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Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales 1432–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1432

Birth Location: Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England

Death Date: 28 Oct 1492

Death Location: Welshpool, Powys, Wales

Father: Griffinus Ellesmere

Mother: Margaret Hoord

Spouse(s): Lady Hordley, Lady Knockin

Children(s): Margaret Kynaston, Janna Kynaston, Humphrey Heath, Lancelot Kynaston, Mary Shropshire, Humphrey Stretton

The story of Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales began in 1432 in Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England. Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales married Lady Elizabeth Cobham Lady Of Sterborough Castle Baroness Strange Of Knockin, Lady Elizabeth Grey Baroness Of Hordley, and had children including Humphrey The Wild Kynaston Constable Of Middlecastle Found Guilty For The Murder Of John Hughes War Of The Roses Battle Of Blore Heath, Humphrey John The Wild Kynaston Murdered John Hughes At Stretton, Janna Jane Kynaston, Lancelot Kynaston, Margaret Jane Kynaston, Mary Maria Margaretta Kynaston Lady Of Shropshire. Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales passed away in 1492 in Welshpool, Powys, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales began in 1432 in Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England.
  • Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales married Lady Elizabeth Cobham Lady Of Sterborough Castle Baroness Strange Of Knockin, Lady Elizabeth Grey Baroness Of Hordley, and had children including Humphrey The Wild Kynaston Constable Of Middlecastle Found Guilty For The Murder Of John Hughes War Of The Roses Battle Of Blore Heath, Humphrey John The Wild Kynaston Murdered John Hughes At Stretton, Janna Jane Kynaston, Lancelot Kynaston, Margaret Jane Kynaston, Mary Maria Margaretta Kynaston Lady Of Shropshire.
  • Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales passed away in 1492 in Welshpool, Powys, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1432–1492
Birth Place: Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England
Parents
Griffinus Kynaston, Seneschal of the Lordship of Ellesmere
1400–1443
Stokes, Shropshire, England
Margaret (Jane "Margaretta") Hoord
1398–1433
Walford, Baschurch, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Johannes ("John" II) Kynaston
1381–1408
Hordley, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Jane (De) Cherleton
1383–
Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jenkin)
1350–1403
Isolda Northumberland
1359–1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Kynaston
1331–1350
Annes Liewelyn
1332–1350
Henry Rebellion'
1341–1408
Margaret Neville
1329–1372

Sir Wales's Descendants

1.
SW
Sir (Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire,) Wales (4 Nov 1432–28 Oct 1492) m. Lady (Elizabeth Grey, Baroness of) Hordley (1440–Feb 1501) m. Lady (Elizabeth Cobham, Lady of Sterborough Castle, Baroness Strange of) Knockin (1404–10 Dec 1453)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Kynaston 1455– m. Richard Hanmer 1470–1507
    1. 1. Ermine Hanmer 1506–1506 m. Edward Puleston 1500–1567
      1. 1. Roger Puleston 1524–1572 m. Anna Grosvenor 1505–
        1. 1. Richard Puleston 1525–1574 m. Lady (Alice) Lewis 1520–1593
        2. 2. Sir (Roger Puleston, Member of Parliament,) knight 1560–1618
        3. 3. John Puleston 1549–1606 m. Jane Broughton –1607
        4. 4. Thomas Puleston 1545–1625
      2. 2. John Puleston 1530–1559 m. Elizabeth Woolrich 1540–
        1. 1. Margaret Puleston 1578–
      3. 3. Edward Puleston 1518–1574 m. Elizabeth (I of Stortford) Pylston 1510– m. Margaret Almer 1520–1589
        1. 1. Sir (William John) Pylston 1530–1565
    2. 2. Humphrey Hanmer 1495–
    3. 3. David Hanmer 1496–
    4. 4. Eleanor Hanmer 1498–
    5. 5. Tristram Hanmer 1500–
    6. 6. John Hanmer 1492–1569
    7. 7. Dorothy Hanmer 1504–
    8. 8. Thomas Hanmer 1508–1545
  2. 2. Janna ((Jane)) Kynaston 1460–1535 m. Roger (Thornes, Baliff of Shrewsbury, Member of) Parliament 1465–1531
    1. 1. John Thornes 1485–1535
    2. 2. Nicholas Thornes 1500–
    3. 3. Robert THORNES 1518–1549
  3. 3. Humphrey ("the Wild" Kynaston, Constable of Middlecastle, found guilty for the murder of John Hughes, War of the Roses: Battle of Blore) Heath 1468–1535 m. Mariona (ferch) Williamus 1470– m. Isabella ((Elsbeth) ferch Maredudd ap Hywel (or Elizabeth) Kyffin) 1470–
    1. 1. Elsbeth Kynaston 1502–
    2. 2. Edward (Kynaston of) Hordley 1515–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Kynaston 1500–
    4. 4. Edward ([1st]) Kynaston 1500–
    5. 5. Jane Kynaston 1500–
  4. 4. Lancelot Kynaston 1469–1534
  5. 5. Mary (Maria Margaretta Kynaston, Lady of) Shropshire 1470–1562 m. Hywel (ap Jenkin ap) Iorwerth 1467–1494
    1. 1. Elizabeth (verch) Hywel 1486–
    2. 2. Catherine (Hywel) Havard 1494–1552
    3. 3. Humphrey (ap) Hywel 1494–1545 m. Ann Herbert 1496–
      1. 1. Jane (verch Humphrey, Tribe: Osbwrn) Wyddel 1516– m. Griffith ((Gruffydd) ap Derwal (Howel, Hywel), descended from Meurig Vychan, lord of) Nannau 1500–1550
        1. 1. Derwas (Howell ap Griffith, House of) Naman 1540–1610
  6. 6. Humphrey (John "The Wild" Kynaston, murdered John Hughes at) Stretton 1468–1534 m. Elizabeth (Verch Meredydd Ap Hywal (Howell) Ap) Gethin 1475–1536
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Kynaston 1515–1590
    2. 2. Thomas Kynaston 1513–1550
    3. 3. Edward (Kynaston,) II 1517–1592 m. Margaret Lloyd 1522–
      1. 1. Roger Kynaston 1541–1608
      2. 2. Anthony Kynaston 1537–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Kynaston 1539–
      4. 4. Richard Kynaston 1543–1635

Sir Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1432
4 Nov 1432
Birth of Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales in Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England
Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England
1492
28 Oct 1492
Age 60
Death of Sir Roger Kynaston, High Sheriff of Shropshire; Knight of Hordley, Salup, Escheator & of Merionethshire, Wales in Stokes, Shropshire, England
Stokes, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1432
    Event Place: Hordley, (near Ellesmere) Shorpshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1492
    Event Place: Stokes, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Age:
    About 65-66

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Welshpool, Powys, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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