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William Ferrers 1333 – 1371 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1333

Birth Location: Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Abt 8 Jan 1371

Death Location: Stebbing, Essex, England

Father: Henry Ferrers

Mother: Isobel Verdun

Spouse(s): Margaret Ufford, Margaret Percy

Children(s): Elizabeth Ferrers, Julianne Ferrers, Thomas Ferrers, Henry Ferrers, Ralph Ferrers, William Ferrers, Elizabeth Ferrers, Margaret Ferrers

In 1333, William Ferrers entered the world in Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England, born to Henry De Ferrers and Isobel De Verdun. William Ferrers married Margaret De Ufford, Margaret de Percy, and had children including Elizabeth Ferrers, Julianne de Ferrers, Thomas De Ferrers, Henry de Ferrers, Ralph De Ferrers, William Ferrers, Elizabeth de Ferrers, Margaret Ferrers. William Ferrers passed away in 1371 in Stebbing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1333, William Ferrers entered the world in Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England, born to Henry De Ferrers and Isobel De Verdun.
  • William Ferrers married Margaret De Ufford, Margaret de Percy, and had children including Elizabeth Ferrers, Julianne de Ferrers, Thomas De Ferrers, Henry de Ferrers, Ralph De Ferrers, William Ferrers, Elizabeth de Ferrers, Margaret Ferrers.
  • William Ferrers passed away in 1371 in Stebbing, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ferrers
1303 – 1343
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
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Isobel Verdun
1317 – 1349
Birth Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Ufford
1330 – 1368
Birth Location: Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Percy
1318 – 1375
Birth Location: Warkworth, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ferrers
1350 – 1371
Birth Location: –
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Julianne Ferrers
1352 –
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
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Thomas Ferrers
1354 –
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Henry Ferrers
1355 – 1388
Birth Location: Titley, Herefordshire, England
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Ralph Ferrers
1356 –
Birth Location: –
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William Ferrers
1357 –
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Ferrers
1358 – 1388
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Margaret Ferrers
1360 – 1407
Birth Location: Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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William Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
William Ferrers
1333 – 1371
Birth Place: Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Henry De Ferrers
1303 – 1343
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Isobel (De) Verdun
1317 – 1349
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William (De) Ferrers
1271 – 1325
Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
Ellen (De) Mentieth
1271 – 1316
Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England
Theobald (de) Verdun
1278 – 1316
Alton Castle, Alton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Clare
1295 – 1360
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ferrers
1240 – 1287
Anne Despenser
1248 – 1328
Alexander Stewart
1239 – 1309
Maud Arnot
1225 – 1310
Theobald Verdun
1248 – 1309
Margery Bohun
1251 – 1309
Gilbert Clare
1243 – 1295
Joan Acre
1272 – 1307
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ferrers
1193 – 1254
Margaret Quincy
1218 – 1280
Hugh Despenser
1218 – 1275
Marjory Dunkeld
1215 –
Walter Stewart
1218 – 1294
Mary Mentieth
1225 – 1286
David Arnot
1240 – 1296
John Verdun
1226 – 1274
Margery Lacy
1229 – 1256
Humphrey Bohun
1225 – 1265
Eleanor Braose
1228 – 1251
Richard Clare
1222 – 1262
Maud Lacy
1223 – 1289
Edward
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1241 – 1290

William Ferrers's Descendants

1.
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William Ferrers (28 Feb 1333 – Abt 8 Jan 1371) m. Margaret (De) Ufford (28 Feb 1330 – Bef 25 May 1368) m. Margaret (de) Percy (Abt 1318 – 2 Sep 1375)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ferrers (Abt 1350 – Aft 8 Jan 1371)
  2. 2. Julianne (de) Ferrers (Abt 1352 – ) m. John Longueville (Abt 1260 – )
  3. 3. Thomas (De) Ferrers (1354 – )
  4. 4. Henry (de) Ferrers (16 Feb 1355 – 3 Feb 1388) m. Joan (de) Poynings (1356 – 30 May 1394)
    1. 1. Margaret FERRERS (1370 – )
    2. 2. John FERRERS (Abt 1372 – )
    3. 3. William (de) Ferrers (25 Apr 1372 – 18 May 1445) m. Philippa Clifford (Abt 1371 – 4 Jul 1405) m. Margaret Montagu (1376 – ) m. Elizabeth Standish (1376 – 10 Feb 1441)
      1. 1. Henry Ferrers (1390 – 15 Jun 1422) m. Isabelle (de) Mowbray (1396 – 29 Sep 1452)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth De Ferrers) Bourchier (1419 – 23 Jan 1483) m. Edward (de) Grey (7 Feb 1415 – 18 Dec 1457) m. John Bourchier ( – 1495)
      2. 2. Joan Ferrers (1390 – ) m. Richard Yard (1385 – 1467)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers (Abt 1390 – 20 Jul 1434) m. William Colepeper (Abt 1387 – 20 Jul 1457)
      4. 4. Henry (De) Ferrers (1394 – Abt 15 Jun 1422) m. Isabelle (de) Mowbray (1396 – 29 Sep 1452)
      5. 5. Matilda (De) Ferrers (1395 – 1462) m. John Raleigh (Abt 1393 – 1458) m. John Raleigh (Abt 1390 – )
      6. 6. Thomas (De) Ferrers (May 1395 – 6 Jan 1459) m. Elizabeth Freville (1398 – 22 Aug 1468)
        1. 1. Elizabeth FERRERS (1428 – 23 Jan 1483)
        2. 2. Edmund FERRERS (1435 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Ferrers (1438 – 22 Aug 1498) m. Anne (de) Hastings (1438 – Abt 1479)
        4. 4. Henry (de) Ferrers (1440 – 28 Dec 1500) m. Margaret Hexstall (1442 – 1486)
        5. 5. Sir (Henry Knight of Hambelton Sheriff of Kent) Ferrers (1440 – 28 Dec 1500)
        6. 6. Mabel Ferrers (1440 – )
        7. 7. Mabel (Isabel) Ferrers (1442 – 1487) m. Ralph Longford (1440 – 1 Feb 1513)
        8. 8. John Ferrers (1442 – )
        9. 9. Isabel FERRERS (1444 – 1487)
      7. 7. John FERRARS (1398 – )
      8. 8. Margaret (De) Ferrers (1404 – 16 Jan 1492) m. Richard (De) Grey (1393 – 13 Aug 1442)
      9. 9. Monte FERRARS (1404 – )
      10. 10. Baroness (of Richemont &amp ; Powick Margaret) Ferrers (1406 – 16 Jan 1452) m. John (de) Beauchamp (1409 – 19 Apr 1475)
      11. 11. Anne FERRARS (1408 – )
      12. 12. Margaret Ferrers (Mar 1413 – 29 Jan 1487) m. John King (1415 – 1475) m. John (de) Beauchamp (1409 – 19 Apr 1475) m. John King (1440 – 1503)
        1. 1. William (Ralph) King (1440 – 1500) m. Joanna Ugborough (Abt 1465 – 1486) m. Joanna (Anna) Fields (1445 – 1505)
        2. 2. William King (1440 – 1503) m. Cecily (Alice Ann) Fields (1465 – 1511)
      13. 13. Edmond FERRARS (1415 – )
      14. 14. Thomas FERRERS (1420 – 6 Jan 1498)
    4. 4. Elizabeth FERRERS (Abt 1373 – 1447)
    5. 5. Isabel (De) Ferrers (1377 – 12 Oct 1410) m. John (de) Beauchamp (1377 – 27 Aug 1420)
  5. 5. Ralph (De) Ferrers (1356 – )
  6. 6. William Ferrers (1357 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers (1358 – 1388)
  8. 8. Margaret Ferrers (1360 – 22 Jan 1407) m. Thomas (de) Beauchamp (16 Mar 1338 – 8 Apr 1401)
    1. 1. Richard (de) Beauchamp (29 Jan 1382 – 30 Apr 1439) m. Isabella (Le) Despencer (26 Jul 1400 – 27 Dec 1439) m. Elizabeth (de) Berkeley (1386 – 28 Dec 1422)
      1. 1. Margaret (De) Beauchamp (1404 – 14 Jun 1468) m. John Talbot (1385 – 17 Jul 1453)
      2. 2. Eleanor (De) Beauchamp (Sep 1408 – 6 Mar 1467) m. Thomas Roos (26 Sep 1406 – 18 Aug 1430) m. Edmund Beaufort (Abt 1406 – 22 May 1444)
        1. 1. Eleanor Beaufort (Abt 1431 – 16 Aug 1501) m. James Butler (24 Nov 1420 – 1 May 1461) m. Robert Spencer (30 Jun 1430 – 13 Mar 1502)
        2. 2. Mary Beaufort (Abt 1431 – ) m. unknown Burgh (1437 – )
        3. 3. Joan (de) Beaufort (1 Nov 1433 – 11 Aug 1518) m. Robert (St) Lawrence (1431 – Abt 1486) m. Richard (William) Frye (1445 – 1504)
        4. 4. Henry Beaufort (26 Jan 1436 – 15 May 1464) m. Joan Hill (1 Nov 1434 – 26 Apr 1493) m. Catherine Somerset (1444 – 26 Apr 1493)
        5. 5. Margaret Beaufort (1437 – 22 May 1455) m. Humphrey (de) Stafford (18 Oct 1424 – 22 May 1458)
        6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Beaufort (1437 – 1474) m. Richard Darell (1429 – 1489)
        7. 7. Edmund Beaufort (1438 – 6 May 1471) m. Joan Hill (1412 – 1493)
        8. 8. John Beaufort (Abt 1441 – 4 May 1471)
        9. 9. Thomas Beaufort (Aft 1442 – Bef 1463)
        10. 10. Anne Beaufort (24 Mar 1443 – 17 Sep 1496) m. William Paston (Abt 1430 – Deceased)
        11. 11. Elizabeth Beaufort (31 May 1443 – 1471) m. Henry FitzLewis (1439 – May 1480)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (de) Beauchamp (16 Sep 1417 – Sep 1480) m. George Neville (1414 – 30 Dec 1469) m. Baron Abergavenny (1417 – 18 Oct 1476) m. 3rd (Baron of) Abergavenny (1417 – 18 Oct 1476)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (De) Beauchamp (1388 – 1472) m. Thomas Legge (Abt 1300 – )

William Ferrers's Timeline

4 Records

1333
28 Feb 1333
Birth of William Ferrers in Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England
Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England
1333
Aft 28 Feb 1333
William Ferrers was christened in Church of St. Mary, Newbold, Leicestershire, England
Church of St. Mary, Newbold, Leicestershire, England
1371
Abt 8 Jan 1371
Age 38
Death of William Ferrers in Stebbing, Essex, England
Stebbing, Essex, England
1371
10 Jan 1371
Age 38
Burial of William Ferrers in St. Mary's Priory at Ulverscroft, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England
St. Mary's Priory at Ulverscroft, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1333
    Event Place: Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: Aft 28 Feb 1333
    Event Place: Church of St. Mary, Newbold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 8 Jan 1371
    Event Place: Stebbing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1371
    Event Place: St. Mary's Priory at Ulverscroft, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England
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