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William Plumpton 1404–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1404

Birth Location: Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1480

Death Location: Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Plumpton

Mother: Alice Foljambe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stapleton, Johanna Wintringham, Johanna Wintringham

Children(s): Margaret Plumpton, Agnes Plumpton, Robert Plumpton, Isabel Plumpton, Richard Plumpton, Joan Plumpton, Elizabeth Plumpton, William Plumpton, Agnes Plumpton, Jane Plumpton, Alice Plumpton

In 1404, William Plumpton entered the world in Plumpton, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Plumpton And Alice Foljambe. William Plumpton married Elizabeth Stapleton, Johanna Elizabeth Wintringham, Johanna Wintringham, and had children including Agnes Plumpton, Alice Plumpton, Elizabeth Plumpton, Isabel De Plumpton, Jane De Plumpton, Joan Plumpton, Margaret De Plumpton, Richard Plumpton, Robert Plumpton, William Plumpton. William Plumpton passed away in 1480 in Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1404, William Plumpton entered the world in Plumpton, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Plumpton And Alice Foljambe.
  • William Plumpton married Elizabeth Stapleton, Johanna Elizabeth Wintringham, Johanna Wintringham, and had children including Agnes Plumpton, Alice Plumpton, Elizabeth Plumpton, Isabel De Plumpton, Jane De Plumpton, Joan Plumpton, Margaret De Plumpton, Richard Plumpton, Robert Plumpton, William Plumpton.
  • William Plumpton passed away in 1480 in Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Plumpton's Ancestors

Self
William Plumpton
1404–1480
Birth Place: Plumpton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Plumpton
1383–1421
Plumpton by Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Foljambe
1386–1416
Hassop, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Plumpton
1362–1405
Plumpton in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England
Alice Gisburn
1364–1423
Plumpton in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England
Godfrey (III) Foljambe
1367–1388
Hassop, Derbyshire, England
Margaret (de) Leek
1365–1454
England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Plumpton
1340–1407
Isabella Scrope
1337–1405
John Gisburn
1336–1390
Ellen Gisburn
1338–1407
Godfrey Foljambe
1343–1376
Margaret Villiers
1351–1398
Simon Leeke
–1382
Margaret Vaux
1334–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Plumpton
1295–1362
Christiana Mowbray
1305–1362
Henry Scrope
1312–1391
Joan Solars
1317–1386
Godfrey Foljambe
1317–1377
Avena Ireland
1319–1382
Payne Villiers
1311–1348
Isabella
1325–
John Leke
1308–1334
Lady Willoughby
1310–1385
John Vaux
1320–1349

William Plumpton's Descendants

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William Plumpton (7 Oct 1404–1480) m. Elizabeth Stapleton (1410–4 Dec 1585) m. Johanna Wintringham (1415–1497) m. Johanna (Elizabeth) Wintringham (1 Jan 1405–1 Jan 1497)
  1. 1. Margaret (de) Plumpton 1438–1487 m. John Neville 1416–1482 m. George Darrell 1419–1474
  2. 2. Agnes Plumpton –1460 m. Richard Aldborough 1405–1460
    1. 1. Agnes Aldborough 1430–1488 m. William Thornton 1424–1487
      1. 1. Robert Thornton 1454–1514 m. Jane Layton 1458–1498
        1. 1. Francis Thornton 1501–1566 m. Joan DeLovier 1498–1560 m. Frances Robinson 1505–
        2. 2. George Thornton 1479–
        3. 3. John Thornton 1480–1545
        4. 4. William Thornton 1480–1545 m. Margaret Leigh 1480–1534
        5. 5. Thomas Thornton 1483–
        6. 6. Martin Thornton 1484–
        7. 7. Robert Thornton 1486–1545
        8. 8. Richard Thornton 1488–
        9. 9. Christopher Thornton 1491–1496
        10. 10. John Thornton 1491–1561
        11. 11. John Thornton 1491–1561
        12. 12. Elizabeth Thorton 1497–1552 m. Leonard Wilding 1500–1549
      2. 2. Isabel Thornton 1448–1568
      3. 3. Francis Thornton 1451–1486
      4. 4. Lord (Francis Of Hills) THORNTON 1451–1566
      5. 5. Isabel Thornton 1453–1506
      6. 6. East (Newton) Thornton 1454–
      7. 7. William Thornton 1470– m. Pickering 1472–
  3. 3. Robert Plumpton 1430–1450 m. Elizabeth Clifford 1432–1461
  4. 4. Isabel (de) Plumpton 1422– m. Stephen Hamerton 1427–1501
  5. 5. Richard Plumpton 1430–1450
  6. 6. Joan Plumpton 1432– m. Thomas (I.) Middleton 1425–1473 m. Thomas Rosse 1442– m. Thomas Middleton 1425–1492
  7. 7. Elizabeth Plumpton 1434–
  8. 8. William Plumpton 1436–1480 m. Elizabeth Stapleton 1410–1585
  9. 9. Agnes Plumpton 1436– m. Richard Aldborough 1434–
  10. 10. Jane (de) Plumpton 1440–
  11. 11. Alice Plumpton 1442–1480 m. Richard Aldbrough 1445– m. Richard Goldsborough 1451–1504

William Plumpton's Timeline

3 Records

1404
7 Oct 1404
Birth of William Plumpton in Plumpton, Yorkshire, England
Plumpton, Yorkshire, England
1480
15 Oct 1480
Age 76
Death of William Plumpton in Towton fields, Yorkshire, England
Towton fields, Yorkshire, England
1480
1480
Age 76
Burial of William Plumpton in Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1404
    Event Place: Plumpton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Plumpton, person ID LZV1-NWK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1480
    Event Place: Towton fields, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Plumpton, person ID LZV1-NWK.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Plumpton, person ID LZV1-NWK.

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