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Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia 1561–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1561

Birth Location: Boynton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1617

Death Location: Bantam, Java, East Indies

Father: Capt Newport

Mother: Dorothy Hatton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Glanfield, Katherine (Newport)

Children(s): Marian Newporte, Christopher III

In 1561, Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia entered the world in Boynton, Yorkshire, England, born to Capt John Christopher Admiral Newport And Dorothy Jane Hatton. Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia married Elizabeth Rose Glanfield, Katherine Proctor Newport, and had children including Christopher Newport Iii, Marian Jane Newporte. Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia passed away in 1617 in Bantam, Java, East Indies.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia entered the world in Boynton, Yorkshire, England, born to Capt John Christopher Admiral Newport And Dorothy Jane Hatton.
  • Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia married Elizabeth Rose Glanfield, Katherine Proctor Newport, and had children including Christopher Newport Iii, Marian Jane Newporte.
  • Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia passed away in 1617 in Bantam, Java, East Indies.

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Capt Virginia's Ancestors

Self
Capt Virginia
1561–1617
Birth Place: Boynton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Capt John Christopher, Admiral Newport
1536–1591
Hunningham, Warwickshire, England
Dorothy (Jane) Hatton
1536–1591
Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Newport royal) blood
1491–1551
High Ercall, Shropshire, England
Joan (Joanna (Anna)) Corbet
1495–1538
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
William Hatton
1510–1546
Shiffnall, Shropshire, England
Alice (Saunders) Hatton
1515–1564
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John 18GGF
1460–1552
Alicia 18GGM
1465–1560
Robert, Shropshire
1476–1513
Elizabeth Corbet
1477–1563
John Hatton
1480–1540
Jane Westby
1489–1558
Lawrence Saunders
1490–1545
Alice Brokesby
1490–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Haslington
1490–1571
Cecily Fulleshurst
1492–1570
Henry Hatton
1458–1511
Elizabeth Holdenby
1460–1512
Edward Saunders
1455–1549
Joan Makerneys
1470–1551

Capt Virginia's Descendants

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Capt (Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown,) Virginia (8 Sep 1561–15 Aug 1617) m. Elizabeth (Rose) Glanfield (1565–) m. Katherine (Proctor) (Newport) (1566–1585)
  1. 1. Marian (Jane) Newporte 1611–1646
  2. 2. Christopher (Newport) III 1592–1617

Capt Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1561
8 Sep 1561
Birth of Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia in Boynton, Yorkshire, England
Boynton, Yorkshire, England
1617
15 Aug 1617
Age 56
Death of Capt Christopher Edward Newport, Founder and Admiral of Jamestown, Virginia in Bantam, Java, East Indies
Bantam, Java, East Indies

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1561
    Event Place: Boynton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1617
    Event Place: Bantam, Java, East Indies

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