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Sir John Swete of Upton 1450–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 Feb 1561

Death Location: Halwell, Devon, England

Father: Stephen Sweet

Mother: Anne Daffeild

Spouse(s): Lady Scoos

Children(s): Lady Clarke

The story of Sir John Swete of Upton began in 1450 in Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Sir John Swete of Upton married Lady Joanna Scoos, and had children including Lady Margaret Rose Sweet De Ingoldthorpe Clarke. Sir John Swete of Upton passed away in 1561 in Halwell, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Swete of Upton began in 1450 in Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John Swete of Upton married Lady Joanna Scoos, and had children including Lady Margaret Rose Sweet De Ingoldthorpe Clarke.
  • Sir John Swete of Upton passed away in 1561 in Halwell, Devon, England.

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Sir Upton's Ancestors

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Sir Upton
1450–1561
Birth Place: Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Stephen Sweatt\ Swett\ Sweet
1440–1505
Devon, England
Anne Daffeild
1443–1506
county devon england
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Upton's Descendants

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Sir (John Swete of) Upton (1450–26 Feb 1561) m. Lady (Joanna) Scoos (1478–1541)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Rose Sweet de Ingoldthorpe) Clarke 1513–1566 m. Sir (John Richard) Clarke 1503–1559 m. George (William) Clark 1503–1559 m. Sir (James) Clarke 1513–1579
    1. 1. Pilot (of the Mayflower John James Thomas) Clark\Clerke 1541–1598 m. Katheryn (Maria Cooke alias Carew Clarke of Westhorpe and Finningham) Suffolk 1541–1599
      1. 1. Frances Clarke 1579–1610 m. Robert Wood 1575–1652
        1. 1. Alice (Ales) Wood 1605–1644 m. Col (William Alexander) Taylor 1605–1687

Sir Upton's Timeline

6 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir John Swete of Upton in Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1512
1512
Age 62
Death of Sir John Swete of Upton in South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1550
1550
Age 100
Sir John Swete of Upton was married in Hackney, London, , England
Hackney, London, , England
1561
26 Feb 1561
Age 111
Burial of Sir John Swete of Upton in Halwell, Devon, England
Halwell, Devon, England
1578
7 May 1578
Age 128
Sir John Swete of Upton was married in Essex Rainham, London, England
Essex Rainham, London, England
1838
4 Jan 1838
Age 388
Sir John Swete of Upton was married in St Andrew Parish, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England
St Andrew Parish, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Trayne, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Hackney, London, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 May 1578
    Event Place: Essex Rainham, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1838
    Event Place: St Andrew Parish, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Halwell, Devon, England

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