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Sir Thomas Sampson 1398–1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1398

Birth Location: Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia

Death Date: 21 Sept 1439

Death Location: Playford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Father: William Sampson

Mother: Margaret Bures

Spouse(s): Margery Felbrigg

Children(s): George Sampson, Thomas Sampson, Mary Sampson

Sir Thomas Sampson was born in 1398 in Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia, the child of William Sampson And Margaret De Bures. In 1096, Sir Thomas Sampson resided in Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia, USA. Sir Thomas Sampson married Margery Le Bigod Felbrigg, and had children including George Sampson, Henry Sampson, Mary Sampson, Thomas Sampson. Sir Thomas Sampson passed away in 1439 in Playford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Sampson was born in 1398 in Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia, the child of William Sampson And Margaret De Bures.
  • In 1096, Sir Thomas Sampson resided in Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia, USA.
  • Sir Thomas Sampson married Margery Le Bigod Felbrigg, and had children including George Sampson, Henry Sampson, Mary Sampson, Thomas Sampson.
  • Sir Thomas Sampson passed away in 1439 in Playford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Sampson's Ancestors

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Sir Sampson
1398–1439
Birth Place: Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia
Parents
William Sampson
1375–1400
Brettenham Hall, Suffolk, England
Margaret (de) Bures
1354–1400
Acton Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Andrew (de Bures) II
1335–1376
Bures, Suffolk, England
Alice Spencer
1342–
Bures, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1301–1360
Alice Reydon
1305–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bures
1275–1331
Alice MNU
1277–
John Reydon
1289–
Lady Wysham
1291–1359

Sir Sampson's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Sampson (1398–21 Sept 1439) m. Margery (Le Bigod) Felbrigg (1407–1476)
  1. 1. George Sampson 1428–1460 m. Katherine Leventhorpe 1429–1493
    1. 1. Richard (A) Sampson 1460–1550 m. Margaret Witham 1460–1500
      1. 1. Dorothy Simpson 1480–1530 m. Richard Dobson 1485–1548
        1. 1. George (Whitley) Dobson 1515–1600 m. Christine Rimmer 1520–1595
        2. 2. Johane Dobson 1510–1590 m. Sir (Robert) Powell 1508–1588
        3. 3. Edward (Abraham) Dobson 1515–1568 m. Alice Bates 1519–1557 m. Alice Bates 1519–1557 m. Alice Bates 1519–1562 m. Mary Hyrst 1517–1564
        4. 4. Mychaell Dobson 1500–1580
        5. 5. Anne Dobson 1510–1590
        6. 6. Richard (Dobson) I 1501–1593 m. Margaret Allen 1504–1560
    2. 2. Thomas (Sampson, Baron of Playford) II 1455–1483 m. Elizabeth (Countess Surrey) DeSay 1452–1497 m. Lady (Margery Felbrigg) Bigod 1464–1526 m. Elizabeth DeSaye 1455–1484 m. Joan (de Villiers) (Woodford) 1432–1505
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas) Sampson 1474–1512
      2. 2. Margery (Lady DeSay) Sampson 1477–1534
      3. 3. Mary Sampson 1475–1493
      4. 4. William Sampson 1480–1727
      5. 5. Margaret Sampson 1476–1534
      6. 6. Margaret Sampson 1471–1534
    3. 3. Mary Sampson 1459–1553
    4. 4. Catherine Sampson 1455–1493
  2. 2. Thomas Sampson 1435–1509
  3. 3. Mary Sampson 1418–

Sir Sampson's Timeline

3 Records

1096
1096-1914
Sir Thomas Sampson resided here in Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia, USA
Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia, USA
1398
1398
Birth of Sir Thomas Sampson in Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia
Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia
1439
21 Sept 1439
Age 41
Death of Sir Thomas Sampson in PLAYFORD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
PLAYFORD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Brettenham Manor, Brettenham, nr. Bildeston, Cosford, Ipswich, West Suffolk, East Anglia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1096-1914
    Event Place: Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The Sampson family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sept 1439
    Event Place: PLAYFORD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Playford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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