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Sir Thomas Percy 1528 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1528

Birth Location: Petworth, Sussex, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1572

Death Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Northumberland

Mother: Lady Northumberland

Spouse(s): Lady Beaufort, Mary Neville

Children(s): Eleanor Thomas, Lady Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Enid Percy, Baron Percy, Lady Percy, Lady Forster, Sir Northumberland, Mary Brussels, Jehan Piercy, Gregory Fiennes, Margaret Lennard, Charlotte Percy

Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter was born in 1528 in Petworth, Sussex, England, the child of Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland and Lady Mary Talbot, Countess of Northumberland. Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter married Lady Anne Somerset Beaufort, Mary Catherine Fennes Neville, and had children including Eleanor Thomas, Lady Joan Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Enid Maud Percy, Baron Thomas Percy, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Lady Lucinda "Lucy" Elizabeth Stanley Forster, Sir Henry "The wizard Earl" Percy, 9th Earl Of Northumberland, Mary DePercy, Founder of Benedictine Dames in Brussels, Jehan Piercy, Gregory Fiennes, Margaret Lennard, Charlotte Percy. Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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  • Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter was born in 1528 in Petworth, Sussex, England, the child of Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland and Lady Mary Talbot, Countess of Northumberland.
  • Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter married Lady Anne Somerset Beaufort, Mary Catherine Fennes Neville, and had children including Eleanor Thomas, Lady Joan Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Enid Maud Percy, Baron Thomas Percy, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Lady Lucinda "Lucy" Elizabeth Stanley Forster, Sir Henry "The wizard Earl" Percy, 9th Earl Of Northumberland, Mary DePercy, Founder of Benedictine Dames in Brussels, Jehan Piercy, Gregory Fiennes, Margaret Lennard, Charlotte Percy.
  • Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in York, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Percy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Percy
1528 – 1572
Birth Place: Petworth, Sussex, England
Parents
Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland
1502 – 1537
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Lady (Mary Talbot, Countess of) Northumberland
1504 – 1572
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Algernon "The Magnificent") Percy
1478 – 1527
Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Lady (Catherine Katherine Spencer de Spenser) despenser
1477 – 1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478 – 1527
Lord Knight
1435 – 1510
Eleanor Beaufort
1431 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478 – 1527

Sir Percy's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Percy (10 Jun 1528 – 22 Aug 1572) m. Lady (Anne Somerset) Beaufort (Abt 1530 – 17 October 1596) m. Mary (Catherine Fennes) Neville (1520 – 18 December 1565)
  1. 1. Eleanor Thomas (1545 – 23 May 1607)
  2. 2. Lady (Joan) Percy (about 1545 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Percy (1552 – 1587)
  4. 4. Enid (Maud) Percy (1555 – after 1584)
  5. 5. Baron (Thomas) Percy (1559 – 1560)
  6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth) Percy (1559 – 1608)
  7. 7. Lady (Lucinda "Lucy" Elizabeth Stanley) Forster (1560 – 1630)
  8. 8. Sir (Henry "The wizard Earl" Percy, 9th Earl Of) Northumberland (27 Apr 1564 – 5 Nov 1632)
  9. 9. Mary (DePercy, Founder of Benedictine Dames in) Brussels (11 Jun 1570 – 1643)
  10. 10. Jehan Piercy (11 June 1570 – 1600)
  11. 11. Gregory Fiennes (25 June 1539 – 25 September 1594)
  12. 12. Margaret Lennard (1540 – 10 March 1611)
  13. 13. Charlotte Percy ( – abt 1771)

Sir Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1528
10 Jun 1528
Birth of Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter in Petworth, Sussex, England
Petworth, Sussex, England
1572
22 Aug 1572
Age 44
Death of Sir Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland, Knight of the Garter in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Petworth, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1572
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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