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Sir Geoffrey Fenton 1539–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 19 October 1608

Death Location: St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Lady Beaumont

Mother: Sir Fenton

Spouse(s): Lady Weston

Children(s): Catherine Fenton, Sir Fenton

Sir Geoffrey Fenton was born in 1539 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont And Sir Henry Of Nottinghamshire And Canterbury Fenton. Sir Geoffrey Fenton married Lady Alice Weston, and had children including Catherine Fenton, Sir William Fenton. Sir Geoffrey Fenton passed away in 1608 in St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Geoffrey Fenton was born in 1539 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont And Sir Henry Of Nottinghamshire And Canterbury Fenton.
  • Sir Geoffrey Fenton married Lady Alice Weston, and had children including Catherine Fenton, Sir William Fenton.
  • Sir Geoffrey Fenton passed away in 1608 in St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lady Beaumont
1504–1574
Birth Location: Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sir Fenton
1502–1562
Birth Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Catherine Fenton
1571–1630
Birth Location: Lismore, Cork, Munster, Ireland
CF
Sir Fenton
1565–1667
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Sir Fenton's Ancestors

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Sir Fenton
1539–1608
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont
1504–1574
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury) Fenton
1502–1562
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Beaumont
1478–1538
Cole Overton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary) Basset
1470–1539
Blore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Charles Fenton) Sr
1476–1536
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Ann Lady Ravensworth De) Burgh
1460–1507
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Beaumont
1450–1514
Johanna Pauncefort
1454–1532
William Basset
1436–1497
Joan Byron
1429–1493
Ralph Fenton
1450–1540
Ellinor Neville
1434–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Basset
1415–1460
Alice Moton
1411–1482
Richard Byron
1404–1449
Lucy Assheton
1393–1455

Sir Fenton's Descendants

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Sir (Geoffrey) Fenton (1539–19 October 1608) m. Lady (Alice) Weston (1541–20 May 1631)
  1. 1. Catherine Fenton 1571–1630 m. Sir (Richard Boyle 2nd Earl of) Cork\Boile 1566–1643
    1. 1. Joan Boyle 1611–1656 m. George FitzGerald 1611–1660
      1. 1. Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1641–1698 m. Callaghan (3rd Earl Clancarty 5th Viscount Muskerry) MacCarthy 1635–1676 m. Sir (William) Davys 1629–1687
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Hannah) Maccarthy –1740
        2. 2. Catherine Maccarty 1675– m. Paul (1st Viscount Mount Cashell) Davys 1665–1716
        3. 3. Donough (Oge 4th Earl Clancarty Baron Blarney) MacCarthy 1668–1734 m. Lady (Elizabeth Countess Clancarty) Spencer 1673–1704
        4. 4. Helen MacCarthy 1671–1698
        5. 5. Margaret MacCarthy –1731
        6. 6. Mary (Davis) Davys 1677–1683
      2. 2. Eleanor Fitzgerald 1636–1681 m. Walter Borrowes 1620–1685
        1. 1. Miss (Baronet) Borrowes 1659–
        2. 2. Kildare Burrowes 1660–1709
      3. 3. Wentworth (Thomas 17th Earl Of Kildare) Fitzgerald 1634–1664 m. Elizabeth Hollis 1638–1666
        1. 1. Mary FitzGerald 1658–1659
        2. 2. Anne Fitzgerald 1663–1715
        3. 3. John Fitzgerald 1661–1707
        4. 4. Eleanor FitzGerald –1666
        5. 5. Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1653–1655
    2. 2. Robert (Father Of Chemistry) Boyle 1627–1691
    3. 3. Katherine (Viscountess Ranelagh) Boyle 1615–1691 m. Arthur (2nd Viscount Ranelagh) Jones 1608–1669
      1. 1. Arthur (Isaac) Jones 1630–1692
    4. 4. Roger Boyle 1606–1615
    5. 5. Mary (Countess Of Warwick) Boyle 1624–1678 m. Charles (4th Earl Of Warwick Rich The Honourable Charles) Rich 1623–1673
      1. 1. Lord (Charles) Rich 1643–1664 m. Lady (Anne Countess Of Exeter Cavendish) Cecil 1649–1704
    6. 6. Richard (Do Cornwall) Earl 1621–1694 m. Elizabeth Brampton 1613–1661
      1. 1. Charles (3rd Viscount Dungarven) Boyle 1639–1694 m. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1637–1679
        1. 1. Henry (1st Baronet) Boyle 1669–1725
        2. 2. Arabella Boyle 1671–1750
        3. 3. Elizabeth Boyle 1662–1703
        4. 4. Mary Boyle 1671–1709
        5. 5. Charles (2nd Earl of Burlington 3rd Earl of Cork) Boyle 1673–1704
      2. 2. Henrietta Hyde 1646–1687 m. Laurence Hyde 1642–1711
        1. 1. Catherine Hyde 1675–1737
        2. 2. Henry Hyde 1672–1753
        3. 3. Mary Seymour-Conway 1669–1709
        4. 4. Alexander Hyde 1686–
        5. 5. Anne Hyde 1671–1709
        6. 6. Henrietta Hyde 1677–1730
      3. 3. Elisabeth Boyle 1643–1725 m. Nicholas Tufton 1631–1679
    7. 7. Sarah (Sara) Boyle 1609–1633 m. Sir (Thomas) Moore 1601–1623 m. Robert Digby 1611–1642
      1. 1. Lettice Digby –1656
      2. 2. Kildare (Baron Of Geashill) Digby 1627–1661
      3. 3. Catharine Digby –1661
    8. 8. Dorothy Boyle 1617–1668 m. Sir (Colonel Arthur) Loftus 1617–1659
      1. 1. Adam Loftus 1632–1691
      2. 2. Jane Gorge 1643–1728
      3. 3. Eleanor Loftus 1638–
    9. 9. Lettice (Goring) Boyle 1610–1643
    10. 10. Alice Barry 1607–1667 m. David (1st Earl Of Barrymore) Barry 1604–1642
    11. 11. Galfridius Boyle 1616–1616
    12. 12. Geffrey Boyle 1616–1616
    13. 13. Lewis (the Valiant) Boyle 1619–1643 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Guildford) Feilding 1625–1667
    14. 14. Margaret Boyle 1610–1667
    15. 15. Margaret Boyle 1629–1637
    16. 16. Sir (Roger 1St Earl Orrery) Boyle 1621–1679 m. Lady (Margaret) Howard 1623–1689
      1. 1. Sir (Roger 2nd Earl van Orrery) Boyle 1646–1682 m. Lady (Mary) Sackville 1647–1710
        1. 1. Charles Boyle 1674–1731
        2. 2. Lionel Boyle 1670–1703
      2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Boyle 1643–1683 m. William O'Brien 1638–1691
        1. 1. Henry O'Brien 1670–1670
        2. 2. James O'Brien 1677–1693
        3. 3. Margaret O'Brien 1661–1688
        4. 4. Mary O'Brien 1668–
        5. 5. Willem O'Brien 1666–1719
    17. 17. Michael Boyle 1609–1702 m. Mary O'Brien 1611–1710 m. Margaret Synge 1614–1641
      1. 1. Martha Boyle 1643–1680 m. Sir (William) Davys 1629–1687
      2. 2. Honora Boyle 1660–1710 m. Thomas Cromwell 1653–1682 m. Francis Cuffe 1656–1712 m. Thomas Burdett 1688–1727
        1. 1. Boyle Cuffe 1692–1700
        2. 2. Francis Cuffe 1685–1717
        3. 3. Mary Cuffe 1686–1750
        4. 4. Michael Cuffe 1694–1744
        5. 5. James Cuff 1688–
      3. 3. Murrough (Bligh 1st Viscount Blessington) Boyle 1649–1718 m. Lady (Anne) Coote 1654–1725
        1. 1. Anne Boyle 1674–1741
        2. 2. Charles Boyle 1688–1732
    18. 18. Susan (R) Boyle 1586–1625 m. Phillip (de) GREY 1576–1657
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gray 1615–1671
      2. 2. John Gray 1618–1674
  2. 2. Sir (William) Fenton 1565–1667

Sir Fenton's Timeline

4 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Sir Geoffrey Fenton in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1547
15 June 1547
Age 8
Sir Geoffrey Fenton was married in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
1608
19 Oct 1608
Age 69
Death of Sir Geoffrey Fenton in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
1608
19 October 1608
Age 69
Burial of Sir Geoffrey Fenton in St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland
St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 June 1547
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1608
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Ireland, Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 October 1608
    Event Place: St. Patrick, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Ireland, Burial Index
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