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Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln 1568–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1568

Birth Location: Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1619

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

Father: Sir Lincoln

Mother: Catherine Hastings

Spouse(s): Lady Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett

Children(s): Thomas Lincoln

In 1568, Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Henry Francis Earl Of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl Of Lincoln And Catherine Hastings. Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth Knyvett, Lady Elizabeth Knyvett, and had children including Thomas Lincoln. Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1619 in Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln entered the world in Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Henry Francis Earl Of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl Of Lincoln And Catherine Hastings.
  • Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln married Elizabeth Knyvett, Lady Elizabeth Knyvett, and had children including Thomas Lincoln.
  • Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1619 in Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lincoln
1568–1619
Birth Place: Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Francis Earl of Lincoln Clinton Fiennes I Earl of Lincoln
1540–1616
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England
Catherine Hastings
1542–1576
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Clinton Fiennes, KG, Lord High Admiral, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Cambridge) Univ.
1512–1585
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, , England,
Lady (Ursula De) Stourton
1518–1551
Stourton (Wiltshire) England
Francis (Hastings Earl of) Huntingdon
1514–1561
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Katherine (Pole\ Countess of) Huntingdon
1511–1576
Ashby, Leicester, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clinton
1490–1517
Joan Poynings
1490–1553
William Stourton
1484–1548
Elizabeth Dudley
1488–1560
George Hungerford
1488–1544
Anne Stafford
1483–1544
Henry Pole
1490–1539
Jane Neville
1481–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Poynings
1459–1521
Edward Stourton
1460–1535
Lady Fauntleroy
1467–1541
Sir Bath,
1459–1532
Baroness Willoughby
1463–1539
Sir Hastings
1466–1506
Mary Moleyns
1467–1533
Henry Stafford
1455–1483
Catharina(Katherine) Wydeville
1458–1525
Richard Pole
1475–
Margaret Plantagenet
1473–1541
George Abergavenny
1469–1535
Joan Bergavenny
1473–1508

Sir Lincoln's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of) Lincoln (15 Mar 1568–15 Jan 1619) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Knyvett (1578–11 May 1638) m. Elizabeth Knyvett (1565–25 Dec 1632)
  1. 1. Thomas Lincoln 1600–1691 m. Elizabeth Street\Gilman 1604–1717 m. Bridget GILMAN 1603–1665
    1. 1. Mary Lincoln 1642–1694 m. James Gibbons 1631–
      1. 1. Mercy (Lincoln) Gibbons 1658–1737 m. Safety Grover 1658–1720
        1. 1. Elizabeth Grover 1675–1719 m. John Bowne 1664–1716

Sir Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1568
15 Mar 1568
Birth of Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1619
15 Jan 1619
Age 51
Death of Sir Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln in Castle Tattershall (Lincolnshire) England
Castle Tattershall (Lincolnshire) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1568
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1619
    Event Place: Castle Tattershall (Lincolnshire) England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tattershall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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