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Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters 1549–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1549

Birth Location: Ingatestone, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 Oct 1613

Death Location: Ingatestone, Essex, England

Father: William Essex)

Mother: Anne Tyrell

Spouse(s): Mary Waldegrave).

Children(s): Lord I

In 1549, Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters entered the world in Ingatestone, Essex, England, born to William Llewlyn Petre Sir Secretary Of State To Henry Viii Edward Vi Mary I Elizabeth I Custos Rotulorumo Essex And Anne Browne Tyrell. Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters married Mary Maria Frances Francis De Walgrave Waldegrave Daughter Of Sir Edward Walgrave Or Waldegrave, and had children including Lord Sir William Petre Baron Of Wittle Mp Essex Petre I. Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters passed away in 1613 in Ingatestone, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters entered the world in Ingatestone, Essex, England, born to William Llewlyn Petre Sir Secretary Of State To Henry Viii Edward Vi Mary I Elizabeth I Custos Rotulorumo Essex And Anne Browne Tyrell.
  • Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters married Mary Maria Frances Francis De Walgrave Waldegrave Daughter Of Sir Edward Walgrave Or Waldegrave, and had children including Lord Sir William Petre Baron Of Wittle Mp Essex Petre I.
  • Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters passed away in 1613 in Ingatestone, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Essex)
1505–1572
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Tornewton House, Torbryan Parish now Denbury and Torbryan Parish, Devon, England
WE
Anne Tyrell
1508–1582
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Waldegrave).
1549–1604
Birth Location: of Fawler, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England
MW

Children(s)

Lord I
1575–1637
Birth Location: West Horndon, Essex, England
LI

Sir Peters's Ancestors

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Sir Peters
1549–1613
Birth Place: Ingatestone, Essex, England
Parents
William Llewlyn Petre Sir Secretary of State to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I Custos Rotulorumo Essex)
1505–1572
VERIFIED- Tornewton House, Torbryan Parish now Denbury and Torbryan Parish, Devon, England
Anne (Browne) Tyrell
1508–1582
London, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Peters's Descendants

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Sir (John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre)) Peters (20 Dec 1549–11 Oct 1613) m. Mary ((Maria, Frances, Francis) de Walgrave (Waldegrave), daughter of Sir Edward ‘Walgrave’ (or) Waldegrave). (1549–29 Aug 1604)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir William Petre, Baron of Wittle, MP Essex Petre) I 1575–1637 m. Katherine (Catherine Beaufort Somerset ... de Beaufort) Somerset 1575–1624
    1. 1. WILLIAM (PETRE) II 1602–1677 m. LUCY (ANN) FERMOUR 1604–1679
      1. 1. Catherine Petre 1648–1677 m. Sir (John) Powell 1645–1713
        1. 1. Walter Powell 1662–1715

Sir Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1549
20 Dec 1549
Birth of Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters in Ingatestone, Essex, England
Ingatestone, Essex, England
1613
11 Oct 1613
Age 64
Death of Sir John, 1st baron of Writtel (Petre) Peters in Ingatestone, Essex, England
Ingatestone, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1549
    Event Place: Ingatestone, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1613
    Event Place: Ingatestone, Essex, England
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