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Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford 1480–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England

Father: Richard Howland(Holland)

Mother: ISABELLA HARRINTON

Spouse(s): Lady Hillersdon

Children(s): Robert Holland, William Holland

The story of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford began in 1480 in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England. Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford married Lady Anne Hillersdon, and had children including Robert Weare Brown Of Holland, William Holland. Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford passed away in 1505 in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford began in 1480 in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England.
  • Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford married Lady Anne Hillersdon, and had children including Robert Weare Brown Of Holland, William Holland.
  • Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford passed away in 1505 in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England.

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Sir Gifford's Ancestors

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Sir Gifford
1480–1505
Birth Place: Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England
Parents
Richard Howland(Holland)
1443–1501
Denton, England
ISABELLA HARRINTON
1450–
Hornby Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Richard I Howland: Knight of Denton, Baron of) Prestwich
1420–1482
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gifford's Descendants

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Sir (John Holland, Lord of Weare) Gifford (1480–1505) m. Lady (Anne) Hillersdon (1482–12 Apr 1550)
  1. 1. Robert (Weare-Brown of) Holland 1502–1570 m. Alice (Baroness) Gage 1506–1540
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Weare 1540–1639 m. John (Thomas) Gosling 1535–1595
      1. 1. Agnes (Gosling Blanchard (1639 on the "Jonathan" but died just as the ship was arriving into the Boston) Harbor) 1568–1639 m. Robert (Dennis) Bent 1566–1631
        1. 1. Jennie (Dennis (Denise)) Bent 1599–1639 m. William (Spohn) Baker 1597–1629
        2. 2. James Bent 1604–1689
        3. 3. James Bent 1602–
        4. 4. Jennie Bent 1599–1689
        5. 5. John Bent 1596–1672
        6. 6. Margaret (Margery) Bent 1590–1629
        7. 7. Richard Bent 1592–1618
        8. 8. Maria Bent 1598–1599
        9. 9. Agnes Bent 1602–1639
        10. 10. Jane Bent 1594–1631
        11. 11. Robert Bent 1591–1608
        12. 12. Ann Bent 1608–1735
        13. 13. Dennis Bent 1599–1617
        14. 14. Margret Bent 1590–1631
        15. 15. Agnes Bent 1602–1639
        16. 16. James Bent 1599–1631
        17. 17. Jane Bent 1604–1689
        18. 18. Jane Bent 1599–1689
        19. 19. Robert Bent 1606–1608
        20. 20. Ann Bent 1608–1635
        21. 21. Robert Bent 1624–1686
        22. 22. Ann (Agnes) Bent 1618–1669
        23. 23. Alice (Ann) Bent 1613–1645
        24. 24. Peter Bent 1602–1602
        25. 25. Robert Bent 1594–1608
        26. 26. Maria Bent 1598–1598
        27. 27. Anna (Norcross) Bent 1603–1691
      2. 2. John Gosling 1562–1607
      3. 3. Mary Gosling 1563–1563
      4. 4. Martha Gosling 1564–
    2. 2. Lady (Mary) Weare-Browne 1534–1575
    3. 3. Christopher Weare 1524–1570
    4. 4. Elizabeth Weare 1532–1603
    5. 5. Robert Weare 1530–1531
    6. 6. Margaret Weare 1525–1598
    7. 7. Richard Weare 1528–1554
  2. 2. William Holland 1513–1580

Sir Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England
Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England
1505
1505
Age 25
Death of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford in Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England
Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Weare Gifford Manor, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England

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