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'''Sir John Byron Junior''' (ca. 1526 – 1600) was an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[English people|English]] [[knight]]. |
'''Sir John Byron Junior''' (ca. 1526 – 1600) was an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[English people|English]] landowner and [[knight]]. He was also known as "Little Sir John with the Great Beard". |
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He was the son of [[Sir John Byron, Sr.]] and lived at [[Clayton Hall]], [[Manchester]], and later [[Royton]], both then in [[Lancashire]]<ref>{{cite book |first=Frances|last=Stott|year=1994|title=Looking Back at Royton|publisher=Oldham Arts and Heritage|isbn=0-902809-29-6|page=5}}</ref> and later still at [[Newstead Abbey]] in [[Nottinghamshire]]. |
He was the son of [[Sir John Byron, Sr.]] and lived at [[Clayton Hall]], [[Manchester]], and later [[Royton]], both then in [[Lancashire]]<ref>{{cite book |first=Frances|last=Stott|year=1994|title=Looking Back at Royton|publisher=Oldham Arts and Heritage|isbn=0-902809-29-6|page=5}}</ref> and later still at [[Newstead Abbey]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], which he inherited in 1576. |
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He was [[High Sheriff of Lancashire]] in 1572 and was knighted by [[Queen Elizabeth I of England]] in 1579. |
He was [[High Sheriff of Lancashire]] in 1572 and [[High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1578. He was knighted by [[Queen Elizabeth I of England]] in 1579. |
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His eldest son was [[John Byron, 1st Baron Byron]], |
He married Alice Strelley and had 4 sons and 3 daughters. His eldest son was Anthony who died before him in 1587 and thus he was succeeded by [[John Byron, 1st Baron Byron|John]], who was later created a Baron Byron. <ref>''Byron By John Nichol'', ''Project Gutenberg E Books'', Pages 3–10</ref> One of his daughters was married to [[Sir Thomas Hutchinson]] of [[Owthorpe]], [[Nottinghamshire]]. Their daughter Margaret Hutchinson is an ancestor of [[President Andrew Jackson|Andrew Jackson]] |
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Revision as of 19:13, 23 March 2013
Sir John Byron Junior (ca. 1526 – 1600) was an Elizabethan English landowner and knight. He was also known as "Little Sir John with the Great Beard".
He was the son of Sir John Byron, Sr. and lived at Clayton Hall, Manchester, and later Royton, both then in Lancashire[1] and later still at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, which he inherited in 1576.
He was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1572 and [[High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1578. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1579.
He married Alice Strelley and had 4 sons and 3 daughters. His eldest son was Anthony who died before him in 1587 and thus he was succeeded by John, who was later created a Baron Byron. [2] One of his daughters was married to Sir Thomas Hutchinson of Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire. Their daughter Margaret Hutchinson is an ancestor of Andrew Jackson
References
- ^ Stott, Frances (1994). Looking Back at Royton. Oldham Arts and Heritage. p. 5. ISBN 0-902809-29-6.
- ^ Byron By John Nichol, Project Gutenberg E Books, Pages 3–10
- "Over Colwick during the Byron period". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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