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Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1512–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb

Death Date: 16 January 1585

Death Location: London (Middlesex) England

Father: Lord Clinton

Mother: Johanna Poynings

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blount, Elizabeth Lincoln, Ursula Stourton

Children(s): Margaret Clinton, Katherine Cliinton, Bridget Fiennes

In 1512, Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb, born to Lord Thomas De Fiennes Of Clinton And Johanna Poynings. Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth The Fair Geraldine Fitzgerald Countess Of Lincoln, Elizabeth Blount, Ursula Stourton, and had children including Bridget Fiennes, Katherine Fiennes De Cliinton, Margaret Fiennes De Clinton. Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1585 in London (Middlesex) England.

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  • In 1512, Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb, born to Lord Thomas De Fiennes Of Clinton And Johanna Poynings.
  • Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth The Fair Geraldine Fitzgerald Countess Of Lincoln, Elizabeth Blount, Ursula Stourton, and had children including Bridget Fiennes, Katherine Fiennes De Cliinton, Margaret Fiennes De Clinton.
  • Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1585 in London (Middlesex) England.

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Sir Lincoln's Ancestors

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Sir Lincoln
1512–1585
Birth Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
Parents
Lord Thomas De Fiennes of Clinton
1490–1517
Johanna Poynings
1490–1553
East Sussex, England
Grandparents
Edward Poynings
1459–1521
Poynings, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Poynings
1419–1461
Elizabeth Paston
1429–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Paston
1390–1444
Agnes Barre
1405–1479

Sir Lincoln's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of) Lincoln (1512–16 January 1585) m. Elizabeth Blount (1502–ABT 6 FEB 1539) m. Elizabeth ("The Fair Geraldine" Fitzgerald, Countess Of) Lincoln (1528–Mar 1590) m. Ursula Stourton (1518–4 September 1551)
  1. 1. Margaret (Fiennes De) Clinton 1539–1580 m. Lord (Charles) Willoughby 1537–1610
    1. 1. William Willoughby 1561–1601 m. Elizabeth Hildyard 1558–1600
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Willoughby 1556–1622 m. Sir (William Humphrey Hickman) Knight 1549–1625
        1. 1. Nathaniel (William) Hickman 1580–1656 m. Mary Pascal 1585–1640
        2. 2. Thomas Hickman 1587–1633
        3. 3. Willoughby Hickman 1587–1649
        4. 4. Frances Hickman 1589–
        5. 5. Mildred Hickman 1591–
  2. 2. Katherine (Fiennes de) Cliinton 1530–1621
  3. 3. Bridget Fiennes 1540–1587

Sir Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
1585
16 January 1585
Age 73
Death of Sir Edward Fiennes Lord of Clinton and Saye, 1st Earl of Lincoln in London (Middlesex) England
London (Middlesex) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, Gb
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1585
    Event Place: London (Middlesex) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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