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William de Beaufort Somerset 1526–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

Death Date: 21 February 1588

Death Location: St John's, London, London, England

Father: Henry Somerset

Mother: Elizabeth Browne

Spouse(s): Christian North, Theophilia Newton

Children(s): Edmund Beauford, Lucy Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Edward Somerset

In 1526, William de Beaufort Somerset entered the world in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Worcester Somerset And Elizabeth Browne. William de Beaufort Somerset married Christian North, Theophilia Newton, and had children including Edmund Beauford, Edward Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Lucy Plantagenet Debeaufort Somerset. William de Beaufort Somerset passed away in 1588 in St John's, London, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, William de Beaufort Somerset entered the world in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Worcester Somerset And Elizabeth Browne.
  • William de Beaufort Somerset married Christian North, Theophilia Newton, and had children including Edmund Beauford, Edward Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Lucy Plantagenet Debeaufort Somerset.
  • William de Beaufort Somerset passed away in 1588 in St John's, London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Somerset
1496–1549
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Elizabeth Browne
1507–
Birth Location: Bechworth, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian North
1528–1564
Birth Location: Cathladge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Theophilia Newton
1530–
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Edmund Beauford
1560–
Birth Location: Westminester, Middlesex, England
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Lucy Somerset
1554–
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
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Elizabeth Somerset
1552–
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
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Edward Somerset
1551–1628
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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William Somerset's Ancestors

Self
William Somerset
1526–1588
Birth Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Parents
Henry 2nd Earl Worcester Somerset
1496–1549
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Browne
1507–
Bechworth, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Charles (de) Beaufort-Somerset
1460–1526
Ragland, Somersetshire, England
Elizabeth West
1487–1526
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
Joan Hill
1436–1493
Lord Warr
1457–1525
Elizabeth Mortimer
1465–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Somerset
1406–1455
Lady Beauchamp
1407–1467

William Somerset's Descendants

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William (de Beaufort) Somerset (1526–21 February 1588) m. Christian North (1528–1564) m. Theophilia Newton (1530–)
  1. 1. Edmund Beauford 1560–
  2. 2. Lucy (Plantagenet deBeaufort) Somerset 1554–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Somerset 1552–
  4. 4. Edward Somerset 1551–1628 m. Elizabeth (Hastings Somerset Lady, Countess of) Worcester 1546–1621
    1. 1. William (Plantagenet DeBeaufort) Somerset 1576–1623
    2. 2. Lady (Frances) Somerset 1585–1633
    3. 3. Katherine (Somerset (Petre)) Lady 1581–1654 m. William (Petre 2, Baron Petre of Writtle, MP Essex) Petre 1575–1637
      1. 1. lady (Mary petre) Roper 1600–1640
      2. 2. Henry Petre 1611–1648
      3. 3. Mary Petre 1600–1640 m. John Roper 1591–1628
        1. 1. Catharine Roper 1617–1640
        2. 2. William Roper 1627–1666
        3. 3. Margaret Roper 1625–
        4. 4. Francis Roper 1623–1692
        5. 5. Sir (Christopher Roper (4th Baron) Teynham) 1621–1673
        6. 6. Elizabeth Roper 1619–1690
      4. 4. William Petre 1602–1677 m. Lucy (Ann) Fermor 1604–1679
        1. 1. Mary Petre 1639–1693
        2. 2. Robert Petre 1642–
        3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Petre* 1648–
        4. 4. William Petre 1630–1686
        5. 5. Richard Petre 1644–1644
        6. 6. John Petre 1634–1700
        7. 7. Lucy Petre 1637–1637
      5. 5. Elizabeth Petre 1597–1656 m. William Sheldon 1589–1659
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sheldon 1634–
        2. 2. Harold Sheldon 1636–
        3. 3. George Sheldon 1628–1679
        4. 4. Ralph Sheldon 1623–1684
      6. 6. John Petre 1605–1669 m. Withy Lane 1613–
      7. 7. Edward Petre 1603–1664 m. Elisabeth Griffith 1610–1672 m. Lucy (Ann) Fermor 1604–1679 m. Mary Browne –1666
      8. 8. Henry Petre 1611–1648 m. Anne Gage 1615–1683
      9. 9. Thomas Petre 1620–
      10. 10. Catherine Petre 1607–1681 m. John (Caryll m) C.Petre 1603–1681
        1. 1. Barbara CARYLL 1639–1683
        2. 2. William Caryll 1633–1634
        3. 3. Frances Caryll 1638–1654
        4. 4. Katherine Caryll 1624–1630
        5. 5. Richard Caryll 1635–1703
        6. 6. Phillip CARYLL 1642–1688
        7. 7. John (Caryll m) M.Drummond 1625–1711
      11. 11. Anne Petre 1609–1610
      12. 12. George Petre 1613–1647
      13. 13. Robert Petre 1599–1638 m. Mary Browne 1603–1685
        1. 1. Dorothy Petre 1635–1720
        2. 2. Mary Petre 1624–1672
        3. 3. Thomas (Petre 6th) Baron 1633–1705 m. Mary Clifton 1655–1728
        4. 4. William (Petre 4th Baron) Petre 1626–1684
      14. 14. Thomas Petre 1606–1669 m. Ursula Brooke 1610–
      15. 15. John Petre 1598–1604
      16. 16. John Petre 1617–1690 m. Elizabeth Pordage 1619–1657 m. Elizabeth Pinchon –1678 m. Frances White 1622–1711
        1. 1. John Petre 1642–1703
    4. 4. Frances (Somerset) Lady 1542–1592
    5. 5. William Worcester 1576–1623
    6. 6. Thomas (Somerset) Viscount 1578–1649
    7. 7. Charles (Somerset) Sir 1580–1598
    8. 8. Henry (Plantagenet de Beaufort Somerset 1st Marquess of) Worcester 1577–1646 m. Hon. (Anne Russell, Countess of) Worcester 1578–1639
      1. 1. Elizabeth Browne 1618–1684
      2. 2. Thomas SOMERSET 1610–1676
      3. 3. Edward (Worcester) Wooster 1622–1689
      4. 4. Anne SOMERSET 1622–
      5. 5. William SOMERSET 1606–
      6. 6. James SOMERSET 1618–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Somerset 1598–1682
      8. 8. Sir (Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 6th Earl of Worcester 1st Earl of Glamorgan 8th Baron Herbert 1st Baron Beaufort of) Caldecot 1602–1667 m. Elizabeth Dormer 1614–1635 m. Margaret O'Brien 1611–1681
        1. 1. Henry (Duke of Somerset) Seymour 1626–
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Somerset 1635–1693
        3. 3. Col. (Sir Henry, 1st Duke of Beaufort, K.G.) Somerset 1629–1699
        4. 4. Lady (Anne) Somerset 1631–1662
        5. 5. Lady (Mary) Somerset 1641–
      9. 9. Charles (Worchester Lord) Somerset 1602–1667
      10. 10. John Somerset 1605–1630
      11. 11. Francis SOMERSET 1616–
      12. 12. Thomas Somerset 1610–
      13. 13. Mary SOMERSET 1624–1684
      14. 14. Frederick SOMERSET 1614–
      15. 15. Henry SOMERSET 1608–
      16. 16. Lady (Elizabeth) Somerset 1618–1684
    9. 9. Blanche (Somerset (Arundell)) Lady 1583–1649

William Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William de Beaufort Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
1588
21 February 1588
Age 62
Death of William de Beaufort Somerset in St John's, London, London, England
St John's, London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1588
    Event Place: St John's, London, London, England
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