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 1533 - 1582 (49 years)
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| Name |
James Blount |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
KB, 6th Baron Mountjoy |
| Birth |
1533 |
Derby, Derbyshire, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt Birth |
1533 |
Newport, Devonshire, England [3] |
| Death |
10 Oct 1582 |
Hook, Dorsetshire, England [1, 2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I46649 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Father |
Sir Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy, b. 28 Jun 1516, Tourna, Belgium d. 10 Oct 1544, Hooke, Dorset, England (Age 28 years) |
| Mother |
Anne Willoughby, b. Aft 1514 d. ~ 1545 (Age < 29 years) |
| Marriage |
0Aug 1530 [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Family ID |
F17087 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Catherine Leigh, b. 1539, St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England d. 1577, Shoreditch, London, England (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage |
17 May 1558 [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F17084 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy, (c. 1533 - 1582) was an English peer.
Life
James Blount was born circa 1533 in Newport, Devon, the eldest son of Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy (1516–1544) and Ann Willoughby. He inherited his title on the death of his father. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Queen Mary (29 September 1553); and was Lord Lieutenant of Dorset in 1559.[1]
He was one of the commissioners who tried the Duke of Norfolk (1572), and spent the fortune of his family in the pursuit of alchemy. Sir William Cecil encouraged him in the manufacture of alum and copperas between 1566 and 1572.[1]
Blount also had a reputation as a supporter of Protestantism, in line with that of his father and grandfather. Henry Bennet lauded him in 1561, mentioning also his patronage of Eliseus Bomelius, and the same year Jean Veron dedicated to him an anti-papal tract.[2][3]
Family
He married on 17 May 1558 Catherine Leigh, daughter of Thomas Leigh of St. Oswalds. They had 5 children, William, Charles, Christopher, Ann and Edward.[1]
On his death on 10 October 1582 in Hook, Dorset the title passed to his eldest son William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy.[1] [3]
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- [S9938] "Family Tree & Genealogy Tools for Charles Blount", pedigree, accessed November 14th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https:.
- [S13689] Robert Willoughby KG (1452 - 1502), Ancestors, Descendant & Profile, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willoughby-296, abstr.
- [S10195] "James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 by Davi.
- [S10459] "Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Thursday, February 23rd,.
- [S10193] "Catherine Leigh (1539 - 1577)" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 by David A.
- [S10528] "Thomas Lee, MP" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 by David A. Hennes.
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