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Sir John Sutton, VI

Male 1400 - 1487  (86 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sir John Sutton, VI was born on 25 Dec 1400 in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, England; died on 30 Sep 1487 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

    Notes:

    8th Great-grandfather of George Washington, First President of the United States

    John Sutton [VI], 1st Baron Dudley, KG (25 December 1400 – 30 September 1487) was an English nobleman. A diplomat and councillor of Henry VI, he fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses, and acted as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1428–1430.

    At the Battle of St Albans 1455 John Lord Dudley took part with his son Edmund, where he was taken prisoner along with Henry VI. At the Battle of Blore Heath on 23 September 1459 he was again present, equally with his son Edmund Sutton, commanding a wing under Lord Audley. Dudley was wounded and again captured. At Towton (1461) he was rewarded after the battle for his participation on the side of Edward, Earl of March, son of Richard, Duke of York. On 28 June that year, Edward IV was proclaimed King in London.

    John married Elizabeth Berkeley in 1421. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir John Berkeley and Elizabeth Betteshorne) was born in 1400 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England; died on 8 Dec 1487 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Edmund Sutton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1425 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in 1488 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Edmund Sutton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1425 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in 1488 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

    Notes:

    Knight of Dudley, Staffordshire and Gatcombe, Hampshire.

    Son and heir to Sir John Sutton of Dudley and Elizabeth Berkeley. Grandson of Sir John de Sutton of Dudley and Constance Blount, Sir John Berkeley and Katherine Betteshorne.

    Husband of Joyce Tiptoft, the youngest daughter of Sir John Tiptoft and Joyce Cherleton. They had two sons and one daughter: Sir Edward Lord Dudley, John, and Joyce, the wife of Sir Edward Benstead.

    Secondly, he was the second husband of Maud Clifford, daughter of Lord Thomas Clifford and Joan Dacre, widow of Sir John Harington, slain at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460.

    Sir Edmund accompanied his brother-in-law, John Tiptoft, to Ireland in 1467, becoming his deputy. Sir Edmund also attended the coronation of King Richard III in 1483, and died between 06 July 1483 and 30 Sept 1487.

    Edmund married Joyce Tiptoft in 1454. Joyce was born in 1439 in Worcestershire, England; died in 1463 in Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Baron Edward Sutton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1460 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 31 Jan 1531 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
    2. 4. Sir John Sutton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1461 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in Dec 1541 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Baron Edward Sutton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.John1) was born in 1460 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 31 Jan 1531 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

    Notes:

    2nd Baron of Dudley. Summoned to the parliament from 1492 to 1529. He became a Knight of the Garter in the beginning of King Henry VIII's reign and was chamberlain to Princess Mary (later Queen Mary) from 1525- 1528.

    Edward married Cicely Willoughby in 1480. Cicely was born in 1463 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England; died in Aug 1539 in Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Joan Sutton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1490; died on 1 Aug 1539 in Chichester, Sussex, England.

  2. 4.  Sir John Sutton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.John1) was born in 1461 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in Dec 1541 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Anne Clarell. Anne was born about 1461. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Margaret Sutton  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Joan Sutton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edward3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1) was born in 1490; died on 1 Aug 1539 in Chichester, Sussex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Baron Thomas Fiennes, II. Thomas died on 26 Oct 1528; was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Baron Thomas Fiennes, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1516; died on 29 Jun 1541; was buried in Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, Middlesex, England.

  2. 6.  Margaret Sutton Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: John Butler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. William Butler  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 5

  1. 7.  Baron Thomas Fiennes, III Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joan4, 3.Edward3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1) was born in 1516; died on 29 Jun 1541; was buried in Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, Middlesex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Neville. Mary was born in 1520; died on 18 Dec 1565; was buried in Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lady Margaret Fiennes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1540 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 10 Mar 1611 in Chevening, Kent, England; was buried in St Botolph Churchyard, Chevening, Kent, England.

  2. 8.  William Butler Descendancy chart to this point (6.Margaret4, 4.John3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Margaret Butler  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 6

  1. 9.  Lady Margaret Fiennes Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas5, 5.Joan4, 3.Edward3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1) was born in 1540 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 10 Mar 1611 in Chevening, Kent, England; was buried in St Botolph Churchyard, Chevening, Kent, England.

    Notes:

    Baroness Dacre, daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre, and Mary Neville. Married the High Sheriff of Kent Sampson Lennard 16 Nov 1564 in Kent, England.

    Descendant of King Edward III of England (1312-1377)

    Margaret married Sheriff Sampson Leonard on 16 Nov 1564. Sampson was born in 1544 in Chevening, Kent, England; died on 20 Sep 1615 in Kent, England; was buried in St Botolph Churchyard, Chevening, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 10.  Margaret Butler Descendancy chart to this point (8.William5, 6.Margaret4, 4.John3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Reverand Lawrence Washington  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 7

  1. 11.  Reverand Lawrence Washington Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret6, 8.William5, 6.Margaret4, 4.John3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. John Washington  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 8

  1. 12.  John Washington Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lawrence7, 10.Margaret6, 8.William5, 6.Margaret4, 4.John3, 2.Edmund2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Captain Lawrence Washington  Descendancy chart to this point


 

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