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Edward Major 1590–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1647

Death Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America

Father: JOHN Hampton

Mother: Anne Major

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Edward Major was born in 1590 in England, the child of John Major Mayor And Alderman Of Hampton And Anne Serle Major. Edward Major passed away in 1647 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America.

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Biography

  • Edward Major was born in 1590 in England, the child of John Major Mayor And Alderman Of Hampton And Anne Serle Major.
  • Edward Major passed away in 1647 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America.

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Edward Major's Ancestors

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Edward Major
1590–1647
Birth Place: England
Parents
JOHN MAJOR Mayor and Alderman of Hampton
1548–1629
Hursley Manor, Hampshire, England
Anne (Serle) Major
1560–1582
Farnham, St. Andrew, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir. (John P. Major) lll
1525–1629
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Martha ('Elizabeth' "Epps") Major
1525–1581
Unknown, England
Thomas* Searle
1539–1599
St Mary, Devon, England
Marye (Byshoppe) Serle
1543–1597
Hundrich, Parish, Buckinghamshire., Chesam, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hampton
1500–
Robert Searle
1519–1556
Elizabeth Chandler
1520–1583
- Byshoppe
1515–1562
Joan Wingate
1518–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Girlmyn Clements
1480–
Richard Byshoppe
1480–1526
Elizabeth '
1480–1515
Robert Wingate\Wyngate
1500–1552
Joane Porter
1500–1541

Edward Major's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Edward Major in England
England
1647
1647
Age 57
Death of Edward Major in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, America

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