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William Percy 1479 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1479

Birth Location: Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 SEP 1540

Death Location: Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Percy

Mother: Maud Herbert

Spouse(s): Agnes Constable

Children(s):

In 1479, William Percy entered the world in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Percy and Maud Herbert. William Percy married Agnes Constable. William Percy passed away in 1540 in Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1479, William Percy entered the world in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Percy and Maud Herbert.
  • William Percy married Agnes Constable.
  • William Percy passed away in 1540 in Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Percy's Ancestors

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William Percy
1479 – 1540
Birth Place: Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Percy
1449 – 1489
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud Herbert
1448 – 1485
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Percy
1421 – 1461
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor (De) Poynings
1422 – 1484
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
William Herbert
1423 – 1469
Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Anne Devereux
1423 – 1486
Bodenham, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1393 –
Eleanor Neville
1398 –
Richard Poynings
1385 – 1429
Eleanor Berkeley
1382 – 1455
Sir Herbert
1401 – 1446
Gwladus Gam
1392 – 1454
Sir Devereux
1387 – 1435
Elisabeth Bromwitch
1390 – 1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Neville,
1364 – 1425
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Sir Berkeley
– 1428
Elizabeth Betteshorne
1353 – 1415
Tomas Gwilym
1377 – 1438
Maud Morley
1375 – 1405
Llywelyn Iowerth
– 1240
Gwenllian Fychan
Walter Devereaux
1357 – 1402
Agnes Crophull
1371 – 1438

William Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1479
1479
Birth of William Percy in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
15 SEP 1540
Age 61
Death of William Percy in Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1479
    Event Place: Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1540
    Event Place: Wressell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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