George Eliot, Esq.: Roy Family Genealogy

Generation: 1

George Eliot, Esq. was born about 1483 in Hertfordshire, England (son of William Eliot); died in Sep 1551 in Hertfordshire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

Married: say 1503; Eleanor ______. [Eleanor, married George Eliot Esq.], She was buried on 18 November 1540 in St. Mary le Bow, London, England. Issue: 1. Kathrine Eliot (c1530-____) 2. Magnus Eliot 3. George Eliot
Will: 15 Jan 1548, Stertford, Hertfordshire, England
Probate/Proved: 29 Jan 1554
History: 1560; In the south west corner of St. Michael's Church, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, a small brass plate in a black stone was recorded in 1700 by Sir Henry Chauncy. It read: Here under this stone lieth buried in the Mercies of God, the Bodies of George Elyot and John Elyot, Gentlemen, being two brothers; which George Deceased the 6th of Sept. an. 1551, the said John Deceased the 20th of October, 1557. Whose Deaths have you in rememberance, calling to God for Mercy

Generation: 2

William Eliot was born about 1450; died before 1529.

Notes:

Death: In 1529, his widow was involved in a lawsuit.

Children: There is a clear issue with the children's birth dates.

Children:

Thomas Eliot was born about 1480 in Hertfordshire, England.
1. George Eliot, Esq. was born about 1483 in Hertfordshire, England; died in Sep 1551 in Hertfordshire, England.
John Eliot the Elder was born about 1485 in Hertfordshire, England; died on 20 Oct 1557 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
John Eliot the Younger was born about 1495 in Hertfordshire, England; died on 2 Mar 1569/70 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.
Peter Eliot was born about 1500 in Hertfordshire, England; died on 1548 to 1551.
Joan Eliot