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Sir John Edney , Earl 1487–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

Death Date: 14 Dec 1558

Death Location: Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Edney

Mother: Lady Jacobus

Spouse(s): Lady Warren

Children(s): Lord Tankerville

In 1487, Sir John Edney , Earl entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England., born to Richard Nicholas Edney And Lady Agnes Jacobus. Sir John Edney , Earl married Lady Agnes Warren, and had children including Lord Sir John Coales Adney Edney Earl Of Tankerville. Sir John Edney , Earl passed away in 1558 in Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1487, Sir John Edney , Earl entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England., born to Richard Nicholas Edney And Lady Agnes Jacobus.
  • Sir John Edney , Earl married Lady Agnes Warren, and had children including Lord Sir John Coales Adney Edney Earl Of Tankerville.
  • Sir John Edney , Earl passed away in 1558 in Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Edney
1472–1558
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Lady Jacobus
1470–1515
Birth Location: 1470, 1485 or 1493 - Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.
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Spouses(s)

Lady Warren
1470–1531
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
LW

Children(s)

Lord Tankerville
1511–1558
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
LT

Sir Earl's Ancestors

Self
Sir Earl
1487–1558
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
Parents
Richard Nicholas Edney
1472–1558
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lady (Agnes) Jacobus
1470–1515
1470, 1485 or 1493 - Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Earl's Descendants

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Sir (John Edney ,) Earl (1487–14 Dec 1558) m. Lady (Agnes) Warren (1470 / 1485 / 1493–1531)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir John Coales (Adney) Edney , Earl of) Tankerville 1511–1558 m. Lady (Anstie Tomson) Spicer 1512–1616
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Edney , Countess of) Edny 1537–1597 m. Sir (Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron) Bennett 1533–1603
      1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Bennett 1563–1598 m. John Yeoman 1565–1597
        1. 1. Agnes (Anne) Yeoman 1595–1662 m. *Lt (John) Wheeler 1590–1670

Sir Earl's Timeline

6 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Sir John Edney , Earl in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
1508
1508
Age 21
Sir John Edney , Earl was married in Hindon, Wiltshire, England
Hindon, Wiltshire, England
1529
1529
Age 42
Sir John Edney , Earl was married in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
1532
1532
Age 45
Sir John Edney , Earl was married
None
1535
1535
Age 48
Sir John Edney , Earl was married in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1558
14 Dec 1558
Age 71
Death of Sir John Edney , Earl in Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Hindon, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England
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