Bray's Timeline

4 Records

1504
1 Jan 1504
Birth of Sir Edmund Bray in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1504
1 Jan 1504
Birth of Sir Edmund Bray in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1585
abt 1585
Age 81
Death of Sir Edmund Bray in Cranley, Surrey, England
Cranley, Surrey, England
1585
abt 1585
Age 81
Death of Sir Edmund Bray in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1504
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1585
    Event Place: Cranley, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1585
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

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