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Sir John De Clayton 1492–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Lancashire,, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Hugh Clayton

Mother: Sarah Stretch

Spouse(s): Margery Tracy

Children(s): Lady Clayton, Joseph Clayton

The story of Sir John De Clayton began in 1492 in Lancashire,, England. Sir John De Clayton married Margery Tracy, and had children including Joseph Clayton, Lady Katherine De Clayton. Sir John De Clayton passed away in 1550 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John De Clayton began in 1492 in Lancashire,, England.
  • Sir John De Clayton married Margery Tracy, and had children including Joseph Clayton, Lady Katherine De Clayton.
  • Sir John De Clayton passed away in 1550 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Clayton's Ancestors

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Sir Clayton
1492–1550
Birth Place: Lancashire,, England
Parents
Hugh De Clayton
1400–1438
Thelwall, Cheshire, England
Sarah Stretch
1411–1471
Thelwall, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John Stretch
1375–
Thelwall, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Clayton's Descendants

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Sir (John De) Clayton (1492–1550) m. Margery Tracy (1497–1564)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine De) Clayton 1505–1560 m. Sir (Edward William) Anderson 1485–1557 m. William (Worden) I 1503–1574
    1. 1. Sir (Edmund Anderson (Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Baron Anderson of) Boughton) 1531–1605 m. Dame (Magdalena Margaret) Smythe 1530–1622
      1. 1. Margaret Anderson 1550–1646 m. Andrew (Swinderby) IV 1546–1581
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Swinderby (Lineage to Presidents - Lincoln, Madison, Taylor, Harrison,) Harrison) 1578–1672 m. Thomas Taylor 1574–1667
      2. 2. Sir (John) Anderson 1545–1605 m. Mary (Elizabeth Tyrland Charsall) Smith 1550–1625 m. Dame (Madyln) Smythe 1540–1640
        1. 1. John Anderson 1562–1660
      3. 3. Elizabeth Anderson 1550–1625
      4. 4. Griseld Anderson 1589–1616
      5. 5. James Anderson 1582–
      6. 6. Magdalena Anderson 1544–
      7. 7. Dorothy Anderson 1555–1620
      8. 8. Sir (Edward) Anderson 1572–
      9. 9. Richard Anderson 1585–1635
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Anderson 1546–1626
      11. 11. Lady (Ellen) Anderson 1553–1562
      12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth Tyrland Charsall) Smith 1550–1625 m. Sir (John) Anderson 1545–1605 m. Lady (Magdalena) Smythe 1544–1623 m. Frances Smith 1549–1640
        1. 1. Sir (Edwarde Edmunde Anderson (Chief Justice of Common) Pleas) 1566–1603
        2. 2. John Anderson 1567–1579 m. Thomasine (Elizabeth) Manning 1548–1620
        3. 3. Edmund Anderson 1566–1605
      13. 13. Sir (William) Anderson 1565–1589
      14. 14. Lady (Katherine) Anderson 1568–1638
      15. 15. Sir (Francis) Anderson 1575–1616 m. Judith Anderson –1608 m. Audrey Boteler –1628
        1. 1. Edmund Anderson 1607–1688
    2. 2. Sir (Bertram) Anderson 1525–1571
    3. 3. John (C.) Anderson 1515–1559
    4. 4. Lord (Edward Anderson (Chief Justice Of Common Plea)) II 1530–1605
    5. 5. William (Richard Horace) Anderson 1520–1557
    6. 6. Thomas (James) Anderson 1529–1552 m. Lady (Katherina Hopton (of Hopton) Castle) 1525–1599
      1. 1. Lady (Christian) Anderson 1543–1592
      2. 2. Sir (Henry) Anderson 1552–1605
      3. 3. Lucretia Anderson 1545–1610
    7. 7. Lord (Robert Worden (of Clayton) Manor) 1534–1580 m. Lady (Isabel (Isobel)) Worthington 1547–1580
      1. 1. Sir (Peter Worden ("The Elder,) Hatter) 1568–1639 m. Lady (Margaret Mary) Grice 1569–1612
        1. 1. Eleanor (Ellen) Worden 1598–1681 m. Sir (John Richard Adams) III 1595–1633 m. Kenelm (Winslow) II 1599–1672
        2. 2. Peter (Newton Worden) II 1609–1679
      2. 2. James Worden 1571–1607
      3. 3. William Worden 1569–1643
  2. 2. Joseph Clayton –1812

Sir Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir John De Clayton in Lancashire,, England
Lancashire,, England
1550
1550
Age 58
Death of Sir John De Clayton in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Lancashire,, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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