William Dennis
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William Dennis (abt. 1470 - 1533)

Sir William Dennis
Born about in Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 63 in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Sir William Dennis

William Dennis, son of Walter and Agnes (Danvers) Dennis, was born about 1470[1][2] in Gloucestershire, England.
William Dennis, Knt., married (1) Anne Berkeley, daughter of Maurice Berkeley, Knt., by Isabel, daughter of Philip Meade; (2) Edith Twinihoe.[1]
William married Anne Berkeley about 1494[3] and had by her six sons and seven daughters:[1]
  • Walter Dennis, Knt.
  • Maurice Dennis, Knt.
  • William Dennis
  • Thomas Dennis
  • Francis Dennis
  • John Dennis
  • Anne Dennis, married (1) John Raglan, Knt., (2) Edward Carne, Knt.
  • Isabel Dennis, married (1) John Berkeley, Knt., (2) Arthur Porter, Esq.
  • Katherine Dennis, married (1) Edmund Tame, Knt., (2) Walter Buckler, Knt., (3) Roger Lygon, Esq.
  • Eleanor Dennis, married William Ligon, Esq.
  • Bridget Dennis
  • Mary Dennis, nun at Lacock Abbey
  • Margaret Dennis, married Nicholas Arnold, Knt.
by his second wife Edith, he had another daughter named Anne.[1]
Sir William died 22 June 1533,[1] probably in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England.[3]

Research Notes

William Dennis appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Barbara (Aubrey) Bevan to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Vere (vol. I, pages 73-75 AUBREY). However, this trail goes through Beaufort-6 who in 2019 was disproved as being the daughter of Alice (FitzAlan) de Arundel, thereby breaking this trail. See 2019 soc.genealogy.medieval post for more information.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol II, p 58, DENNIS 12.
  2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p 434, DENNIS #15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sir William Dennis, Sheriff of Gloucestershire, "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" (website, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR; accessed January 24, 2015)

Source list:

  • Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families], 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013).
  • Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd edition, 3 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: 2011).
  • The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest Rootsweb tree




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Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
I have removed the Magna Carta Project as a profile manager and moved information about the broken Magna Carta trail to a research note.
posted by Michael Cayley
Cormac-6 Pam (Cormac) Cormac Smith
Hi all,

According to Wikipedia, Katherine (Denys) Lygon is a daughter.

Kindest regards ~ Pam

posted by Pam (Cormac) Cormac Smith
Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
Thanks. She was already in the list of children in the bio. I have now connected her up.
posted by Michael Cayley
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
pretty sure the Magna Carta trail intended is broken at Beaufort-6.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Felix Pfeifle
Perhaps I misunderstand, but if Joan Beaufort Stradling (Beaufort-6) is a daughter of Cardinal Henry Beaufort, it would make her the descendant of several Magna Carta barons, no?
posted by Felix Pfeifle
Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
Neither Joan or Henry have Magna Carta connections. See their profiles. They DO have royal ancestors however.
posted by Traci Thiessen
Felix Pfeifle
Yes, It occurred to me just after sending the message, that Henry would only have royal ancestry, with the exception of his mother (whose ancestry can't be traced beyond her own father). Truer to normal royal marriages, all Henry's ancestors--who married into the Plantagenet dynasty--were foreigners. It was only among the Yorks and Lancasters that royals began marrying women of the English aristocracy. I suppose when I wrote the message I was assuming Joan's mother to be Alice FitzAlan, who would surely have dozens of Magna Carta descents, though I understand that she, as mother of Joan Beaufort Stradling, is only highly likely, not proven.
posted by Felix Pfeifle
Felix Pfeifle
Greetings Traci, Thank you for your response to my private message. Now I have found where we were discussing this, but couldn't figure out how to send you another private message. lol. Thank you, also, for the warning with regard to spam--I once chanced upon that network and noticed the colorful distractions, shall we say. I also noticed how vicious and disrespectful people can be in their responses to each other. I was particularly impressed with Richardson's graciousness in responding to some folks who were literal brats, wearing the cloak of genealogical purity. Ironically, there was little trace of noblesse in the manner of many I read. Richardson handled them with such aplomb! Since, I had lost the link--so thank you for it. I would very much like to see developments there.
posted by Felix Pfeifle
Anderson-35092 Robin Anderson
Hi! The Magna Carta Project has identified this person as on a 'trail' from gateway ancestor Aubrey-17 to Surety Barons Bigod-1 and De Vere-309. We will be developing this profile in line with project guidelines. (See Base Camp, contact person Anderson-35092.
posted by Robin Anderson
[Living Clark]
Noticed Margaret Dennis isn't listed as a daughter of William & Anne; however in the bio for William, she is listed as a daughter & married to an Arnold. Margaret's profile is Dennis-3233 & shows her marriage to Nicholas Arnold. To add Margaret to William Dennis & Anne Berkeley requires some one who is Pre-1500 certified.
posted by [Living Clark]
Stubbs-335 [Living Stubbs]
A birth year is really helpful, even if it is only a rough estimate (like 1490 here).
posted by [Living Stubbs]

Rejected matches › William Dennis (abt.1853-) › Rebecca J Dennis (1857-)

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