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Sir Roger Grenville 1477–1524 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Stow, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1524

Death Location: Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Grenville

Mother: Isabella Gilbert

Spouse(s): Margaret Whitley

Children(s): Amye Greenville, Richard Grenville, Agnes Grenville, Phillipa Grenville, Jane Grenville, Christian Grenvill, Digory Granville, Christian Grenville, John Granville

In 1477, Sir Roger Grenville entered the world in Stow, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Thomas Grenville And Isabella Gilbert. Sir Roger Grenville married Margaret Whitley, and had children including Agnes Grenville, Amye Greenville, Christian Grenvill, Christian Grenville, Digory Granville, Jane Grenville, John Granville, Phillipa Grenville, Richard Grenville. Sir Roger Grenville passed away in 1524 in Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1477, Sir Roger Grenville entered the world in Stow, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Thomas Grenville And Isabella Gilbert.
  • Sir Roger Grenville married Margaret Whitley, and had children including Agnes Grenville, Amye Greenville, Christian Grenvill, Christian Grenville, Digory Granville, Jane Grenville, John Granville, Phillipa Grenville, Richard Grenville.
  • Sir Roger Grenville passed away in 1524 in Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Grenville
1449–1513
Birth Location: Stow, Cornwall, England
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Isabella Gilbert
1445–1477
Birth Location: Compton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Whitley
1474–1514
Birth Location: Efford, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Amye Greenville
1513–1575
Birth Location: Stow, Devon, England
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Richard Grenville
1495–1550
Birth Location: Stow, Cornwall, England
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Agnes Grenville
1498–1553
Birth Location: of, Devon, England
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Phillipa Grenville
1502–1571
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
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Jane Grenville
1505–
Birth Location: Stowe, Cornwall, England
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Christian Grenvill
1505–
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Digory Granville
1506–1539
Birth Location: Stow, Cornwall, England
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Christian Grenville
1507–1580
Birth Location: Stowe, Cornwall, England
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John Granville
1554–
Birth Location: of Stow, Cornwall, England
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Sir Grenville's Ancestors

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Sir Grenville
1477–1524
Birth Place: Stow, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Grenville
1449–1513
Stow, Cornwall, England
Isabella Gilbert
1445–1477
Compton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Thomas Granville
1417–1483
Stow, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Gorges
1421–1470
Stow, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Granville
1395–1450
Philippa Bonville
1405–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theobald Granville
1367–1381
Margaret Courtenay
1381–1423

Sir Grenville's Descendants

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Sir (Roger) Grenville (1477–7 Jul 1524) m. Margaret Whitley (1474–Jan 1514)
  1. 1. Amye Greenville 1513–1575 m. John (Drake) VI 1502–1558
    1. 1. Edmund Drake 1514–1567 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mylwaye 1522–1557
      1. 1. Edward Drake –1782
      2. 2. Thomas Drake 1554–1606
        1. 1. Elyzabeth Drake 1591–
        2. 2. Thomas Drake 1833–
      3. 3. Sir (Francis) Drake 1540–1596 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sydenham 1561–1598 m. Mary (Newman) Lady 1540–1583
      4. 4. Mary Drake –1778
    2. 2. Robert Drake 1528–1600 m. Elizabeth Prideaux 1523–1572
      1. 1. Joan Drake 1548–1555
      2. 2. Humphrey Drake 1551–1604
      3. 3. Gertrude Drake 1563–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Drake 1585–1670
      5. 5. William Drake 1564–1625 m. Phillippa Dennis 1566–1655
        1. 1. Robert Drake 1594–1668
        2. 2. John Drake 1616–1688 m. Hannah Moore 1644–1686
        3. 3. John Drake 1585–1659 m. Lottie Drake 1589–1681
        4. 4. Collens Drake 1588–1619
        5. 5. Elizabeth Drake 1590–
        6. 6. Joan Drake 1592–1659
        7. 7. Amy Drake 1594–1680
        8. 8. Acton Drake 1596–1647
        9. 9. Thomas Drake 1598–1661
        10. 10. William Drake 1602–
      6. 6. Amy Drake 1547–
      7. 7. Robert Drake 1553–1640
      8. 8. Henry Drake 1555–1609
      9. 9. Ursula Drake 1557–
      10. 10. Bernard Drake 1559–1581
      11. 11. Nicholas Drake 1561–1640
      12. 12. Robert Drake 1528–1600
      13. 13. Bernard Drake 1549–1640
    3. 3. Richard Drake 1534–1608
    4. 4. Sir (Bernard) Drake 1537–1586 m. Gertrude Fortescue 1538–1601
  2. 2. Richard Grenville 1495–1550
  3. 3. Agnes Grenville 1498–1553
  4. 4. Phillipa Grenville 1502–1571
  5. 5. Jane Grenville 1505–
  6. 6. Christian Grenvill 1505–
  7. 7. Digory Granville 1506–1539
  8. 8. Christian Grenville 1507–1580
  9. 9. John Granville 1554–

Sir Grenville's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Sir Roger Grenville in Stow, Cornwall, England
Stow, Cornwall, England
1524
7 Jul 1524
Age 47
Death of Sir Roger Grenville in Stow, Cornwall, England
Stow, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Stow, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1524
    Event Place: Stow, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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