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Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton 1400 – 1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1400

Birth Location: Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 30 September 1487

Death Location: Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England

Father: Lord Castle,

Mother: Lady Blount

Spouse(s): Lady Berkeley

Children(s): Sir Dudley

The story of Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI began in 1400 in Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England. Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI married Lady Elizabeth de Berkeley, and had children including Sir Edmund Sutton, Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland, Privy Councilor, 1st Lord Dudley. Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI passed away in 1487 in Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI began in 1400 in Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI married Lady Elizabeth de Berkeley, and had children including Sir Edmund Sutton, Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland, Privy Councilor, 1st Lord Dudley.
  • Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI passed away in 1487 in Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Castle,
1380 – 1406
Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Dudley, Worcestershire (historic, now West Midlands), England -A ruined fortification, it was rebuilt in the 12th century, destroyed by Henry II. Abt 1540, buildings were built within the castle walls.
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Lady Blount
1380 – 1432
Birth Location: Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England -Its former name was Barton Bakepuys. It became the seat of Sir Walter Blount, a supporter of John of Gaunt, who bought it from the Bakepus's in 1380s and renamed it.
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Spouses(s)

Lady Berkeley
1402 – 1478
Birth Location: Beverston, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Dudley
1425 – 1485
Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England
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Sir Sutton's Ancestors

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Sir Sutton
1400 – 1487
Birth Place: Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir John the 5th, de Sutton, of Dudley Castle,
1380 – 1406
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Worcestershire (historic, now West Midlands), England -A ruined fortification, it was rebuilt in the 12th century, destroyed by Henry II. Abt 1540, buildings were built within the castle walls.
Lady (Constance (Constancia) de) Blount
1380 – 1432
Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England -Its former name was Barton Bakepuys. It became the seat of Sir Walter Blount, a supporter of John of Gaunt, who bought it from the Bakepus's in 1380s and renamed it.
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sutton's Descendants

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Sir (John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG) Sutton (25 December 1400 – 30 September 1487) m. Lady (Elizabeth de) Berkeley (1402 – 8 December 1478)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund Sutton, Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland, Privy Councilor, 1st Lord) Dudley (1425 – 6 Jul 1485) m. Lady (Joyce Tiptoft Baroness) Dudley (1425 – 1470)
    1. 1. John (Dudley De) Sutton (1442 – 5 March 1494) m. Dame (Elizabeth "Lady Baroness Sutton") Bramshott (1440 – 1499)
      1. 1. Edmund (Dudley Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament, Treasurer to King Henry VII, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of) the (1462 – 18 Aug 1510) m. Elizabeth (Grey) Plantagenet (1470 – 1530)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth (Dudley), Baroness de) Stourton (1485 – 19 Aug 1560) m. Sir (William de Stourton, 7th Baron de Stourton,) MP (1484 – 16 Sep 1548)
        2. 2. Lord (John Sutton 3rd Lord of Dudley Duke of) Northumberland (1502 – 23 August 1553) m. Cecelia (Cicely) Grey (1497 – 28 Apr 1554) m. Duchess (Jane, Duchess of Northumberland,) Guildford (1504 – 22 January 1555)
    2. 2. Margaret (Dudley De) Sutton (1461 – 27 Feb 1568) m. William Montacute (1450 – 1505)
      1. 1. William (Montague (Montacute)) II, (1488 – 1581) m. Margaret (Catherine) Peverell (1435 – 1489)
        1. 1. Lady (Eleanor) Montague (1475 – 1500) m. Sir (John) Bevin (August 30, 1475 – 1500)

Sir Sutton's Timeline

3 Records

1400
25 December 1400
Birth of Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI in Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
1400
25 Dec 1400
Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI was baptized in Burton- Under- Needwood, Derby, England
Burton- Under- Needwood, Derby, England
1487
30 September 1487
Age 87
Death of Sir John, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, KG Sutton VI in Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England
Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1400
    Event Place: Dudley Castle, West-Midlands, Barton under Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 107
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1400
    Event Place: Burton- Under- Needwood, Derby, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1487
    Event Place: Bur St.James's Priory, Dudley, Staffs, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 107
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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