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Sir John II Trelawney Towne 1450–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 14 Nov 1513

Death Location: Pelynt, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Trelawny

Mother: Candida Pownd

Spouse(s): Lady Cornwall

Children(s): Sir Trelawney

In 1450, Sir John II Trelawney Towne entered the world in Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, born to Sir John Trelawny And Candida Blanch Pownd. Sir John II Trelawney Towne married Lady Florence Courtenay Of Cornwall, and had children including Sir Walter Knight Of Trelawney. Sir John II Trelawney Towne passed away in 1513 in Pelynt, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1450, Sir John II Trelawney Towne entered the world in Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, born to Sir John Trelawny And Candida Blanch Pownd.
  • Sir John II Trelawney Towne married Lady Florence Courtenay Of Cornwall, and had children including Sir Walter Knight Of Trelawney.
  • Sir John II Trelawney Towne passed away in 1513 in Pelynt, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Towne's Ancestors

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Sir Towne
1450–1513
Birth Place: Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sir John Trelawny
1422–1450
Altarnun, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Candida (Blanch) Pownd
1425–1459
Tournay, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Trelawney
1393–1423
Tournay, Cornwall, , England
BARONESS (Joanna 'Joan' de) Helligan
1395–1423
Ardevora,Philleigh,Cornwall,England
Sir (John Pownd) III
1395–1424
Tourney, Cornwall, England
Lady (Blanche) Bouling
1400–1425
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Bouling
1378–1426
Margaret
1380–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Towne's Descendants

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Sir (John II Trelawney) Towne (1450–14 Nov 1513) m. Lady (Florence Courtenay of) Cornwall (1446–1482)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter, Knight of) Trelawney 1476–1513 m. Lady (Joan Isobel) Towne 1478–1520
    1. 1. Lady (Joan Towne) Trelawney 1508–1589 m. Captain (William Amadas "the Elder") Hawkins 1485–1554
      1. 1. Sir (Admiral John, slave trder, privateer, Hawkins 1st - cousin to Sir Francis) Drake 1532–1595 m. Katherine Gonson 1534–1591
        1. 1. John (Hawkins) 2nd 1560–1619 m. Mary Leavitt 1570–1635

Sir Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir John II Trelawney Towne in Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
1513
14 Nov 1513
Age 63
Death of Sir John II Trelawney Towne in Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Trelawney, Altarnun, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 16
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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