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Elizabeth Betteshorne
1. Elizabeth Betteshorne was born in 1353 in Gloucestershire, England; died in 1420 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in St Michael the Archangel Churchyard, Mere, Wiltshire, England. Elizabeth married Sir John Berkeley in 1399 in Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England. John (son of Sir Thomas de Berkeley and Katherine de Clivedon) was born on 23 Jan 1352 in England; died on 5 Mar 1428; was buried in St Michael the Archangel Churchyard, Mere, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 2. Elizabeth Berkeley
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.
- 2. Elizabeth Berkeley
Generation: 2
2. Elizabeth Berkeley
(1.Elizabeth1) 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. Notes:
8th Great-grandmother of George Washington, First President of the United States
Elizabeth Berkeley was the daughter of Sir John Berkeley [descendant of Charlemagne]. She married, firstly, Edward Cherleton, 5th Baron Cherleton, son of John Cherleton, 3rd Lord Cherleton and Joan de Stafford, before 1408. She married, secondly, John Sutton, 1st Lord Dudley, son of Sir John de Sutton and Constance Blount, after 14 March 1421. She died circa 8 December 1478.Elizabeth married Sir John Sutton, VI in 1421. John 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 3. Sir Edmund Sutton
was born in 1425 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in 1488 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Saint James Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
- 3. Sir Edmund Sutton
Generation: 3
3. Sir Edmund Sutton
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
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- 4. Baron Edward Sutton
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. - 5. Sir John Sutton
was born in 1461 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died in Dec 1541 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
- 4. Baron Edward Sutton
Generation: 4
4. Baron Edward Sutton
(3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
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- 6. Joan Sutton
was born in 1490; died on 1 Aug 1539 in Chichester, Sussex, England.
- 6. Joan Sutton
5. Sir John Sutton
(3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
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Generation: 5
6. Joan Sutton
(4.Edward4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
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- 8. Baron Thomas Fiennes, III
was born in 1516; died on 29 Jun 1541; was buried in Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, Middlesex, England.
- 8. Baron Thomas Fiennes, III
7. Margaret Sutton
(5.John4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1)Family/Spouse: John Butler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 6
8. Baron Thomas Fiennes, III
(6.Joan5, 4.Edward4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
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- 10. Lady Margaret Fiennes
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.
- 10. Lady Margaret Fiennes
9. William Butler
(7.Margaret5, 5.John4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 11. Margaret Butler
- 11. Margaret Butler
Generation: 7
10. Lady Margaret Fiennes
(8.Thomas6, 6.Joan5, 4.Edward4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) 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]
11. Margaret Butler
(9.William6, 7.Margaret5, 5.John4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 8
12. Reverand Lawrence Washington
(11.Margaret7, 9.William6, 7.Margaret5, 5.John4, 3.Edmund3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. John Washington
- 13. John Washington
