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Sir William Thomas Pomeroy 1503–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England

Death Date: 01 Dec 1566

Death Location: Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward DeLaPomeroy

Mother: Joan Prince

Spouse(s): Lady Edgecombe, Joan Edgecombe, Lady Spurstone

Children(s): Richard Pomery

In 1503, Sir William Thomas Pomeroy entered the world in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England, born to Edward Delapomeroy And Joan Sapcotes Prince. Sir William Thomas Pomeroy married Joan Pomeroy Edgecombe, Lady Joan Edgecombe, Lady Margaret Edgcomb Spurstone, and had children including Richard Pomery. Sir William Thomas Pomeroy passed away in 1566 in Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Sir William Thomas Pomeroy entered the world in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England, born to Edward Delapomeroy And Joan Sapcotes Prince.
  • Sir William Thomas Pomeroy married Joan Pomeroy Edgecombe, Lady Joan Edgecombe, Lady Margaret Edgcomb Spurstone, and had children including Richard Pomery.
  • Sir William Thomas Pomeroy passed away in 1566 in Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward DeLaPomeroy
1478–1538
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
ED
Joan Prince
1470–1538
Birth Location: Hartland, Devon, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Lady Edgecombe
1513–1570
Birth Location: Cotehele Manor House, St Dominick Saltash, Cornwall, England
LE
Joan Edgecombe
1497–1566
Birth Location: Mount Edgcumbe House, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, England
JE
Lady Spurstone
1516–1560
Birth Location: Spurstowe, , Cheshire, England
LS

Children(s)

Richard Pomery
1525–1580
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
RP

Sir Pomeroy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pomeroy
1503–1566
Birth Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England
Parents
Edward DeLaPomeroy
1478–1538
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Joan (Sapcotes) Prince
1470–1538
Hartland, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pomeroy's Descendants

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Sir (William Thomas) Pomeroy (1503–01 Dec 1566) m. Lady (Joan) Edgecombe (Abt. 1513–1570) m. Joan (Pomeroy) Edgecombe (1497 or 1499–1566) m. Lady (Margaret Edgcomb) Spurstone (1516–1560)
  1. 1. Richard Pomery 1525–1580 m. Jone Taprell 1550–1602
    1. 1. John Pomery 1581–1582 m. Margaret Connon 1525–1565
      1. 1. Agnes Pomery 1550–1596 m. George Maye 1545–1584
        1. 1. Blaunch Maye 1580–1651 m. Walter Beawes 1580–1630

Sir Pomeroy's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir William Thomas Pomeroy in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England
1566
01 Dec 1566
Age 63
Death of Sir William Thomas Pomeroy in Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1566
    Event Place: Brixham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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