The St. John Genealogy Project
Origin and Ancestry DNA Database & Electronic Archive
![]() Geoffrey Despenser |
Birth | abt. 1196 | Defford, Worcestershire, England ![]() |
Death | 1251-1252 | Swallowfield, Berkshire, England ![]() |
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Father | Thomas Despenser | F6319 Group Sheet | |
Mother | Recuara ____, m.Thomas Despenser | F6319 Group Sheet |
![]() Emma Harcourt |
Birth | 1195 | Stanton-Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England, UK ![]() |
Death | Nov 1265 | Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK ![]() |
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Other Spouse | John I St. John, Knight, of Stanton St. John | F3443 | |
Marriage | abt. 1214 | |
Father | Richard Harcourt | F995711 Group Sheet | |
Mother | Mathilde de Taisson, m. Richard Harcourt | F995711 Group Sheet |
![]() + Sir John II St. John, knight, m. Petronilla de Clare, of Instow |
Birth | 1222-1228 | Stanton-St. John, Oxfordshire, England, UK ![]() |
Death | Living in 1303 | Instow, Devon, England, UK ![]() |
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Spouse | Petronilla de Clare, St. John, of Instow, Devon, England (alleged wife) | F905 | |
Marriage | abt. 1242 | Devon, England, UK ![]() |
![]() + Sir John Despenser, Knight (Rebel against Henry III); d.s.p. |
Birth | abt. 1235 | Swallowfield, Berkshire, England ![]() |
Death | 1274 | Swallowfield, Berkshire, England ![]() |
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Spouse | Joan le Lou, Despenser | F5726 | |
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