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Bishop Sylvanus Stokes 1636–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1704

Death Location: Albemarle, Sussex, VA

Father: John Immigrant

Mother: Ann Wood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bishop

Children(s): John II

Bishop Sylvanus Stokes was born in 1636 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Sylvanus Stokes Sr Immigrant And Ann Wood. Bishop Sylvanus Stokes married Elizabeth Mary Bishop, and had children including John Sylvanus Stokes Ii. Bishop Sylvanus Stokes passed away in 1704 in Albemarle, Sussex, VA.

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Biography

  • Bishop Sylvanus Stokes was born in 1636 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Sylvanus Stokes Sr Immigrant And Ann Wood.
  • Bishop Sylvanus Stokes married Elizabeth Mary Bishop, and had children including John Sylvanus Stokes Ii.
  • Bishop Sylvanus Stokes passed away in 1704 in Albemarle, Sussex, VA.

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Bishop Stokes's Ancestors

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Bishop Stokes
1636–1704
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Sylvanus Stokes, Sr. Immigrant
1599–1663
Stepney, London, England
Ann Wood
1601–1660
Terling, Essex, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Stokes's Descendants

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Bishop (Sylvanus) Stokes (1636–1704) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Bishop (Apr 1642–1700)
  1. 1. John (Sylvanus Stokes) II 1660–1748
    1. 1. Samuel Stokes 1695–1770 m. Sarah 1690–1751
      1. 1. Thomas (Stokes) DNA 1735–1777 m. Abigail Matlack 1723–1755
        1. 1. James Stokes 1750–1832 m. Mary (Peery) Jameson 1750–1824

Bishop Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Bishop Sylvanus Stokes in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1704
1704
Age 68
Death of Bishop Sylvanus Stokes in Albemarle, Sussex, VA
Albemarle, Sussex, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Albemarle, Sussex, VA

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