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Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset 1470–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 Feb 1501

Death Location: Taunton, Somerset, , England

Father: Sir Somerset

Mother: Joanna Sommerset

Spouse(s): Lady Combs, Florence Trelawney

Children(s): Lady Towse, Lady Towse, Johannes Toose, Isabel Toose, Nicholas Towse, Lady Towse, Joan Knight, Lady Towse, Johanna Toose, Anastasia Toose, Isabel Toose, Elisabeth Toose, Alexander Angsax, Nicholas Towse, Alicia Towse, Robert \Toose, Alice Toose, Lady Towse, Lady Toose, Anastasia Toose, Nicholas Toose, Robert \Toose, Alexander Angsax, Lady Toose, Johanna Toose, Walter Trelawny, Lady Toose, Jone Toose, Lady Towse, Johane Knight

In 1470, Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Sir Alexander Toose Knight Of Taunton Somerset And Joanna Combe Lady Of Sommerset. Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset married Florence Trelawney, Lady Johanna Willemina Combs, and had children including Alexander Towse Of Taunton Angsax, Alice Toose, Alicia Towse, Anastasia Toose, Elisabeth Toose, Isabel Toose, Joan Knight, Johan Fredrik Johansson Tossa, Johane Knight, Johanna Combs, Johanna Toose, Johannes Toose, Jone Toose, Lady Joan Isobel Toose, Lady Joan Isobel Towse, Lady Margery Of Somerset Toose, Lady Margery Somerset Toose Towse, Nicholas Toose, Nicholas Towse, Robert Towse Toose, Walter Trelawny. Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset passed away in 1501 in Taunton, Somerset, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Sir Alexander Toose Knight Of Taunton Somerset And Joanna Combe Lady Of Sommerset.
  • Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset married Florence Trelawney, Lady Johanna Willemina Combs, and had children including Alexander Towse Of Taunton Angsax, Alice Toose, Alicia Towse, Anastasia Toose, Elisabeth Toose, Isabel Toose, Joan Knight, Johan Fredrik Johansson Tossa, Johane Knight, Johanna Combs, Johanna Toose, Johannes Toose, Jone Toose, Lady Joan Isobel Toose, Lady Joan Isobel Towse, Lady Margery Of Somerset Toose, Lady Margery Somerset Toose Towse, Nicholas Toose, Nicholas Towse, Robert Towse Toose, Walter Trelawny.
  • Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset passed away in 1501 in Taunton, Somerset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Somerset
1435–1469
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Joanna Sommerset
1440–1471
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Combs
1454–1504
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Florence Trelawney
1446–1482
Birth Location: Boconnoc, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Lady Towse
1496–1550
Birth Location: Poundsford, Somerset, England
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Lady Towse
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Johannes Toose
1470–1501
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Isabel Toose
1501–1520
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Nicholas Towse
1496–1582
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, , England
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Lady Towse
1480–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
LT
Joan Knight
–1583
Birth Location: –
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Lady Towse
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Johanna Toose
1488–1584
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, England
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Anastasia Toose
1482–1540
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, England
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Isabel Toose
1480–1493
Birth Location: Tournay, Cornwall, England
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Elisabeth Toose
1482–1545
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, , England
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Alexander Angsax
1490–1582
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, England
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Nicholas Towse
1496–1582
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, , England
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Alicia Towse
1476–1509
Birth Location: Taunton, Somersetshire, England
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Robert \Toose
1490–1582
Birth Location: Taunton, Somersetshire, England
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Alice Toose
1500–1580
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Lady Towse
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Lady Toose
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Anastasia Toose
1482–1540
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, England
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Nicholas Toose
1497–1532
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, England
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Robert \Toose
1490–1582
Birth Location: Taunton, Somersetshire, England
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Alexander Angsax
1490–1582
Birth Location: Taunton, Somersetshire, England
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Lady Toose
1496–1550
Birth Location: Poundisford, Somerset, England
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Johanna Toose
1488–1584
Birth Location: Tauton, Somerset, , England
JT
Walter Trelawny
1476–1515
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Lady Toose
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Jone Toose
–1551
Birth Location: –
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Lady Towse
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Johane Knight
–1597
Birth Location: –
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Sir Somerset's Ancestors

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Sir Somerset
1470–1501
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Alexander Toose; Knight of Taunton Somerset
1435–1469
Taunton, Somerset, England
Joanna (Combe, Lady Of) Sommerset
1440–1471
Taunton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopherhus Johannis) Combes
1404–1465
Combe Manor, Devon, England
Elizabeth Joseph
1429–1470
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Combes**
1376–1440
Margaret 15-13
1392–1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burdon
1353–1440
Elizabeth Beckering
1357–1440

Sir Somerset's Descendants

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Sir (Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton) Somerset (1470–21 Feb 1501) m. Lady (Johanna Willemina) Combs (1454–Nov 1504) m. Florence Trelawney (1446–1482)
  1. 1. Lady (Margery Somerset Toose) Towse 1496–1550 m. Sir (Roger of Taunton, Somerset Hall) (Hill) 1495–1546
    1. 1. Joane 1520–1586 m. John Champion 1500–
      1. 1. John (Champion) II 1548–1628 m. Joane 1560–1586
        1. 1. Jone Chompen 1580–1644 m. Sir (Richard) Edwards 1574–1637
        2. 2. Marie Champion 1585– m. Antoine Baudard 1580– m. Antoine (Boderge) Boucquenier 1580–1635 m. Antoine Toupry 1590– m. Antoine Bauldard\Baudard\Boderge\Boucquenier 1590–1635
        3. 3. Jone Champian 1580–
        4. 4. Joan Champion 1579–1644 m. Sir (Richard) Edwards 1574–1637
        5. 5. Joan (or Jone Champion or Champian or) Chompen 1580–1644 m. Sir (Richard) Edwards 1574–1637
    2. 2. Mary HILL 1529–1529
    3. 3. Roger Hill –1685
    4. 4. Mary Hill 1529–1629
    5. 5. John Hill 1531–1548
    6. 6. Sir (John) Hill 1522–1597
    7. 7. William (Green) Hill 1532–1597
    8. 8. John Ellis 1517–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hill 1524–
    10. 10. Jone Hill 1520–1586
    11. 11. William Hill 1515–1592
    12. 12. William Hill 1525–1594
    13. 13. Lady (Mary of Poundisford Somerset) Hill 1533–1629
    14. 14. William Hills 1525–1592
    15. 15. Robert Hill 1527–1597
    16. 16. Ellen (Eleanor Elizabeth) Hall 1522–1619
    17. 17. Robert Hall 1531–1600
    18. 18. Sir (John Thomas) Hill 1531–1548
    19. 19. Joan Hill 1523–1550
    20. 20. Robert Hill 1539–1565
    21. 21. Alice Hill 1523–1629
    22. 22. Lady (Margaret of Shepton Mallet, Somerset) Hill 1530–1560
    23. 23. Roger Hill 1519–1545
    24. 24. Edward Hill 1528–1600
    25. 25. Mary Hall 1533–1633
    26. 26. Sir (John Thomas) Hill 1531–1597
    27. 27. William (Alford) Hall 1521–1580
    28. 28. William Hill 1525–1592
    29. 29. Jone Hill 1520–
    30. 30. Mary HILL 1529–1529
  2. 2. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towse 1478–1520
  3. 3. Johannes Toose 1470–1501
  4. 4. Isabel Toose 1501–1520
  5. 5. Nicholas Towse 1496–1582
  6. 6. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towse 1480–1520
  7. 7. Joan Knight –1583
  8. 8. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towse 1478–1520
  9. 9. Johanna Toose 1488–1584
  10. 10. Anastasia Toose 1482–1540
  11. 11. Isabel Toose 1480–1493
  12. 12. Elisabeth Toose 1482–1545
  13. 13. Alexander (Towse of Taunton) Angsax 1490–1582
  14. 14. Nicholas Towse 1496–1582
  15. 15. Alicia Towse 1476–1509
  16. 16. Robert (Towse) \Toose 1490–1582
  17. 17. Alice Toose 1500–1580
  18. 18. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towse 1478–1520
  19. 19. Lady (Joan Isobel) Toose 1478–1520
  20. 20. Anastasia Toose 1482–1540
  21. 21. Nicholas Toose 1497–1532
  22. 22. Robert (Towse) \Toose 1490–1582
  23. 23. Alexander (Towse of Taunton) Angsax 1490–1582
  24. 24. Lady (Margery of Somerset) Toose 1496–1550
  25. 25. Johanna Toose 1488–1584
  26. 26. Walter Trelawny 1476–1515
  27. 27. Lady (Joan Isobel) Toose 1478–1520
  28. 28. Jone Toose –1551
  29. 29. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towse 1478–1520
  30. 30. Johane Knight –1597

Sir Somerset's Timeline

3 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset in Taunton, Somerset, England
Taunton, Somerset, England
1501
21 Feb 1501
Age 31
Death of Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset in Taunton, Somerset, , England
Taunton, Somerset, , England
1504
1504 1504
Age 34
Sir Johannes (John) Toose \ Towse, Knight of Taunton Somerset was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1504 1504
    Record Source: Huntingdonshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lincolnshire & Huntingdonshire: - Calendar of Lincolnshire Wills, 1601-1652, Calendars of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1479-1652
    Record Source: Huntingdonshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1501
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, , England
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