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

Birth Date: December 1561

Birth Location: St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England

Death Date: 15 August 1617

Death Location: Bantam, Java, Indonesia

Father: Christopher Newport

Mother: Elizabeth Jane

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH Glanfield, Ellen Ade

Children(s): John NEWPORT

The story of Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt began in 1561 in St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England. Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt married Elizabeth Glanfield, Ellen Ade, and had children including John Joseph Newport. Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt passed away in 1617 in Bantam, Java, Indonesia.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt began in 1561 in St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England.
  • Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt married Elizabeth Glanfield, Ellen Ade, and had children including John Joseph Newport.
  • Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt passed away in 1617 in Bantam, Java, Indonesia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Capt's Ancestors

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Christopher Capt
1561–1617
Birth Place: St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England
Parents
Christopher Newport
1536–1570
Elizabeth Jane
1536–1584
Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Christofer Newporte
1500–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Capt's Descendants

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Christopher (Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia) Capt (December 1561–15 August 1617) m. ELIZABETH (♥) Glanfield (06 June 1568–May 1632) m. Ellen Ade (–1594)
  1. 1. John ((Joseph)) NEWPORT 1599–1648 m. Joanne (\ Anne) Winnall 1610–1637

Christopher Capt's Timeline

6 Records

1561
December 1561
Birth of Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt in St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England
St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England
1562
20 Mar 1562
Age 1
Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt was baptized in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
1578
1578
Age 17
Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt was married in , , , England
, , , England
1584
19 Oct 1584
Age 23
Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt was married in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
1617
15 August 1617
Age 56
Death of Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt in Bantam, Java, Indonesia
Bantam, Java, Indonesia
1696
21 Nov 1696
Age 135
Christopher Edward Newport, Admiral Founder of Jamestown, Virginia Capt was baptized in Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire, England
Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1561
    Event Place: St. Nicholas Church, Harwick, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1562
    Event Place: Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1584
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1617
    Event Place: Bantam, Java, Indonesia

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