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Theophilus Howard 1584–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1584

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 3 Jun 1640

Death Location: Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England

Father: Lord Walden

Mother: Katherine Knyvett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dunbar

Children(s): Lady Howard, Henry Howard, Anne Howard, James Howard, Katherine Howard, Thomas Howard, Margaret Howard, Elizabeth Howard, George Howard, Robert Howard

In 1584, Theophilus Howard entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Suffolk Baron Of Walden And Katherine Knyvett. Theophilus Howard married Elizabeth Hume Countess Of Dunbar, and had children including Anne Howard, Elizabeth Howard, George Howard, Henry Howard, James Howard, Katherine Howard, Lady Francis Howard, Margaret Howard, Robert Howard, Thomas Howard. Theophilus Howard passed away in 1640 in Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1584, Theophilus Howard entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Suffolk Baron Of Walden And Katherine Knyvett.
  • Theophilus Howard married Elizabeth Hume Countess Of Dunbar, and had children including Anne Howard, Elizabeth Howard, George Howard, Henry Howard, James Howard, Katherine Howard, Lady Francis Howard, Margaret Howard, Robert Howard, Thomas Howard.
  • Theophilus Howard passed away in 1640 in Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England.

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Theophilus Howard's Ancestors

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Theophilus Howard
1584–1640
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden
1561–1626
Saffron Weldon, Essex, England
Katherine Knyvett
1564–1633
Carlton, Whiltshire
Grandparents
Thomas (Howard Earl of) Surrey
1536–1572
Corble Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Margaret Audley
1545–1564
Saffron Walden Parish, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Henry Knyvett
1537–1598
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Stumpe
1540–1585
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Surrey
1517–1548
Countess Vere
1517–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norfolk
1473–1554
Elizabeth Stafford
1497–1558
John Vere
1482–1540
Elizabeth Trussel
1496–1527

Theophilus Howard's Descendants

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Theophilus Howard (13 Aug 1584–3 Jun 1640) m. Elizabeth (Hume, Countess of) Dunbar (Abt 1599–25 Sep 1633)
  1. 1. Lady (Francis) Howard 1630–1677 m. Sir (Edward Villiers Viscount Grandison van) Limerick 1620–1689
    1. 1. Anne (Frances) Villiers 1654–1688 m. Hans (Willem) Bentinck 1649–1709
      1. 1. Henry Bentinck 1682–1726 m. Elizabeth Noel 1688–1737
        1. 1. William (Bentinck,, 2nd Duke of) Portland 1708–1762 m. Margaret (Cavendish) Harley 1715–1785
        2. 2. Anne Bentinck 1705–1749 m. Col. (Daniel) Paul 1703–1748
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bentinck 1706–
        4. 4. Henry Bentinck 1712–
        5. 5. Isabella Bentinck 1713–1783
        6. 6. George Bentinck 1715–1759
        7. 7. Henry Bentinck 1717–1724
        8. 8. Anna (Isabella) Bentinck 1719–1748
        9. 9. Amelia (Catharina) Bentinck 1726–1756 m. Jacob (Arent Baron Van) Wassenaer 1721–1767
      2. 2. Mary Bentinck 1679–1679 m. Algernon Capell 1670–1710 m. Conyers Darcy –1758
        1. 1. Sarah Capell 1692–
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Diana) Capel 1695–1759
        3. 3. William Capel 1697–1743
        4. 4. Mary Capell 1700–1756
      3. 3. Willem Bentinck 1681–1688
      4. 4. Anna (Margaretha) Bentinck 1683–1763 m. Arend (Van) Wassenaer 1669–1721
        1. 1. Anna (Eleonora Baroness Van) Wassenaer 1702–1703
        2. 2. Jacob (Jan Brilanus Baron Van) Wassenaer 1703–1717
        3. 3. van Wassenaer 1705–1705
        4. 4. Anna (Sophia van Wassenaar) Veur 1706–1730 m. Frederik (Hendrik Baron van) Wassenaar-Veur 1701–1771
        5. 5. Jacoba (Maria Baroness Van) Wassenaer 1709–1771
        6. 6. Willem (Arend Bredanus van) Wassenaer 1714–1715
        7. 7. Louise (Isabelle Hermeline van Wassenaar) Veur 1719–1756
        8. 8. Jacob (Willem Baron Van) Wassenaer 1721–1721
      5. 5. Frances (Williamina) Bentinck 1684–1712 m. William Byron 1669–1736
      6. 6. Eleonora (Sophia) Bentinck 1687–
      7. 7. Isabella Bentinck 1688–1728 m. Evelyn Pierrepont 1665–1726
    2. 2. Katherine Villiers 1647–1733
    3. 3. Barbara Villiers 1649–1708
    4. 4. Frances (de) Villiers 1650–1688
    5. 5. Edward Villiers 1656–1711
    6. 6. Elizabeth Villiers 1657–1733
    7. 7. Henry Villiers 1658–1707
    8. 8. Henrietta Villiers 1659–1720
    9. 9. Mary Villiers 1670–1753
  2. 2. Henry Howard 1517–1709
  3. 3. Anne Howard 1610–1679 m. Thomas Walsingham 1617–1691
    1. 1. Barbara Walsingham 1644–1734
    2. 2. James Walsingham 1646–1728
    3. 3. Elizabeth Walsingham 1647–1733
    4. 4. Anne Walsingham 1649–1680 m. Richard Parsons 1656–1703
    5. 5. Frances Walsingham 1651–1728
    6. 6. Thomas Walsingham 1651–
    7. 7. Mary Walsingham 1653–1733
    8. 8. Arabella Walsingham –1683
    9. 9. Osmond Walsingham 1659–1659
    10. 10. Katherine Walsingham 1660–1733
    11. 11. Dorothy Walsingham –1663
  4. 4. James Howard –1688
  5. 5. Katherine Howard 1621–1650
  6. 6. Thomas Howard 1621–1698
  7. 7. Margaret Howard 1622–1689
  8. 8. Elizabeth Howard –1705
  9. 9. George Howard 1625–1691
  10. 10. Robert Howard 1633–

Theophilus Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1584
13 Aug 1584
Birth of Theophilus Howard in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1640
3 Jun 1640
Age 56
Death of Theophilus Howard in Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England
Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1584
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1640
    Event Place: Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Theophilus Howard, 2st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of de Walden, person ID LZL4-6HW.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Theophilus Howard, 2st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of de Walden, person ID LZL4-6HW.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Theophilus Howard, 2st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of de Walden, person ID LZL4-6HW.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

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