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Sir James Denton 1492–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1532

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Denton

Mother: Sarah Webb

Spouse(s): Margaret Spencer

Children(s): Sir Buckinghamshire

Sir James Denton was born in 1492 in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas James Denton And Sarah Jane Webb. Sir James Denton married Margaret Spencer, and had children including Sir John Thomas Denton Of Willesden Buckinghamshire. Sir James Denton passed away in 1532 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir James Denton was born in 1492 in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas James Denton And Sarah Jane Webb.
  • Sir James Denton married Margaret Spencer, and had children including Sir John Thomas Denton Of Willesden Buckinghamshire.
  • Sir James Denton passed away in 1532 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Denton
1470–1532
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
TD
Sarah Webb
1468–1560
Birth Location: Caversfield, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
SW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Spencer
1495–1524
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MS

Children(s)

Sir Buckinghamshire
1515–1560
Birth Location: Swaffham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
SB

Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1492–1532
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas James Denton
1470–1532
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Webb
1468–1560
Caversfield, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert John) Denton
1445–1497
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Isabel Brome
1435–1470
Badessley, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Sir (John Alexander Knight Baron) Webb
1450–1516
Oldstock, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Bruerton
1450–1490
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Denton
1405–1453
Alison Dauncy
1405–
John Brome
1410–1468
Beatrix Basset
1408–1483
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Denton's Descendants

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Sir (James) Denton (1492–1532) m. Margaret Spencer (1495–1524)
  1. 1. Sir (John Thomas Denton of Willesden,) Buckinghamshire 1515–1560 m. Margaret Mordaunt 1509–1596 m. Lady (Anne (Mordaunt)) Denton 1506–1532
    1. 1. Alice Denton 1534–1590 m. Nicholas Williamson 1530–1602
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Williamson 1556–1610 m. John (Robert) Chapman 1580–1640
        1. 1. Robert Chapman 1591–1620 m. Rebecca (Lord) Mason 1592–1673
        2. 2. Rebecca Chapman 1617–1703
        3. 3. Marie Chapman 1599–
        4. 4. Ann Chapman 1594–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Chapman 1591–
        6. 6. Judith Chapman 1596–
      2. 2. Thomas Williamson 1563–1610
    2. 2. Susan Denton 1533–

Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir James Denton in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1532
1532
Age 40
Death of Sir James Denton in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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