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Sir Knight William Jeffries 1476–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Chiddingly, County Sussex, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1543

Death Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Father: John Jeffries

Mother: Agnes Melward

Spouse(s): Lady Anton

Children(s): William Jefferay

In 1476, Sir Knight William Jeffries entered the world in Chiddingly, County Sussex, England, born to John William James Jeffries And Agnes Melward. Sir Knight William Jeffries married Lady Margaret Anton, and had children including William Jefferay. Sir Knight William Jeffries passed away in 1543 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1476, Sir Knight William Jeffries entered the world in Chiddingly, County Sussex, England, born to John William James Jeffries And Agnes Melward.
  • Sir Knight William Jeffries married Lady Margaret Anton, and had children including William Jefferay.
  • Sir Knight William Jeffries passed away in 1543 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jeffries
1444–1513
Birth Location: –
JJ
Agnes Melward
1448–1476
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Anton
1480–1532
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

William Jefferay
1495–1575
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Sir Jeffries's Ancestors

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Sir Jeffries
1476–1543
Birth Place: Chiddingly, County Sussex, England
Parents
John William James Jeffries
1444–1513
Agnes Melward
1448–1476
Grandparents
John (William James) Jeffries
1416–1469
Sarah (Catherine) Cromell
1420–1469
Great-Grandparents
Symon Jefferay
1390–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Jeffries's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight William) Jeffries (1476–20 Aug 1543) m. Lady (Margaret) Anton (1480–04 Feb 1532)
  1. 1. William Jefferay 1495–1575 m. Lady (Alice Apsley) Acton 1512–1584
    1. 1. Hugh Jeffrey 1549–1622 m. Janet Underwood 1549–1636
      1. 1. John JEFFERIES 1573–1658 m. Joane BUCKLAND 1581–1679
        1. 1. Jean Jeffreys 1598–1686 m. Thomas Robertson 1592–1686

Sir Jeffries's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir Knight William Jeffries in Chiddingly, County Sussex, England
Chiddingly, County Sussex, England
1543
20 Aug 1543
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight William Jeffries in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Chiddingly, County Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1543
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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