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Captain John Wheatley, the Elder 1521–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1521

Birth Location: Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1594

Death Location: Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas Wheatley

Mother: Mary Wheatley

Spouse(s): Mary Holte

Children(s): Sir Wheatley, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Anne Wheatleigh, Olive Wheatleigh, Richard Wheatleigh, Martha Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatleigh, Jane Wheatleigh, John Wheatleigh

The story of Captain John Wheatley, the Elder began in 1521 in Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England. Captain John Wheatley, the Elder married Mary Holte, and had children including Anne Wheatleigh, Jane Wheatleigh, John Wheatleigh, Martha Wheatleigh, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Olive Wheatleigh, Richard Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatleigh, Sir John Brackett Wheatley. Captain John Wheatley, the Elder passed away in 1594 in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Wheatley, the Elder began in 1521 in Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England.
  • Captain John Wheatley, the Elder married Mary Holte, and had children including Anne Wheatleigh, Jane Wheatleigh, John Wheatleigh, Martha Wheatleigh, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Olive Wheatleigh, Richard Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatleigh, Sir John Brackett Wheatley.
  • Captain John Wheatley, the Elder passed away in 1594 in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England.

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Captain Elder's Ancestors

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Captain Elder
1521–1594
Birth Place: Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Wheatley
1485–1540
Timsbury, Somerset, England
Mary ("Muriel" b, Lacey) Wheatley
1490–1595
York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher (12th Baron of Eresby Sir Knight) Willoughby
1482–1526
Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Talboys
1490–1546
Kyme, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Tailboys
1467–1538
Lady Gascoigne-Borough-Talboys\Tailboys\Taleboys\Talbois\Talbot
1473–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Elder's Descendants

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Captain (John Wheatley, the) Elder (3 May 1521–24 Mar 1594) m. Mary Holte (1525–20 Apr 1595)
  1. 1. Sir (John (Brackett)) Wheatley 1547–1609 m. Elizabeth (Simpson) (Sympsion) 1550–1613 m. Dorothy Willoughby –1609
    1. 1. Symon (Robert) Whatley 1571–1619 m. Anne Hewlet 1574–1655
      1. 1. Symon (Robert) Whatley 1598–1644 m. Charity James 1593–1628
        1. 1. John Whatley 1626–1668 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1628–1674
    2. 2. William Whatley 1575–1599
    3. 3. James (Whitley "Wheatley") "Wheatleigh" 1586–1611
    4. 4. Timothie Whatley 1591–
    5. 5. John Whitley –1714
    6. 6. Nathaniel Wheatleigh 1571–
    7. 7. Samuel Wheatley –1614
  2. 2. Nathaniel Wheatleigh 1549–
  3. 3. Anne Wheatleigh 1553–
  4. 4. Olive Wheatleigh 1573–
  5. 5. Richard Wheatleigh 1565–
  6. 6. Martha Wheatleigh 1571–
  7. 7. Samuel Wheatleigh 1568–
  8. 8. Jane Wheatleigh 1560–
  9. 9. John Wheatleigh 1547–

Captain Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1521
3 May 1521
Birth of Captain John Wheatley, the Elder in Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
1546
1546
Age 25
Captain John Wheatley, the Elder was married in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1594
24 Mar 1594
Age 73
Death of Captain John Wheatley, the Elder in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England
Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1521
    Event Place: Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Wheatley or Wheatleigh family : a history of the family in England and America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1594
    Event Place: Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England

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