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Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF 1630–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia

Death Date: 27 Jun 1696

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Father: Colonel Jamestown

Mother: Elizabeth Bridger

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Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was born in 1630 in Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia, the child of Colonel Thomas Lear Burgess Of Jamestown And Elizabeth Lear Bridger. Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was born in 1630 in Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia, the child of Colonel Thomas Lear Burgess Of Jamestown And Elizabeth Lear Bridger.
  • Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel GGF's Ancestors

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Colonel GGF
1630–1696
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia
Parents
Colonel Thomas Lear Burgess Of Jamestown
1596–1695
Bristol, Dorset, England
Elizabeth ((Lear)) Bridger
1597–1686
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John (II Lear, - Early immigrant and father of Jamestown) burgess
1570–1665
Bristol, Dorset, England
Anne Wallis
1581–1665
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Richard Bridger
1583–1659
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ilsington
1542–1607
Lady Leare
1554–1622
John Willis
1559–
Richard Sr.
1558–1594
Alice Sudbury
1541–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Leare
1513–1580
Lady Merdon
1515–1553
Humfrey Comyins
1535–1571
Richard Bridger
1525–1581
Margaret Peverell
1494–1588

Colonel GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF in Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia
Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia
1696
27 Jun 1696
Age 66
Death of Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Colony of VIrginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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