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Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London 1500–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Halling, England

Death Date: 20 August 1539

Death Location: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Prestwood

Mother: Hillary Wyllenhall

Spouse(s): Dionysia Leveson

Children(s): Elizabeth Levson, Thomas Halling, Joan Leveson

In 1500, Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London entered the world in Halling, England, born to Sir Richard Leveson Van Prestwood And Hillary Wyllenhall. Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London married Dionysia Leveson, and had children including Elizabeth Levson, Joan Leveson, Thomas Sir Leveson Van Halling. Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London passed away in 1539 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London entered the world in Halling, England, born to Sir Richard Leveson Van Prestwood And Hillary Wyllenhall.
  • Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London married Dionysia Leveson, and had children including Elizabeth Levson, Joan Leveson, Thomas Sir Leveson Van Halling.
  • Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London passed away in 1539 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Prestwood
1455–1503
Birth Location: –
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Hillary Wyllenhall
1460–
Birth Location: –
HW

Spouses(s)

Dionysia Leveson
1495–1560
Birth Location: City London, Greater London, England, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Levson
1520–1561
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
EL
Thomas Halling
1520–
Birth Location: –
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Joan Leveson
1518–1570
Birth Location: London, London, England
JL

Sir London's Ancestors

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Sir London
1500–1539
Birth Place: Halling, England
Parents
Sir Richard Leveson van Prestwood
1455–1503
Hillary Wyllenhall
1460–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir London's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of) London (1500–20 August 1539) m. Dionysia Leveson (1495–2 December 1560)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Levson 1520–1561 m. Sir (William John) Hewett 1514–1567
    1. 1. Ursula Stone 1560–1592 m. David Stone 1540–1625
      1. 1. Dea. (Gregory Stone of Great) Bromley 1592–1672 m. Lydia (Cooper) Stone 1595–1674 m. Margaret Garrad 1597–1626
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stone 1628–1712 m. Anthony Potter 1627–1690
        2. 2. Daniel Stone 1620–1687
        3. 3. Sarah Stone 1632–1704
        4. 4. Samuel Cooper 1616–1706
        5. 5. Deacon (John Stone) I 1617–1683
        6. 6. Phoebe (Stone) Cooper 1625–1663
        7. 7. David Stone 1622–1703
        8. 8. Thomas Cooper 1612–
        9. 9. Samuel Stone 1630–1715 m. Sarah Stearns 1635–1700
        10. 10. Elizabeth Stone –1626
        11. 11. Thomas Cooper 1612–
        12. 12. Deacon (John) Cooper 1618–1691
        13. 13. Phoebe Cooper 1625–1663
        14. 14. Sarah Stone 1633–1704
        15. 15. Lydia Cooper 1614–1654
      2. 2. John Stone 1528–1597 m. Agnes Barton 1530–1597
        1. 1. Agnes Stone 1551–1615 m. John Adams 1555–1604
  2. 2. Thomas (Sir Leveson van) Halling 1520–
  3. 3. Joan Leveson 1518–1570 m. Rev. (Ralph) Davenant 1514–1552
    1. 1. Helen Davenant 1533–1608
      1. 1. Jerrard Goare 1560–
        1. 1. William Goare 1583–1609 m. Elizabeth Collier 1587–1608

Sir London's Timeline

6 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London in Halling, England
Halling, England
1505
1505
Age 5
Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London was married in Halling, Kent, England
Halling, Kent, England
1510
c. 1510
Age 10
Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London was married in London, England
London, England
1513
1513
Age 13
Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1516
1516
Age 16
Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London was married in Crediton, Devon, England
Crediton, Devon, England
1539
20 August 1539
Age 39
Death of Sir Nicholas Leveson Sheriff of London in City of London, Greater London, England
City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Halling, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Halling, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: c. 1510
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 August 1539
    Event Place: City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 27
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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