Biography of John Seymour 1474-1536

Paternal Family Tree: Seymour

In or before 1468 [his father] John Seymour (age 18) and [his mother] Elizabeth Darell (age 13) were married.

Around 1474 John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 24) and Elizabeth Darell (age 20) at Wulf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

Around 1480 [his mother] Elizabeth Darell (age 26) died.

After 1480 [his father] John Seymour (age 30) and Unknown Hardon were married.

On 26 Oct 1491 [his father] John Seymour (age 41) died.

On 22 Oct 1494 John Seymour (age 20) and Margery Wentworth were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1497 John Seymour (age 23) was knighted.

On 1498 John Seymour (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire.

In 1498 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 24).

In 1500 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset was born to John Seymour (age 26) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

Before 1501 [his brother-in-law] Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer (age 21) and Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1503 [his son] Henry Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 29) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

Around 1508 [his son] Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 34) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

Around 1509 [his daughter] Queen Jane Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 35) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

In 1510 [his son] John Seymour (age 12) died.

After 1510 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 36) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

On or before 15 Jul 1510 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 36) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth. On 15 Jul 1510 John Seymour died.

Around 1516 [his daughter] Dorothy Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 42) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

Around 1518 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham was born to John Seymour (age 44) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

In 1527 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Filliol (age 20) were married.

In 1528 [his daughter] Margery Seymour died.

In 1528 [his son] Anthony Seymour died.

On 17 Oct 1528 [his brother-in-law] Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer (age 48) died.

Around 1531 [his son-in-law] Anthony Ughtred (age 53) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham (age 13) were married. The difference in their ages was 40 years.

In 1532 John Seymour (age 58) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber.

Before 09 Mar 1535 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 38) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

On 30 May 1536 [his son-in-law] Henry VIII (age 44) and [his daughter] Jane Seymour (age 27) were married at Whitehall Palace [Map] by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester (age 53). She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England.

Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 41) and Margaret Dymoke (age 36) were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour (age 27).

Hall's Chronicle 1536. 30 May 1536. The week before Whitsuntide the [his son-in-law] King (age 44) married [his daughter] lady Jane (age 27) daughter to the right worshipful Sir John Seymor (age 62) knight, which at Whitsuntide was openly showed as Queen.

On 21 Dec 1536 John Seymour (age 62) died.

After 21 Dec 1536. All Saints Church, Maiden Bradley [Map]. Monument to John Seymour (deceased). Seymour Arms differenced with a Crescent impaled with unknown arms quartered 1 Argent a fess between 3 martlets Gules in chief three fox heads erased 2 per pale Azure three fleur de lys Or 3 Or three talbots courant 4 Or a chevrom Limine between 3 stags heads caboshed. The note below states... The above tablet (a copy of the original in Great Bedwyn [Map]) is placed here by Algernon 15th Duke of Somerset (age 53) Sep 1899.

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[his son] Anthony Seymour was born to John Seymour and Margery Wentworth.

[his daughter] Margery Seymour was born to John Seymour and Margery Wentworth.

Ancestors of John Seymour 1474-1536

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Seymour

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Seymour 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Seymour 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Esturney

GrandFather: John Seymour 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Williams

Father: John Seymour 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Coker

John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Darell

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Darell

GrandFather: George Darell of Littlecote

Mother: Elizabeth Darell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stourton 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stourton 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stourton 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stourton 1st Baron Stourton 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandMother: Margaret Stourtron 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Royal Ancestors of John Seymour 1474-1536

Royal Descendants of John Seymour 1474-1536

Ancestors of John Seymour 1474-1536