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Sir Francis Horton 1546 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: MAY 1590

Death Location: Gnosall Staffordshire

Father: Robert Mowsley

Mother: Elizabeth (Horton)

Spouse(s): Lady Forde

Children(s): Sir Horton

In 1546, Sir Francis Horton entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Robert de Horton, Baron Horton of Mowsley and Elizabeth "Elizabetha" Gledhill (Horton). Sir Francis Horton married Lady Alice Forde, and had children including Sir William Horton. Sir Francis Horton passed away in 1590 in Gnosall Staffordshire.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Sir Francis Horton entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Robert de Horton, Baron Horton of Mowsley and Elizabeth "Elizabetha" Gledhill (Horton).
  • Sir Francis Horton married Lady Alice Forde, and had children including Sir William Horton.
  • Sir Francis Horton passed away in 1590 in Gnosall Staffordshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Horton's Ancestors

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Sir Horton
1546 – 1590
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Robert de Horton, Baron Horton of Mowsley
1530 – 1572
Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth ("Elizabetha" Gledhill) (Horton)
1527 – 1672
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Thomas de Horton, Baron Horton of) Mowsley
1511 – 1560
Wakefield Manor, Knaptoft, Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Anne ((warde) DE HORTON) Christine
1508 – 1582
Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mowsley
1480 – 1540
LADY THOMAS
1484 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Horton's Descendants

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Sir (Francis) Horton (1546 – MAY 1590) m. Lady (Alice) Forde (1546 – 19 March 1587)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Horton (1569 – 9 Dec 1642) m. Lady (Elline Ellin Ellen Ellena Ellonae Pooler) Snelson (1569 – Feb 1637)
    1. 1. Margaret (Margerett Horton) Snelson (1592 – 31 Jul 1669) m. John (Johannes) Snelson (10 FEB 1593 – 25 MAY 1659)
      1. 1. John Snelson* (28 Jun 1640 – 18 Oct 1690) m. Katherine Grime* (1644 – 18 Oct 1722)
        1. 1. Catherine Snelson (14 Feb 1680 – 1742) m. Captain (Christopher Smith III, Headmaster of the Indian School, William and Mary) College (29 January 1670 – 20 Feb 1739)

Sir Horton's Timeline

3 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Sir Francis Horton in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1572
15 Mar 1572
Age 26
Sir Francis Horton was married
None
1590
MAY 1590
Age 44
Death of Sir Francis Horton in Gnosall Staffordshire
Gnosall Staffordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1572

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Staffordshire: Keele - Parish Registers of Marriages, 1540-1812, Registers of Baptisms, 1540-1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAY 1590
    Event Place: Gnosall Staffordshire

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