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Sir John Vernon 1545 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1545

Birth Location: Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1 May 1591

Death Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England

Father: Lord Vernon

Mother: Lady Pigot

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Devereaux

Children(s): Lady Vernon

The story of Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire began in 1545 in Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England. Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire married Elisabeth Devereaux, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth Charlotte Vernon. Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire passed away in 1591 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire began in 1545 in Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire married Elisabeth Devereaux, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth Charlotte Vernon.
  • Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire passed away in 1591 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Vernon
1520 – 1553
Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
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Lady Pigot
1522 – 1546
Birth Location: Chetwynd, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Devereaux
1545 – 1583
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
ED

Children(s)

Lady Vernon
1572 – 1655
Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Sir Vernon's Ancestors

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Sir Vernon
1545 – 1591
Birth Place: Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Lord George Granville Vinebles Vernon
1520 – 1553
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elisabeth) Pigot
1522 – 1546
Chetwynd, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pigot
1500 – 1584
Chetwynd, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Vernon's Descendants

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Sir (John) Vernon (3 February 1545 – 1 May 1591) m. Elisabeth Devereaux (1545 – 20 Apr 1583)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Charlotte) Vernon (11 Jan 1572 – 23 Nov 1655) m. Lord (Sir Henry) Wriothesley (6 Oct 1573 – 10 Nov 1624)
    1. 1. Penelope Wriothesley (8 Nov 1598 – 16 Jul 1667) m. Lord (William) Spencer (Dec 1591 – 19 Dec 1636)
      1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Spencer (1630 – Mar 1679) m. Saria ("Anne") Taberer (1640 – 1664)
        1. 1. Ann Spencer (10 January 1656 – September 1697) m. William Rowland (20 April 1654 – 1685)

Sir Vernon's Timeline

2 Records

1545
3 February 1545
Birth of Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England
Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England
1591
1 May 1591
Age 46
Death of Sir John Vernon , High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Hodnet, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1545
    Event Place: Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1591
    Event Place: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
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