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Sir William Melton 1510 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 18 Mar 1570

Death Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Father: Baron Melton

Mother: Agneta Fox

Spouse(s): Honor Godolphin

Children(s): Eleanor melton

The story of Sir William Melton began in 1510 in Breage, Cornwall, England. Sir William Melton married Honor Godolphin, and had children including Eleanor Million melton. Sir William Melton passed away in 1570 in Breage, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Melton began in 1510 in Breage, Cornwall, England.
  • Sir William Melton married Honor Godolphin, and had children including Eleanor Million melton.
  • Sir William Melton passed away in 1570 in Breage, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Melton
1485 – 1550
Birth Location: St John, Oxfordshire, England
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Agneta Fox
1493 – 1560
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Honor Godolphin
1504 – 1579
Birth Location: Godolphin Castle, Breage, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Eleanor melton
1545 – 1628
Birth Location: St. Michaels, Parish, St. Kerrier, England
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Sir Melton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Melton
1510 – 1570
Birth Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
Parents
Baron Richard Melton
1485 – 1550
St John, Oxfordshire, England
Agneta Fox
1493 – 1560
England
Grandparents
Joan Ryse
1450 – 1515
Bures, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Melton's Descendants

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Sir (William) Melton (1510 – 18 Mar 1570) m. Honor Godolphin (1504 – 23 Sep 1579)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Million) melton (1545 – 10 January 1628) m. John Bonython (1543 – 1580)
    1. 1. Jane Bonython (1601 – 19 Nov 1644) m. John (Errington) Bancroft (1592 – 1637) m. Thomas Bancroft (1590 – 1637)
      1. 1. Sarah Bancroft (19 Mar 1619 – 10 May 1685) m. John Stratton (14 Aug 1621 – )
        1. 1. John (Jr) Stratton (1645 – 19 Feb 1735)
        2. 2. Stephen Stratton (1646 – 8 Apr 1697)
        3. 3. Sarah Stratton (1647 – 1684)
        4. 4. Joseph Stratton (1648 – 23 Dec 1722)
        5. 5. Hannah Stratton (1648 – 21 Jan 1670)
        6. 6. Ruth Stratton (1649 – 1740) m. James White (1655 – 21 Aug 1694) m. James White (1655 – )
        7. 7. Rebecca Stratton (1650 – 14 May 1703)
        8. 8. Abigail Stratton (1650 – 1680)
        9. 9. Cornelius Stratton (1653 – 27 Mar 1704)
      2. 2. Thomas Bancroft (10 February 1622 – 19 August 1691)
      3. 3. John Bancroft (1623 – 6 Aug 1662)
      4. 4. Amos Bancroft (1624 – 1662)
      5. 5. Anna Bancroft (1627 – 14 Dec 1684)
      6. 6. William Bancroft (1630 – 14 Dec 1684)
      7. 7. Ebenezer Bancroft (1632 – 6 Aug 1662)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Bancroft (1634 – 20 May 1704)

Sir Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir William Melton in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England
1570
18 Mar 1570
Age 60
Death of Sir William Melton in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1570
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
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