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Sir Alexander Frances Brett 1504–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Whitstaton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jul 1563

Death Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, , England

Father: John XVll

Mother: Lady Pillond

Spouse(s): Joan Wilbore

Children(s): Agnes Brett

Sir Alexander Frances Brett was born in 1504 in Whitstaton, Devonshire, England, the child of John Robert Brett Xvll And Lady Elizabeth Mary De Pillond. Sir Alexander Frances Brett married Joan Wilbore, and had children including Agnes Avice Brett. Sir Alexander Frances Brett passed away in 1563 in Lavenham, Suffolk, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander Frances Brett was born in 1504 in Whitstaton, Devonshire, England, the child of John Robert Brett Xvll And Lady Elizabeth Mary De Pillond.
  • Sir Alexander Frances Brett married Joan Wilbore, and had children including Agnes Avice Brett.
  • Sir Alexander Frances Brett passed away in 1563 in Lavenham, Suffolk, , England.

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Sir Brett's Ancestors

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Sir Brett
1504–1563
Birth Place: Whitstaton, Devonshire, England
Parents
John Robert Brett XVll
1448–1540
Pilton, Devon, England
Lady (Elizabeth Mary de) Pillond
1465–1503
Pillond, Devon, England
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Sir Brett's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander Frances) Brett (1504–14 Jul 1563) m. Joan Wilbore (1501–Feb 1613)
  1. 1. Agnes (Avice) Brett 1544–1591 m. Robert (X12) Crackbone 1533–1599
    1. 1. Lady (Grace) Crackbone 1565–1615 m. Lord (Robert) Plum 1558–1628
      1. 1. John (Plumb Plume Plum) LORD 1594–1648 m. Lady (Dorothy Wood) Chaplin 1596–1669
        1. 1. Robert Plum 1617–1655 m. MARY (Baldwin .1638 British Immigrant, her mother left famous Puritan book "The Soul's Conflict" to) her 1626–1708
      2. 2. Mary (Plumb) (Plum) 1584–1599
      3. 3. George Plumb 1607–1670
      4. 4. Jane Plumb 1594–1615
      5. 5. William Plumb 1602–1646
      6. 6. Hannah (Plume (Plumb)) (Plum) 1604–1648
      7. 7. Robert (Plume (Plumb)) (Plum) 1587–1657
      8. 8. Ethelred (Plume) (Plumb) 1599–1616
      9. 9. Samuel Plume 1589–1657

Sir Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Alexander Frances Brett in Whitstaton, Devonshire, England
Whitstaton, Devonshire, England
1563
14 Jul 1563
Age 59
Death of Sir Alexander Frances Brett in Lavenham, Suffolk, , England
Lavenham, Suffolk, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Whitstaton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1563
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, , England

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