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Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset 1587–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1587

Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1660

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir University

Mother: Honora Seymour

Spouse(s): Lady marquess

Children(s): Mary executed, Frances Seymour, Robert Seymour, Henry Seymour

Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset was born in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Seymour Earl Of Hertford Baron Beauchamp Oxford University And Honora Rogers Of Bryanstone Baroness Beauchamp 1St Cousin To Husband Edward Seymour. Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset married Frances Devereux, Lady Arabella Stuart Marquess, and had children including Frances Seymour, Henry Duke Of Somerset Seymour, Mary Barrett Some Chance Born Seymour Dyer Puritan Turned Quaker One Of 4 Martyrs Executed, Robert Seymour. Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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  • Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset was born in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Seymour Earl Of Hertford Baron Beauchamp Oxford University And Honora Rogers Of Bryanstone Baroness Beauchamp 1St Cousin To Husband Edward Seymour.
  • Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset married Frances Devereux, Lady Arabella Stuart Marquess, and had children including Frances Seymour, Henry Duke Of Somerset Seymour, Mary Barrett Some Chance Born Seymour Dyer Puritan Turned Quaker One Of 4 Martyrs Executed, Robert Seymour.
  • Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Somerset's Ancestors

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Sir Somerset
1587–1660
Birth Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp, Oxford University
1561–1612
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Honora (Rogers of Bryanstone, Baroness Beauchamp, 1st cousin to husband, Edward) Seymour
1545–1608
Brianston, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Edward (John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, 1st Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour, had 3 secret marriages-imprisoned Tower of) L
1539–1613
Wulfhall Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Lady (Catherine Grey, Countess of) Hertford
1540–1568
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Protector
1506–1552
Anne Stanhope
1510–1587
Henry Suffolk
1517–1554
Frances Suffolk
1517–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VIII
1474–1536
Margery Seymour
1478–1550
Sir Stanhope
1462–1512
Elizabeth Bourchier
1473–1557
Thomas Dorset
1477–1530
Margaret Wotton
1487–1535
Sir Suffolk
1484–1545
Mary Suffolk
1496–1533

Sir Somerset's Descendants

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Sir (William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset (1 Sep 1587–24 Oct 1660) m. Lady (Arabella Stuart,) marquess (10 Nov 1575–25 Sep 1615)
  1. 1. Mary (Barrett (some chance born Seymour), ( Dyer) Puritan turned Quaker one of 4 martyrs) executed 1610–1660 m. Captain (William Dyer Dyre Dier, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney) General 1609–1672
    1. 1. Major (William) Dyer 1640–1688 m. Mary Dyer 1640–1688
      1. 1. Charles Dyer –1777
      2. 2. William Dyer 1665–1710
      3. 3. Sarah Dyer 1668–1710
      4. 4. Mary Dyer 1673–
      5. 5. James Dyer 1681–
    2. 2. Charles (Dyre) Sr 1650–1709 m. Martha Dyer 1643–1744
    3. 3. Samuel (Dyer, possibly born on the Atlantic Ocean while his parents were immigrating from England to) Boston 1635–1678 m. Ann (Hutchinson) (Vernon) 1643–1716
      1. 1. Samuel Dyre 1665–1724
      2. 2. Barrett Dyer 1678–1753
      3. 3. Henry Dyer 1676–1742
    4. 4. Henry ('Levi') Dyer 1647–1690 m. Elizabeth Dyer 1655–1718
  2. 2. Frances Seymour 1610–1673
  3. 3. Robert Seymour 1622–1642
  4. 4. Henry (Duke of Somerset) Seymour 1626–

Sir Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1 Sep 1587
Birth of Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1660
24 Oct 1660
Age 73
Death of Sir William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1587
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1182
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188914
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 531.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GL1
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1660
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1182
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188914
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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