John Blennerhasset, Esq.

JOHN BLENERHAYSETT, Esquire (I) b.c1423/4, d.27-Nov-1510

(b.c1423/4 is derived from he being aged 77 years when his mother died in 1501 and "in his 87th year" when he died in 1510).

John m.1st JANE HEIGHAM b.c1446 d.c1472

John m. 2nd JANE (Joan) TYNDALL b.c1445(?) d.6-Oct-1521

Effigy of John Blenerhaysett (d.27-Nov-1510), son of Ralph Blenerhaysett (d.1475), Depicted wearing armour, indicating military service, but he was not a knight.

Latin inscription on brass translated into English:

Here lies the venerable [i.e. honoured] man John Blenerhaysett Esquire, who died the 27th day of the month of November in the Year of our Lord 1510, on whose soul may God have mercy.

NOTE: This John Blenerhaysett (I) (d.1510) had a son John Blenerhaysett (II) who d.1532.

Source: blennerhassettfamilytree.com by Bill Jehan

John Blennerhassett Born about 1423 in Frenze, Norfolk, Englandmap Son of Ralph (Blennerhasset) Blennerhassett and Jane (Lowderham) Blennerhassett [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Margaret (Heigham) Blennerhasset — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Jane (Tindall) Blennerhassett — married 26 Mar 1472 in Hockwold, Norfolk, Englandmap Father of Thomas Blennerhasset, John Blennerhassett, Ralph Blennerhassett, Mary Blennerhassett, Anne (Blennerhassett) Grey and Elinor (Blennerhassett) Hobart Died 7 Nov 1510 in Loudham Manor, Suffolk, Englandmap Profile managers: Katherine Patterson private message [send private message], John Putnam private message [send private message], and Jonathon Myers private message [send private message] Blennerhassett-2 created 21 Feb 2011 | Last modified 15 Aug 2016 This page has been accessed 1,340 times.

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John was born in 1423 in Frenze, Co. Norfolk, England. He was the son of Ralph Blennerhassett and Joan (Lowdham) Blennerhassett.

John married Jane Heigham, daughter of Thomas Heigham around 1450 in Heigham, Gazeley, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children:

Robert Blennerhassett b: ABT 1452 in Frenze, Norfolk, England c: in Prince Thorp, Warwickshire, England Margaret Blennerhassett b: ABT 1454 in Frenze, Norfolk, England; she became Prioress at Campsey Abbey in Suffolk. Elizabeth Blennerhassett b: ABT 1458 in Frenze, Norfolk, England; m. (1) William Enderby and, after his death, (2) Mr. Adams. Thomas Blennerhassett (Knight) b: ABT 1461 in Frenze, Norfolk, England After Jane Heigham died in 1473, John married Jane Tyndall, b: ca. 1450 in Hockwold, Norfolk, England. They married in 1474 in Norfolk, England. John and Jane (Tyndall) Blennerhassett had 5 children:

John BLENNERHASSETT b: ABT 26 Mar 1474 in Frenze, Norfolk, England c: in Southill, Bedford, England Jane BLENNERHASSETT b: ABT 1475 in Frenze, Norfolk, England; m. Sir Philip Calthorpe. Mary BLENNERHASSETT b: ABT 1480 in Frenze, Norfolk, England; m. (1) Henry Warner; m. (2) William Drury. Thomas BLENNERHASSETT Knight b: ABT 1481 in Frenze, Norfolk, England Anne BLENNERHASSETT b: ABT 1491 in Frenze, Norfolk, England; m. Sir Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, son of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent and Lady Catherine Herbert. John Blennerhassett lived primarily at Frenze, Depwade, Norfolk, England, and at Southill, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England.

"John de Blenerhayset", his 2nd wife Jane (Joan) Tyndall and their son Thomas, in 1509 signed an agreement for settlement of the manor of Loudham, Suffolk and other manors in Norfolk, Suffolk & Essex, including Frenze & Kelvedon[1]

John Blennerhassett died at his manor of Loudham (Lowdham), Suffolk, England, on November 7, 1510. His wife, Jane (Tyndall) Blennerhassett survived him and died on October 6, 1521.

Sources

↑ NRO MC 92/4, 536X8; credit to Bill Jehan for research The Peerage, pg. 34493 BLENNERHASSETT FAMILY of FRENZE, Co. Norfolk; LOUDHAM, Co. Suffolk Our Royal Titled noble & Commoner Ancestors, p. 3138. Birth Date: BET 1423 AND 1424 - Place: Frense [Frenze], Norfolk, England - Imported only 1423 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain. http://blennerhassettfamilytree.com/pages/BH03_Norfolk_N.pdf Stewarts of Carigallen - John Blennerhassett Esquire

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