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Dorothy Read 1550–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1605

Death Location: Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Read

Mother: Margaret Pauncefoot

Spouse(s): Oliver StJohn

Children(s): Jean Lawrence, Rowland StJohn, Anthony StJohn

Dorothy Read was born in 1550 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Read And Margaret Pauncefoot. Dorothy Read married Oliver Stjohn, and had children including Anthony Stjohn, Jean Lawrence, Rowland Stjohn. Dorothy Read passed away in 1605 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Read was born in 1550 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Read And Margaret Pauncefoot.
  • Dorothy Read married Oliver Stjohn, and had children including Anthony Stjohn, Jean Lawrence, Rowland Stjohn.
  • Dorothy Read passed away in 1605 in Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Read
1526–1570
Birth Location: Boddington, Gloucestershire, England
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Margaret Pauncefoot
1527–1587
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Oliver StJohn
1550–1618
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Jean Lawrence
1611–1684
Birth Location: Bishop Canning, Wiltshire, England
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Rowland StJohn
1592–1645
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Anthony StJohn
1578–1646
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Dorothy Read's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Read
1550–1605
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Read
1526–1570
Boddington, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Pauncefoot
1527–1587
England
Grandparents
Richard Reede
1490–1560
London, London, England
Jane Rudhall
1494–
Rudhall, Hereford, England
Richard Pauncefote
1510–1618
Hasfield, Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy Ashfield
1520–1568
Ashfield Hall, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Reede
1460–1503
Margaret Beauchamp
1472–1514
William Rudhall
1470–1530
Ann Milbourne
1465–1556
John Pauncefote
1480–1517
Bridget Tate
1485–
John Ashfield
1481–1521
Eleanor Seymour
1481–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reede
1434–1460
Elizabeth Anne
1436–1460
Richard Beauchamp
1435–1503
Elizabeth Stafford
1435–1466
John Rudhall
1442–1500
Johanna Cowley
1447–
Simon Milbourne
1435–1522
Jane Baskerville
1439–1491
Henry Pauncefoot
1430–1492
Katherine Guise
1435–
Robert Tate
1440–1488
Margery Wood
1440–1511
John Ashfield
1450–1506
Margaret Forde
1460–1540
Humphrey Seymour
1454–1502
Elizabeth Winslowe
1445–1501

Dorothy Read's Descendants

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Dorothy Read (1550–28 Jun 1605) m. Oliver StJohn (1550–28 Jun 1618)
  1. 1. Jean Lawrence 1611–1684 m. Edward Bezer 1611–1664
    1. 1. Francis Bezer 1639–1689 m. John Penick 1635–1715
      1. 1. Edward Penick 1660–1721 m. Elizabeth Hale 1666–1695
        1. 1. Edward Penick 1686–1735 m. Esther Meriweather 1686–1735
        2. 2. Charles Penick 1687–
        3. 3. John Penick 1694–1734
        4. 4. William Penick 1694–1750
      2. 2. Hannah Penick 1668–
      3. 3. Ruth Penick 1691–
      4. 4. Joshua Penick 1693–
      5. 5. Lydia Penick 1695–
      6. 6. Sarah Penick 1701–
    2. 2. John Bezer 1629–1668
    3. 3. John Bezer 1641–1684
    4. 4. William Bezer 1648–1683
    5. 5. Edward Bezer 1641–1688
  2. 2. Rowland StJohn 1592–1645
  3. 3. Anthony StJohn 1578–1646

Dorothy Read's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Dorothy Read in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1605
28 Jun 1605
Age 55
Death of Dorothy Read in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
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