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Catherine (Kitty) Swan 1525–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: July 1585

Death Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Swan

Mother: Persis Shaw

Spouse(s): John, Colne

Children(s): Martha Church, John Church, Elias Church, Thomas Church

Catherine (Kitty) Swan was born in 1525 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Swan And Persis Catherine Bigelow Shaw. Catherine (Kitty) Swan married John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight Of Erles Colne, and had children including Elias Church, John Samuel Church, Martha Church, Thomas Church. Catherine (Kitty) Swan passed away in 1585 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine (Kitty) Swan was born in 1525 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Swan And Persis Catherine Bigelow Shaw.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Swan married John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight Of Erles Colne, and had children including Elias Church, John Samuel Church, Martha Church, Thomas Church.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Swan passed away in 1585 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Swan's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Swan
1525–1585
Birth Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Swan
1500–1538
Wye, Kent, England
Persis (Catherine Bigelow) Shaw
1504–1526
Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Henry) Shaw
1475–1572
Braintree, Essex, England
Lady (Jane) Kay
1475–1504
Braintree, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Swan's Descendants

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Catherine ((Kitty)) Swan (1525–July 1585) m. John, (of Runwell Hall Manor Church, Lord Knight of Erles) Colne (1519–20 April 1577)
  1. 1. Martha Church 1541–1577 m. William Reed 1539–1603
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Reade 1565– m. Sir (Michaell Yokelet\) Yoakley\Yocklett 1580–1610
      1. 1. Michael Yoakley 1600–1665 m. Joanna Cowell 1604–1665
        1. 1. Margaret Yoakley 1636–1712 m. Arthur Cooke 1645–1699
        2. 2. Thomas Yoakley –1677
        3. 3. Michael YOKLEY 1631–1712
        4. 4. Thomas YOKLEY 1628–1700
        5. 5. Hannah (Yoakley aka) Yokley 1636–1732
      2. 2. Wilman (Yoklet or) Yoakley 1609–
      3. 3. Johan (Yokelett or) Yokley 1589–
      4. 4. Mary (Yokelett or) Yokley 1597–
    2. 2. John Read 1565–1625
    3. 3. Alice Reade 1572–1601
    4. 4. Compton Reade 1567–
    5. 5. William Reade 1568–1598
    6. 6. Colonel (Sir Edmund) Read\Reade\Reed 1563–1623
    7. 7. Richard Reade 1573–1603
    8. 8. John Reade 1575–1624
    9. 9. Margery Reade 1574–1629
    10. 10. Mary Reade 1566–1603
  2. 2. John (Samuel) Church 1548–1593
  3. 3. Elias Church 1551–
  4. 4. Thomas Church 1543–1596

Catherine Swan's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Catherine (Kitty) Swan in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
1555
Abt. 1555
Age 30
Catherine (Kitty) Swan was married
None
1585
July 1585
Age 60
Death of Catherine (Kitty) Swan in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1555

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1585
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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