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Ellen James 1556–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1556

Birth Location: Utkinton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 23 August 1593

Death Location: Utkinton, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Doane\Done

Mother: Lady Trafford

Spouse(s): John Done

Children(s): Deacon Borden}

In 1556, Ellen James entered the world in Utkinton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Robert James Doane Done And Lady Elizabeth Trafford. Ellen James married John Done, and had children including Deacon John Cordwainer Doane Paternal 7X Great Grandfather Of Lizzie Borden. Ellen James passed away in 1593 in Utkinton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Ellen James entered the world in Utkinton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Robert James Doane Done And Lady Elizabeth Trafford.
  • Ellen James married John Done, and had children including Deacon John Cordwainer Doane Paternal 7X Great Grandfather Of Lizzie Borden.
  • Ellen James passed away in 1593 in Utkinton, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Doane\Done
1528–1560
Birth Location: Utkinton, Cheshire, England
SD
Lady Trafford
1529–1581
Birth Location: Trafford, Lancashire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

John Done
1550–1600
Birth Location: Flaxyards,,Cheshire,England
JD

Children(s)

Deacon Borden}
1590–1685
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
DB

Ellen James's Ancestors

Self
Ellen James
1556–1593
Birth Place: Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert James Doane\Done
1528–1560
Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Trafford
1529–1581
Trafford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard (V) Done
1500–1561
Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Joane Gerard
1505–1542
Bryn, Oppland, Norway
Sir (Knight Edmund) Trafford
1450–1514
Trafford, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret) Savage
1450–1525
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Done
1443–1505
Isabel Weever
1438–1513
Sir esq.(2)
1484–1523
Lady Trafford
1490–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen James's Descendants

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Ellen James (8 December 1556–23 August 1593) m. John Done (1550–1600-03-24)
  1. 1. Deacon (John Cordwainer Doane (paternal 7x great grandfather of Lizzie) Borden} 1590–1685 m. Anne (Moore Perkins) Doane 1600–1654
    1. 1. Lydia (6th Grandmother of Lizzie Borden) Hicks 1629–1682 m. Samuell (Edward) Hicks 1611–1676
      1. 1. Margaret Hicks 1654–1698 m. John (Jenney I) (Cabinetmaker) 1647–1727
        1. 1. Mehitable Jenney 1673–1727 m. Gideon Gifford 1676–1752
        2. 2. Sarah Jenney 1672–1738
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Jene Jenney) (Eastland) 1676–1702
        4. 4. Samuel (Jenney) II 1678–1718
        5. 5. John (Jenney) II 1684–1755
        6. 6. Lydia Jenney 1682–1740
      2. 2. Dorcas (Jane Hicks) Sherman 1652–1712 m. Samuel (E) Sherman 1648–1717 m. Edmund (Sherman (paternal 5x great grandfather of Lizzie) Borden) 1641–1719
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Shearman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1678–1764 m. Freelove Sherman 1696–1733
        2. 2. Lydia (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1682–1740
        3. 3. Elnathan (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1694–1778
        4. 4. Johanna (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1739
        5. 5. Nathan (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1678–1749
        6. 6. Joseph (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1698–1745
        7. 7. Samuel (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1676–1766
        8. 8. David (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1680–1753
        9. 9. Elkanah (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1686–1778
        10. 10. Samuel (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1766
        11. 11. Elkanah (Sherman I (Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1735
        12. 12. David Sherman 1680–1761
      3. 3. Joanna Hicks 1667–1739 m. Robert Young 1667–1742
        1. 1. Robert (Y Young) Jr 1696–1775
        2. 2. Joanna (Young) *303 1703–1767
        3. 3. Lydia (May) Young 1699–1748
        4. 4. Jennet Young 1708–
        5. 5. Robert Young 1695–1695
        6. 6. Priscilla Young 1697–1719
        7. 7. Esther Young 1706–1724
        8. 8. Lois Young 1704–1751
        9. 9. David Young 1701–1741
        10. 10. Jennet Young 1708–
      4. 4. Martha Springer 1648–1703 m. Lawrence (\ Lorentz Springer \) Springhast 1646–1690
        1. 1. John Springer 1670–1753
        2. 2. Jeremiah Springer 1677–1716
        3. 3. Joanna Springer 1684–
        4. 4. Jonathan Springer 1672–1714
        5. 5. Elizabeth Springer 1675–
        6. 6. Mary Springer 1680–
        7. 7. Waddy Springer 1682–1701
        8. 8. Edward Springer 1685–1712
        9. 9. Benjamin Springer 1676–1714
        10. 10. Henry Springer 1678–1753
        11. 11. Martha Springer 1686–
        12. 12. Joseph Springer 1689–1753
        13. 13. Thomas Springer 1685–1747
      5. 5. Samuel Hicks 1651–1709
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hicks 1659–1712 m. Francis Small 1659–1709
        1. 1. Samuel Smalley 1690–1729
        2. 2. Daniel Small 1693–1730
        3. 3. Joseph Smalley 1696–1773
        4. 4. Ann Small 1705–
        5. 5. Francis Small 1686–1720
        6. 6. Sarah Small 1700–1702
      7. 7. Sarah Hicks 1646–1688
      8. 8. Thomas Hicks 1648–1698 m. Mary Albro 1648–1710
        1. 1. Gaspar Hickes 1668–1714
        2. 2. Mary Hicks 1698–
        3. 3. Edmund Hicks 1672–
        4. 4. Susanna Hicks 1676–1745
      9. 9. Joseph (Jacob) Hicks 1650–1709
      10. 10. Robert Hicks 1655–1709
      11. 11. Henry Hicks 1651–1698
      12. 12. Sarah Hicks 1673–1694
      13. 13. Ephraim Hicks 1661–1712
      14. 14. Susanna Hicks 1685–1686
      15. 15. Abigail Hicks 1687–1688
      16. 16. Jane Hicks 1651–1662
    2. 2. Daniel Doane 1636–1712
    3. 3. John Doane 1635–1708
    4. 4. Abigail Doane 1631–1735
    5. 5. Lydia Doane 1626–1665
    6. 6. Mary Stone 1620–1652
    7. 7. Elizabeth Doane 1601–1671

Ellen James's Timeline

2 Records

1556
8 December 1556
Birth of Ellen James in Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Utkinton, Cheshire, England
1593
23 August 1593
Age 37
Death of Ellen James in Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Utkinton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1556
    Event Place: Utkinton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1593
    Event Place: Utkinton, Cheshire, England
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