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Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton 1539–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1539

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 19 Oct 1608

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Fenton

Mother: Lady Fenton

Spouse(s): Lady Weston

Children(s): Lady York

Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton was born in 1539 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Fenton And Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont Fenton. Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton married Lady Alice Weston, and had children including Lady Catherine Fenton Countess Of York. Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton passed away in 1608 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton was born in 1539 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Fenton And Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont Fenton.
  • Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton married Lady Alice Weston, and had children including Lady Catherine Fenton Countess Of York.
  • Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton passed away in 1608 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fenton
1502–1562
Birth Location: Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
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Lady Fenton
1504–1574
Birth Location: Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Weston
1541–1631
Birth Location: Lismore, Munster, Cork, Ireland
LW

Children(s)

Lady York
1565–1630
Birth Location: Munster, Cork, Ireland
LY

Sir Fenton's Ancestors

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Sir Fenton
1539–1608
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Fenton
1502–1562
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) Fenton
1504–1574
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Fenton) Sr
1476–1536
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Catherine DE) Burgh
1478–1525
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William) Beaumont
1478–1538
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Mary) Basset
1470–1539
Blore (Staffordshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fenton's Descendants

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Sir (Geoffrey (Knight)) Fenton (4 May 1539–19 Oct 1608) m. Lady (Alice) Weston (circa 1541–20 May 1631)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine Fenton Countess of) York 1565–1630 m. Sir (Richard "the Great" (Earl of Cork)) Boyle 1566–1643
    1. 1. Countess (Alice Catherine) Boyle 1607–1667 m. David (Fitz-David) Barry 1605–1642
      1. 1. Sir (Richard, (2nd Earl of Barrymore, 7th Viscount Buttevant, 20th Baron Barry)) BARRY 1630–1694 m. Susan Killegrew 1629–1655
        1. 1. LADY (THERESA) BARRY 1655–1709 m. Samuel (Godshall) Overholt 1652–1754

Sir Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1539
4 May 1539
Birth of Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1608
19 Oct 1608
Age 69
Death of Sir Geoffrey (Knight) Fenton in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1539
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1608
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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