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Sir John Fitz William 1297 – 1349 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1297

Birth Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1349

Death Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Fitzwilliam,

Mother: Lady Deincourt

Spouse(s): Joan Reresby

Children(s): Lady Fitzwilliam,, William William, Richard William, Sir Fitzwilliam,, Thomas Fitzwilliam

In 1297, Sir John Fitz William entered the world in Emley, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Fitzwilliam, and Lady Isabel Maud Deincourt. Sir John Fitz William married Joan De Reresby, and had children including Lady Joan Fitzwilliam,, William fitz William, Richard Fitz William, Sir John Fitzwilliam,, Thomas Fitzwilliam. Sir John Fitz William passed away in 1349 in Emley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1297, Sir John Fitz William entered the world in Emley, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Fitzwilliam, and Lady Isabel Maud Deincourt.
  • Sir John Fitz William married Joan De Reresby, and had children including Lady Joan Fitzwilliam,, William fitz William, Richard Fitz William, Sir John Fitzwilliam,, Thomas Fitzwilliam.
  • Sir John Fitz William passed away in 1349 in Emley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fitzwilliam,
1270 – 1340
Birth Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Deincourt
1275 – 1348
Birth Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Joan Reresby
1295 – 1353
Birth Location: Thribergh, Yorkshire, England
JR

Children(s)

Lady Fitzwilliam,
1315 – 1384
Birth Location: Spotborough Castle, Wakefield, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
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William William
1317 – 1340
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
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Richard William
1321 –
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, , England
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Sir Fitzwilliam,
1325 – 1385
Birth Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Fitzwilliam
1325 – 1373
Birth Location: Marblethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir William's Ancestors

Self
Sir William
1297 – 1349
Birth Place: Emley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Fitzwilliam,
1270 – 1340
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Isabel Maud) Deincourt
1275 – 1348
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Fitzwilliam
1230 – 1295
Emley, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Agnes de) Grey,
1233 – 1280
Codnor, Derbyshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir fitzWilliam,
1210 – 1266
Agnes Bertram
1211 – 1244
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fitzwilliam
1173 – 1218
Edela dynasty,
1164 – 1224
Roger Bertram,
1170 – 1199
Lady Emmely,
1190 – 1253

Sir William's Descendants

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Sir (John Fitz) William (1297 – 10 Aug 1349) m. Joan (De) Reresby (1295 – 18 Apr 1353)
  1. 1. Lady (Joan) Fitzwilliam, (1315 – 22 Feb 1384)
  2. 2. William (fitz) William (1317 – 1340)
  3. 3. Richard (Fitz) William (1321 – )
  4. 4. Sir (John) Fitzwilliam, (1325 – 22 Feb 1385) m. Elisabeth Clinton (1330 – 10 Apr 1419)
    1. 1. Isabel Fitzwilliam (1349 – )
    2. 2. Sir (William Fitz) William, (1350 – 8 April 1398) m. Maud (Mathilde) Cromwell (1355 – 1415)
      1. 1. Joan Fitzwilliam (1373 – 1459)
      2. 2. Sir (John Fitz) William, (25 July 1377 – 5 Jul 1417) m. Eleanor (de) Greene (20 Jun 1366 – 1420)
        1. 1. Eleanor FitzWillam (1405 – 1477)
        2. 2. Sir (John Fitzwilliam of) Yorkshire (1415 – 1505) m. Lady (Ellen Eleanor) Villers (1411 – 09 Aug 1461)
        3. 3. Nicholas Fitzwilliams
      3. 3. Ralph FitzWilliam (1379 – 1399)
      4. 4. Ursula FitzWilliam (abt 1393 – abt 1467) m. Sir (Henry) Robinson (abt 1396 – abt 1466)
        1. 1. George (Gunn) Robinson (abt 1425 – 1468) m. Christian Gresley (1445 – 24 Apr 1492)
        2. 2. Thomas Robinson (1426 – 1496)
    3. 3. Anne Fitzwilliam (1353 – )
    4. 4. Edmund Fitzwilliam (1359 – 05 Feb 1430)
    5. 5. John Fitzwilliam (1362 – 21 Sep 1398)
  5. 5. Thomas Fitzwilliam (1325 – 1373)

Sir William's Timeline

2 Records

1297
1297
Birth of Sir John Fitz William in Emley, Yorkshire, England
Emley, Yorkshire, England
1349
10 Aug 1349
Age 52
Death of Sir John Fitz William in Emley, Yorkshire, England
Emley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1297
    Event Place: Emley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1349
    Event Place: Emley, Yorkshire, England
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