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Sir Henry Knight Ferrers 1440–1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 28 Dec 1500

Death Location: Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Reginald Ruthin

Mother: Joan Grey

Spouse(s): Alice Curson

Children(s): George Ashby, Robert Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby

The story of Sir Henry Knight Ferrers began in 1440 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Sir Henry Knight Ferrers married Alice Curson, and had children including Elizabeth Ashby, George Ashby, Robert Ashby. Sir Henry Knight Ferrers passed away in 1500 in Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Henry Knight Ferrers began in 1440 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Henry Knight Ferrers married Alice Curson, and had children including Elizabeth Ashby, George Ashby, Robert Ashby.
  • Sir Henry Knight Ferrers passed away in 1500 in Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Ferrers's Ancestors

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Sir Ferrers
1440–1500
Birth Place: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Reginald De Grey Baron Grey of Ruthin
1362–1440
Ruthin,denbighshire,wales
Joan ((De Astley) De) Grey
1366–1448
Astley, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Reinoud (Lord Grey van) Ruthyn
1323–1388
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Eleonore (Le) Strange
1330–1396
Knockin, Shropshire
William (de) Astley
–1345
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ferrers's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Knight) Ferrers (1440–28 Dec 1500) m. Alice Curson (1455–1514)
  1. 1. George Ashby 1490–1546 m. Alise 1500–1585
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Ashby 1511–1552 m. William (Harris) Smith 1507–1554
      1. 1. Sir (Arthur) Smith 1525–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Tyrland 1516–1626 m. Arthur Smith 1510–1580 m. Arthur Smith 1496–1538 m. Sir (Arthur) Smith 1540–1580 m. Arthur Smith 1530–1580
  2. 2. Robert Ashby 1475–1557
  3. 3. Elizabeth Ashby 1482–

Sir Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Henry Knight Ferrers in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
1500
28 Dec 1500
Age 60
Death of Sir Henry Knight Ferrers in Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England
Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island and Dungan genealogy
    [2] Baddesley Clinton, its manor, church, and hall : with some account of the family of Ferrers from the Norman Conquest to the pre
    [3] Fifty New England Colonists and Five Virginia Families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1500
    Event Place: Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England

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