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Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln 1540–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 September 1616

Death Location: Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Edward Clinton

Mother: Lady Stourton-Clinton

Spouse(s): Frances (Compton), Catherine Countess, 'Countess Fiennes

Children(s): Henry Clinton, Catherine Clinton, Edward Clinton, Elizabeth Fiennes, Henry Clinton, Margaret Clinton, Henry Clinton, Thomas Clinton, Thomas Clinton, Catherine Clinton, Sir Sr, Edward Clinton, Frances Clinton

In 1540, Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward De Fiennes Earl De Clinton And Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton. Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln married Catherine Hastings Countess Of Lincoln Countess, Countess Catherine Hastings Clinton Fiennes, Frances Anna Baroness Hastings Compton, and had children including Catherine Fiennes Clinton, Edward Sir Fiennes De Clinton, Edward Sir Knight Clinton, Elizabeth Clinton Fiennes, Frances Fiennes Clinton, Henry Clinton, Henry Fiennes Fynes Clinton, Henry William Fynes Clinton, Margaret Fynes Clinton, Sir Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Lincoln De Fiennes Clinton Sr, Thomas Clinton, Thomas Fiennes De Clinton 3Rd Earl Of Lincoln 11Th Baron Clinton. Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1616 in Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward De Fiennes Earl De Clinton And Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton.
  • Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln married Catherine Hastings Countess Of Lincoln Countess, Countess Catherine Hastings Clinton Fiennes, Frances Anna Baroness Hastings Compton, and had children including Catherine Fiennes Clinton, Edward Sir Fiennes De Clinton, Edward Sir Knight Clinton, Elizabeth Clinton Fiennes, Frances Fiennes Clinton, Henry Clinton, Henry Fiennes Fynes Clinton, Henry William Fynes Clinton, Margaret Fynes Clinton, Sir Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Lincoln De Fiennes Clinton Sr, Thomas Clinton, Thomas Fiennes De Clinton 3Rd Earl Of Lincoln 11Th Baron Clinton.
  • Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1616 in Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lincoln
1540–1616
Birth Place: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward De Fiennes Earl DE Clinton
1512–1584
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ursula) Stourton-Clinton
1518–1551
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Thomas DE Fiennes) Clinton
1490–1517
Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Jane ((or Joan) Mary) Poynings
1490–1553
Poynings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
William (Chafyn Stourton Stowrton Sir Lord 7th) Baron
1500–1548
Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Dudley Baroness de) Stourton
1488–1560
Atherington Castle, Climping, Sussex, England (Hatherington, Sussex, England)
Great-Grandparents
Lady Fauntleroy
1467–1541
Edmund Dudley
1453–1510
Anne Windsor
1466–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lincoln's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of) Lincoln (1540–29 September 1616) m. Frances (Anna Baroness Hastings) (Compton) (1533–1574) m. Catherine (Hastings Countess of Lincoln) Countess (11 August 1542–22 September 1576) m. 'Countess (Catherine Hastings \ Clinton) Fiennes (11 Aug 1542–22 September 1576)
  1. 1. Henry (William Fynes) Clinton 1560–1641
  2. 2. Catherine (Fiennes) Clinton 1561–1575
  3. 3. Edward (Sir Knight) Clinton 1572–1623
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Clinton) Fiennes 1559–1623 m. Sir (Henry Charles Herbert Master of the) Revels 1594–1673
  5. 5. Henry Clinton 1567–1641
  6. 6. Margaret (Fynes) Clinton 1561–1562
  7. 7. Henry (Fiennes (Fynes)) Clinton 1567–1641
  8. 8. Thomas (Fiennes de Clinton 3rd Earl of Lincoln, 11th Baron) Clinton 1572–1623 m. Mary Dighton\Deighton 1576–1651 m. Elizabeth (Knyvett, Countess Clinton-De Fiennes of) Lincoln 1578–1632
    1. 1. Frances Fiennes-Clinton 1603–1680
    2. 2. Susan (Fiennes-Clinton Lady) Humphrey 1601–1638
    3. 3. Sarah (Fiennes) Clinton 1590–1631
    4. 4. Edward Fiennes-Clinton 1604–1615
    5. 5. Thomas Fiennes-Clinton 1587–1590
    6. 6. Catherine Fiennes-Clinton 1589–1618
    7. 7. Theophilus Fiennes-Clinton 1592–1667
    8. 8. Charles Fiennes-Clinton 1605–1615
    9. 9. Ann Fiennes-Clinton 1582–1632
    10. 10. Robert\twins Clinton 1598–1626
  9. 9. Thomas Clinton 1558–1619
  10. 10. Catherine (Fiennes) Clinton 1574–1562
  11. 11. Sir (Thomas, 3rd Earl of Lincoln, De Fiennes Clinton) Sr 1568–1619
  12. 12. Edward (Sir Fiennes de) Clinton 1572–1623
  13. 13. Frances (Fiennes) Clinton 1573–1623

Sir Lincoln's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln in Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
February 1557
Age 17
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1567
30 March 1567
Age 27
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1586
20 October 1586
Age 46
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
29 September 1616
Age 76
Death of Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln in Sempringham Fen, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Sempringham Fen, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: February 1557
    Event Place: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 March 1567
    Event Place: Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 October 1586
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1616
    Event Place: Sempringham Fen, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The descendants of Veach Williams, of Lebanon, Connecticut : who was of the fifth generation from R
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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