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Cordelia Bowes 1573–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1573

Birth Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1627

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Bowes

Mother: Dame Clopton

Spouse(s): John May

Children(s): Dorothy Bradford

Cordelia Bowes was born in 1573 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Martyn Bowes And Dame Frances Clopton. Cordelia Bowes married John Henry May, and had children including Dorothy Dorthea Mayflower May Bradford. Cordelia Bowes passed away in 1627 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Cordelia Bowes was born in 1573 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Martyn Bowes And Dame Frances Clopton.
  • Cordelia Bowes married John Henry May, and had children including Dorothy Dorthea Mayflower May Bradford.
  • Cordelia Bowes passed away in 1627 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bowes
1544–1576
Birth Location: Great Bentley, Essex, England
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Dame Clopton
1544–1585
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

John May
1575–1617
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Dorothy Bradford
1597–1620
Birth Location: Wisbeach, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Cordelia Bowes's Ancestors

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Cordelia Bowes
1573–1627
Birth Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Martyn Bowes
1544–1576
Great Bentley, Essex, England
Dame (Frances) Clopton
1544–1585
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Martin (Martene Bowes I (Alderman of) London)
1500–1567
London, Middlesex, London, England
Lady (Elizabeth) LeScrope
1530–1556
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England
Sir (William Clopton (Esq. of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, Suffolk)) *
1500–1556
Kentwell, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Margery (Playters (2nd) wife)
1515–1556
Sotterley, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir London)
1500–1566
Marjory Conyers
1456–1532
Lord Knight
1505–1572
Lady Bryce
1508–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cordelia Bowes's Descendants

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Cordelia Bowes (1573–1627) m. John (Henry) May (1575–19 December 1617)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Dorthea Mayflower May) Bradford 1597–1620 m. William Bradford 1590–1657
    1. 1. William Bradford 1624–1704 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. Mary Wood 1642–1715 m. Mary Fitch 1643–1675
      1. 1. John Bradford 1653–1736 m. Mercy (Warren) Bradford 1653–1747
        1. 1. Lt. (Samual) Bradford 1683–1740 m. Sarah (Gray Bradford) Hunt 1697–1770
      2. 2. Alice Bradford 1661–1745
      3. 3. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738
      4. 4. Mercy Bradford 1660–1720
      5. 5. Samuel Bradford 1668–1714
      6. 6. Thomas Bradford 1657–1731
      7. 7. David Bradford 1690–1730
      8. 8. Hezekiah Bradford 1683–1761
      9. 9. Lieutenant (Joseph) Bradford 1675–1747
      10. 10. Mary Bradford 1668–1720
      11. 11. Melatiah Bradford 1664–1739
      12. 12. Sarah Bradford 1671–1705
      13. 13. William Bradford 1654–1687
      14. 14. Ephraim Bradford 1685–1746 m. Elizabeth (Anne "Mayflower Passenger" Brewster) Bradford 1690–1741
        1. 1. Deborah Bradford –1732
        2. 2. Simson Bradford 1729–1793
        3. 3. Abigail (Bradford) Holmes 1720–1790
        4. 4. Anna (Bradford) Chandler 1715–
        5. 5. Susannah (Bradford) Everson 1721–1805 m. Ezekiel Richardson 1601–1647
      15. 15. Israel Bradford 1678–1760 m. Sarah Bartlett 1681–1761
        1. 1. Joshua (John) Bradford 1710–1758 m. Hannah (Lebrock Bradford) Bradford 1720–1758
        2. 2. Abner Bradford 1707–1784
        3. 3. Benjamin Bradford 1705–1783
        4. 4. Bathsheba (Bradford) Adams 1703–1773
        5. 5. Ichabod Bradford 1713–1791
    2. 2. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
    3. 3. John Bradford 1618–1676
    4. 4. Susanna Bradford 1610–1681

Cordelia Bowes's Timeline

2 Records

1573
1573
Birth of Cordelia Bowes in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1627
1627
Age 54
Death of Cordelia Bowes in Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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