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Christopher Stokes 1554 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 25 May 1648

Death Location: York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Edmund Stokes

Mother: Edith Snell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Watkins

Children(s): Christopher Stokes

In 1554, Christopher Stokes entered the world in Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England, born to Edmund Stokes and Edith Snell. Christopher Stokes married Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including Christopher Stokes. Christopher Stokes passed away in 1648 in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1554, Christopher Stokes entered the world in Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England, born to Edmund Stokes and Edith Snell.
  • Christopher Stokes married Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including Christopher Stokes.
  • Christopher Stokes passed away in 1648 in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Stokes
1541 – 1605
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Edith Snell
1542 – 1610
Birth Location: St Michael, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Watkins
1568 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Christopher Stokes
1595 – 1646
Birth Location: Tytherton Manor, Gloucestershire, England
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Christopher Stokes's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Stokes
1554 – 1648
Birth Place: Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England
Parents
Edmund Stokes
1541 – 1605
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Edith Snell
1542 – 1610
St Michael, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Stokes's Descendants

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Christopher Stokes (1554 – 25 May 1648) m. Elizabeth Watkins (About 1568 – )
  1. 1. Christopher Stokes (1595 – 25 May 1646) m. Elizabeth Young (1593 – Aug 1660)
    1. 1. William Stokes (1619 – 1699) m. Mary (Ann Stokes) Nottingham (4 Oct 1618 – 1640)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stokes (28 October 1638 – 15 April 1710) m. Nathaniel (John) Potter (Sep 1637 – 20 Oct 1704)
        1. 1. Stokes Potter (1665 – 25 Jan 1718) m. Elizabeth Sherman
        2. 2. Nathaniel Potter (21 Nov 1669 – 16 Nov 1736) m. Joanna Wilbur (1668 – 1 May 1759)
        3. 3. Samuel Potter (Jan 1675 – ) m. Mary Benton
        4. 4. Ichabod Potter
        5. 5. Katharine Potter m. Thomas Cornell
        6. 6. Elizabeth Potter m. Benjamin Tripp
        7. 7. Rebecca Potter m. Robert Kirby (10 Mar 1674 – )
        8. 8. Mary Potter m. Samuel Wilber
        9. 9. Benjamin Potter ( – 1709) m. Mary
        10. 10. William Potter ( – aft 1720) m. Anne Durfee
        11. 11. John Potter ( – 1764) m. Mary Tripp

Christopher Stokes's Timeline

8 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Christopher Stokes in Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England
Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England
1591
1591
Age 37
Christopher Stokes was married in West Kingdom, Wiltshire, England
West Kingdom, Wiltshire, England
1591
1591
Age 37
Christopher Stokes was married in West Kingdom,,Wiltshire,England
West Kingdom,,Wiltshire,England
1615
1615
Age 61
Christopher Stokes was married in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1618
1618
Age 64
Christopher Stokes was married in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1633
1633
Age 79
Christopher Stokes was married in Chippenham, Wiltshire, , England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, , England
1640
1640
Age 86
Christopher Stokes was married
None
1648
25 May 1648
Age 94
Death of Christopher Stokes in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: West Kingdom, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: West Kingdom,,Wiltshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1640

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1648
    Event Place: York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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