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Sir William Foreman 1515 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Brenchley, Kent, England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1559

Death Location: Brenchley, Kent, England

Father: Stephen Foreman

Mother: Alice None

Spouse(s): Lady Cowper

Children(s): Richard Foreman

Sir William Foreman Knight was born in 1515 in Brenchley, Kent, England, the child of Stephen Foreman and Alice. Sir William Foreman Knight married Lady Agnes Nightengale Cowper, and had children including Richard Robert Foreman. Sir William Foreman Knight passed away in 1559 in Brenchley, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Foreman Knight was born in 1515 in Brenchley, Kent, England, the child of Stephen Foreman and Alice.
  • Sir William Foreman Knight married Lady Agnes Nightengale Cowper, and had children including Richard Robert Foreman.
  • Sir William Foreman Knight passed away in 1559 in Brenchley, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Foreman
1489 – 1527
Birth Location: Brenchley, Tunbridge, Kent, England
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Alice None
1490 – 1538
Birth Location: Brenchley Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cowper
1519 – 1582
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, , England
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Children(s)

Richard Foreman
1538 – 1586
Birth Location: Brenchley, Kent, England
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Sir Foreman's Ancestors

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Sir Foreman
1515 – 1559
Birth Place: Brenchley, Kent, England
Parents
Stephen Foreman
1489 – 1527
Brenchley, Tunbridge, Kent, England
Alice
1490 – 1538
Brenchley Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Foreman's Descendants

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Sir (William) Foreman (1515 – 19 Apr 1559) m. Lady (Agnes Nightengale) Cowper (1519 – 1 Jun 1582)
  1. 1. Richard (Robert) Foreman (Abt. 1538 – 04 Dec 1586) m. Patience (\ Pacience Tuttie) (Tutty)
    1. 1. Henrie Foreman (1580 – abt 1617) m. Jane Gray (1587 – 2 Jun 1633)
      1. 1. Ann Foreman (1600 – 1670) m. Richard ('Rich' Dobbs) Dabbs (Abt. 1608 – Abt. 1698)
        1. 1. Harry (James) Dobbs (6 Dec 1620 – 1671) m. Katherine Bingham

Sir Foreman's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir William Foreman Knight in Brenchley, Kent, England
Brenchley, Kent, England
1559
19 Apr 1559
Age 44
Death of Sir William Foreman Knight in Brenchley, Kent, England
Brenchley, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Brenchley, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1559
    Event Place: Brenchley, Kent, England
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