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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 Emley

Mother: Lady Deincourt

Spouse(s): Joan Reresby

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

In 1297, Sir John Fitz William entered the world in Emley, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Fitzwilliam Knight 8Th Earl Of Emley And Lady Isabel Maud Deincourt. Sir John Fitz William married Joan De Reresby, and had children including Lady Joan Fitzwilliam Baroness Sothill, Richard Fitz William, Sir John Fitzwilliam 2Nd Earl Of Emley Knight Of The Garter, Thomas Fitzwilliam, William Fitz William. 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 Knight 8Th Earl Of Emley And Lady Isabel Maud Deincourt.
  • Sir John Fitz William married Joan De Reresby, and had children including Lady Joan Fitzwilliam Baroness Sothill, Richard Fitz William, Sir John Fitzwilliam 2Nd Earl Of Emley Knight Of The Garter, Thomas Fitzwilliam, William Fitz William.
  • Sir John Fitz William passed away in 1349 in Emley, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir William's Ancestors

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Sir William
1297–1349
Birth Place: Emley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Fitzwilliam, Knight, 8th Earl Of Emley
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, Countess of) Emley
1233–1280
Codnor, Derbyshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir knight
1210–1266
Agnes Bertram
1211–1244
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fitzwilliam
1173–1218
Adela Warenne
1164–1224
William II
1170–1199
Alice D'Umfreville
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. Sir (John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl of Emley, Knight Of The) Garter 1325–1385 m. Elisabeth Clinton 1330–1419
    1. 1. Sir (William) FitzWilliam 1350–1398 m. Maud (Mathilde) Cromwell 1355–1415
      1. 1. Ursula FitzWilliam 1393–1467 m. Sir (Henry) Robinson 1396–1466
        1. 1. George (Gunn) Robinson 1425–1468 m. Christian Gresley 1445–1492
        2. 2. Thomas Robinson 1426–1496
      2. 2. Sir (John Fitz William, Lord of Ellmyn &) Sprotsborough 1377–1417 m. Eleanor (de) Greene 1366–1420
        1. 1. Sir (John Fitzwilliam of) Yorkshire 1415–1505 m. Ellen Villiers 1411–1461
        2. 2. Eleanor FitzWillam 1405–1477
      3. 3. Ralph FitzWilliam 1379–1399
      4. 4. Joan Fitzwilliam 1373–1459
    2. 2. Edmund Fitzwilliam 1359–1430
    3. 3. Isabel Fitzwilliam 1349–
    4. 4. Anne Fitzwilliam 1353–
    5. 5. John Fitzwilliam 1362–1398
  2. 2. Thomas Fitzwilliam 1325–1373
  3. 3. William (fitz) William 1317–1340
  4. 4. Lady (Joan Fitzwilliam, Baroness) Sothill 1315–1384
  5. 5. Richard (Fitz) William 1321–

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

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    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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