Stephenson Family Tree » Sir John Acton 14th GG,grandfather (1437-1494)

Personal data Sir John Acton 14th GG,grandfather 


Household of Sir John Acton 14th GG,grandfather

He had a relationship with Benedicta Bennet Mytton Knight.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Acton  1467-1538 
  2. Walter John Acton  1464-1538
  3. Humfrey Acton  1481-1537
  4. Susan Acton  1487-1570
  5. Eleanor Ashton  < 1560-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir John Acton

Sir William Acton
1395-1415
Mary Sprencheaux
1395-1415
Thomas DOWNTON
1398-1442
MARGARET LINGEN
1402-> 1451
Thomas Acton
1415-1480
Joane Downe
1420-1477

Sir John Acton
1437-1494


Benedicta Bennet Mytton Knight
1455-1539

Thomas Acton
1467-1538
Walter John Acton
1464-1538
Humfrey Acton
1481-1537
Susan Acton
1487-1570
Eleanor Ashton
< 1560-????
Mary Acton

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Historical events

Day of death March 20, 1494

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1494: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
    • May 5 » Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
    • June 7 » Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
    • July 2 » The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.
    • November 18 » French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy.


Same birth/death day

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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I68619.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "Sir John Acton 14th GG,grandfather (1437-1494)".