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William Blount 1557 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Father: James Mountjoye

Mother: Katherine Ligh

Spouse(s): Anne Bymand, Eliza None, Thomas Smyth

Children(s): Agnes Tellen, Sarah Blunt, Henry Blount, William Prentice, Sarah Blunt

In 1557, William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy entered the world in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England, born to James (Lord) Mountjoye and Katherine Ligh. William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy married Anne Bymand, Eliza, Thomas Smyth, and had children including Agnes Tellen, Sarah Blunt, Henry Thomas Blount, William George Prentice, Sarah Blunt. William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy passed away in 1594 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1557, William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy entered the world in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England, born to James (Lord) Mountjoye and Katherine Ligh.
  • William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy married Anne Bymand, Eliza, Thomas Smyth, and had children including Agnes Tellen, Sarah Blunt, Henry Thomas Blount, William George Prentice, Sarah Blunt.
  • William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy passed away in 1594 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mountjoye
1533 – 1582
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, , England,
JM
Katherine Ligh
1541 – 1576
Birth Location: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Bymand
1535 – 1575
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Eliza None
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Smyth
Birth Location: –
TS

Children(s)

Agnes Tellen
1570 – 1655
Birth Location: England
AT
Sarah Blunt
1570 – 1655
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
SB
Henry Blount
Birth Location: –
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William Prentice
Birth Location: –
WP
Sarah Blunt
Birth Location: –
SB

William Blount's Ancestors

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William Blount
1557 – 1594
Birth Place: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Parents
James (Lord) Mountjoye
1533 – 1582
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, , England,
Katherine Ligh
1541 – 1576
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Charles\Carolus Blount
1516 – 1544
Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Netherlands
Anne (Bonham Willoughby "Baroness of) Mountjoy"
1516 – 1581
Newport, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blount's Descendants

1.
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William Blount (1557 – 1594) m. Anne Bymand (1535 – 1575) m. Eliza m. Thomas Smyth
  1. 1. Agnes Tellen (1570 – 12 Mar 1655)
  2. 2. Sarah Blunt (1570 – 12 Mar 1655)
  3. 3. Henry (Thomas) Blount
  4. 4. William (George) Prentice
  5. 5. Sarah Blunt

William Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
1594
1594
Age 37
Death of William Blount 7th Baron Mountjoy in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
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