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Capt. John Christopher Newport 1536–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1536

Birth Location: Hunningham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1 September 1591

Death Location: Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England

Father: Sir Newport

Mother: Joan Corbett

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hatton

Children(s): Capt Virginia

The story of Capt. John Christopher Newport began in 1536 in Hunningham, Warwickshire, England. Capt. John Christopher Newport married Dorothy Hatton, and had children including Capt Christopher Edward Newport Founder And Admiral Of Jamestown Virginia. Capt. John Christopher Newport passed away in 1591 in Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Christopher Newport began in 1536 in Hunningham, Warwickshire, England.
  • Capt. John Christopher Newport married Dorothy Hatton, and had children including Capt Christopher Edward Newport Founder And Admiral Of Jamestown Virginia.
  • Capt. John Christopher Newport passed away in 1591 in Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Newport
1491–1551
Birth Location: High Ercall, Shropshire, England
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Joan Corbett
1509–1538
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Hatton
1536–1591
Birth Location: Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Capt Virginia
1561–1617
Birth Location: Boynton, Yorkshire, England
CV

Capt. Newport's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Newport
1536–1591
Birth Place: Hunningham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Newport
1491–1551
High Ercall, Shropshire, England
Joan (Anne) Corbett
1509–1538
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John (Christopher) Newport
1460–1512
High Ercall, Derbyshire, England
Alice Swynnerton
1465–1560
High Ercall, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Newport
1430–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Grey
1410–1430

Capt. Newport's Descendants

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Capt. (John Christopher) Newport (6 Mar 1536–1 September 1591) m. Dorothy Hatton (6 Mar 1536–1 September 1591)
  1. 1. Capt (Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown,) Virginia 1561–1617 m. Elizabeth (Rose) Glanfield 1567–1616
    1. 1. Marian Newport 1615–1646 m. William Hatcher 1613–1680
      1. 1. Jane Hatcher 1646–1710 m. James davis 1649–1710
        1. 1. William davis 1674–1715 m. Elizabeth Sandford 1679–1732

Capt. Newport's Timeline

2 Records

1536
6 Mar 1536
Birth of Capt. John Christopher Newport in Hunningham, Warwickshire, England
Hunningham, Warwickshire, England
1591
1 September 1591
Age 55
Death of Capt. John Christopher Newport in Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England
Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1536
    Event Place: Hunningham, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1591
    Event Place: Boynton, Yorkshire, England ( Buried @@ St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, England
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