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Sir Lord Matthew Dent 1517–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1517

Birth Location: Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Sep 1591

Death Location: Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Ormsby

Mother: Lady Anderson

Spouse(s): Agnes Cleasby

Children(s): Henry Dent

The story of Sir Lord Matthew Dent began in 1517 in Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Sir Lord Matthew Dent married Agnes Cleasby, and had children including Henry Dent. Sir Lord Matthew Dent passed away in 1591 in Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord Matthew Dent began in 1517 in Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Lord Matthew Dent married Agnes Cleasby, and had children including Henry Dent.
  • Sir Lord Matthew Dent passed away in 1591 in Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Dent's Ancestors

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Sir Dent
1517–1591
Birth Place: Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Dent Lord Baron of Ormsby
1500–1582
Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elisabeth) Anderson
1501–1555
Wallington, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger II Dent Baron Dent of Wallingford, Sheriff of) Newcastle
1470–1530
Wallington, Hampshire, England
Lady (Anne Fenwick, Baroness) Dent
1475–1550
Wallington, Northumberland, England
Edmund (Lord Chief Justice Anderson of) Edinburgh
1465–1520
Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Annie Neal Barker de) Orde
1480–1559
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Sir Dent's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Matthew) Dent (Abt. 1517–16 Sep 1591) m. Agnes Cleasby (Abt. 1521–1583)
  1. 1. Henry Dent 1543–1591

Sir Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Abt. 1517
Birth of Sir Lord Matthew Dent in Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1591
16 Sep 1591
Age 74
Death of Sir Lord Matthew Dent in Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1517
    Event Place: Moorland, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1591
    Event Place: Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

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