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Sir Knight Edward John Seymour 1528 – 1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1528

Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 10 April 1613

Death Location: Hampshire, England

Father: King Tudor

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Margaret Walsh

Children(s): Anne Seymour

In 1528, Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon entered the world in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England, born to King Henry VIII Tudor and Lady Mary Catherine Boleyn. Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon married Margaret Walsh, and had children including Anne Seymour. Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon passed away in 1613 in Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1528, Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon entered the world in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England, born to King Henry VIII Tudor and Lady Mary Catherine Boleyn.
  • Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon married Margaret Walsh, and had children including Anne Seymour.
  • Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon passed away in 1613 in Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Tudor
1491 – 1547
Birth Location: Greenwich, London, England
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Lady Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Birth Location: Hever Castle, Kent, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Walsh
1530 – 1580
Birth Location: Little, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MW

Children(s)

Anne Seymour
1560 – 1628
Birth Location: East Garston, Berkshire, England
AS

Sir Seymour's Ancestors

Self
Sir Seymour
1528 – 1613
Birth Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Parents
King Henry VIII Tudor
1491 – 1547
Greenwich, London, England
Lady (Mary Catherine) Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Hever Castle, Kent, England
Grandparents
King (Henry) Tudor
1457 – 1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Queen (Elizabeth of York) Plantagenet
1466 – 1503
Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas) Boleyn
1470 – 1539
Lady (Elizabeth) HOWARD
1486 – 1537
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430 – 1456
Lady Beaufort
1443 – 1509
King Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Queen Woodville
1437 – 1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tudor
1400 – 1461
Queen Valois
1401 – 1437
Lord Beaufort
1404 – 1444
Margaret Beauchamp
Lord Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Lady Neville
1415 – 1495
Sir Woodville
1405 – 1469
Lady Luxembourg
1416 – 1472

Sir Seymour's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Edward John) Seymour (22 May 1528 – 10 April 1613) m. Margaret Walsh (1530 – 1580)
  1. 1. Anne Seymour (1560 – 1628) m. Lord (Thomas) Newce (ABT 1565 – 8 Nov 1617)
    1. 1. Martin Newce (1580 – 1585) m. Ann Martyn (1573 – Abt 1636)
      1. 1. Anne Newce (1600 – 25 Dec 1629) m. Lord (Symon) Hammond (1598 – 1654)
        1. 1. Francis Hammond (1625 – 5 May 1712) m. Mary (Virginia) Gale (1640 – ABT 1735)

Sir Seymour's Timeline

19 Records

1528
22 May 1528
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1528
1528
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1528
22 May 1528
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1529
22 May 1529
Age 1
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
1530
Abt 1530
Age 2
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1537
12 Oct 1537
Age 9
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1539
22 May 1539
Age 11
Birth of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
1539
1539
Age 11
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
1562
1562
Age 34
Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon was married in Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1593
2 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1593
6 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1593
6 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1593
2 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1593
06 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Totness Castle, Devon, England
Totness Castle, Devon, England
1593
2 May 1593
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
1593
07 May 1593
Age 65
Burial of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Berry Pomeroy, South Hams District, Devon, England
Berry Pomeroy, South Hams District, Devon, England
1613
10 April 1613
Age 85
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1621
6 Apr 1621
Age 93
Death of Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon in Netley Abbey, Hampshire, Kingdom of England
Netley Abbey, Hampshire, Kingdom of England
1857
2 Aug 1857
Age 329
Sir Knight Edward John Seymour , KG, Lord Protector of England, Earl of Hertford, Sheriff of Devon was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1528
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1529
    Event Place: Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1537
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1539
    Event Place: Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1530
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1528
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1857
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P90/PAN1/033

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1593
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1593
    Event Place: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1593
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1621
    Event Place: Netley Abbey, Hampshire, Kingdom of England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1593
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1593
    Event Place: Totness Castle, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1593
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1613
    Event Place: Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 07 May 1593
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy, South Hams District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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