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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, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1616

Death Location: Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Univ.

Mother: Lady Stourton-Clinton

Spouse(s): Catherine Hastings

Children(s): Thomas Clinton

In 1540, Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Edward Clinton Fiennes Kg Lord High Admiral 1St Earl Of Lincoln Cambridge Univ And Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton. Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln married Catherine Hastings, and had children including Thomas Clinton. Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1616 in Sempringham, 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, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Edward Clinton Fiennes Kg Lord High Admiral 1St Earl Of Lincoln Cambridge Univ And Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton.
  • Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln married Catherine Hastings, and had children including Thomas Clinton.
  • Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1616 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Univ.
1512–1585
Birth Location: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, , England,
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Lady Stourton-Clinton
1518–1551
Birth Location: Stourton, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Hastings
1542–1576
Birth Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
CH

Children(s)

Thomas Clinton
1568–1619
Birth Location: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England
TC

Sir Lincoln's Ancestors

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Sir Lincoln
1540–1616
Birth Place: Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Clinton Fiennes, KG, Lord High Admiral, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Cambridge Univ.
1512–1585
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, , England,
Lady (Ursula) Stourton-Clinton
1518–1551
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (De Fiennes De) Clinton
1490–1517
Folkestone (Kent) England
Joan Poynings
–1553
Poynings (Sussex) England
William Stourton
1484–1548
Stourton (Wiltshire) England
Elizabeth Dudley
–1560
Hartherington (Sussex) England
Great-Grandparents
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 Sep 1616) m. Catherine Hastings (11 Aug 1542–22 Sep 1576)
  1. 1. Thomas Clinton 1568–1619 m. Elizabeth Knyvett 1575–1638 m. Elizabeth (Clinton-De) Fiennes 1578–1632 m. Elizabeth Knyvett 1575–1632
    1. 1. Ann (Clinton De) Fiennes 1596–1632 m. John Herrington 1592–1630
      1. 1. Robert (Harrington) II 1616–1707 m. Susanna GEORGE 1632–1694
        1. 1. Thomas Harrington 1665–1712 m. Rebecca (( Rebeckah)) Bemis 1654–1712
    2. 2. Edward Clinton 1604–1615
    3. 3. Frances Clinton 1603–1650
    4. 4. Lady (Arabella Clinton) Fiennes 1601–1630
    5. 5. Thomas Fiennes-Clinton 1596–1599
    6. 6. Susan (Clinton ( 2nd marriage of John) Huimphrey) 1602–1638
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Clinton) Fiennes 1592–1624
    8. 8. Catherine (Clinton) Fiennes 1589–1618
    9. 9. Sarah (Clinton) Fiennes 1597–1631
    10. 10. Theophilus, (4th Earl of Lincoln,) Clinton 1600–1667
    11. 11. Joan Clinton 1595–1630
    12. 12. Lucy (Clinton) Fiennes 1590–
    13. 13. Dorcas Clinton 1594–

Sir Lincoln's Timeline

6 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln in Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England
1567
30 Mar 1567
Age 27
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Ickenham, Middlesex, England
Ickenham, Middlesex, England
1576
01 Jun 1576
Age 36
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
1580
Abt 1580
Age 40
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
1586
20 Oct 1586
Age 46
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
1616
29 Sep 1616
Age 76
Death of Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1567
    Event Place: Ickenham, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1576
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1580
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1586
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1616
    Event Place: Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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